Brevard Live September 2007

Brevard Live September 2007 - 1 2 - Brevard Live September 2007 Brevard Live September 2007 - 3 4 - Brevard Live September 2007 Brevard Live September 2007 - 5 6 - Brevard Live September 2007 letters BMA 2007: Oh What A Night! Dear Heike, Check out our ad in this Chris Long and I knew it when we sat down in the We truly enjoyed meet- months magazine. So my beginning of the year to talk about the Brevard Live Music ing you at the BMA after thanks go out to the many Awards: This year would be the Make or Break for the party at the Mainstreet Pub. friends and customers who BMAs. As much work and effort as we had put into this We’ve attended every award are glad I’m not leaving. event for the past three years, we wanted it to be BIG show since the very begin- Grumpy Al and SOLD OUT! Then the day of show arrived: It was a ning and we always look Burger Inn Monday night, one of the hottest nights this year. It had forward to this unique event been a slow summer, most people seemed to be on vacation. where we can see many of I just want to congratu- We needed about 500 people to fill The Henegar Center in Brevard’s top talent in one late and thank Heike, Chris Downtown Melbourne. And Chris and I were holding our night. and Brevard Live for a really breaths. We moved to Melbourne great evening at the Brevard And then they came - in fancy stretch limos (four of from the big city of Mon- Live Music Awards for them were parked in front of the Henegar Center), dressed treal, Canada, about 5 years BMA. As a former recipient in gowns and gala, with smiles on their faces, ready to ago and I was miserable for of awards I like to help out celebrate LIVE MUSIC in Brevard County. All seats in the the first six months until my and see who’s coming along orchestra were taken and we had to open the balcony to husband and I tapped into as well. accommodate the crowd. And what a crowd it was! Enter- the local music scene. With But this year was truly tainers, club and restaurant owners, music fans - everybody the help of Brevard Live special. First of all it was all came to have a good time and toast our favorite musicians. Magazine we discovered the for BMA: Brevard Music But what made this event truly magical was the comradery amazing wealth of talent that Aid, the musicians answer to among the audience. We felt like family - we were (and are) resides in this community. Joe Realino. But it was also a a real music community. It was a night filled with joy and We admire your dedica- hard year with the loss of Bil- happiness, respect and accolades. tion to Brevard’s musicians ly Van Riper. Seeing Chuck Chris and I received a lot of praise for our efforts and I and we look forward to perform had me choked want to pass them on to our many helpers, without them this seeing you next year at the up and as far as I believe, event could not have been successful: BMAs! Billy was right there with My first thank you goes to my dedicated staff, Charlene Warmest regards, him. I played my acoustic Hemmle, Linda Thorpe, and Eroica Fedder. They helped Olivia and Oak O’Hara at intermission in the lobby to prepare everything and worked the box-office. Thank you with Mike Hance and we felt to Absolute Blue, our wonderful ushers - I wouldn’t want Hello Everyone, a little silly (like us playing to do it without you! Thanks to our musician friends for “Grumpy Al” here. . . First for Brevard’s best) but later their performances: The Danny Morris Band, Chuck Van off, many congratulations go we dragged it all over to The Riper, Ray Allaire, Billy Lee, David Andrew Spilker, and out to all the winners at the Mainstreet Pub where Steve Eddie Scott. You were awesome! Thanks to the bartender Bammies and also to the staff Thorpe, Chuck Van Riper service “At Your Service” which served beer and wine at at Brevard Live Magazine for and Bo Frazier played along. all four BMAs so far. Thanks to Keith O’Brian for the good running such a great contest. I will never forget that as sound, to Jerry Brees and Adam Lucker and all the other The Burger Inn is NOT long as I live. Thanks for let- helpers from the Henegar Center who has helped us “hands FOR SALE anymore. After ting me be a part. on” every year - including getting the trash out at the end of so many people kept telling John Quinlivan the night. Thanks to our photographer Terry Wallace for me I couldn’t sell the place the beautiful photos. And thanks to Mainstreet Pub for a so I decided not to. Do you Wanted to say again how great BMA-After Party. think it’s because of my won- wonderful the event was. I But above all I want to thank our sponsors: Ken derful attitude or the burgers? think everyone was thrilled Cypher of HEINEKEN USA made this event happening Anyway, I’m not leavin’! I’m with the event and the “buzz” with their headline sponsorship and Mark Ingrim from stayin’ to continue cookin’ is great! the Schenck Co. gave us all the help we needed. We will those great burgers. Jerry Brees toast you with a cold Heineken beer! Other sponsors were Also, since I lost many Henegar Center Captain Hiram’s, Cocoa Beach Pier, Siggy’s, The Cove, music “Al” gigs around town Lou’s Blues, Mainstreet Pub, Meg O’Malley, Tequila Wil- because of this “pay to play” I just wanted to thank lie’s, Marion Music, J Michael Instruments, Florida Dis- coming down on a lot of club you again for inviting me count Music, Jackson Drums, Key West Bar, SBI, and Earl’s owners, I’ve decided to bring to perform at the BMA’s. I Hideaway. Thank you also to our friends at WFIT and “Grumpy Al” to the Burger really had a great time. My FLORIDA TODAY for great coverage about the BMAs! Inn for some live ORIGINAL family enjoyed it as well. music. It will be a lot of fun. Ray Allaire Heike Clarke, Publisher/Editor Souled Out

Brevard Live September 2007 - 7 8 - Brevard Live September 2007 BREVARD LIVE Meet The September 2007 Stars F E A T U R E S Brevard Live! Volume 16, Issue 5 • GRANT BBQ-FEST page 11 Enjoy great food and live music all day long. Free parking PUBLISHER & EDITOR and admission. Heike Clarke STAFF • THE YELLOWJACKETS page 17 Charlene Hemmle (Manager & Graphics) World renown jazz fusion group performs at the Space Jay Galbreath (Sales/Marketing) Convention Center. Linda Thorpe (Sales/Marketing) Jeff Nall (Staff-Writer) Chris Long (Staff-Writer) • 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON page 14 David Mac Makin (Computer) The King Center - Coming a long way, Baby! Lou Belcher (Arts) Terry Wallace (Photos) • BMA 2007 AFTER THOUGHTS page 20 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS A few comments and lots of photos. Eroica Fedder, Greg Kimple, Franco Dean, Judy Tatum Lane, DINING Chuck Van Riper, Rob Selkow Florida Live! & FUN • EURO-ROCK TOUR page 17 Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live is strictly prohibited without the 14 bands from different places around the world. written permission of the publisher. D I N I N G ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES • OUT & ABOUT page 47 page 47 for information and rate card by Eroica Fedder Phone: (321) 956-9207 She samples food, enjoys the ambi- Fax: (321) 956-9228 ance, listens to music. Eroica is “out & about”. e-mail: [email protected] The A R T S COMMENTS & LETTERS • denette schweikert page 56 Please address your contributions to: by Lou Belcher Denette Schweikert says that when she P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 started painting five years ago, “…it was a life-changing experience.” Copyright © 2007 Brevard Live • All rights reserved C O L U M N S: We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live Magazine. CHUCK VAN RIPER page 26 Published photos and articles become MOVIE REVIEWS page 28 property of this publication. We are not BREVARD SCENE page 40 responsible for wrongful advertised or THE GLORY DAYS page 59 canceled venues. C A L E N D A R S: Download ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR page 31 BREVARD LIVE MAGAZINE LOCATION DIRECTORY page 38 at www.brevardlive.com

Brevard Live September 2007 - 9 10 - Brevard Live September 2007 BBQ-FEST RAISES FUNDS TO BUY TOYS FOR KIDS immy Vee is well-known September 29th is Grant BBQ Fest: in Brevard. Since 1991 he IT IS FINGER-LICKING GOOD! hasT been WA1A’s host of the Morning Show on 107.1 FM air utumn is the perfect time of the year to fire up the Bar-B-Que grill and waves. In 1995 Timmy’s show Aslow-cook some delicious pork ribs, chicken, pork and beef briskets. It takes had reached the number one in hours until the meat is tender enough to melt in your mouth, but once you taste it, you’ll be back for more. On Saturday, September 29th, from 10 am to 8 pm, popularity and that’s when he you can enjoy this annual BBQ-Fest in Grant and let the masters cook for you. had the idea to start a children’s The Florida BBQ Association will hold a Florida State Championship right here charity right before Christmas. in Brevard on the festival grounds in Grant. There’s no admission and free It was a great success, and what parking. All proceeds of this event will started out as a personal effort, benefit Toys For Kids, a fund raiser that supplies toys for children in need during soon caught the attention of the holidays since 1995. Timmy’s bosses and in 2001 So put on your oldest jeans his charity became the of- and T-shirt, come hungry, and ficial “107.1 A1A’s Toys enjoy a variety of finger-licking For Kids”. Then Timmy Vee good barbecue and lots of great live entertainment all day long. had another idea: How about a BBQ Festival in Grant?

Brevard Live: Timmy, tell us about how the Grant BBQ Fest got started. Timmy Vee: Just a few points about Tell us about Toys For Kids. How County and we don’t turn anyone away. The “Grant BBQ Fest”, it was started in many kids Have been accommodated 2002 to raise money for our radio sta- during the years? When and how are the toys distrib- tion (107.1 A1A) charity. At the time we Timmy Vee: 107.1 A1A’s Toys for uted? were helping about five to six hundred Kids now averages about 1,500 kids a Timmy Vee: When the Holiday’s come kids every holiday season. We contin- year around Holiday time. We also help it’s time to roll back into action. The day ued to grow and decided that we needed familes all year long with Birthday gifts. of pick-up is what I like to call orga- a good fundraiser to keep it going, thus If a family can’t afford a birthday gift nized chaos. Between the happy “elves” Q-Fest was born. The name of the BBQ for a child, all they have to do is call the and the sometimes overwhelmed parents Festival has bounced around each year. radio station front office. it’s the most exhausting experience This year we have arrived at our final All the funds raised for 107.1 A1A’s that totally makes our Holiday season name “ The Grant BBQ-Fest”. Toys for Kids stay right here in Brevard special.

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At Groucho’s Comedy Club: MAN OF 10,000 SOUND EFFECTS Michael Winslow will be appearing at Groucho’s Come- dy Club at Makoto’s on Friday & Saturday, September 14 & 15 with two shows each night.

Michael Winslow is an Ameri- can actor and comedian known as the “Man of 10,000 Sound Effects” for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice. He attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling, and Imaging. He is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvell “Motor Mouth” Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and Sunday, Sept. 30th, Space Convention Center: TV shows. After winning the Gong Show’s THE YELLOWJACKETS top honors twice, he made his film debut in “Cheech And Chong’s Next revard Jazz Series presents world renown jazz fusion group, The Movie” followed by “Cheech And Yellowjackets, live at the Space Convention Center at the Holi- Chong’s Nice Dreams”. His movie B career continued with featured roles day Inn Express in Cocoa. The musician line-up will be Jimmy Haslip in “Alphabet City” with Vincent on bass, Russell Ferante on keyboard, Marcus Baylor on drums and Spano and “Grand View USA” star- special guest, Eric Marienthal on sax. The show starts at 7:30 pm. ring Jamie Lee Curtis. When “Police Academy” became a smash success, his celebrity In 1981, a small crew of talented that time, he recorded his first record status was all but assured. He then musicians led by guitar virtuoso Robben with them, “Mint Jam”, a live recording went on to play a part in Mel Brooks’ Ford dedicated themselves to pushing at The Mint in California, and “Time “Spaceballs”, a film that helped to the boundaries of jazz with a decep- Squared.” further spotlight his unique style of tively intense, distinctive sound that Saxophonist Bob Mintzer won’t comedy. He was also heard, but not incorporated elements of bebop, funk, perform at this Brevard concert. In- seen, when he supplied the voice of R&B and rock. They called themselves stead, the group features special guest Stripe, the evil little creature, in the the Yellowjackets, and the buzz was Eric Marienthal on sax. Eric who has hit movie “Gremlins”. instantaneous. worked with legendary Al Hurt and That was 26 years ago, and a few Chick Corea joining the Elektric Band, of the names and faces have changed he decided to call upon two musicians since then. What remains is a pow- whom he had always wanted to work erhouse quartet - including original with, Jeff Lorber and Russell Ferrante of members Russell Ferrante on keyboards the Yellowjackets, to write with and pro- and Jimmy Haslip on bass - that’s still duce his “Oasis” CD. It ended up being fiercely dedicated to that original vision a great collaboration and one of Eric’s of improvisational jazz that draws from most successful records. Currently, Eric a vast range of musical sources and yet is signed to the Peak Records label, defies categories. That initial buzz is no owned by Rippingtons founder Russ less intense today than it was a quarter Freeman. century ago. For more information about con- Marcus Baylor has been playing certs and tickets go to www.jazzseries. with the Yellowjackets since 2000. In com or call 321-783-9004.

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Twentieth Anniversary From Season At The King Center Broadway by Heike Clarke hen Steve Janicki, Executive WDirector of the King Center, to brevard came from California to Brevard County 21 years ago, he must have suffered a “culture shock”. There it was - a 12.5 Million dollar building still under construction located at a two-lane road that needed repair, surrounded by woods in a thinly populated area. You couldn’t help but wonder why anyone would ever want to come out here. The budget for talent was a mere $600,000 per year. Needless to say that this wasn’t exactly the dream-job Steve Janicki had in mind. It seemed like a lot of work without the glam- our and glory. But Dr. Maxwell C. King, longtime president of Brevard Community College, had a vision and was convinced that Janicki was the man for the job. He was right!

In the mid-80’s we drove to Orlando to see the big shows. It’s Mel-boring, we used to say. Culture was a private effort of little groups, and the rock and pop concerts were featured at nightclubs like Brassy’s in Cocoa Beach or at the Melbourne Civic Center. (“A Broadway-show? Where do you think you are, in New York?”) - In- deed, up to this time Brevard County did not have the facility nor the production team to accommodate “Big Theatre”. That all changed when Steve Janicki took on the Maxwell C. King Center and presented the first season in 1988. The beginnings were small, just like the

14 - Brevard Live September 2007 KINGrock’n’roll CENTER budget - 22 “safe” shows presented to and on. a fairly conservative area designed to Even some controversial pieces please all patrons. No risks! The artist- made it to the King Center. Eve En- fee ran max. $10,000 per performance sler’s Vagina Monologues was one of and the ticket prices were between $18 them. Was Brevard County ready for and $25 per show. Nothing special that? Steve Janicki was holding his to write home about, and probably breath for a moment, and there were not very challenging for any aspiring a few upset phone calls. But when the young theatre director. show came into the intimate Black But Janicki wasn’t in it for the Box Theatre, there were no protesters short thrill. Unlike many other theatre around. All eight performances went directors who change venues every smoothly and actually were sold out. few years, Janicki did more than pro- It has been a long road to glam- gramming a theatre - he began to build our and glory for the King Center and a community that embraces arts and its director Steve Janicki who is still culture. hesitant to accept the full credit for his Today the annual budget is $7 achievements. “It’s not just me,” he Million per year and the King Center says to Brevard Live Magazine. “The offers over a hundred shows and con- performers love Brevard audiences,” certs per season, among them famous he tells me, and ... “I have a wonderful Broadway shows like Mamma Mia! staff that’s been with the King Center (Oct. 23-28), Annie (Jan. 20), Movin’ for 15 to 20 years.” Out (March 11-12), and Broadway On Kudos to all those important help- Ice (Jan.8), to name just a few. ers! - But it was Steve Janicki’s vision, These days the King Center has knowledge, leadership, flexibility, become a household name not just in politics, sensitivity and friendliness Brevard County but way beyond. It is that has made the King Center one of not unusual anymore when folks from Florida’s number one stages. bigger surrounding cities come to the I asked Steve if he has any hob- King Center to see an exclusive central bies besides his work. He thought Florida performance. about it for a moment, then answered And while the attendance was with a smile - “The King Center!” growing throughout the years, so was the willingness to take a risk. Steve The season brochure with de- Janicki didn’t have to “play it extra tailed information on performances, safe” anymore. Besides a lite diet of discounted ticket prices and the King Big Band Music, the King Center Center’s private membership group, started to present rock legends like the Crown Club, is now available. Joe Cocker, Jethro Tull, Cindi Lauper, For more information call 321-242- Alice Cooper, The Beach Boys, Ringo 2219 or check out the King Center’s Starr, Peter Frampton - the list goes on website at www.kingcenter.com.

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EUROROCK - ROCKIN’ THE WORLD FOR PEACE by Jeff Nall his month one of the most people involved making it to this tour. Tunique music festivals of the The event that locals will partake in year, if not the last decade, is com- here in Brevard, however, has undergone ing right to Brevard’s doorstep. On a significant overhaul. “This year we are Wednesday September 12, Euro- playing at more and bigger venues, there are more bands, more countries represented, Rock 2007 will stop-off at Metro En- more music styles,” said LouRicca. “There tertainment in Melbourne. Starting at EUROROCK SPOTLIGHT: is more organization.” Not only will concert- 6pm 14 bands hailing from at least goers have an opportunity to hear a cosmo- INTERVIEW w/ DOANA nine different places from around politan blend of genres, they will also have he music of solo artist the world including Sweden, Swit- the chance to speak Doana is undoubtedly zerland and Denmark will perform EuroRock 2007 not only offers local oneT of EuroRock 2007’s over the course of six hours. music fans a cosmopolitan blend of genres, most profound and passion- but it also offers locals the opportunity to ate offerings. Born in the Coming by way of trains, planes, and communicate directly with people of a wide Philippines, Doana has Asian automobiles, scheduled performers include: array of cultures and communities. “You will and Spanish ancestry but all woman rock group, The Models (Swe- be rocked and enlightened,” said LouRicca. has lived most of her life in den); straight-up rock band, Powderhog “Expect the EuroRockers to be friendly and San Francisco. She began (Denmark); pop-punk group, Xms3, (United to talk with all the concert goers on and off her relationship with music Kingdom); punk-metal band, Friendly Fire, stage.” at the tender age of just five- comprised of a brother-sister and best-friend In an effort to bring the message and years-old. Since then she has trio of Algonquin Indians from Northern experience of the event to an even broader developed an intimate con- Quebec; emo band, Midtern Break (Sun- audience, EuroRock 2007 will be docu- nection with music, which derland near Scotland); pianist, Antonius mented by two major film makers: Victor has its manifest in her utterly (Switzerland); award-winning, 18-year-old Colucchio (Summer of Sam, with Spike Lee searching and emotional solo singer and guitarist, Ruthie Bram (U.S. directing) and Dave Pederson (Super Size songs. citizen born in Lebanon); 14-year-old singer- Me, with Morgan Spurlock). Those planning to attend songwriter, Dionne Lennon; pop-punk band, Above all else, LouRicca hopes that the September 12th event Exit Avenue (London); solo artist, Denise EuroRock will be “the scream for peace will hear Doana perform Vasquez (Virgin Islands); rock ‘n’ soul heard round the world.” “I’m hoping to original songs from her cur- queen, Valerie (U.S.); and Asian indie-rock bring awareness to people that the world rent album, Journey, as well soloist, Doana (based in California). does care as a whole, and that just because as material she has recently Organizer and founder, LouRicca, cre- they hear one country is bad, or aggressive, written. ated EuroRock as a way to show that people doesn’t mean all the people are that way. Brevard Live recently can accomplish just about anything when Most people want peace despite what gov- spoke to Doana to find out they work together. “My love for peace and ernments and/or leaders want. The world is more about her voyage from the power music has in the world gave me the people. We are the people. We must all textile artistry to musical art- the idea to bring together musicians from stand up istry and her haunting song, various backgrounds, countries, and differ- and voice “Evil.” ent styles of music,” said LouRicca. “And a little have them work together and show people louder.” How did you become in- that we can all work together as one.” volved with EuroRock 2007? Last year LouRicca did a trial run to see Doana: I was trying to find how the tour would be received. ”It proved an organization where I successful, and it was a good feeling to have can possibly be involved in several different types of people together doing some kind of good that usually never hang together and doing it for others through arts or peacefully! The tour itself was challenging, music, like volunteer work we had several things go awry, but were able or perhaps donating some of to do last minute fixes. All in all, it worked my artwork. I came across out well with about three quarters of the

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EURO ROCK continued EuroRock, and Louie, the founder, became interested with my music and invited me to come on board.

You have an incredibly de- finitive voice. What comparisons to other artists have you heard, maybe a tinge of the Cranberries vocalist? Doana: Thank you, that’s a very kind compliment. The Cranberries are one of my favorite groups. And I also admire Norah Jones and the style of Tracy Chapman because of its sim- plicity and full of color in the song.

One of your most striking songs is “Evil.” Please tell us what inspired you to write the song. Doana: I was in a deep sadness when I wrote this song, with all the wars At The Stephen Miller Biker & Blues Bash, October 13th: and evil things going on around us THE NIGHTHAWKS - BETTER THAN EVER lately. To hear about deaths and constant battle with one another, it’s the ARTH-Awareness will present the 5th Annual Stephen Miller Memorial reason I don’t watch television. Biker & Blues Bash at Space Coast Harley-Davidson /Buell, Executive E I understand your interest in Circle, in Palm Bay, on Saturday, October 13th, 2007 from 11 am to 11 pm. art carried you away from your mu- Planned is a day of back-to-back music on two stages with local and national sic career. Talk about how a fateful acts among them Steve Thorpe Blues Orchestra, Barbara Blue, Albert Castiglia, boat trip helped reunite you and the Art Harris & The Z Tones and the ultimate party band, The Nighthawks. art of crafting songs. Doana: After my university years I For more than 30 and Japan. They play a In 2004, The Night- decided to depart and travel around years, The Nighthawks wide variety of music that hawks made a change to the world on a sailboat. I wanted have entertained audi- has appeal to a diverse their lineup - when long a change and find myself. I was ences all over the world audience. time members, Mark fortunate to be able to do so. Long with their unique blend of The original group Wenner (harp/vocals) passages which lasted 30 days at a blues, rock, soul, R&B, was made up of four and Pete Ragusa (drums/ time in the ocean – I spent many of rockabilly and swing. extremely high caliber vocals), were joined by those days playing guitar and writing Their hard driving, soulful, performers: Mark Wenner Paul Bell (guitar/vocals) music. It kept me busy from my long and sometimes raucous (vocals and harmonica), and Johnny Castle (bass/ watch. The ocean became a great live performances earned Pete Ragusa (drums and vocals). This new lineup inspiration for my music; I can hear them a reputation as “the vocals), Paul Bell (guitar transformed what was myself think from the never-ending world’s best bar band.” and vocals), and Johnny already an internationally silence of the night. They’ve played along Castle (vocals and bass). respected blues band into side legends that include The Nighthawks cur- a highly energetic and What instruments do you play Muddy Waters, BB King, rently play 175-200 shows extremely versatile musi- on “Thank You” and what inspired Gregg Allman, Pinetop a year and are considered cal powerhouse - leaving that tune? Perkins, John Lee Hooker one of the best and most fans to conclude that “The Doana: The instruments used in (and more) and have active blues bands around. Nighthawks are now the “Thank You” are guitar, piano, drum, helped launch the careers In recent years, the band best they’ve ever been!” and bass. My mother and my sister of numerous blues artists. has also received their For more informa- inspired me to write this song. They Throughout their share of TV exposure, tion about the festival go are really incredible people and I career, The Nighthawks appearing first on the show to www.earthawareness. often almost forget to tell them how have released more than “Homicide” on NBC and org or www.stephen- truly fortunate I am to have them in 20 albums and have toured then on the HBO program millerblues.com or call: my life. the U.S., Canada, Europe “The Wire.” 321-784-0830.

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he local version of The Grammy Awards, The Brevard Live Music Awards, have finally come andT gone for another year. (Thank goodness!) Since its inception in 2004 the BMAs have proven to be such a major undertaking that the Brevard Live staff devotes half the year just to preparing for, and promoting this mammoth event. In fact, I’ve been writing monthly articles about the recent ceremony since last February and honestly, if I have to write another word about it after this article, I will likely drive a railroad spike directly through my skull! But, in case you either weren’t there or you got lost at the bar in the lobby, here’s what you missed.

More than 500 musicians, friends and fans attended what was billed as The Party of the Year, The Fourth Annual Brevard Live Music Awards ceremony on July 30th. Limos filled the parking lot outside of Melbourne’s fabulous Henegar Performing Arts Center while folks dressed in tuxedos and fancy gowns graced the auditorium inside. For the past several months, readers of Brevard Live have been casting ballots for their favorite local musicians in various categories including Favorite Original Band, Favorite Cover Band, Entertainer of the Year and more. Thousands of ballots were cast over the four month process and awards were handed out to the top vote getters in each category. I was honored to be asked to return once again as the show’s Emcee along with my beautiful longtime assistant Miss Vanessa while The Danny Morris Band delivered another top-notch performance, reprising their role as the ceremonial “House Band.” Local heavyweights, David Andrew, Billy Lee, Ray Allaire and Eddie Scott also all gave knockout live onstage performances. This year’s show highlights vary depending upon who you ask. Personally, I thought that my new suit was THE

20 - Brevard Live September 2007 brevard live highlight and that I looked pretty good for an aging, wannabe rock dude. However, I was informed by my ex-wife after the show that the suit really didn’t fit well and that I actually looked like a fat pig. (Ouch!) My father, on the other hand, thought that Eddie Scott’s performance was “amazing” while Black Eyed Soul guitarist Andrew Marcus commented that he thought Billy Lee “stole the show.” But from what I could hear backstage, it was Ray Allaire’s one-man, piano/vocal version of Prince’s “The Beautiful Ones” that really brought down the house. Although this year’s show actually started on time, it ran nearly 30 minutes longer than expected. However, by 9 pm the show had ended and the party moved next door to Mainstreet Pub where winners, nominees and fans carried on late into the night. A very special thanks goes out to the members of the wildly popular Space Coast band, Absolute Blue. Although they were the first BMA “Entertainer of the Year” and have been officially “retired” from future competition (like ALL recipients of this honor), the AB boys graciously come back every year to help out. In fact, for the last two years they’ve done a brilliant job of keeping things organized working as event ushers. Now that’s pretty cool! Also kudos to Keith O’Brien’s production crew for once again doing an outstanding job with the front of house sound system. As reported in last month’s issue, the big winners at the 2007 BMA ceremony were Greenlight (Favorite Cover Band), Dub City Tribe (Favorite Original Band) and Black Eyed Soul (Entertainer of the Year). But to me, the real winners were The Henegar Center staff for (once again) proving to be the best in the biz, and our readers and supporters who (I hope) all had a great time. Producing an event of this magnitude is truly a labor of love and Brevard Live publisher/editor Heike Clarke continues to go “above and beyond” in this endeavor year after year. But is it really worth the effort? Personally, I think so, and I’ll be honored if she asks me back to host next year. And trust me, next year’s show is really gonna blow your mind! Chris Long - All photos by Terry Wallace

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Coming Soon: CLINT BLACK Sunday October 14, 7pm At the King Center, Clint Black will treat fans to his latest creations from his most recent critically acclaimed CD, Drinkin’ Songs and Other Logic as well as timeless BMA headline sponsor Ken Cyper of Heineken/ Applause for Lou of Lou’s Blues favorites that have USA (right) and Mark Ingrim of Schenck Co. for his support for live music. helped shape one of the most successful careers in country music. BUDDY MILES Friday October 26, 9pm Legendary drummer and vocalist Buddy Miles will come to the Sebastian Beach Inn. During his career than started half a decade ago as a child prodigy, he has performed Anti-POP Award for Jewop Favorite Original Band: Dub City Tribe with many legendary artists like Paul Butterfield and Car- los Santana. But the name that Buddy Miles will forever be associated with is Jimi Hendrix who he played drums for in the short-lived but extremely influen- tial, Band of Gypsys. In 1986 Miles performed vocals for the California Raisins claymation ad campaign, singing I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Favorite Cover Band: Green Light TORI AMOS Sunday November 18, 7pm Tori Amos, a creative and out- spoken singer/songwriter brings her unique talent to the King Center stage. This multi- facetted, eclec- tic lyricist and pianist delves into exploring the female mystic with soul-searching renderings from her new album American Doll Posse. E.A.R. Award for Simone Entertainer of the Year: Black Eyed Soul

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September 29th At Sebastian Beach Inn: GRAHAM DROUT & IKO IKO

ward-winning “soulful swampadelic” Amer- icana/Rock, Iko-Iko is about great songs andA performances. With 5 CDs and devoted fans, Graham Drout’s songs are covered by artists of various styles. Drout received “Song of the Year” honors from the Blues Critics Choice Awards in February 2007 for “Ghosts of Mississippi.”

With performances in the films, “Cape Fear” and “Contact” as well as the original production of Jimmy Buffett’s “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” along with countless collaborations with some of music’s finest of the last twenty years, Iko-Iko continues to deliver great shows and great product. Their dedicated fan base, The Voodoo Crew, brings fans, musicians and media together as well via http://www.MySpace.com/voodoocrew Graham Wood Drout was born in Newark, New Jersey where, at the age of five, he was given a plastic Roy Roger’s guitar and a 33-1/3rd LP recording of Western Swing music. All his life he has been dodging abnormal phenomena: From surviving floods to fires to hurricanes to lightning strikes and all forms and shapes of experience that would have caused many to quit in frustration; however, Drout persevered and turned all of that into powerful lyrics and driving rhythms for his music. At the age of eight, Drout’s family relocated to Houston, Texas and, after six painfully hard years he moved to Miami, Florida for the first time. Two years after that, his family’s cultural aftershocks took him to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil where Drout farmed his musical diversity even further and, ultimate- ly, returned to South Florida where he received a BFA in Art from Florida International University. Drout currently appears with Albert Castiglia on their new live and acoustic release, “The Bittersweet Sessions” and is back on Blues radio with as much of the dynamic energy and style that put the band on the map in its earliest days.

Brevard Live September 2007 - 25 THE COLUMN by Chuck Van Riper Those Whacky, Crazy Conspiracy Theories (Part 1)

onspiracy theories about the whole 9-11 incident have been floating around since day one. Listen to Charlie SheenC or Rosie. They must be really high to think that our illustrious government would actually try to lie to us! Isn’t that totally anti-democratic? Totally illegal? A criminal offence? High treason? Is our government trying to scare us with “terrorism” so that we will let them destroy our civil liberties and shred the Constitution as some theories suggest? Let’s look at some of these whackos. Firstly, Tomas Von Essen, a senior firefighter in NYC interviewed 503 of the first responders and witnesses at the Twin Towers. None of this was used in the official 9-11 report. It seems strange to me that, considering the magnitude of this crime, 503 eye witness testimonies were deliberately disregarded. But, hey, what do I know. Apparently the 9-11 commission was smart enough to realize that these witnesses were all stoned or drunk or stupid because they could not have possibly witnessed explosions and things that contradict the official 9-11 commission report. On that tragic day, every single news agency, local and national reported that there were numerous explosions after the planes hit. Sr. firefighter Lou Cacciolli reported to “People” magazine that bombs were going off in basement levels of the towers. Chief of Safety, Albert Terry, also reported secondary explosions followed by two more. He was under the impression that explosive devices were planted in the building. Prof. Van Romero, VP Research at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, stated that this was too mathematical to be a chance result of airplanes. Only a demolition could bring down the towers in this manner. Kevin Ryan of Underwriters Laboratories, (underwriters of the towers), stated that it was impossible for jet fuel to get hot enough to melt the steel beams to bring down the towers. Dr. Steven Jones, a PhD in physics, found that Thermite, a substance used in controlled demolitions, was used to melt the steel. Well, all these guys must be crazy or on acid because the government told the firefighters not to let out any more information and denied that any explosives were used. How could these guys know that anyway? After all, Rudy Giuliani had all the evidence immediately hauled away, much to the chagrin of Firefighter Engineering, oldest firefighting publication in history, who pleaded with him to stop. What about building 7, the Solomon Bros. Building, a 47 story structure a block away? Why did that fall? Why did the BBC news agency report it falling 13 minutes before it actually fell? You can see it standing in the background as the reporter espouses its demise! Building 7 also contained

26 - Brevard Live September 2007 the offices of the FBI, CIA, FEMA, and some SEC offices which contained files from the Enron and MCI WorldCom investigations. It also contained Giulaini’s emergency command bunker on the 20th floor. This building was chosen for its structural integrity. This bunker section was heavily reinforced and a self contained section of the building that would make a total collapse highly unlikely. The head of the company that owned the building says “We built enough redundancy to allow entire portions of floors to be removed without effecting structural integrity…”. This is the building you heard Rosie going on about. Well, she must be a total whacko because the official 9-11 commission didn’t even find this important enough to mention in the report! There are too many questions to put in one article. That’s why this is part 1. You might find some answers at www. WeAreChange.org, or www.911blogger, www.prisonplanet. com, and one of my favorites, www.wtprn.com. Of course, there are tons of videos on Youtube and Google. You can also join the 9-11 truth movement on the 11th of every month at US1 and Melbourne Causeway at 4 PM. However you or I personally feel about whether or not the war in Iraq can be justified by the savagery of September 11, one fact remains without any doubt…. And that is, that our people are over there right now, as you read this, putting their lives in danger to defend our constitution. This was recently brought to my attention by a member of our local chapter of the female barbershop quartett-ers, the “Sweet Adelines”. These incredibly unselfish ladies blessed Cheryl and I by singing, at our wedding last month. Diane Zoll, the leader, told us that they have “adopted” a troop in Iraq and regularly send them items they need…. Simple items like Baby Wipes to clean themselves and their guns and flashlights for their guns were a couple of the things she mentioned. She said that there are a few local sponsors who assist their effort by sending donations but that they are still in need of money for postage because it is so expensive to send things overseas. They call themselves the Platinum Coast Chorus Soldier Moms. Anybody interested in helping with this effort can contact Diane Zoll at 779 – 2867.

EXHIBITION: STUDENTS OF THE UNUSUAL Students of the Unusual, the cutting edge horror/adventure comic book series, has been invited to exhibit at the Art Expressions Gallery in the Old Eau Gallie Art District on September 7th 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The gallery is promoting a pop culture event celebrating comic book art with Students of the Unusual as the centerpiece. Comic book writers and artists will be in attendance and original artwork and prints will be on display and for sale. Questions regarding all aspects of comic book production are encouraged and thoughtful answers will be given while a great time will surely be had by all. Artists will be available for sketching and prospective artists are invited to bring their portfolios for review. For more information call 321-259-1491.

Brevard Live September 2007 - 27 MOVIES by Greg Kimple & Franco Dean

STARDUST Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer , Robert De Niro, Claire Danes, Charlie Cox. Rated:PG13. Running Time: 125 Minutes In this whimsical & tongue-in-cheeky adventure, a boy (Cox) comes across a Fallen Star (Danes) and they go on a fairy tale of a journey. They encounter no-good witches, princes that have passed away, a unicorn, a 97 year old guardian of the Wall and a pansy pirate (De Niro). There is also a trio of sister witches who want to capture Yvaine the Fallen Star, cut out and then eat her heart with the sole purpose of hanging to on to youth, beauty and vitality. The 400 year old head witch (Pfeiffer) plays it so bad she is good, giving all of her victims there own personal poltergeist. Glad to see Michelle making a comeback, if you will, with this film and Hairspray in theatres in this same summer. Cox brings vigor and zest to his role as the boy with starstruck eyes and Danes as the Fallen Star is radiant. All the characters are memorable and the fantasy action zips right along like a shooting star. Oscar winnerr De Niro is a hoot as a fearsome pirate, Captain Shakespeare, who privately dances wearing make-up and women’s clothing. Not as flamboyant as Captain Jack Sparrow from the Caribbean movies, mind you, for he has his bad buccaneer reputation to uphold. This is an entertaining fairytale, with or without Captain Shakespeare the Fairy. B- Dean

BOURNE ULTIMATUM Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen and David Straithairn. Rated: PG 13. Running Time: 111 Minutes In this action-packed 3rd episode of the Bourne trilogy, Damon once again portrays the amnesiac assassin who is trying to figure out what the hell happened to him before movie #1. He does a bit of globe-trotting as his journey of self discovery takes him to Moscow, Paris, London, Tangiers and of course, NYC. His bosses at the CIA want to exterminate him with extreme prejudice before he can find out the happenings of what led up to his memory loss and new life. He’s on the run. In the process he gets shot at in train stations, airports and in the bowels of creepy office buildings. With much more fighting effects than Die Hard for example, Director Paul, Greengrass (United 93) builds a mountain of tense, edgy and electrifying action sequences that puts this film a notch above the previous 2 Bourne movies. Damon is very effective, molding a brain-washed figure that becomes a heartless killer whenever he’s in peril but still has a warm and thoughtworthy side that just can’t quite figure out the mess he’s gotten himself into. With all the accidents his body and mind endures, Jason Bourne is one hell of a lucky dude, in great physical and mental condition. He’s like the Terminator on Xanaz and there’s Bourne to be a # 4. B+ Dean

28 - Brevard Live September 2007 Brevard Live September 2007 - 29 30 - Brevard Live September 2007 SEPTEMBER 2007 calendar 1 - SATURDAY STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- 3 - MONDAY 7pm Live Blue Grass Music BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm oke Dreams BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm COCOA BEACH PIER: 6pm Danny Morris Band; 8pm Chad THE SHACK: 5pm Matt on Albert Castiglia Cool Runnings w/ Patches Mo’ & Fabtones Piano; 5:30pm Sparky Thorne CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm CRICKETS: 9pm Virtual CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm GT Express; 6pm Billy Chap- Bowling Sonic Playground Duo; 7:30pm Missing Picket man CROSSROADS: 9pm DJ 4th Wall Broken; 7:30pm Greg WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Scott & Brian edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion 5pm Reggae Soca Fest LOU’s BLUES: 5pm Karaoke CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s CRICKETS: 7pm Texas w/Bob Neal; 9:30pm Joe Caluti 7pm Reggae Soca Fest & 80’s Dance w/ DJ Hold’em MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm CROSSROADS: Southern Jimmy Z Birks & Dugan; 7pm Smokin 2 - SUNDAY Star Karaoke METRO ENTERTAIN- Torpedos BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm MENT: 9pm Missing Picket CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Smokin’ Torpedos; 6pm Rev. Steve Thorpe Blues Orchestra Unplugged Ginger Billy C. Wirtz and Suprise Guests SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: CROSSROADS: Texas CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm I LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Jam 9pm Open Mic Night w/ The Hold’em; 9pm DJ Scott Poor Trio; 6pm Pound night w/ Kenny Michaels & Flying Garbanzo Brother EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm Sam Gorman SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: Reggae w/ Chester; 8:30pm Texas Hold’em SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em; Roughouse CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: 3pm Rev. Billy C Wirtz; 4pm Karaoke w/ Ana GROUCHO’S COMEDY 5pm Reggae Soca Fest Bikini Contest THE COVE: 5pm The Hit- CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm COCOA BEACH PIER: 2pm SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: men; John Quinlivan on Deck; Manny Oliveira w/ Paul Smith Birks & Dugan; 2pm Matt pm No Limit Texas Hold em’; 8pm Dance Party w/ DJ Chris HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Adkins Duo 7pm Swampfox Jam w/ Bruce THE POINT/DOWN- ION INN: 9pm Eleventh Hour CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Marion STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Usual Ginger SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 8pm oke Dreams Suspects CROSSROADS: 8pm No Little Reggies Production THIRSTY BONES: 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke Limit Texas Hold’em THE COVE: 6pm Texas Hold Karaoke Jones w/ Bob Neal. 9:30pm Absolute EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8 Year em Blue Anniversary Weekend Bash w/ 6 - THURSDAY MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm Fat City, Kenny Michaels Band 4 - TUESDAY BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm DJ KW HOPPERS LOUNGE/ CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Blues Jam w/ Papa Chuck & MALABAR MO’S: 5pm CLARION INN: Karaoke w/ Greg & Brian Phat Kats Probable Cause DJ Alley Cat & Michelle CRICKETS: 5pm Crab CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger TBA Wyndbreakers LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke DOG ‘N’ BONE BRITISH CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: METRO ENTERTAIN- w/ Bob Neal; 2pm Absolute PUB: Blues Jam 8pm Karaoke w/ Ana & Friends MENT: 7 Ten Split & Anew; Blue EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ The Ludivico Technique & MALABAR MO’S: 4pm Ernie Southern Ginger Sister Kill Cycle Roughouse HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- CROSSROADS: 6pm Texas SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: METRO ENTERTAIN- ION INN: 7pm Team Trivia Hold’em 3pm Marc Rocks; 4pm Bikini MENT: FAmily Movie Special w/ Jeff EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm Contest; 9pm Volcom presents SANDBAR SPORTS LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Bike NIght w/ 24 Steven A.S.G., Nihilist & Inbreed GRILL:: 3pm Riff Tide Band; Space Coast Playboys GREGORY’S: 9pm The SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: 4pm Bikini Contest; 9pm DJ METRO ENTERTAIN- Disgruntled Clown w/ Shawn 1pm Song Smith; 9pm Strobe Josh MENT: 7pm Texas Hold em Banks SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: PAPA VITO’S: 7pm Texas HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- 8pm DJ Chris w/ Rock Founda- 1pm Alize; 6pm Song Smith Hold’em ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ tion SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Alley Cat & Michelle SKEWERS: 7pm Belly Danc- 8pm All About Nothing w/ DJ 6pm Final Table Poker LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Classic ing Chris THE COVE: 8pm Karaoke Rock Jam w/ Pat Bautz SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm THE COVE: 5pm Ana & w/ Ana MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm Dave Meyers Gary; Jah-D on Deck; 8pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Cruise Control SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 9pm Dance Party w/ DJ Ana Open Mic w/ Elephantgun SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: 23 Treez THE SHACK: 5pm The Boyer 9pm Karaoke THE COVE: 5pm Billy Stew- Bunch 5 - WEDNESDAY SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: art; John Anthony on deck; THIRSTY BONES: 3pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm 7pm The Hitmen 8pm Liquid NRG w/ DJ Sean Texas Hold’em; 8pm Karaoke Kevin Nayme THE POINT/DOWN- THE POINT/DOWN- Jones CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara-

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oke Dreams oke Dreams SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 9pm Jones THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky Nuclear Umbrella Thorne Thorne THE COVE: 5pm Billy 10 - MONDAY THIRSTY BONES: 9pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Dead Stewart; John Anthony on deck; CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Karaoke Jones Sexy 8pm Liquid NRG w/ DJ Sean Hair Peace WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- THE POINT/DOWN- CRICKETS: 7pm Texas 7 - FRIDAY edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- Hold’em BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s oke Dreams CROSSROADS: Southern Austin Pettit Band & 80’s Dance w/ DJ THE SHACK: 5pm Matt on Star Karaoke CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 4:30pm Piano; 5:30pm Sparky Thorne LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Jam Tree Frogs; 7:30 Sixty Watt 8 - SATURDAY THIRSTY BONES: 9pm night w/ Kenny Michaels & Sun; 7:30pm Dreamer BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm Dancin’ Knuckles Sam Gorman CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm King Rockahula; 8pm Ernie WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Texas Hold’em Lancaster & Blues Fetish edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion 3pm Rev. Billy C Wirtz CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 2pm ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: 9pm DJ Matt Adkins; 7:30pm Sixty & 80’s Dance w/ DJ 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em’; COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm Watt Sun; 7:30pm Dreamer 7pm Swampfox Jam w/ Bruce Birks & Dugan; 7pm John CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: 9 - SUNDAY Marion Quinlivan Band 8pm Larry & Sandi BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 8pm CRICKETS: 9pm Strobe COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm Soul Cactus; 6pm Tom Lash & Little Reggies Production CROSSROADS: 9pm Elgin Birks & Dugan; 7pm John The Bucketeers THE COVE: 6pm Texas Hold Hooper Quinlivan Band CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm em CUSH: 10pm DJ Yogi CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Dub City Tribe; 6pm Kevin EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8:30pm Ginger Nayme 11 - TUESDAY Stoney & The House Rockers CROSSROADS: Texas CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm GROUCHO’S COMEDY Hold’em; 9pm DJ Scott Texas Hold’em Greg & Brian CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: CRICKETS: 5pm Crab The Disgruntled Clown w/ Lost River Gang; 8:30pm 6pm Daddy Mack; DJ Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Shawn Banks Stoney & The House Rockers COCOA BEACH PIER: 2pm DOG ‘N’ BONE BRITISH HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- GROUCHO’S COMEDY Birks & Dugan PUB: Blues Jam ION INN: DJ Alley Cat CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch The Disgruntled Clown w/ Ginger Ernie Southern LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke Shawn Banks CROSSROADS: 8pm No HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Medusa HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Limit Texas Hold’em ION INN: 7pm Team Trivia MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm ION INN: 9pm Radio Flyerz EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 3pm w/ Jeff DJ KW KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Tru Rock Foundation LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Steve MALABAR MO’S: 6pm Bluez HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Thorpe Blues Orchestra Pound LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ METRO ENTERTAIN- MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm w/ Bob Neal. 9:30pm Fat Bot- Alley Cat & Michelle MENT: 7pm Texas Hold em Cahir O’Doherty tom Girls LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke PAPA VITO’S: 7pm Texas METRO ENTERTAIN- MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm w/ Bob Neal; 7pm Tru Bluez Hold’em MENT: 9pm S&M Karaoke; DJ KW MALABAR MO’S: 4pm The SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Love & Mayhem, Afterglow MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm Buldge Band 6pm Final Table Poker Radio Cahir O’Doherty METRO ENTERTAIN- THE COVE: 8pm Karaoke MURDOCK’S: 10pm 80’s METRO ENTERTAIN- MENT: FAmily Movie Special w/ Ana Ladies Night MENT: Ambertone & Munk SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: THIRSTY BONES: 9pm SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Tung; Towers & Devion and 9pm DJ Josh Open Mic w/ Elephantgun 9pm 5th Avenues Only Peter Craig SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: 1pm Chillakaya; 6pm Song 12 - WEDNESDAY 8pm Jack Starr Rock & Blues 3pm Spanks; 9pm New World Smith CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Jam Beat SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: Tree Frogs SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: 8pm DJ B Boy; 9:30pm The CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: 7pm DJ Chris 1pm Song Smith Glitter Dollz 7pm Live Blue Grass Music SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: THE COVE: 5pm Ana & COCOA BEACH PIER: 6pm Buck Barefoot 8pm DJ Chris w/ Medusa Gary; Jah-D on Deck; 8pm Cool Runnings w/ Patches THE COVE: 5pm Ana & SKEWERS MEDITERRA- Dance Party w/ DJ Ana CRICKETS: 9pm Virtual Gary; Billy Chapman on deck; NEAN GRILLE: 7pm Belly THE SHACK: 5:30pm Acous- Bowling 8pm Liquid NRG & DJ Sean Dancing tic Alliance CROSSROADS: 9pm Male THE POINT/DOWN- SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm THIRSTY BONES: 3pm Review w/ The American STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- Dave Meyers Texas Hold’em; 8pm Karaoke Dream Team

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LOU’s BLUES: 5pm Karaoke BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- w/Bob Neal; 9:30 John Quinli- Tru Bluez & 80’s Dance w/ DJ oke Dreams van Band CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: TBA THE SHACK: 5pm Matt on MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm 15 - SATURDAY Piano; 5:30pm Sparky Thorne Jimmy Z Texas Hold’em BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm METRO ENTERTAIN- CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Nite Owls; 8pm Ben Prestage Stiletto MENT: Eurorock 2007 Tour 9pm Summer Rain CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: TBA WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion 9pm Open Mic Night w/ The Birks & Dugan; 7pm Usual 8pm Penny Creek Blue Grass ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s Flying Garbanzo Brother Suspects Band & 80’s Dance w/ DJ SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: CROSSROADS: 9pm Radio COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em; Flyers Birks & Dugan; 7pm Usual 16 - SUNDAY Karaoke w/ Ana CUSH: 10pm DJ Yogi Suspects BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm THE COVE: 5pm The Hit- EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8:30pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Danny Morris Band; 6pm Ernie men; Free Beer on Deck; 8pm Blox Ginger Southern Dance Party w/ DJ Chris GROUCHO’S COMEDY CROSSROADS: Texas CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm THE POINT/DOWN- CLUB/Melbourne: 7:30pm Hold’em; 9pm DJ Scott Rising Lion STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- & 9:30pm SPECIAL SHOWS. EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm 24 CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm oke Dreams Michael Winslow w/ Johnny Steven; 8:30pm Blox Texas Hold’em THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Mac GROUCHO’S COMEDY CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Karaoke Jones HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- CLUB/Melbourne: 7:30pm & 6pm Daddy Mack; DJ ION INN: DJ Alley Cat 9:30pm SPECIAL SHOW Mi- COCOA BEACH PIER: 2pm 13 - THURSDAY KEY WEST BAR: 9pm chael Winslow w/ Johnny Mac Birks & Dugan; 2pm Matt BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm Danny Morris Band HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Adkins Duo Blues Jam w/ Papa Chuck & LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke ION INN: 9pm Eleventh Hour CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Phat Kats w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Blox KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Para- Ginger CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Electric digm Shift CROSSROADS: 8pm No TBA MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke Limit Texas Hold’em CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: DJ KW w/ Bob Neal. 9:30pm Rock EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 3pm 8pm Karaoke w/ Ana & Friends MALABAR MO’S: 6pm Foundation Kenny Michaels CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Spacecoast Playboys MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Ginger MEG O MALLEY’S: 6pm DJ KW ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ CROSSROADS: 6pm Texas Friday Fest w/ TBA MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm Alley Cat & Michelle Hold’em METRO ENTERTAIN- Radio Flyerz LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Kara- EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm MENT: 9pm Audiology, METRO ENTERTAIN- oke w/ Bob Neal; 7pm Steve Bike NIght w/ 24 Steven Evongale MENT: Comber, Element 55, Thorpe Blues Orchestra Gregorys: 9pm Rene Bray MURDOCK’S: 10pm 80’s After the Crash, Rocky Horror MALABAR MO’S: 4pm Rock w/ Johnny Mac Ladies Night w/ Universal Cast Members Foundation HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: METRO ENTERTAIN- ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ 3pm Riff Tide; 9pm Blue Fu- 3pm Danny Morris Band; 9pm MENT: Family Movie Special Alley Cat & Michelle sion DJ Cezar SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Rock SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: 10pm DJ Josh Jam w/ Pat Bautz Invitational 8pm Jack Starr Rock & Blues 9pm The Drapes of Wrath SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: Jam Jam SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: 1pm Alize; 6pm Song Smith MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: 8pm DJ Chris w/ Absolute Blue THE COVE: 5pm Ana & Cruise Control 7pm DJ Chris SKEWERS: 7pm Belly Danc- Gary; Jah-D on Deck; 8pm SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm ing Dance Party w/ DJ Ana 9pm Karaoke Buck Barefoot SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm THE SHACK: 5pm Live Reg- SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: THE COVE: 5pm Ana & Rev. Billy C. Wirtz gae TBA 7pm Burnt Toast Gary; The Hitmen on deck; SPACE COAST HARLEY THIRSTY BONES: 3pm THE COVE: Dub City Tribe 8pm Liquid NRG & DJ Sean DAVIDSON/PALM BAY: Texas Hold’em; 8pm Karaoke THE POINT/DOWN- THE POINT/DOWN- 4pm Palm Bay Bike Nights Jones STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- w/ Pirate 95.9 “Battle of the oke Dreams oke Dreams Bands” 17 - MONDAY THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 9pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Thorne Thorne Turn Around Life Iris THIRSTY BONES: 9pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm THE COVE: 5pm Billy CRICKETS: 7pm Texas Karaoke Jones Loaded Dice Stewart; John Anthony on deck; Hold’em WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- 8pm Liquid NRG w/ DJ Sean CROSSROADS: Southern 14 - FRIDAY edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion THE POINT/DOWN-

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Star Karaoke SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Texas Hold’em CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7:30 LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Jam 9pm Open Mic Night w/ The CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Wired; 7:30pm Dreamer night w/ Kenny Michaels & Flying Garbanzo Brother 9pm Fat City CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Sam Gorman SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm 9pm Swampfox SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em; Birks & Dugan; 7pm Rock It COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm 3pm Rev. Billy C Wirtz Karaoke w/ Ana CRICKETS: 9pm Freeway Birks & Dugan; 7pm Rock It SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: THE COVE: 5pm The Hit- CROSSROADS: 9pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em’; men; Free Beer on Deck; 8pm Roughouse Ginger 7pm Swampfox Jam w/ Bruce Dance Party w/ DJ Chris CUSH: 10pm DJ Yogi CROSSROADS: Texas Marion THE POINT/DOWN- EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8:30pm Hold’em; 9pm DJ Scott SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 8pm STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- Loaded Dice EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 3pm Little Reggies Production oke Dreams GROUCHO’S COMEDY Ernie Southern; 8:30pm THE COVE: 6pm Texas Hold THIRSTY BONES: 9pm CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm Loaded Dice em Karaoke Jones Darryle Rhoades w/ Dan GROUCHO’S COMEDY Whitehurst CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm 18 - TUESDAY 20 - THURSDAY HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Darryle Rhoades w/ Dan CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm ION INN: DJ Alley Cat Whitehurst Greg & Brian Blues Jam w/ Papa Chuck & KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Strobe HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- CRICKETS: 5pm Crab Phat Kats LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke ION INN: 9pm Eleventh Hour Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm John KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch DOG ‘N’ BONE BRITISH TBA Quinlivan Band LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke PUB: Blues Jam CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm w/ Bob Neal. 9:30pm Souled EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm 8pm Karaoke w/ Ana & Friends DJ KW Out Ernie Southern CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ MALABAR MO’S: 6pm MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Ginger Vintage DJ KW ION INN: 7pm Team Trivia CROSSROADS: 6pm Texas MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm w/ Jeff Hold’em Belfast Billy Belfast Billy LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm METRO ENTERTAIN- METRO ENTERTAIN- Space Coast Playboys Bike NIght w/ 24 Steven MENT: 9pm Karrigan, In My MENT: Downside, Kritical METRO ENTERTAIN- Gregorys: 9pm Darryl Sky; S&M Karaoke Show Resistence, Missing Picket MENT: 7pm Texas Hold em Rhoades w/ Dan Whitehurst MURDOCK’S: 10pm 80’s SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: PAPA VITO’S: 7pm Texas HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Ladies Night TBA Hold’em ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Alley Cat & Michelle 9pm New World Beat 9pm John Quinlivan Band 6pm Final Table Poker LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Rock SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: THE COVE: 8pm Karaoke Jam w/ Pat Bautz Invitational 8pm Jack Starr Rock & Blues 8pm DJ Chris w/ Pound w/ Ana Jam Jam SKEWERS: 7pm Belly Danc- THIRSTY BONES: 9pm MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: ing Open Mic w/ Elephantgun Cruise Control 7pm DJ Chris SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm METRO ENTERTAIN- SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm Dave Meyers 19 - WEDNESDAY MENT: A Turnaround Lifes Buck Barefoot SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 9pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: THE COVE: 5pm Ana & Happy Hour Jazz TBA Kevin Nayme 9pm Karaoke Gary; Billy Chapman on deck; THE COVE: 5pm Billy Stew- CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: 8pm Liquid NRG & DJ Sean art; John Anthony on deck; 7pm Live Blue Grass Music 7pm John Quinlivan THE POINT/DOWN- 8pm Liquid NRG w/ DJ Sean COCOA BEACH PIER: 6pm THE POINT/DOWN- STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- THE POINT/DOWN- Cool Runnings w/ Patches STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- oke Dreams STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- CRICKETS: 9pm Virtual oke Dreams THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky oke Dreams Bowling THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky Thorne THE SHACK: 5pm Matt on CROSSROADS: 9pm DJ Thorne THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Piano; 5:30pm Sparky Thorne Scott THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Probable Cause THIRSTY BONES: 9pm LOU’s BLUES: 5pm Karaoke Karaoke Jones WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- Spanks w/Bob Neal; 9:30pm Joe Caluti edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- Dance Band 21 - FRIDAY ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm & 80’s Dance w/ DJ ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s Jimmy Z Steve Thorpe Blues Orchestra & 80’s Dance w/ DJ METRO ENTERTAIN- CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7:30 22 - SATURDAY MENT: 9pm Missing Picket Wired; 7:30pm Dreamer BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm 23 - SUNDAY Unplugged CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm

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Liz Pennock & Dr. Blues; 6pm 7pm Swampfox Jam w/ Bruce THE POINT/DOWN- CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm Al Nite Owls Marion STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- Romero w/ Patrick Garrity CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 8pm oke Dreams HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Scholars Word Little Reggies Production THIRSTY BONES: 9pm ION INN: DJ Alley Cat CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm THE COVE: 6pm Texas Hold Karaoke Jones KEY WEST BAR: 9pm 23 Texas Hold’em em Treez CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: 27 - THURSDAY LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke 5pm Daddy Mack; DJ 25 - TUESDAY BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm Resouled COCOA BEACH PIER: 2pm CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Blues Jam w/ Papa Chuck Phat w/ Kenny Michaels Birks & Dugan Greg & Brian Kats MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ CRICKETS: 5pm Crab CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm DJ KW Ginger Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger TBA MALABAR MO’S: 6pm Elgin CROSSROADS: 8pm No DOG ‘N’ BONE BRITISH CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Hooper Limit Texas Hold’em PUB: Blues Jam 8pm Karaoke w/ Ana & Friends MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Brendan Nolan Nouveaux Honkies w/ Rebecca Ernie Southern Ginger METRO ENTERTAIN- on Fiddle HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- CROSSROADS: 6pm Texas MENT: Dead Sun, Lunatic HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- ION INN: 7pm Team Trivia Hold’em Candy, Kreep; S&M Karaoke ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ w/ Jeff EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8pm Show Alley Cat & Michelle LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Tru Bike Night w/ 24 Steven MURDOCK’S: 10pm 80’s LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke Bluez Gregorys: 9pm Ron Fein- Ladies Night w/ Bob Neal; 7pm Fat Bottom METRO ENTERTAIN- gold w/ Patrick Garrity SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Girls MENT: 7pm Texas Hold em HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- 3pm Riff Tide MALABAR MO’S: 4pm Blox PAPA VITO’S: 7pm Texas ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: Electric Hold’em Alley Cat & Michelle 8pm Jack Starr Rock & Blues METRO ENTERTAIN- SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Rock Jam MENT: Family Movie Special 6pm Final Table Poker Jam w/ Pat Bautz Invitational SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: THE COVE: 8pm Karaoke Jam 7pm DJ Chris 9pm DJ Josh w/ Ana MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Cruise Control Buck Barefoot 1pm Dub City Tribe; 6pm Song Open Mic w/ Elephantgun SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: THE COVE: 5pm Ana & Smith 9pm Karaoke Gary; Michael N Moores on SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: 26 - WEDNESDAY SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: deck; 8pm Liquid NRG & DJ 7pm DJ B-Boy; 9pm The Glit- CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm 7pm Ken Moores Sean ter Dollz TBA THE POINT/DOWN- THE POINT/DOWN- THE COVE: 5pm Ana & CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- STAIRS: 8pm Connie’s Kara- Gary; Jah-D on Deck; 8pm 7pm Live Blue Grass Music oke Dreams oke Dreams Dance Party w/ DJ Ana COCOA BEACH PIER: 6pm THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky THE SHACK: 5:30pm Sparky THE SHACK: 4pm Drift Cool Runnings w/ Patches Thorne Thorne Session CRICKETS: 9pm Virtual THIRSTY BONES: 9pm THIRSTY BONES: 9pm ZZ THIRSTY BONES: 3pm Bowling Karaoke Jones Not Texas Hold’em; 8pm Karaoke CROSSROADS: 9pm DJ WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- Jones Scott 28 - FRIDAY edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion LOU’s BLUES: 5pm Karaoke BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s 24 - MONDAY w/Bob Neal; 9:30pm Dave Chad Mo’ & Fabtones & 80’s Dance w/ DJ CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7pm Kury CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 4:30pm TBA MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm I Poor Trio; 7:30pm Bad Ass 29 - SATURDAY CRICKETS: 7pm Texas Jimmy Z Rek BEACH SHACK BAR: 8pm Holde’em METRO ENTERTAIN- CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm Art Harris & Z Tones CROSSROADS: 9pm South- MENT: 9pm Missing Picket Texas Hold’em CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 7:30pm ern Star Karaoke Unplugged CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Bad Ass Rek EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 4pm SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: 9pm Bulge CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Vance Lee 9pm Open Mic Night w/ The COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm 9pm DJ LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Jam Flying Garbanzo Brother Birks & Dugan; 7pm Fat City COCOA BEACH PIER: 5pm night w/ Kenny Michaels & SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: CROSSROADS: 9pm Last Birks & Dugan; 7pm Fat City Sam Gorman 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em; Chance CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Karaoke w/ Ana CUSH: 10pm DJ Yogi Ginger 3pm Rev. Billy C Wirtz THE COVE: 5pm The Hit- EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 8:30pm CROSSROADS: Texas SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: men; Free Beer on Deck; 8pm Roughouse Hold’em; 9pm DJ Scott 7pm No Limit Texas Hold em’; Dance Party w/ DJ Chris GROUCHO’S COMEDY EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm

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Ernie Southern w/ Red Hot Ginger Orchestra, King Center. 242- Until Sept 9: Scarred for Life- Delta Blues CROSSROADS: 8pm No 2024 Mono Prints by Ted Meyer. GROUCHO’S COMEDY Limit Texas Hold’em Sept 16: Classical Pops/ Brevard Museum of Art & Sci- CLUB/Melbourne: 9:30pm Al EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 2pm Community Band of Brevard. ence, Melbourne. 242-0737 Romero w/ Patrick Garrity Austin Pettit Band Merritt Island High School Until Sept 24: “Landmarks- HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- HOPPERS LOUNGE/CLAR- Auditorium. 452-5725 Our Heritage”. FIT Evans ION INN: 9pm TBA ION INN: 6pm Karaoke w/ DJ Sept 19 & 20: Melbourne Library F.I.T. 952-3070 KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch Alley Cat & Michelle Community Orchestra. Mel- Until Sept 30: “Survival of LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke LOU’S BLUES: 5pm Karaoke bourne Auditorium. 952-9949 the Fittest-Landscapes and w/ Bob Neal. 9:30pm X-Band w/ Bob Neal; 7pm TBA Sept 30: The Yellowjackets w/ Wild Life”. Lopressionism MAINSTREET PUB: 9pm MALABAR MO’S: 4pm Special Guest Sax Guy Eric Gallery of Fine Art. Downtown DJ KW Probable Cause Marienthal. 7:30pm Space Melbourne. 722-6000 MEG O MALLEY’S: 8pm METRO ENTERTAIN- Coast Convention Center. 321- Ongoing: Florida’s East Brendan Nolan MENT: Family Movie Special 783-9004 Coast Railroad, Taylor Fam- METRO ENTERTAIN- SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: ily, and Turpentine Exhibits MENT: Molly Rogers 9pm DJ Josh DANCE and Wetlands Footbridge. Roller Derby Benefit w/ Super SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: Sept 1: Cocoa Beach Contra Brevard Museum of History & Swamper & More 1pm Scholars Word; 6pm Song Dance w/ Rafter Ringers from Science, Cocoa. 632-1830 SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Smith Orlando and caller Gary Arthur. 3pm Danny Morris Band; 9pm THE COVE: 5pm Ana & 8pm Cocoa Beach Recreation FUNDRAISERS Strobe Gary; Jah-D on Deck; 8pm Center. 917-4529 Sept 13: Great Taste of Sun- SEBASTIAN BEACH INN: Dance Party w/ DJ Ana Sept 28: Melbourne Swing- tree. Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, 9pm IKO IKO THE SHACK: 5:30pm Acous- time Band Dance. Melbourne 254-WILD SIGGY’S BAR & GRILLE: tic Alliance Auditorium 724-0555 Sept 20: 2nd Annual Masks, 8pm DJ Chris w/ Outta Sight THIRSTY BONES: 3pm Masks & More Auction. Ti- SKEWERS: 7pm Belly Danc- Texas Hold’em; 8pm Karaoke EVENTS/FESTIVALS tusville Art League. 383-7441 ing Jones Sept 14: “Pirates in Paradise” Sept 30: Volkstoberfest IX SLOW & LOW BBQ: 7pm Friday Fest w/ John Quinlivan benefitting Hospice of Health Dave Meyers ART & . Historic Dowtown Melbourne. First. Wickham Park Pavillion. SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 9pm COMMUNITY 724-1741 674-7269 The Hitmen CALENDAR Sept 15 & 16: Home and THE COVE: 5pm Billy Leisure Show. Melbourne THEATRE Stewart; John Anthony on deck; CONCERTS/MUSIC Auditorium 254-3700 Sept 1: Ragtime. Titusville 8pm Liquid NRG w/ DJ Sean Sept 1: Random Acts of Mu- Sept 14: “Pirates in Paradise” Playhouse. 268-1125 THE POINT/DOWN- sic/WFIT 89.5 FM. Wickham Friday Fest. Historic Down- Until Sept 2: Romantic Com- STAIRS: 9pm Connie’s Kara- Park, Melbourne. 674-8950 town Melbourne w/ The John edy. Melbourne Civic Theatre, oke Dreams Sept 2: Music in the Park. Quinlivan Band. 6pm. 321-724- Melbourne. 723-6935 THE SHACK: 5pm Matt on Erna Nixon Park, Melbourne. 1741 Sept 14-30: Guys and Dolls. Piano; 5:30pm Sparky Thorne 952-4525 Sept 22-23: Craft Show. Mel- Cocoa Village Playhouse. 636- THIRSTY BONES: 9pm Sept 4-6: “Salute to Our He- bourne Auditorium. 676-2625 5050 Absolute Blue roes” presented by Melbourne Sept 28: “Pirates & Parrots” Sept 14-30: Harvey. Mel- WONDER BAR: 9pm Com- Municipal Band & Honor Friday Fest. Cocoa Village. bourne Civic Theatre, Mel- edy & Magic w/ Joe DeLion America. Melbourne Audito- 631-9075 bourne. 723-6935 ZEN BAR/UPSTAIRS: 70’s rium, 674-5770 Sept 29th: Grant BBQ Sept 28-Oct 13: The Inno- & 80’s Dance w/ DJ Sept 7: Jazz Friday. Brevard Festival. 10am Grant Festival cents. Titusville Playhouse. Museum of Art & Science, Grounds. 268-1125 30 - SUNDAY Melbourne. 242-0737 BEACH SHACK BAR: 2pm Sept 8: Twilight Jazz in Co- EXHIBITS This entertainment and Stoney & The House Rockes; coa Beach/WFIT 89.5 FM and Until Sept 2: Donne Bitner. arts & Community calendar is 6pm Ben Prestage City of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Brevard Art Museum, Mel- the compilation of entertain- CAPTAIN HIRAM’S: 1:30pm Beach City Hall. 674-8950 bourne. 242-0737 ment listed by our advertisers GT Express Sept 9: Bluegrass in the Park, Until Sept 2: One Thousand and other non-profit organi- zations in Brevard County. CHUCK’S PLACE: 6pm WFIT 89.5 FM. Vets Memorial and One Nights and More by Brevard Live Magazine is not Texas Hold’em Park, Palm Bay. 674-8950 Grace Leal. Brevard Art Mu- responsible for any wrong list- CITY LIMITS LOUNGE: Sept 16: Twilight Jazz/WFIT seum, Melbourne. 242-0737 ings. All listings are subject to 5pm Daddy Mack 89.5 FM. Goode Park, Palm Sept 7-Oct 1: The 2nd Annual change during the month. Call COCOA BEACH PIER: 2pm Bay. 674-8950 “100% Pure Florida” Juried to confirm. See LOCATION DI- Birks & Dugan Sept 16: Annual Free Family Exhibition. Fifth Avenue Art RECTORY for address, phone CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Concert. Brevard Symphony Gallery, Melbourne . 259-8261 number and web site.

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BEACH SHACK BAR: 1 Malabar Mo’s: 2805 Ma- Minutemen Cswy. Cocoa labar Rd., Palm Bay 321-725- Beach. 321-783-2250; www. 8374; www.malabarmos.com beachshackbar.com MEG O MALLEY’S: 812 E. Captain Hiram’s: 1580 New Haven Ave., Melbourne. US1, Sebastian. 772-589-4345; 321-952-5510; www.megomal- www.hirams.com leys.com CHUCK’S PLACE: 4700 METRO ENTERTAINMENT: Dixie Hwy NE. Palm Bay, 321- 3020 W. New Haven Ave., Mel- 951-0350 bourne. 321-727-7819; www. City Limits Lounge themetroentertainment.com (Brunswick Bowling Murdocks: 600 Brevard Cntr): 4851 S. Dairy Rd., Ave., Cocoa Village. 321-633- Melbourne. 321-723-7400 0600; www.murdocksbistro.com CLUB VEGAS: 1881 Palm PAPA VITO’S: 6200 N. Bay Rd. Behind Safar Inn. Atlantic Ave, Cape Canaveral. Cocoa Beach Pier: 401 321-784-0050 Meade Ave. 321-783-7549 SANDBAR SPORTS GRILL: Crickets: 1942 N. Wickham 4301 Ocean Beach Blvd. Cocoa Rd., Melbourne. 321-242-9280 Beach. 321-799-2577; www. CROSSROADS: 5070 Minton sandbarsportsgrill.net Rd., Palm Bay. 723-9952; www. Sebastian Beach Inn: crossroads-sports-bar.com 7035 SR A1A, Melbourne CUSH/SLOW & LOW BBQ: Beach. 321-728-4311; www. 306 N. Orlando Ave. 321-783- sebastianbeachinn.com 6198 Siggy’s: 1153 Malabar Rd. DOG & BONE BRITISH NE, Palm Bay. 321/952-0104 PUB: 9 Stone St. Cocoa Village. SKEWERS: 144 5th Ave. 321-636-2828 Indialantic. 321-727-8944 EARL’S HIDEAWAY: 1405 SPACE COAST Harley- Indian River Drive, Sebastian. Davidson/PINEDA: 6030 N. 772-589-5700. www.earlshide- US1. Melbourne; www.pinedah- away.com dshop.com. GREGORY’S STEAK & Space Coast Harley- SEAFOOD GRILLE: 900 N. Davidson/buell: 1440 Atlantic Ave. Cocoa Beach. Executive Cr. NE/ Palm Bay Rd. 321-799-2557 321-259-1311. www.spacecoast- GROUCHO’S COMEDY harley.com CLUB: at Makoto’s, 785 S. SUN SHOPPE CAFE: 540 E. Babcock St., Melbourne. 321- New Haven Ave. Melbourne. 724-1220; www.grouchopro- 321-676-1438; www.sunshoppe- ductions.com cafe.com HOPPERS LOUNGE /CLAR- TAPPS PUB: 4711 Babcock St. ION INN: 4951 Washington NE, Palm Bay. 321-952-2337; Ave. Titusville. 321-269-2121 www.tappspub.com Key West Bar: 2286 SR The Cove: 1462 SR A1A, A1A, Indian Harbour Beach. Satellite Beach. 321-777-2683 321-773-1577 THE POINT/ZEN BAR: 401 King Center for the Delannoy Ave. Cocoa Village. Performing Arts: 3865 321-638-0414; myspace.com. N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne thepoint401 321-242-2219; www.kingcenter. THE SHACK: 4845 Dixie com Hwy., Palm Bay. 321-953-2767 Lou’s Blues: 3191 N. THE WONDER BAR: 421 S. SRA1A, Indialantic. 321-779- Babcock St. Melbourne. 321- 2299; www.lousbluesupstairs. 768-8803 com THIRSTY BONES: 221 MAINSTREET PUB: 705 E. Crockett Blvd, Merritt Island. New Haven Ave., Downtown 321-452-0568; www.thirsty- Melbourne. 321-723-7811; bones.com www.mainstreetpub.cc

Brevard Live September 2007 - 37 DOWNTOWN NEWS by Charlene Hemmle OFFICER JIM KEEPS IT SAFE he man in uniform is Officer Jim Sargeant and his duty is providing a safe and friendly environment for both merchantsT and visitors alike. He will gladly provide his quick assistance for anything from safeguarding people to offering proper parallel parking directions for those in need. Jim is a family guy with 4 children, 2 of which are fol- lowing their father’s footsteps in the military. But it was his dedicated wife who inspired him to live his dreams and join the police force, something he’s wanted to do since he was a teenager. But, don’t underestimate his happy demeanor and contagious smile, currently he is a well-trained officer of 9 and a half years with the Melbourne Police Department and he spent 21 years giving his time and service to protect our country in the Air Force. With the increase in the bustling activity in Historic Downtown Melbourne, making it an enjoyable stress-free experience is goal number one. Offi- cer Sargeant enjoys being on patrol daily and has already become a part of the “downtown family”.

MAIN STREET MASTERS OF ART fter 14 years, the “Fall Festival” has been renamed to “Main Street Masters of Art” by the Melbourne MainA Street Board of Directors in partnership with the Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber. They also restructured it to include many exciting new activities and exhibits in hopes of expanding the event to attract even more nationally known artists. Among some of the enhancements are a larger ‘Patron Program’ and new ‘Patron Oasis’ with an improved area for kids to demonstrate various art, dance and music skills. The Downtown event will also host the addition of a new section between the railroad tracks and US1 entitled ‘Gallery & Museum Showcase’ which will be juried and include a wine tasting pavilion featuring Grand Piano music. Artists will be located in the ‘Artist Promenade’ along East New Haven and each will have a chance at the increased cash prizes and new ‘Best of Show’ award. They will have live blues, jazz and easy-listening music throughout the event and extend the hours of enjoyment from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday. This year, the ‘Main Street Masters of Art’ will be held on October 20th and 21st, 2007 and as with every art show, your favorite Downtown merchants will be open late with some great fall specials.

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By Jeff Nall

ORLANDO-BASED BAND PERFORMS FOR HOMETOWN AUDIENCE On Friday, September 14th, Orlando-based rock band, Evongale, will perform along with Atlanta- based band, Crop Circles, at Metro Entertainment in Melbourne.

Evongale is comprised of a cast of native-Melbourne players including long-time friends and founding members Stephen Roman (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Bryan Boliver (bass), and late addition Alex Petrosky (drums). According to the band it took some six years to get to where they are today. If the band’s resume is any indication it’s been worth the wait. So far the group has graced the stages of Orlando’s premiere rock clubs including the Hard Rock Live, the Social, and Backbooth. Evongale has even received air-play on WJRR 101.1 and O-Rock 105.9. The trio is currently finishing up a new album, “Mute Choirs and Ghost Notes,” due out September 18. Concert- goers at the Metro show, four days before the big release, will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of what’ll be on the new disk. Evongale, which is derived from the Greek word “evongalie,” meaning “the messenger” prides itself on offering a diverse selection of music. Bassist, Boliver has gone so far as to compare a live Evongale show to a schizophrenic ipod shuffling through a variety of artists and genres. The band’s myspace site, www.myspace.com/evongale, is not only a testament to the group’s diverse appeal but also its sheer creative muscle. If “The Night” is any indication, those who want to dance as well as just rock out will have plenty of opportunity at the show on the 14th. And the other tracks, demos from the forthcoming disk, show Roman to be an impressive voice and groove- crafter.

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WINTER GARDEN MUSIC FEST Psst. Want to get a head-start “Every member of on your entertainment itinerary for the band is a critic. October? Well I’ve got a slightly out-of- the-way music festival that is well worth In order for most the hour-long trip. of our projects to On the first weekend of October the Winter Garden Music Fest will follow through to offer the public a free three-day music completion every celebration. The event takes place in member of the band Historic Downtown Winter Garden and will showcase artists from a jaw- has to be excited dropping 20-genre mix that includes about it.” representatives of jazz, blues, big band, Jimmy Myers swing, country, southern rock, blue grass, classic rock, classical, gospel, Celtic, African, ragtime, to name a few! On Friday, October 5th performers will include renowned singer- songwriter, Bob Rafkin. On Saturday, October 6th, ragtime/swing guitarist, Grant Livingston, will take the stage. And on Sunday, October 7th, southern- rock band, The HWY 50 Band will A DENVER MILE perform, followed by Celtic artists, The Wyndbreakers. No fewer than 35 performers will take to the stage over the course of the festival. ho says family dinners are each other. “Six months (Thanksgiv- If you have little ones that need a boring waste of time? ing) we both moved to Orlando without entertaining, the Winter Garden Music W realizing the other was moving there,” Fest folks have you covered. Organizers Turns out they’re not a bad place said Myers. “Smiling at fate, we finally will offer special activities for children to find band members. In fact, got together and, after a bit of balancing including a special slate of performances Merritt Island-based band, A stylistically, we began writing for what on Saturday, geared toward young Denver Mile, got its start some- is now called A Denver Mile.” concert-goers. where between turkey dinner at a Since then A Denver Mile, also For more info check out made up of Robbie Williamson (bass), the event’s site at myspace.com/ family get-together. Jeremy Daughty (drums), has accom- wintergardenmusicfest plished a great deal. While just breaking It all started when Jimmie Myers, into Orlando’s nightclub scene is a vic- PEACE MARCH the band’s guitarist, started talking to tory of sorts worthy of the envy of most his cousin, Nathan Walter, vocals, at Another piece of news to you crazy local groups, A Denver Mile has done a Thanksgiving dinner. “Through the peaceniks who are still holding out for all that and more. In May the band went years we each developed our own musi- this war to come to an end: Brevard one more mile closer to success when it cal projects unbeknownst to the other,” Patriots for Peace will hold a “support took to the stage at the Social as part of said Myers, “but a few years ago on the troops, end the war” march on the prestigious Florida Music Festival. Thanksgiving we happened to start talk- Saturday, September 29th. The event Given the band’s professionalism ing music. We showed each other the begins at 4 pm at the “Peace Corner,” - superb recording, great merchable PR songs we had written and became very 1700 West New Haven (just west of the skills and an unrelenting drive to get interested in the possibility of writing Melbourne Square Mall). Organizers stuff done - it’s no surprise the band has together.” encourage those wishing to show achieved a substantial fan base (21K If you think that’s an interest- solidarity with the national movement supporters on myspace) and several ing start to a band’s formation, con- to impeach the president to wear orange high-profile gigs. Of course profession- sider this: the two didn’t actually begin (www.worldcantwait.net). For more info alism is pointless without great music. forming the band until they moved to contact [email protected] or call 321- And that’s something this band has got Orlando without even discussing it with 720-3520. covered from end to end.

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Drawing on a variety of musical influences including 90’s BL: While your members are based out of Brevard, you rock, punk and classic rock, A Denver Mile has developed a guys seem to play a lot of our of town gigs. How did you wholly individual sound, which has been compared to that of break into Orlando scene? Jimmy Eat World and The Killers. Myers said he is particu- Myers: As I mentioned before, Nathan and I lived in Orlando larly excited about one of the band’s newly recorded songs, for a few years. Musicians seem to always hone in on the Queen Elizabeth. “It’s a much more straight forward song than scent of other musicians and we quickly formed a group of we tend to write but I feel like it’s the kind of song that will wonderful friends out there. One friend always introduces make people smile,” he said. “The music itself if very hopeful other friends and eventually we started meeting the people as are the lyrics.” who booked the clubs downtown. It didn’t hurt that I am no- Before the band played this year’s FMF, Myers had toriously chatty and possibly even more persistent. A gracious said he hoped the song would win-over fans with its inspir- guy named Chris allowed us to open on a bill at the Back- ing lyric-less chorus. If the comments of a newly acquired booth, and an equally gracious girl named Jodi did the same fan say anything about the group’s recent FMF performance, for us at the Social. The shows went well, and things moved ADM did exactly that. Writing on the band’s myspace site, forward from there. a FMF concert-goer wrote: “Hey, you guys kicked ass at the BL: Between the quality of your CD, art and recording, Backbooth on Thursday. You actually picked up a new fan band merch, and frequent gigs at high profile venues like the that night. I have to tell ya though, the one main reason is the Backbooth, your band seems comes across as being uncom- insanity of your bass player. If I recall I told him that he was monly professional. How has this professionalism developed one of the most insane bass players I have seen. I don’t know and why do you think your band excels in this arena? you’re names YET. But yea, I think you were one of the main Myers: I’m glad you think so. I suppose a large factor is that highlights.” every member of the band is a critic. In order for most of our projects to follow through to completion every member Brevard Live recently asked Myers about the band’s pro- of the band has to be excited about it. This slows a lot of fessionalism and how they made it into the Orlando scene. things down, but it creates a sort of “quality buffer” that a lot of bands don’t seem to impose as strongly on themselves. I BL: Talk about your current album and what kind of ac- would say the crux of it is a widespread attention to detail. complishment it is to you. Also, the persistence I mentioned earlier usually drives me to Myers: Our “Dust and Mice” EP was our first studio accom- teach myself new skills for the sake of the band. Most of our plishment. It was our first chance to really get our songs into projects are actually completed personally by someone in the the public ear other than scattered performances. Despite it band (from merch designs, websites, displays etc). This not being only 7 tracks (and 2 of them instrumental), we really felt only gives us creative control, but it saves us a heap of money that it was more than just a showcase of songs. It’s an album. (something that we certainly don’t have a surplus of at this An admittedly short one, but it has a movement, a beginning, point). middle, and end that most EPs neglect. Our newest recordings For more info including upcoming shows go to mys- are more of a means to (hopefully) generate excitement from pace.com/aDenverMile. labels and finish a legitimate full-length CD. The recording is absolutely excellent (thanks in large part to Jeremy Grif- CORRECTION: Last month we announced a show at The Cottage fith and Matt Goldman) and we feel that the song writing has Pub in Cocoa Beach for ages 18 and up, as reported to us by the matured even more. Once we’ve figured out how we’ll release promoter. The venu informed us that the Cottage Pub will only them, you can judge that for yourself. admit ages 21 and up!

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SIMONE amazing new (original) stuff that he’s Temporary Heaven putting on his next record and it’s gonna Produced by Bryan Kezer melt your skull! I’ll keep you posted. Stylistically somewhere between (www.myspace.com/themattsamsband) Joni Mitchell and Norah Jones, Simone is a real favorite of mine. In fact, I MYNDKILL awarded her the coveted E.A.R Award Disenchantment (Excellence in Audio Recording) at Produced by Anthony Tangredi the recent Brevard Live Music Awards This is a special brand of metal ceremony. Although this is technically that (sadly) we don’t hear much of her third solo record it contains several anymore. Fans of old school bands like remakes of songs from her two previous Queensryche and Savatage are going to by Chris Long records. I give her an “A” for effort, love this record. (www.myndkill.com) kay, okay! I apologize for however, O“slacking” on this column over I’d really love to hear her do a OFFSHORE RIOT the last few months, but it’s been a record in a “big” studio. If a top name Self Titled very hectic year. I kicked off 2007 in producer like Don Was got a hold of this Produced by Steve Connelly and a Los Angeles studio with Poison as girl she’d be huge! Offshore Riot they worked on their new chartbusting (www.simonesongs.com) The bio on the group’s Myspace album Poison’d. During that trip I also page refers to the sound of this Tampa went to a Grammy after-show party and THE MATT SAMS BAND based trio as a mixture of reggae, even hung out with Slash! By spring Live at Lou’s Blues funk and alternative. It can also be I was back in LA to promote Lane, an Produced by Mike Stewart described as a mind-numbing and feeble exciting new artist that I’m currently Often seen as a “geographic Sublime knock-off. (www.myspace. managing (myspace.com/lanelive). outsider” of sorts on the local blues comoffshoreriot) Over the summer I once again worked seen, North Brevard guitarist/vocalist (selected dates) on the Poison tour, co- Matt Sams’ debut offering is actually SLICK WILLIE produced and played on several studio more of a (really good) live demo than it Careful What You Wish For tracks for Lane AND hosted the BMA is a “real” record. Recorded live in 2006 Simply put, this record features ceremony. This is all in addition to my at Florida’s premier blues club, Lou’s three guys (and a lot of “extras”) various nightclub work so it can be easy Blues, this record is well produced, playing 13 original blues based tunes. now and then to get “behind the eight well performed and well recorded. The production and the packaging are ball.” This month, however, I’m going Unfortunately Sams plays it (real) safe both really good. In fact, I’d join this to try to play catch up with a condensed, by opting to fill most of the record with band strictly because their CD face rapid-fire overview of several of this extremely vanilla versions of too many looks so cool! (www.slickwillieband. year’s local releases that I just haven’t same-old-same-old covers. I say this com) yet had the chance to talk about. because I’ve already heard some of the

New Dance Band SWITCH

eaturing recent BMA win- ner (Favorite Vocalist) Ana KirbyF on lead vocals, Switch has its sights set on becoming the Space Coast’s hottest new party/dance band. Debuting this month and performing every Wednesday and Sunday night at The Cove on A1A in Satellite Beach, this powerhouse ensemble presents a high and familiar line up is bassist Paul Beach, guitarist Gary energy set list offering club goers everything from Chaka Kirby and drummer Sean Garriel. Check it out the next time Khan to Evanescence. Rounding out the band’s impressive you want to party.

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SULTAN PALACE Smoking Hookah is an age old tradition in Middle Eastern countries and over the past few years hookah lounges have been popping up in college towns and big cities all over the states. Now Palm Bay finally has its own hookah lounge: Sultan Palace. Hookah (also called Shisha or Narghile in some countries) is a water pipe used to smoke flavored tobaccos—and there are plenty of flavors to choose from. Owner Kenny Jaffal says they have over 30 flavors, the most popular being Strawberry, Peach, Grape and, of course, their own house blend. The lounge also offers a variety of Middle Eastern food like Hummus, Kabobs and Falafel. If you’re eyes a feeling a little heavy, try a cup of their Turkish coffee. Sultan Palace also has a belly dancer every Friday and Saturday night. Seating is limited and reservations are a must. Sultan Palace is located at 4700 Babcock Street in Palm Bay. For more information or reservations call 321-984-0058. SUN SHOPPE CAFÉ I have fond memories of Sun Shoppe that stem back to my BCC days when I first came to Melbourne. There were study sessions, which usually turned into deep discussions about current events or the latest Simpson’s episode, group meetings, tragic story-telling and, of course, deep poetry (well, it is a coffee house). Sun Shoppe isn’t just a place for Java Junkies — my latest addiction has been bubble tea, mainly because I love burning nervous energy chewing on the tea soaked tapioca balls. They also have smoothies, beer, wine, chai and other teas as well as sandwiches, salads and breakfasts. And, if there’s room in your bubble tea and sandwich filled stomach, they have some of the most tempting desserts. Did someone say peanut butter pie? The café is open Monday through Saturday 8 am to mid- night and they have music every Monday and Saturday and free wireless internet. Sun Shoppe Café is located at 540 East New Haven in Downtown Melbourne. 3D POWER BLENDZ SMOOTHIES 3D Power Blends had their first autograph signing event last month and it was a huge—but, so were the guests of honor. Devon Hughes and Kurt Angle were at the smoothie shop last month signing autographs and meeting with the over 400 fans that came. Hughes is co-owner of 3D Power Blendz and part of Team 3D, the only tag team to win the ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) World Tag Team Championships. Angle won the Olympic Gold for heavyweight freestyle wrestling in 1996 before going professional with ECW. Recently he made his debut in New Japan Pro Wrestling. There will be another event at 3D Blendz on September 8th. Christian Cage, Terry “Rhino” Gerin and Devon Hughes will be signing autographs. 3D Power Blendz is located at 1882 North Wickham Road in Melbourne. For event times and more information contact 3D Power Blendz at 321-254-9057.

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Club Vegas In Palm Bay: PUTTING ON THE RITZ!

lub Vegas is open! After major renovations and months of Cpreparation Palm Bay’s fanciest club opened its doors last month. Looking at the outside of the club, you wouldn’t expect it to be very big, but once you walk inside you will be pleasantly surprised to find a large club with 7 different themed rooms: Scarface Hookah and Cigar, Voodoo, Pussycat Dolls, VIP, Playboy, Cocktails and Club Vegas Casino, where you can play Texas Hold’em. There are five bars inside, which is great—less waiting for a drink. The décor at Club Vegas varies by room, but for the most part it is ultra modern- classy. That being said, this is not the kind of place you can go to wearing board shorts and worn out flip flops. It is a dress-to-impress club that strictly enforces their dress code. The club is just what Palm Bay needs to get them on the map with the club scene. Joe O’Dell, President of Club Vegas, says they are planning some special events in September that may include some big name performers. For more information and event times visit their myspace page at www.myspace. com/clubvegaspalmbay. Club Vegas is located in the back of the Quality Inn (formerly Safar Inn) at 1881 Palm Bay Road. They’re open 3 pm to 2 am seven days a week.

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Djon’s Chop House in Melbourne Beach: A FINE DINING EXTRAVAGANZA jon’s Chop House is an upscale dining restaurant in Melbourne Beach that’s known for fabulous food andD an extensive wine list. I went there for the first time last month and had a wonderful evening.

My dinner friend and I were seated upstairs, just above the piano bar. We could feel the cords of the piano through the floor as the pianist played familiar tunes. We started our meal with a nice Johannesburg Riesling and perused the menu: veal chop Djon, roasted duck, chicken marsala, rack of lamb—decisions, decisions. When I see a tempting roasted duck on the menu, it’s almost impossible to resist. Djon’s roasted duck is with a black cherry brandy sauce—an interesting combination that won me over. My dining friend finally chose the chicken marsala after a careful consideration of two or three other meals. As we waited for our meals, we discovered Djon’s is a great place to relax and chat. It wasn’t overbearingly loud, so you could hear each other without straining, but it wasn’t silent either. You could hear the hum of other diners enjoying their dinners, the piano downstairs and the cheer and laughs at the bar, which all added to the atmosphere. Our meals came fairly quickly considering it was a Friday night. Each entrée was carefully arranged and both smelled irresistible. The duck was lightly browned, moist and the black cherry brandy sauce blended with the richness of the duck meat very well. Their chicken marsala, which is sautéed marsala wine, was cooked to perfection and was a good blend of melt in your mouth. Djon’s Chop House is keeping its class in the midst of their major face lift. The building is already beautiful and the interior made me want to pick up a parasol and twirl it around. Frank Romano, Manager of Djon’s Chop House said they are renovating the rear of the building for outside seating and extending the porch on the second floor so that it wraps around to the front of the restaurant. Romano also took pride in showing off the new restrooms downstairs, as well he should. The highlight: beautiful glass sinks with very unique faucets. One tip for the eager visitor—dress well. My friend and I hadn’t anticipated going to a fine dining restaurant and though the staff made sure we felt right at home, we found ourselves feeling a little underdressed in our jeans and casual tops. Djon’s is located at 522 Ocean Avenue in Melbourne Beach. For information and reservations call 321-722-2737.

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Gregory’s In Cocoa Beach: Wonder Bar In Melbourne: DELICIOUS STEAKS MAGIC AND COMEDY GREAT SEAFOOD MAKE AUDIENCE ROAR or years Gregory’s has master magician since age been my favorite restau- A nine when he did his first pro- F fessional shows, Joe DeLion has rant for beef. But now they done everything from eating fire surprised me with a differ- to sword-swallowing to sleight- ent kind of steak - Gregory’s of-hand to hosting his own regular Sesame Pepper Tuna Steak - magic show in New York - and and it’s out of this world! now at his newest club in Mel- bourne, The Wonder Bar. He’s escaped from tons of ice, freed himself from a straight-jacket while hung by his ankles from a crane 20 stories above the ground, and he’s done it all with a smile. During the 80’s Joe made the step up to national headliner with his unique blend and aggressive mix of oddball humor and comedic magic performing in every state sushi grade filet, seared to your liking, in the Union and Canada as well. topped with a honey-ginger glaze and He also appared on Showtime and served with stir-fried vegetables and showcase performances in such Over the past ten years, Gregory’s jasmine rice. I ordered the tuna on the comedy meccas as Dangerfield’s in has earned a superior reputation for rare-side (it’s the only way). Manhattan, Las Vegas and Atlantic serving only the finest in Certified An- Dining at Gregory’s, I expected a City. gus Beef and the freshest of fresh local great meal, but this tuna steak exceeded Lucky Brevard! We don’t have and northern seafood. Their most popu- my imagination. The tuna was red and to travel to metropolitan areas to lar steak, the Baseball Cut Sirloin, a melted in my mouth and it was served see one of his hilarious perfor- very flavorful, hearty steak has become with an adventure of flavors that I mances. You can catch him every legendary along with other classics like haven’t tasted before. It was heavenly Friday & Saturday at 9 pm at the Steak Diane (in Dijon Brandy mush- and I will be back soon! Wonder Bar, 421 S. Babcock Street room sauce), Steak Au Poivre (in a light Of course, my partner’s “Land & in Melbourne. Call 321-768-8803 Brandy peppercorn sauce), or Steak Tor- Sea Combo” was delicious - what’s for more information. nados Oscar (with Crabmeat, Aspara- new? - Definitely not the fact that Greg- gus, and Hollandaise sauce). Making a ory’s is Brevard’s finest steak house. choice has been always difficult for me. At a recent visit something else on Located at 900 N. Atlantic Ave. the menu caught my eyes: Gregory’s (A1A) in Cocoa Beach, 321-799-2557. Sesame Pepper Tuna Steak. It’s a 12oz. www.gregorysonthebeach.com

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School Stage band and put together playing drums in bands at 11 years of a local rock band “The Heat” which age and continued with various south- performed all over South Florida for ern Minnesota bands through 1969. several years. College and a growing Then he became a studio musician for family sidelined him for a few years, but Tumbleweed Records in Denver from after moving to Brevard County in the 1970-1972 and recorded 4 albums (Dan mid 80’s he got back into music. Joined Holien, Dewey Terry, Rob Kunkle and by a friend, he composed the songs for Michael Stanley - the Michael Stanley the album “Voyage” and signed with album had Joe Walsh playing guitar Earthbound Records. In 2005 he finally on it). Greg has a bachelor’s degree formed his own band “The Nite Owls”. in music composition and continues THE NITE OWLS He is currently working on original ma- to compose classical music, including terial for a forthcoming CD. Paul is also scores written for the BSO. he Nite Owls are not your average a talented recording and audio engineer Tony Rodriguez - drums & vocals blues band. Granted - the music in his own right. He is best known for - is a native to Florida, Tony has been theyT play is blues-rooted, but they blos- his work on Steve Thorpe’s “Live at playing drums since the age of 10. His som when they rock. This current ver- Lou’s” CD. versatility in all styles of music has sion of the Nite Owls has been together Guy Black - bass guitar- is a native opened doors to play with legends as for a year and show no signs of slowing resident of Brevard County. He first Gregg Allman and Buddy Miles. A vet- down. They are now recording all their picked up the bass in 1980. After taking eran of the South Florida music scene, live performance for a CD release by a break to build his career as a software Tony has recently moved to Brevard the end of summer 07. engineer and raise a family, Guy at- County, where he has established Paul Black - lead guitar and vocals tended local area jam sessions where he himself in the local music scene and - has been playing guitar since June quickly found himself immersed in the has recently joined “The Nite Owls”. 1964 after getting hooked on the music Brevard music scene. His drumming and vocal abilities have coming out of England. He learned to Greg Hammel - keyboards & vo- brought a new edge to the band. play jazz, blues and rock with his High cals - grew up in Minnesota and began www.theniteowls.com

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DENETTE SCHWEIKERT

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enette Schweikert says that when she Jerry Thomas is a local artist who also inspired Denette. She admired his large scale, natural studies. As a result, she Dstarted painting five years ago, “…it fell in love with painting large flowers. She liked the bright was a life-changing experience. You notice colors with lots of values and crisp lines. Denette stuck with acrylic painting until about a year ago lights and darks, textures…. You look at when Betsy Bohmer advised Denette that she is an oil painter. the world and every single moment in a Denette disputed that, but Bohmer invited her to a class where different way.” Denette learned that she loved painting with oils. Once she worked with the oils and learned the extensive blending she could do with them, she realized that the acrylics dried too Busy with other aspects of life — her husband, two fast for what she wanted to do. She said that she loves the sons (now grown), and a career as a consultant on computer th richness she can get from the oils. accounting — she hadn’t done any art since the 6 grade. She Her style of painting is photorealism. She usually paints said that she didn’t know she could. in a natural rather than formal setting. Most of her paintings decided to take a drawing class from Louise Cherwak are large (36 inches by 48 inches) and take her 50 to 60 hours and wanted Denette to go with her. Denette hesitated but went to complete. To get started, she often takes 150 to 200 photos along because she likes art, not because she thought that she before she finds an image she can use while painting. Instead could draw. Denette flourished with Cherwak’s guidance and of painting from a print, she often opens the image on the encouragement. computer screen and paints referring to that image. She continued the drawing class for six months. During Denette finds the shapes and patterns in nature the most that time, she began painting with acrylics. Because Cherwak interesting. She says, “…some become almost abstract when teaches drawing and watercolor, she couldn’t advise Denette you attend to the detail of the shapes. It’s amazing what nature on the acrylics, but she provided valuable critiques of the does.” composition of her paintings. Denette is a prolific painter. She joined the Art Students’

56 - Brevard Live September 2007 Guild in Historic Downtown Melbourne about a year and a half ago. Most often, she attends the figure-drawing classes. At the Art Students’ Guild, a group of women began talking one day about how they all admired the work of Jini James. So, they approached James and asked her to give them a drawing class. The class started in June of 2006. Eventually, eight women of the group settled into painting together on a weekly basis. They call themselves Pieces of Eight. It is no longer a class, but it has evolved into a group of women helping and inspiring each other. Their first show was of miniature oils at the Mud Flats Pottery and Gallery last November. Currently the group is looking into the possibility of applying for a spot as a gallery art education group in the Main Street Masters of Art Festival in Historic Downtown Melbourne. That event is scheduled for October 20th and 21st, 2007. They will also have a show for two weeks beginning October 13th at East Coast Coffee and Tea. The artists within the Pieces of Eight all have varied styles. That’s part of the beauty of the group. They learn from each other and share ideas and materials. Denette enjoys the encouragement she receives from the group and said, “Because I’m self-taught, being part of the group has helped me experiment with techniques I wouldn’t have thought to try.” Denette also belongs to the Seaside Piecemakers – a quilting guild. She has always sewn and admits that she was on her way to trying her hand at creating art quilts when she discovered painting. Now, she admits that even though she loves sewing, when given the choice, she puts her time into her paintings. Music is another of Denette’s passions. She started singing with the Brevard Community Chorus 10 years ago. That group sings one night a week and they perform with the BSO periodically. In 2000, she sang with David Vogeding, director of music at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, at a wedding and talked to him about starting a small singing group. That group of 25 is called the Indialantic Chamber Singers. They sing 16th Century music mostly with some modern pieces thrown in occasionally. They recently performed at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. as the prelude to the morning service on Florida Day. Denette’s paintings are bold and beautiful, grabbing her audience through strong colors and bigger than life representations. Her work has been shown throughout the Eastern United States. Most recently, she was chosen as a finalist in Artist’s Magazine, 2007 Annual Art Competition, and she was selected to show two paintings at the National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society Juried Show in Jefferson City, Missouri. For information or to contact Schweikert: email:ds@ schweikert.net; phone (321) 952-4301. To see more of her paintings, visit her website at http:// www.denette.net

Note: Thanks to John Andreozzi for the photos of Tom Powers’ artwork in the August issue.

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love the song by Billy Joel, “Everybody Has a Dream”, and She spent most all of her spare time learning every Debby Boyer of the Austin Pettit Band with Debby Boyer country song written it seemed. And then came the 60’s wasI no different, except perhaps the determination we all may and along with it the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and so not possess to do whatever it takes to pursue this dream, rather many others that would come to be known as “The British than allowing it to continue to be just that. Invasion”. Music would be forever changed and, of course, the musicians with it. This new music reaching across the As I have said before, Debby has been performing since ocean from England became the music which was embraced the almost unheard of age of 4 when she appeared on The by me, Debby and an entire generation. With it came all the Johnny Lane Show in San Antonio, Texas, just after having radical changes we would see in the American bands as well, learned to use both hands while playing the piano. But Debby the music changing to fit the times we were living in. The would have another dream as well which would spur her entire scene would change forever, along with so many other along to make her dream of playing music and performing for things in the life of a young person coming of age in the 60’s. audiences come true, reinforcing the encouragement she had So, it was only befitting that the first band Debby would play always received from her grandfather with whom she lived in in at the age of 16 would be called “The Wild Things”. Kansas after her parent’s separation. For the next couple of decades Debby would play in At approximately eleven years old Debby had a dream various groups, both in Kansas and Texas, playing rock-n- that she was entertaining a large group of people in her roll, country rock, and of course the blues, while at the same school gymnasium, playing the guitar and singing along. time sporadically attending college. I remember her talking of She remembers the dream being so vivid, and it left such an attending the University of Texas in Austin at the same time impression on her that she decided she needed a guitar right as Janis Joplin, who was older so Debby never really attended then. the same classes, but she recalls the talk of Janis and how the people reacted toward her. Her mom still resided in Texas (where Debby was born), and by this time had re-married. Her new stepfather Debby played mostly keyboards and rhythm guitar in the happened to be a guitar player in a country band, and gave bands, doing some solo singing and a lot of backup vocals. Debby a little tweed covered Gibson tube amp and a skinny She then decided to make a very big move, and relocate to necked “Airline” electric guitar. He also included a stack of the Bay area in San Francisco to try her luck there. This was country music magazines just full of lyrics. It was time for where a lot of the greatest and most innovative things in Debby to get to work making sure she fulfilled this dream she American music were happening (example, Grateful Dead and envisioned and wanted so badly, to perform. And she would Jefferson Airplane). Janis Joplin may have been there by this work very hard at doing just that. time as well. Like New York is to an artist who wants to make

Left: Debby in the band known as “Colossus” in 1972. Right: D.B. and the Bon Ton Kings continued next page

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meet “Groove Monsters” which of encouragement which was just what course included Austin Pettit, and she Debby needed to put her bashfulness in had no way of knowing how things the past and allow her to share her gift would turn out down the road, or being with us today. able to foresee the years she and Austin would and continue playing together. Still performing with Austin who Debby spent a lot of time jamming with became a very dear friend, all you have the “Groove Monsters” at the “Surfside” to do is watch Debby play to see how in Cocoa Beach, using Steve Miller’s much she loves it, as well as her partner it, San Francisco was to a musician who B3. Steve loved getting extra breaks, Austin, and what a perfect match the wanted to experience it all and maybe and Debby was more than happy to two make. I have never seen a better find that chance of making it they were fill in. As well as jamming she would one. She says that Austin has taught her looking for. But it was while in the Bay begin singing, doing both so often that a lot, and not just about music. Randy area that Debby would learn a lot about Austin would dub her as a “Junior Crouch (known for being one of the the blues. She put together an album of Groove Monster”. It was during this best drummers around and I personally original songs (both words and music) time Debby found herself experimenting know a wonderful person as well) joins in 1980, and today continues to grace with jazz vocals, and developing more Debby and Austin, and has been with the stage with some of the knowledge and more of a “blues” voice . The voice them for many years now, and Debby she learned at this stepping stone of her I personally have come to love, and it’s says he knows what she’s going to career. obvious I’m not by any means the only do before she does at times. In music one. that’s always the sign of people who are It was in 1985 she would move to meant to play together. The 3 of them Florida, deciding to leave performing After playing in a band from have been through all kinds of ups and behind and concentrate on her marriage Titusville known as “The Reflections”, downs, seeing them through as a team, and being a mother, as well as her new in 1996 Debby would become a member and Debby has told me that she never career (which she continues today), of the “Kenny Cohen and Austin Pettit wants to see what she has come to an working as an “employment specialist” Band”. But for 2 years before joining end. for persons with disabilities. up with Kenny, Debby, Austin, Randy Crouch and Sharon Denton (bassist) Her plans for the future, “Keep But putting her music and played together at the Port as “The on rocking of course!!” Finish some performing behind her would all change Blues Wahoos”. Debby loved the beach originals she and Austin have been after a jam she participated in with audiences and after always being shy working on, and jamming with local Papa Chuck Crawford and drummer about singing with her whole heart musical ladies such as Guitar Lin, Debie Randall Brown in the later part of 1991. and soul she found herself learning Babcock, Sharon, Gloria McDonald, In Debby’s own words “doncha know, to “just let go and do it. Just open up Ana, and many, many more “cause I there I was back in the saddle again as my mouth and display my entire row love them.” a member of “D.B. and the Bon Ton of back teeth to the whole room!” Her Kings!” And that was when she would To Be Continued... new friends and peers gave her constant

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