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FEATURES page 51 NIKKI BLUHM Led by the smooth voice and sultry moves Columns Though he has been most successful with of a bell-bottomed beauty, Nicki Bluhm country audiences, he has charted more masterfully leads her troupe of trouba- Charles Van Riper than 120 hit singles across various music dours through their organic and accessible 22 Political Satire genres and topped the country and pop al- sound, reflecting the laid back emotive music that Northern California has in- bum charts for more than 200 individual Calendars weeks in the United States alone. spired for so many years. Live Entertainment, Page 11 Page 20 25 Concerts, Festivals

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND FDM: CENTER STAGE Expose Yourself After a thousand plus live shows and tens Florida Discount Music has a new “cen- 30 by Charles & Lissa of thousands of miles traveled, YMSB ter stage” putting the spotlight on some has come set a precedent regarding what mighty fine local talent. Sam Rece ofHar - Brevard Scene to expect in attending their live shows. bor City Music checked it out. Steve Keller gives Caleb Miller experienced it! 33 Page 41 you the lowdown. Page 13 JEFF STENTON Out & About YES 37 by Joe Cronin Regarded as pioneers of the progressive Jeff is one of Brevard’s best kept talent secrets which was publicly explored at genre, YES are known for their lengthy HarborCityMusic songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate art, last year’s Brevard Live Music Awards Original Music is and live stage sets. On their Spring Tour when he took the stage as solo artist. Steve 41 they will feature three per show. Keller sat down and talked with him. alive and well. Page 17 Page 42

Brevard Live March 2013 - 7 8 - Brevard Live March 2013 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast March 2013 and beyond for 21 years. PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke e’re on the peak of our entertain- nic on the pation with burgers, hot dogs, STAFF ACCOUNT MANAGER Wment season and you can catch great chicken sandwiches and more. This show Charlene Hemmle shows in many places throughout Brevard is a fundraiser for the King Center. Show ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE County. The magazine features articles support! Cynthia Prindle about Kenny Rogers, Yes, Jim Thackery, MUSIC WRITERS Natty Vibes (!), and who Caleb Miller are scheduled to perform in our area along Steve Keller OUT & ABOUT with some memorable shows that you Joe Cronin might have missed. Here are a few more PHOTOGRAPHY performances you want to add to your list Jesse Hearndon of entertainment choices: Misti Blu Day Shelley Chandler Chuck Van Riper Pirates of Penzance COLUMNISTS The King Center has been offering a few Chuck Van Riper of unusual shows with overwhelming suc- Charles Knight & cess. The Price Is Right Live! was one of OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA Lissa Galindo those sold-out favorites. Here’s another The combined efforts of Roland Guilarte’s HARBOR CITY MUSIC one: If you like to capture the pirate spirit, Brevard Music Group and The Henegar Sam Rece/ Shelley Chandler Reproduction of any portion of this is your ultimate buccaneers show for Center has brought some memorable con- Brevard Live Magazine is strictly a rollicking romp over the rocky coast certs to downtown Melbourne. prohibited without the written of Cornwall. It’s a pirate party on March Ottmar Liebert is a guitarist and com- permission of the publisher. 14th! poser best known for his distinct New Fla- menco sound. A five-time Grammy Award ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold Phone: (321) 956-9207 and Platinum certifications in the United [email protected] States, as well as certifications in Canada, COMMENTS & LETTERS Australia, and New Zealand. His debut Brevard Live Magazine album Nouveau Flamenco (1990) sold P.O. Box 1452, double-platinum in the United States and Melbourne, Fl 32902 has become one of the best-selling guitar Copyright © 2013 albums of all time. He will perform at the Brevard Live Henegar Center on Wednesday, March All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos 20th, at 8pm. or scripts sent to Brevard Live ROCK OF AGES Magazine. Published photos and The worldwide party musical Rock Of articles become property of this Ages features a mix of 28 rockin’ 80’s publication. We are not tunes including Don’t Stop Believin’, We responsible for wrongful Built This City, The Final Countdown, advertised or canceled venues. Wanted Dead Or Alive, Here I Go Again, Download a pdf file Can’t Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is. Of course, it’s a love BREVARD story set in 1987 on the Sunset Strip. It’s FLORIDA going to be a big party that will have the audience dancing in their seats. There are many more exciting shows fea- LIVE The rock musical will be performed at the turing international, national and local tal- at www.brevardlive.co King Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, ent. Find them by reading Brevard Live Check out our affiliate at www.harborcitymusic.com April 9th and 10th. There will be a pic- Magazine. Enjoy!

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April 11, 8 pm, King Center, Melbourne KENNY ROGERS

enny Rogers is one of the most legend- ary voices and forces in America music history.K Though he has been most successful with country audiences, he has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres and topped the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. Two of his albums, The Gambler and Kenny, are featured in the About.com poll of “The 200 Most Influential Country Albums Ever.” He was voted the “Fa- vorite Singer of All-Time” in a 1986 joint poll by readers of both USA Today and People. He has received numerous such awards as the AMAs, Grammys, ACMs and CMAs, as well as a lifetime achievement award for a career spanning over six decades. Besides being a legendary singer-, he has been successful as photographer, , actor, entrepreneur and author.

His career began in the mid 1950s when he recorded with career. Rogers soon developed a more middle of the road a rockabilly group called The Scholars, who had some suc- sound, with a somewhat rough but tuneful voiced style that cess with a single called “Poor Little Doggie.” Rogers was sold to both pop and country audiences. To date, he has not the lead singer of the group and after two more singles charted more than 60 top 40 hit singles and 50 of his al- they disbanded. Now on his own, Kenneth Rogers (as he bums have charted. His music has also been featured in top was billed then) followed the breakup with his own single, selling movie soundtracks, such as Convoy, Urban Cowboy a minor solo hit called “That Crazy Feeling” (1958). After and The Big Lebowski. sales slowed down, Rogers joined a jazz group called The In the late 1970s, Rogers teamed up with close friend Bobby Doyle Trio, who got a lot of work in clubs thanks to and legend for a series of al- a reasonable fan following and also recorded for Columbia bums and duets. He started a series of successful collab- Records. The group disbanded in 1965. Rogers also worked orations with other notable artists. In 1980, his duet with as a producer, writer and session musician for other per- Kim Carnes “Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer” became formers including country artists Mickey Gilley and Eddy a major hit. Later in 1980 came his partnership with Lionel Arnold. After a stint with The New Christy Minstrels as a Richie who wrote and produced Rogers’ No. 1 hit “Lady.” singer and double bass player, he formed The First Edition He went on to work with the Bee Gees to record his 1983 in 1967 (later renamed “Kenny Rogers and The First Edi- hit album Eyes That See in the Dark, featuring the title track tion”). They chalked up a string of hits on both the pop and and yet another number one hit “Islands in the Stream,” a country charts, including “Just Dropped In (To See What duet with . Condition My Condition Was In),” “But You Know I Love Rogers was back at number one for the first time in You,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” “Reuben more than a decade with the 2000 single “.” James,” and “Something’s Burning”. In his First Edition Although Rogers did not record new albums for a couple days, Rogers had something of a hippie image, sporting of years, he continued to have success in many countries long brown hair, an earring, and pink sunglasses. with more greatest hits packages. As of 2011 Rogers has When the group split in 1976, Rogers launched his solo recorded 65 albums and sold over 190 million records.

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Yonder Mountain String Band!

The Idiosyncratic Traditionalists “A man stood in the shadows, his face was dripping sweat He took a break with running but he wasn’t done yet. Looked over his shoulder, when he heard the barking hounds, Dug his feet into the earth and headed out of town” By Caleb Miller et’s call a town-hall meeting, gather all able minds, All ticket holders were brimming in excitement with Lmusicians, fans, hobbyists, and any person possessing an announcement a day before the show, Fiddle player ex- the slightest enjoyment for music. My tunnel vision has traordinaire Jason Carter of The Del McCoury Band would locked onto the pursuit of yelling a singular message from be creating the fifth piece to the Yonder Mountain puzzle. the nearest pedestal. The duration and location is irrelevant Compounding the nights excitement was the 45 minute but the message is concise; Yonder Mountain String Band! opening set from Outlaw-Bluegrass musicians Grandpa’s After a thousand plus live shows and tens of thousands of Cough Medicine. Playing with the energy and intensity of a miles traveled, YMSB has come set a precedent regarding band fighting for the ability to play the next night- Guitar- what to expect in attending their live shows. The band is as ist Brett Bass’s “turbo” flat picking drove the three piece road tested and musically tight as anyone can be, but on a bands’ rabble-rousing lyrics of crooked cops, moonshining, chilly Thursday night at The Plaza in Orlando something and homicidal teenagers- making sure nobody would ever special occurred- a possible new dynamic of their road test- forget their name or unique sound. ed formula was displayed to the inviting audience. As Yonder Mountain took the stage and began their continued page 14

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Brett Bass of Grandpa’s Cough Medicine

A Brew of Bluegrass, Heavy Metal, and Lyrics on Life

By Caleb Miller ruly unique sounds and styling’s are becoming aT much sought after YONDER MOUNTAIN continued action with each member. After a full concoction for musicians first set, the influence of Jason Carter hour of experimenting with sounds and enthusiasts alike; presence and musical talent was evi- and songs, the band headed backstage thanks to Grandpa’s Cough dent by second song. The typical stage for their usual intermission. While on formula of Yonder Mountain String break, a brimming excitement in the Medicine, the genre of Band had been discarded- normally audience was expressed through ran- Outlaw Bluegrass has placed like statuesque bookends on dom conversations on the crispness of become classified as one of a linear assault, guitarist Adam Ai- the vocals and the visual cohesiveness those original sounds. Led jala and banjo picker Dave Johnston of the band throughout the first set. by the flat-picking acoustic provide stoic and unwavering sup- A bomb was dropped on the heads guitarist/singer Brett Bass, port for the energetic court jesters of the crowd four measures into the Grandpa’s Cough Medicine of Ben Kaufmann (bass) and Jeff 2nd set as the distinctive intro to Ra- Austin (Mandolin). Having a trusted leigh & Spencer was heard. Sung at joins the growing ranks musician share the stage seemingly a whirlwind pace by Jeff Austin, the of North Florida musical unlocked a rarely witnessed energy instrumental accompanying the story trailblazers in the creation and mobility for the two bookends. of fast living and Jesse James’s death of accessible and original Subsequently, the first set could’ve set the level of intensity for the almost music. Brett Bass, along with easily been named, “The Davy John- two hour second set. As the show pro- Mike Coker (banjo), and Jon son Show.” Riding the still lingering gressed into longer and more engag- Murphy (upright bass), are energy created by openers Grandpa’s ing songs, the environment acted as Cough Medicine, Davy Johnson’s a sponge with its unending thirst for answering to no one as they Scruggs-style banjo and raw baritone more. steadily build a fan-base one voice set the free-wheeling tone for Funky-beat laden bluegrass jams, live show at a time, slinging the entire evening. dueling upright bass and Mandolin, their brew of bluegrass, heavy Audience members intuitively and a minimal laser light show ra- metal, and un-romanticized picked up on this zeal, thus beginning diating from behind the band culmi- lyrics on life. After witnessing a vortex of escalating energy shared nated in a complete assault upon the their emotive live show as an with the band. Improvisational solos audiences senses. As the lights came were thrown back and forth between on, and the crowd began to disperse, opener for Yonder Mountain all five members on stage, never skip- not a wary head or unhappy face was String Band in Orlando, I ping a beat or discounting the crescen- seen. Only the smiles of pure ecstasy caught up with Brett Bass do built by the previous person. A nod and the contentment, having just left to see what drives the of a head or a four note run was all that the euphoric cloud of serenity created Grandpa’s Cough Medicine was needed to fuel the constant inter- around Yonder Mountain String Band. machine.

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What music are you listening to right now, when you’re not working on your own material? I’m listening to a lot of Gypsy jazz, like Django Reinhardt and The Rosenberg Trio. Also enjoy hearing some bluegrass from some of my favorite pickers like Bryan Sutton, Larry Keel, Tony Rice and Rob Ickes. Amazing instrumentalists like the ones I mentioned are what really grabs my ear currently. I still occasionally go back to my metal roots and listen to bands like Pantera or Dimmu Borgir.

How has past music contributed to the foundation for the music you now create? When I started playing guitar at age 11, my Dad bought me a Black Sabbath tape in some truck stop while we were to have a bad experience to write a moments have been when Aaron Till on a road trip. That set me on a path good song. sat in on the fiddle. It’s always been at of seeking out heavier music from random bar gigs in Jacksonville when Metallica to Cannibal Corpse through There is a great interaction he’s home to visit family. He is an my teenage years. I think the speed, between your guitar and Mike amazing musician and always adds so instrumental prowess and aggressive Coker’s banjo while performing much to our band. If I ever get in the nature of that music shines through in live, do you two push each other situation where I can afford it, I’d love our brand of bluegrass. during live performances regarding to hire him to play with us regularly. solos and speed? Your lyrics often tell a less told I think we do. If I do something in one Being a New Year, and impending side of life, and when delivered of my solos that’s different from what festival season, what goals or new with the raw medium of acoustic I might normally do, I can usually hear experiences are you preparing for as instruments and your baritone voice, Mikey leave his comfort zone as well. a band? it carries powerful punch. Do you Bluegrass is similar to jazz in that We’ve been touring more extensively have a muse, or draw upon specific there’s lots of room for improvisation, than we ever have this year, and are instances in your environment that and we definitely feed off of each getting ready to head to Colorado. We influence your song writing? other in that regard. have an appointment to audition for I really just try to write music that I’d the producers of America’s Got Talent like to hear- like fast pickin’ music and Your band is on the lineup for and we’re doing a string of dates after songs that aren’t sappy. There are too SpringFest this March, are there that. My real goal is to get the band to a many love songs and music that just any collaborations there that you point where I can do a little less of the have no balls. I like to write music are anticipating? Do you have a work in terms of booking, promotion that has serious testosterone, stuff that favorite collaboration? and printing shirts. I’d like to be able is highly likely to get you a speeding I’d really like to get Larry Keel on to focus on songwriting and just being ticket if you’re listen in the car. Some stage with us during our set, but that’s a musician. That means getting taken in of our songs come from personal completely up to him, but luckily by a booking agency or management. experience, and some are story songs we’re buddies. I personally enjoyed We do have two new songs that are that are works of fiction. I wrote a song the late night jam at Magnolia Fest last tight enough that we’ve been playing recently called “Respect the Shine” year where I got to be one of the only them live. We have several more in the that stems from real experience- guitarists on stage with The Travelin’ development stages. I think it’s safe to ironically I’ve since quit drinking McCourys, Rushad Eggleston, and say we’ll have enough material for a liquor altogether. Sometimes you have Jeff Mosier. Some of our shining new album in the future.

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Saturday, March 30, 8 pm at the King Center, Melbourne

Pioneers of

original keyboardist Kaye and guitarist and es is a British rock band that achieved adopted a more pop rock sound. Their sales peaked across success with their innovative, art and sym- the decade with 90125 (1983), which spawned the US num- Yphonic style of music. Regarded as one of the ber one single “”, and Big Genera- pioneers of the progressive genre, YES are tor (1987). The band toured worldwide between 1997 and known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, 2004 that included their 30th and 35th anniversary shows. elaborate album art, and live stage sets. The After a four-year hiatus due to health issues from Anderson and Wakeman, Yes resumed touring. In 2011 they released band’s current line-up since February 2012 featuring Downes, who returned on key- consists of singer Jon Davison, guitarist Steve boards after 30 years, and the following year David left the Howe, bass guitarist , keyboardist band due to illness and was replaced by Davison from band , and drummer . . According to Wikipedia, Yes is one of the most popu- Squire formed Yes in 1968 with singer . Their lar, influential and critically acclaimed acts in the history early sets were a mix of original material and cover versions of the progressive genre, and have influenced bands such by other artists. In the 1970s, Yes reached their creative as Dream Theater. Nine of their twenty studio albums have peak in the progressive genre when most notably Anderson, reached the top ten in either the UK or the US charts, with Squire, Howe, Bruford, White, and keyboardist Rick Wake- two reaching the number one spot in the UK. They have man were part of the band’s line-ups, and produced what sold 13.5 million certified units in the US. many critics consider their finest works: The Yes Album, From March 1st to April 12th, 2013, Yes will embark Fragile (both in 1971), (1972), Tales on their Spring 2013 North American tour. The band will from Topographic Oceans (1973), (1974), and Go- play three albums a night for the first time in their entirety: ing for the One (1977). The rise of punk rock at the end of The Yes Album, Close to the Edge and Going for the One. the decade led to a decline in creativity and sales. In 1980, During the Spring 2013 North American tour, Yes will lead Anderson and Wakeman left the band and the album Drama a progressive-rock themed cruise titled Cruise to the Edge featuring Downes and new vocalist was re- from 25th to 30th of March. Yes will also be going into the leased. The band disbanded at the beginning of 1981. studio in the fall 2013 to record a new album, their 21st Yes reformed in 1982 with Anderson, Squire, White, studio album and the first with Jon Davison.

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Sunday, March 17th, 9pm Tuesday, April 2, 8pm Debauchery, Melbourne Lou’s , Indialantic NATTY VIBES atural Vibrations, aka Natural & Savoy Brown Vibes or Natty Vibes, is ’s Sunday, March 10, 2pm N im Simmonds is one of the archi- popular and acclaimed band from the Earl’s Hideaway, Sebastian tects of . 19-year- Windward side of O’ahu. They started K old guitarist Simmonds formed Savoy out as a group of friends who loved JIM THACKERY Brown in 1966. But it was 1969 be- playing music and went from playing fore its classic line-up gelled around & THE DRIVERS backyard parties to headlining some Simmonds, guitarist “Lonesome” of Hawaii’s biggest shows and venues. e’s one of the few blues guitar- and vocalist Chris Since 1996 they’ve recorded 6 ists who learned first hand from Youlden. That year’s Blue Matter and H full length albums featuring a sound the masters of the blues. Though most albums conjured up at with strong roots in , rock and associate Jimmy with his 15 years as least three classics heard on The Best pop. Their unique musical blend com- the co-founder of the Nighthawks, Of Savoy Brown. Since its first US bined with a party and dance energy he ended his time with them in 1987. visit, Savoy Brown has criss-crossed has allowed them share the stage with Since then, Jimmy has been on the the country, and “I’m Tired” became artists like Prince, 311, Jimmy Cliff, road as a solo musician for 15 years the group’s first hit single across the Ziggy Marley, UB40, , doing nearly 300 shows a year prov- ocean. The band would find a greater Pepper and SOJA, to name a few. ing each night that he is still the guitar reception in America than in its native The same sound and vibe that powerhouse in the blues. England throughout its career. Later, has earned them the respect of some Thackery has lived the life of a Peverett, bassist Tone Stevens and of reggae’s biggest names has also true road warrior; he’s absorbed the drummer departed to form brought them multiple Best Reggae artistic lessons of life and filtered the immensely successful but decid- Album and People’s Choice Awards them into his guitar playing and song edly rock band . Simmonds at the Hawaii Music Awards, and Ha- writing. To get where he is today, Jim- soldiered on, recruiting from blues waii’s prestigous Na Hoku Hanohano my has journeyed a highway of life band keyboardist Paul Awards. filled with a series of twists and turns. Raymond, bassist and “Our biggest accomplishment is Thackery left the Nighthawks in drummer Dave Bidwell, and from to after 15 years still be playing and 1987 because he wanted the opportu- the Birmingham club circuit vocalist producing music that is loved and nity to write and put newer material . anticipated by our fans.” That’s the into the sets. First he formed a six The new lineup was a hit. On driving force behind relocating to the piece R&B band, the Assassins, an stage in America, the group was sup- west coast, touring nationally and re- all-star R&B, funk band from the DC ported by and the Faces. cording new music. With the help of area, and recorded three albums with As leader of Savoy Brown, he has Polynesian Underground, Natural Vi- them. Then, in 1992, Thackery put to- released over 50 albums. He is also a brations will embark on new territory gether his three piece band called the painter, and the cover of his 2008 solo and new listeners. Look for their new- Drivers to highlight his explosive gui- release Out of the Blue features his est single, “Make You Stay” released tar and hit the blues highway. original art. Febuary 2013.

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After Cruise: Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers

By Caleb Miller

he scheduling of Nicki Bluhm & ers while piled into their van driving and tambourine, Nicki Bluhm continu- Tthe Gramblers at The Social in between west coast venues, the band ally reinforced the already intricate Orlando was a musical treat provided started filming The Van Sessions, and sound created by the Gramblers. Add- by the increasingly popular ‘Music posting them on YouTube. Started as ing to the on stage dynamic was the Cruises.’ Having just come off the Jam something fun to do, it was the cover of presence of her husband, (The Mother Cruise ship, the 100 people who ven- Hall & Oates “I Can’t Go For That” that Hips frontman) Tim Bluhm on back- tured downtown on a Monday night unleashed their sound upon the mass- ing vocals, keyboard, and guitar. His were subjected to an intimate show by es. The day following its posting, Hall vocal talent and cohesiveness with a band on ‘the verge.’ The pleasure & Oates themselves reposted the video Nicki made for fabulous three and four and positivity felt by the crowd was link. The band’s rhythm guitarist Dave part harmonies on almost every song. evident from the sincere smiles and en- Mulligan said, “This was all happening The highlight of this intimate set was joyment the band expressed through- while we were recording the upcoming a haunting version of the song Reno out the show. Led by the smooth voice album. We couldn’t have imagined the Nevada, led by Tim’s Doors-like organ and sultry moves of a bell-bottomed distraction this would cause. It’s re- sound, which culminated in a round of beauty, Nicki Bluhm masterfully leads ally hard to lay down tracks in a studio PBR’s cans being passed to all mem- her troupe of troubadours through their while answering calls and constantly bers for a celebratory cheers. Signaling organic and accessible sound, reflect- checking in amazement at the rapidly the end of their 80 minute set, the band ing the laid back emotive music that growing number of views.” The virtual cut loose the already light restraints Northern California has inspired for so success of The Van Sessions have pro- for some much welcomed jamming on many years. duced sold out clubs across the country the song Burnt, providing fans a pos- This relatively young band’s suc- on their first North American tour. sible glimpse of what’s to come for this cess highlights the positive attributes Like a creature from a different young but talented musical troupe. of the internet. Singing acoustic cov- time, never without her trusty kazoo

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The Column By Chuck Van Riper

Why the Debt Crisis is a Lie! ast year, for a while, I was broke and in debt. I had Ltwo options. Firstly, I could borrow more money to pay off the debts, or secondly, I could sell off some of my assets. I chose the latter. I paid everything off, life goes on. For many, when a bank loans you money, they look at your assets as a factor. Most likely, your house is your biggest asset. If things get really bad, you could sell your house and pay off your debts, life goes on. We watch the news and hear never ending drivel about the government spending too much and how we have to stop the borrowing to get out of this financial cri- sis we’re in. In my opinion, WE are not in a financial cri- ses, nor did we cause it. The greedy a**holes who ripped off the banking system are responsible. They are the ones who should be held responsible for paying it back! With the derivatives traders and the LIBOR scandal and ma- nipulation of the markets, how are WE THE PEOPLE to be held responsible for such foolishness? Yet that’s ex- actly what the government wants to do. Take away things from those who would be hurt the most: the poor, elderly and infirmed. Instead, perhaps the federal government should look into relinquishing some of its own assets. They are plenti- ful. Here’s a short list of government holdings. Accord- ing to the Institute for Energy Research, the US taxpayers (the government) own over 900,000 separate real assets covering more than 3 billion sq. ft., mineral rights to more than 2.5 billion acres of land on and off shore, and oil and gas resources worth more than 128 Trillion! Now you can’t tell me that wouldn’t put a dent in the deficit. But wait! There’s more! The federal government is holding about 261,498,926 ounces of gold. What’s gold selling for today? Do the math. Here’s why that won’t ever hap- pen. The government makes money in part by investing its holding into banks as a shareholder. Local, state and federal governments make these investments. Let’s say you buy a house and get a mortgage through J.P. Mor- gan, the government has a vested interest in making sure they get the highest interest rate so they can make money. Speaking of JP Morgan, the US government has assets of approximately 90 TRILLION in derivatives in this bank

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alone. Bank of America and CitiBank are second and third as far as government ownership. That’s right, since the government owns more than 50.1% of the holdings of these banks, they pretty much own the banks. They then ease restrictions and make laws to for these corporations to be incredibly profitable. (This is also done with various other types of corporations, too.) You can check all this out at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at their website here: http://www.occ.gov/top- ics/capitalmarkets/financialmarkets/trading/derivatives/ derivatives-quarterly-report.html Sooo - the banking industry, who really runs the country, also makes its own regulations as well as set its own interest rates. Enter LIBOR. This is the In- terbank Offer Rate, which sets the interest rate at which banks lend to each other. A few years back, there was an international incident in which 16 of the largest banks in the world, as well as the federal reserve, were caught ma- nipulating data between themselves to make huge profits. Remember when this whole financial mess started, they let the interest rate to reach 0% as part of the “quantitative easing”! These banks included UBS, Barclays, Bank of America, Citigroup, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase just to name a few. This resulted in illegal actions totaling more than 40 TRILLION dollars. UBS has already paid 1.5 billion in fines. An interesting aside to this is that the fathers of both the Sandy Hook shooter and the Colorado movie theater shooter were allegedly to testify against these banks. Hm- mmmm…. Anyway, don’t give me this crap about the deficit. I think we should look to Iceland as an example. There, they rounded up the crooked bankers, threw them in jail, sold all their assets and gave it back to the people. Why aren’t we doing that? Oh, that’s right, the banks and the government are pretty much the same entity now, so they wouldn’t want to shoot themselves in the foot.

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Gov- ernment, laying its foundation on such principles and or- ganizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. --- The Declaration of Independence

Brevard Live March 2013 - 23 24 - Brevard Live March 2013 March 2013 Entertainment Calendar 1 - FRIDAY NORTH END: 9pm Andy Kury BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Harrington MATTS CASBAH: Joe Calautti Aaron Cole & Alex Cole OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm The OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Open Mic CAPT HIRAMS: 4pm Greg & Friction SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Brian; 7:30pm Bullet Theory OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm Ted Villarreal; 8pm Vince CAPT. KATANNA’S: 7pm TBA Steve Cowden SHADY OAKS: 8pm Karaoke CRICKETS: 9pm Funpipe ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Mike & w/ Slappy Ramone EARLS: 8:30pm Luna Pearl Pam WORLD OF BEER: HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Weyerbacher Brewery Spotlight Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; Rock Foundatin; 9pm #9 NIGHTHAWKS 8:30pm Nancy Kelly & Terry SHADY OAKS: 9pm Luna 6 - WEDNESDAY Myers Pearl CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Ben’s Sunday, March 3, 2pm, JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; Revenge Earl’s Hideaway, 6pm Different Worlds 9:30pm Puddinhead HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 8pm Sebastian KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch SLOW & LOW: 7pm Dave Billy C. Wirtz LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Myers LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm TWIN OAKS: Jimbo & The No Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm Rock Spring Fine Art The Rising Shows Star w/ Joe Calautti & Craft Show MATTS CASBAH: Hitmen WORLD OF BEER: Big Ron MATTS CASBAH: Matt March 2 & 3, OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Jazz Jam Betts Adkins OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm NORTH END: 9pm Open Mic Cocoa Village Paul Christopher 3 - SUNDAY OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Comedy Historic Cocoa Village PINEDA INN: 7pm Jack CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm The Night Clutterham Lights Out Project; 6pm Greg OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm kicks off its 2013 events ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Dave Vadimsky Atlantic Bluegrass season with its Fine Art Laponte CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm & Craft Show held March SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm 2:30pm Karl Hudson Pat Michaels; 8pm Matt the Duo 2nd and 3rd. This will be a Ted Villarreal; 9pm Chilla Kaya CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SHADY OAKS: 8pm Jam Night juried show with over 150 SHADY OAKS: 9pm Good Ginger w/ The Good Ol’ Boys Regs EARLS: 2pm The Nighthawks SIGGY’S: 8pm Rockstar artists. Free parking, free SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 7th GRANT SEAFOOD Karaoke admission and fun for the Planet FESTIVAL: 10am Opening whole family. Visitors can SLOW & LOW: 7pm Buck Ceremonies; 10:15am Greg & enjoy art demonstrations, Barefoot Brian; 1:30pm Hypersona 7 - THURSDAY STEAGLES: GT Express HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm CAPT HIRAMS: 7pm Micah street entertainment and TWIN OAKS: Disillusions Jam Session Reed Duo food vendors. Open Sat- WORLD OF BEER: 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Queen CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ urday from 10 to 5, Sun- Adam Moreno; Randall Day/ Bees; 7pm Stompbox Steve Ginger day from 10 to 4. Night OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 5pm DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Spiritual Sybil Gage Rez 2 - SATURDAY PINEDA INN: 2:30pm Joe EARLS: 8pm Kevin McCullers BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Calautti HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Steel Drums w/ Chester SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Billy C. Wirtz CAPT HIRAMS: 4pm Ben’s Red Tide; 9pm DJ Josh Hilton/Melbourne Revenge; 7:30pm Bullet Theory SHADY OAKS: 9pm Karaoke Beach: 5-9pm Parrot Head CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SLOW & LOW: 5:30pm Matt Party w/ Riverside Band Ginger Riley KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam DEBAUCHERY: 9pm DJ m@ct w/ Big-E EARLS: 2pm Bone Dogs; 4 - MONDAY LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Shore 8:30pm Hari Kari CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Kevin Fire Dance Band Ft. Ana Kirby ALEX MARLEY GRANT SEAFOOD McCullers Duo MATTS CASBAH: Adam Friday, March 22, 9pm, FESTIVAL: 9:30am Openin LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Open Vanderbrock Ceremonies; 9:45am Greg & Jam OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Spoken Sandbar, Cocoa Beach Brian; 12:30pm Absolute Blue; OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Funk Jam Word/Poetry/Acoustic Open Mic 3:45pm All About Nothing OZZIES: 7pm Atlantic OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8pm Bluegrass Karaoke w/ Ken Eddy Nancy Kelly SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm HURRIKANE CAFE: 7pm Jam Session Karaoke Sam Sims SIGGY’S: 7pm Red Tide JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: 5 - TUESDAY SLOW & LOW: 7pm Matt 7pm All About Nothing CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Matt Riley KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Billy Adkins STEAGLES: Livin’ The Dream Chapman Band CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab WORLD OF BEER: 9pm LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Adam Isgitt Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30 Chain DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Open BIG BILL Reaction Mic Night/DJ Blasian 8 - FRIDAY MORGANFIELD MATTS CASBAH: Ted EARLS: 8pm Bac Oak & Coke BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Villarreal LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Dave Aaron Cole & Alex Cole Sunday, March 24, 2pm, Lou’s Blues, Indialantic

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CAPT HIRAMS: 4pm Greg & OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm Ted Villarreal; 8pm Vince Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; Brian; 7:30pm Orange Avenue Steve Cowden SHADY OAKS: 8pm Karaoke 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio CAPT. KATANNA’S: 7pm ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Mike & w/ Slappy Ramone JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: Jessica Ottway Pam 6pm Sam Sims CRICKETS: 9pm AK-40 SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm 13 - WEDNESDAY KEY WEST BAR: 9pm TBA DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Bond & Separate Checks; 9pm Kulcha CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Micah LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Bentley Shok Muzik w/ Lance-O and Reed Duo Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm EARLS: 8:30pm Randy Skirvin Army Gideon CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm Don Absolute Blue Band SHADY OAKS: 9pm The Bulge Soledad MATTS CASBAH: Adam Azar HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 5pm SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 8pm OFF THE TRAXX: “Road Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; 9:30pm Luna Pearl Billy C. Wirtz Trip to the Ultra Festival” DJ 8:30pm Ronnie Leigh & Terry SLOW & LOW: 7pm Dave LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Showcase Myers Myers Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm Rock OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Jazz Jam JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: TWIN OAKS: Good Ol’ Boys Star w/ Joe Calautti OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm 6pm Buck Barefoot WORLD OF BEER: 9pm MATTS CASBAH: Matt Adkins Paul Christopher KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Wicked C-Lane & Beav NORTH END: 9pm Open Mic PINEDA INN: 7pm Keith Game OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Comedy Koelling LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm 10 - SUNDAY Night ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Dave Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm The Big OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm Laponte & Ana Kirby Space Coast Playboys Coque; 6pm Gred Vadimsky Atlantic Bluegrass SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm MATTS CASBAH: The Kore CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm Ted Villarreal; 9pm New World OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Jazz Jam 2:30pm Joe Calautti Pat Michaels; 8pm Matt the Duo Beat OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SHADY OAKS: 8pm Jam Night SHADY OAKS: 9pm Guilty Matt Roberts Ginger w/ Trick Question Pleasure PINEDA INN: 7pm Ted EARLS: 2pm Jimmy Thackery SIGGY’S: 8pm Rockstar SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 9pm Villarreal & The Drivers Karaoke The Kore ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Dave HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm SLOW & LOW: 7pm Buck Laponte Jam Session 14 - THURSDAY Barefoot SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Queen CAPT HIRAMS: 7pm STEAGLES: GT Express & Pat Michaels; 9pm Musical Bees; 7pm Joe Calautti Hypersona Duo Penn State Happy Hour Seduction OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 5pm HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm TWIN OAKS: Mudderfly SHADY OAKS: 9pm TBA Super Cats Lite Billy C. Wirtz WORLD OF BEER: 9pm The SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 9pm PINEDA INN: 2:30pm Keith Hilton/Melbourne Lighter Exchange; St. Baldrick’s Absolute Blue Koelling Beach: 5-9pm Parrot Head Launch Party/Fundraiser SLOW & LOW: 7pm Stompbox SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Party w/ Mark Baker & Friends Steve Mammoth Band; 9pm DJ Josh KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam 16 - SATURDAY STEAGLES: Jimmy Buffet SHADY OAKS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Big-E BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Parrot Head Party SLOW & LOW: 5:30pm Matt LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Shore Steel Drums w/ Chester WORLD OF BEER: 9pm Luis Riley Fire Dance Band Ft. Ana Kirby CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm Kevin Rexach Trio WORLD OF BEER: Loyalty MATTS CASBAH: Jimmy McCullers Duo; 7:30pm Sixty Customers Appreciation Bar-B-Q Mazz Watt Sun 9 - SATURDAY OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Spoken CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm 11 - MONDAY Word/Poetry/Acoustic Open Mic Ginger Steel Drums w/ Chester CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Kevin OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm CROWNE PLAZA: 1pm Tree CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm Tree McCullers Karaoke w/ Ken Eddy Frogs Frogs; 7:30pm Orange Avenue LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Open SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Resinated CRICKETS: 9pm 7th Planet; Jam Karaoke Spring Baked Tour Drinking in “Jammy’s” P.J. Party OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Funk Jam SIGGY’S: 7pm Drive EARLS: 2pm Nasty Habits; DEBAUCHERY: 9pm The SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm SLOW & LOW: 7pm Matt 8:30pm Stoney & The House Dropa Stone Jam Session Riley Rockers EARLS: 2pm Rock Foundation; STEAGLES: Sounds of Nebula HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8pm 8:30pm Strobe 12 - TUESDAY WORLD OF BEER: 9pm Jen Ron Teixeira Trio HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8pm CANTINA DOS AMIGOS: & Dave HURRIKANE CAFE: 7pm Ronnie Leigh, Terry Myers, Mariachi Band Nitefire Charlie Bertini CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Coque 15 - FRIDAY JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: HURRIKANE CAFE: 7pm Duo BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm 6pm TBA Gary Kirby CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab Aaron Cole & Alex Cole KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Red JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger CAPT HIRAMS: 4pm Greg & Tide 6pm Spanks DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Open Brian; 7:30pm Sixty Watt Sun LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Pinch’s Mic Night/DJ Blasian CAPT. KATANNA’S: 7pm Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30 Don’t G Man EARLS: 8pm Bac Oak & Coke Rocky James Quit Your Day Job LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Dave CRICKETS: 9pm The Bulge MATTS CASBAH: 4pm Jimmy Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30 Katty Kury CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm Derek Mazz; 7pm Kilt the Messenger Shack MATTS CASBAH: Joe Calutti Bernard NORTH END: 9pm Andy MATTS CASBAH: Marc OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Open Mic DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Red Tide Harrington Dobson OZZIES: 7pm Now Where to EARLS: 8:30pm John Quinlivan OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm NORTH END: 9pm Andy Run/Open Mic Band Gary Kirby Jr. Harrington SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Mike &

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Pam CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Matt SIGGY’S: 7pm Mike & KEY WEST BAR: 9pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Adkins Thumper Spanks Electric Tide; Electro Carnival CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab SLOW & LOW: 7pm Matt LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Party; 9pm Carnival Kids; Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Riley Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30 Luna 10:30pm Demien Sixx EDM DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Open STEAGLES: Open Jam w/ Dan Pearl Show Mic Night/DJ Blasian WORLD OF BEER: 9pm Greg MATTS CASBAH: Billy SHADY OAKS: 9pm Freeway EARLS: 8pm Bac Oak & Coke & Brian Stewart SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Space NORTH END: 9pm Andy 9:30pm St. Patrick’s Day Party Coast Playboys 22 - FRIDAY Harrington w/ Spanks MATTS CASBAH: Joe Calutti BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Honey SLOW & LOW: 7pm Karl OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Open Mic Aaron Cole & Alex Cole Miller Hudson SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm CAPT HIRAMS: 4pm Greg & OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: TWIN OAKS: Trick Question Ted Villarreal; 8pm Vince Brian; 7:30pm Seizing Saturdays 6pm The Hitmen WORLD OF BEER: 2:30pm SHADY OAKS: 8pm Karaoke CAPT. KATANNA’S: 7pm Karl PINEDA INN: 7pm Chris St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving w/ Slappy Ramone Hudson Miller Event/ Bagpipers; 9pm Adam CRICKETS: 9pm Different ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Mike & Moreno 20 - WEDNESDAY Worlds Pam CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Ben’s CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm ST. PATRICK’S DAY Revenge Jessica Ottway Radio Flyers; 9pm Pinch 17 - SUNDAY CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm Jazz EARLS: 8:30pm Mojo SHADY OAKS: 4pm Rock CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm Micah Cats Sandwich Shot Reed Band; 6pm Ben’s Revenge HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 8pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: Billy C. Wirtz Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; 9:30pm Identity 2:30pm Karl Hudson HENEGAR CENTER: Ottmar 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio SLOW & LOW: 7pm Karl CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Liebert Luna Negra JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: Hudson Ginger LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm 6pm Billy Lee WORLD OF BEER: 9pm CROWNE PLAZA: 12 noon Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm Rock KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Spanks #Train Wreck Chuck Van Riper Star w/ Joe Calautti LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm DEBAUCHERY: Natty Vibes MATTS CASBAH: Micah Reed Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm 24 - SUNDAY EARLS: 2pm St. Patty’s Day NORTH END: 9pm Open Mic Katty Shack CAPT HIRAMS: 1pm Reggae Party w/ Pipapelli OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Comedy MATTS CASBAH: Marc Fest w/ The Lights Out Project; HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Night Dobson 4:30pm Spiritual Rez Jam Session OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Jazz Jam CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: KING CENTER: 8pm Lord of Atlantic Bluegrass OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm 2:30pm Joe Calautti the Dance created by Michael SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm Matt Roberts CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Flatley Pat Michaels; 8pm Matt the duo PINEDA INN: 7pm Ted Ginger LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Queen SHADY OAKS: 8pm Jam Night Villarreal CROWNE PLAZA: 12 noon Bees; 7pm Stompbox Steve w/ Zen ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Dave Chuck Van Riper MATTS CASBAH: 4pm Marc SIGGY’S: 8pm Rockstar Laponte EARLS: 2pm Terry Hanck w/ Dobson Karaoke SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Special Guest Chris Cain OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: Pat Michaels; 9pm Alex Marley HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm 5pm Sax on The Beach 21 - THURSDAY w/ Chilla Kaya Jam Session PINEDA INN: 2:30pm Joe CAPT HIRAMS: 7pm Tree SHADY OAKS: 9pm Trick LOU’S BLUES: Big Bill Calautti Frogs Question Morganfield; 7pm TBA ROONEY’S: 8:30pm St. Patty’s CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 9pm OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: Day party w/ Dave Laponte Ginger Funpipe 5pm Ana Kirby SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Oogee SLOW & LOW: 7pm Stompbox PINEDA INN: 2:30pm Keith Vintage; 9pm DJ Josh Wawa Steve Koelling SHADY OAKS: 9pm Karaoke HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm STEAGLES: Zen 4.0 SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm SLOW & LOW: 5:30pm Matt Billy C. Wirtz WORLD OF BEER: 9pm Just Spanks; 9pm DJ Josh Riley HENEGAR CENTER: Rolling Dave SHADY OAKS: 9pm Karaoke STEAGLES: 6pm Stevie Ray Stones Tribute SLOW & LOW: 5:30pm Matt Vaughan Show w/ Walter Jay Hilton/Melbourne 23 - SATURDAY Riley WORLD OF BEER: 4pm St. Beach: 5-9pm Parrot Head BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm Patrick’s Day Party/Bagpipers Party w/ Drift Session Steel Drums w/ Chester 25 - MONDAY EARLS: 8pm Kevin McCullers CAPT HIRAMS: 72pm CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Kevin 18 - MONDAY KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam Savannah Wind; 7:30pm Seizing McCullers Duo CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Kevin w/ Big-E Saturdays LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Open McCullers Duo LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Shore CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Jam LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Open Fire Dance Band Ft. Ana Kirby Ginger OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Funk Jam MATTS CASBAH: Ted CROWNE PLAZA: 1pm Tree Jam OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Funk Jam Villarreal Frogs SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Spoken EARLS: 2pm TBA; 8:30pm Jam Session Jam Session Word/Poetry/Acoustic Open Mic Hari Kari OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8pm 26 - TUESDAY 19 - TUESDAY Karaoke w/ Ken Eddy Ron Teixeira Trio CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Coque CANTINA DOS AMIGOS: SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: Duo Mariachi Band Karaoke 6pm Different Worlds CRICKETS: 6:30pm Crab

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Races. 9pm Karaoke w/Ginger Shows Rosman Mar 6-10: Beach ‘N Boards DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Open WORLD OF BEER: 9pm KING CENTER: 8pm Yes Fest. Alan Shepard Park. Cocoa Mic Night/DJ Blasian Bullet Theory LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm Beach EARLS: 8pm Bac Oak & Coke Karaoke w/ Cindy; 9:30 Chain Mar 8: Mystery Dinner. LOU’S BLUES: 8pm Howie 29 - FRIDAY Reaction Brevard Museum of History & Katz and the Blues Rockits BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm MATTS CASBAH: Micah Reed Natural Science, Cocoa. 632- MATTS CASBAH: Joe Calautti Aaron Cole & Alex Cole Duo 1830 OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Open Mic CAPT HIRAMS: 7:30pm NORTH END: 9pm Andy Mar 8: Friday Fest w/ Radio OZZIES: 7pm Now Where to Hypersona Harrington Run/Open Mic CAPT. KATANNA’S: 7pm OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Patty and Flyerz. Downtown Melbourne. SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Mike, Tammy & Mikey the Boys 724-1741 Ted Villarreal; 8pm Vince CRICKETS: 9pm Internal OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 6pm Mar 8-10: 41st Annual Greek SHADY OAKS: 8pm Karaoke Strife Gary Kirby Jr. Festival. Saint Katherine Greek w/ Slappy Ramone CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm PINEDA INN: 7pm TBA Orthodox Church, Melbourne. STEAGLES: Singer/Songwriter Derek Bernard ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Mike & 254-1045 Open Mic DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Pam Mar 9-10: Indiafest 2013: 100 WORLD OF BEER: Woodaged Treehouse w Jay D. Clark SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Years of Bollywood. Wickham Beer Brewery Night EARLS: 8:30pm Roughouse Stoney & The House Rockers; Park Pavilion. Melbourne Band 9pm Steve Wink and Soul Funk Mar 16-17: 25th Annual Straw- 27 - WEDNESDAY HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 5pm SHADY OAKS: 9pm Last berry Festival. Wickham Park CAPT HIRAMS: 6pm Micah Steve Kirsner & Al Goldenberg; Chance Reed Duo 8:30pm Ron Teixeira Trio SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; Pavilion, Melbourne. 728-4009 CROWNE PLAZA: 5pm The JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: 9:30pm Mel and the Poor Boys Mar 22-24: TICO Warbird Puzzlers 6pm Sam Sims SLOW & LOW: 7pm Dave 2013 Airshow. Space Coast HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 8pm KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Mint Myers Regional Airport, Titusville. Billy C. Wirtz Condition WORLD OF BEER: 9pm 268-1941 LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm LOU’S BLUES: 5:30pm C-Lane & Beav Mar 23: Spring Festival Com- Karaoke w/Bob Neal; 9pm Rock Karaoke w/ Bob Neal; 9:30pm munity Free Day. Brevard Star w/ Joe Calautti TBA EASTER Museum of History & Natural MATTS CASBAH: Matt Adkins MATTS CASBAH: 31 - SUNDAY Jimmy Science, Cocoa. 632-1830 NORTH END: 9pm Open Mic Mazz CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm Micah Mar 24: 9th Annual Zonta OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Comedy OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Jazz Jam Reed; 6pm Savannah Wind Chocolate Festival. Zonta Club Night OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: CAPTAIN KATANNA’S: OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm 6pm Paul Christopher 2:30pm Karl Hudson of Melbourne, Eau Gallie Civic Atlantic Bluegrass PINEDA INN: 7pm Keith CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Center. 729-0755 SANDBAR/Cocoa Bch: 4pm Koelling Ginger Mar 30: Cocoa Village Chili Pat Michaels; 8pm Matt the Duo ROONEY’S: 8:30pm Dave CROWNE PLAZA: 12 noon Cook-off. Riverfront Park. 639- SHADY OAKS: 8pm Jam Night Laponte Chuck Van Riper 3500 w/ Rock Shot SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm EARLS: 2pm Albert Castiglia Mar 30-31: VIVA 500 Art SIGGY’S: 8pm Rockstar Ted Villarreal; 9pm New World HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm Festival & Young Artists Karaoke Beat Jam Session Juried Exhibit. Strawbridge SHADY OAKS: 9pm Good Ol’ LOU’S BLUES: 2pm Queen Art League, Ryckman Park & 28 - THURSDAY Boys Bees; 7pm TBA Melbourne Beach Community CAPT HIRAMS: 7pm SIGGY’S: 8pm DJ Chris; 9pm OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 5pm Center. 952-3070 Hypersona Duo Bullet Theory Strobe Less CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ SLOW & LOW: 7pm Buck PINEDA INN: 2:30pm Joe Ginger Barefoot Calautti DANCE HEIDI’S JAZZ CLUB: 7pm STEAGLES: The Allies SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 4pm Mar 15: Spring Fling Ball with Billy C. Wirtz WORLD OF BEER: 9pm Absolute Blue; 9pm DJ Josh the Swingtime Jazz Band. Mel- Hilton/Melbourne Jonnie Morgan SHADY OAKS: 9pm Karaoke bourne Municipal Band, Mel- Beach: 5-9pm Parrot Head SLOW & LOW: 5:30pm Matt bourne Auditorium. 724-0555 Party w/ Coco Locos 30 - SATURDAY Riley Mar 17: Lord of the Dance cre- KEY WEST BAR: 10pm Jam BONEFISH WILLY’S: 7pm WORLD OF BEER: WOB ated by Michael Flatley. King w/ Big-E Steel Drums w/ Chester Easter Egg-Stravaganza Center, Melbourne. 242-2219 LOU’S BLUES: 8:30pm Shore CAPT HIRAMS: 2pm Iris; Fire Dance Band Ft. Ana Kirby 7:30pm Hypersona COMMUNITY MORE MUSIC MATTS CASBAH: Soledad CRICKETS: 9pm Karaoke w/ Duo Ginger EVENTS Mar 1: Jazz Friday. Foosaner OPEN MIKE’S: 6pm Spoken CROWNE PLAZA: 1pm Tree Mar 1: First Friday Gallery Art Museum, Eau Gallie. 242- Word/Poetry/Acoustic Open Mic Frogs Walk. Eau Gallie Arts District. 0737 OZZIE’S CRAB HOUSE: 7pm DEBAUCHERY: 9pm Horizen 574-2737 Mar 2: The Streisand Song- Karaoke w/ Ken Eddy EARLS: 2pm Ernie Southern; Mar 2-3: Grant Seafood Festi- book featuring Ann Hampton SANDBAR Cocoa Bch: 8pm 8:30pm Wicked Game val. 723-8687 Callaway and the Boston Pops Karaoke HEIDIS JAZZ CLUB: 8pm Esplanade Orchestra. King SIGGY’S: 7pm Karl Hudson Mar 2-3: Cocoa Village Spring Ron Teixeira Trio Center, Melbourne. 242-2219 SLOW & LOW: 7pm Matt Arts & Crafts Show. Historic JUNIOR’S BEACHHOUSE: Mar 3: Rogers and Hammer- Riley 6pm Buck Barefoot Cocoa Village Association. 631- stein on the Silver Screen. Mel- STEAGLES: Jimbo & The No KEY WEST BAR: 9pm Matt 9075

28 - Brevard Live March 2013 bourne Community Orchestra, Mar 23: Rouse & Tchai- The Scott Center at Holy Trinity, kovsky. Space Coast Sympho- Melbourne. 285-6724 ny Orchestra, The Scott Center Mar 8: Auryn Quartet at Holy Trinity, Melbourne. Concert. Melbourne Chamber 855-252-7276 Music Society, St. Marks United Mar 24: The Temptations & Methodist Church, Indialantic. The Four Tops. King Center, 213-5100 Melbourne. 242-2219 Mar 9: The Platters 2013/2014 Mar 30: YES Concert. King American Tour. F.I.T. 321-674- Center, Melbourne. 242-2219 8548 Mar 9: March Merriment w/ THEATRE Space Coast Pops. First Baptist Mar 1: Charlotte’s Web. Church of Merritt Island. 632- King Center, Melbourne. 242- 7445 2219 Mar 9: From the Flat Screen to Mar 1-17: Seussical The the Silver Screen. Space Coast Musical. Titusville Playhouse. Symphony Orchestra, St. Mark’s 268-1125 United Methodist Church, Until Mar 3: The Laramie Indialantic. 855-252-7276 Project: Ten Years Later. Mar 10: From the Flat Screen Henegar Center for the Arts, to the Silver Screen. Space Downtown Melbourne. 723- Coast Symphony Orchestra, The 8698 Emerson Center, Vero Beach. Until Mar 3: Playwright’s 855-252-7276 Workshop. Surfside Play- Mar 10: Indialantic Chamber house, Cocoa Beach. 783-3127 Singers Spring Concert. River- Mar 7-24: Woody Sez. Riv- side Presbyterian Church, Cocoa erside Theatre, Vero Beach. Beach. 723-8371 772-231-6990 Mar 10: Space Coast Jazz So- Mar 8-24: Sunset Boulevard. ciety Annual Benefit Concert. Henegar Center, Downtown Courtyard by Marriott, Cocoa Melbourne. 723-8698 Beach. 53-4191 Mar 8-24: Love, Sex and the Mar 13-14: Swingtime Jazz IRS. Surfside Players, Cocoa Band presents The Only True Beach. 783-3127 American Art Form. Mel- Until Mar 10: Les Misera- bourne Municipal Band, Mel- bles. Riverside Theatre, Vero bourne Auditorium. 724-0555 Beach. 772-231-6990 Mar 16: Hornucopia - Sub- Mar 14: Pirates of Penzance. scription Concert V. Brevard. King Center, Melbourne. 242- Symphony Orchestra at the King 2219 Center. 242-2024 Mar 15-31: Jesus Christ Mar 17: A Sunday Musical Soi- Superstar. Cocoa Village ree. Brevard Symphony Youth Playhouse. 636-5050 Orchestra, The Scott Center at Mar 15-Apr 21: Into the Holy Trinity, Melbourne. 216- Woods. Melbourne Civic 7804 Theatre. Downtown Mel- Mar 20: Ottmar Liebert & bourne. 723-6935 Luna Negra. Henegar Center, Mar 22: Pajanimals Live! Downtown Melbourne. 723- King Center, Melbourne. 242- 8698 2219 Mar 22: Rouse & Tchaikovsky. Mar 29: Lisa Lampanelli. w/ Space Coast Symphony King Center, Melbourne. 242- Orchestra. Trinity Episcopal 2219 Church, Vero Beach. 855-252- Mar 29-Apr 7: Steel Magno- 7276 lias in Emma’s Attic. Titus- Mar 23: The Band of the Scots ville Playhouse. 268-1125 Guards and the Pipes, Drums, Highland Dancers of the Black Watch 3rd Battalion the Royal All listings may be subject Regiments of Scotland. King to change during the month. Center, Melbourne, 242-2219 Please confirm with the venue.

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have a printed label on the DVD. Do not hand-write on it as it just looks cheesy. Artist bio: On a nice letterhead, give a brief biography of the act and the artists that are performing in the act. Accen- EXPOSE tuate experience and professional credits. Song lists: The venue wants to know what you are going to play so be sure to include an in-depth song list with the YOURSELF original artists names. Charles Knight and Equipment list: Let the venue know that you are serious Lissa Galindo and are utilizing quality gear; include instruments, amplifi- cation, microphones, etc. Clippings, reviews, etc: It helps to include the aforemen- Take a Look at me Now… tioned items as they add to the professional gloss. They also let the venue know that they are considering an act that has A couple of issues back we asked you to remember the the experience and ability to pull the crowds. Don’t forget; word ‘Gloss’. use a nice letterhead on all of these lists and sheets. Be sure to include a couple of business cards inside the pack Gloss (glôs, glŏs) n. as well. 1. A surface shininess or luster. Extras: Some artists include a stage graph. In venues with 2. A cosmetic that adds shine or luster. house sound systems and engineers this is a helpful tool 3. A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance. that let them know what microphones, direct inputs, etc. the artist will need to perform. So there it is in a nutshell. Gloss, making your product look better cosmetically. It’s not a bad thing. Some of you Okay, so now you have a nice high gloss press pack, the may think, “I don’t need to be something that I’m not,” but venue is impressed and you are booked. It’s up to you to in reality it’s not a bad idea to look at it from an outsider’s follow it up by living up to what you have promised. Here’s perspective. What does a club, venue, or agent want? What a few do’s and don’ts. Do show up early, work with the brings in revenue? And In all actuality, if you expect to be venue by getting your equipment set up in a non-intrusive paid for your product, that makes you a business. As a busi- manner. By that we mean that it’s not wise to interrupt the ness it only makes sense to accentuate your assets. As a regular business as you get your gear into the venue, set it business you are marketing and exposing your product, es- up, and possibly do a sound check. Do make a good im- sentially YOU, to the public. Would you purchase a product pression, if you are sweaty and smell bad from the set up that was not appealing or packaged in a pleasing manner? go clean yourself up prior to going on stage. Dress the part. Don’t go on stage dressed for mowing the lawn. You are in Package yourself by putting together an eye catching press show business so act like it! Don’t drink alcohol in excess; kit or promo pack. the venue will most likely have enough drunks to deal with as it is. • The Essentials: Start on time: Keep ‘dead air’ between songs to a minimum Kinkos, Office Depot and other businesses offer a variety and have good communication with the audience when of packaging options. We have found that a nice high gloss necessary. You have presented yourself as a pro, so be a binder with inside pockets works well. It will hold all the pro. If you stick to this formula you may be asked back in materials that may be needed to make your project stand out the future. in the crowd. Materials: One 8-1/2 x 11 glossy photo of the Now, go break a leg. band or yourself with the band or artists name and contact information scrolled across the bottom. If you have a logo use it. Appliqués (stickers), everybody loves them, and it helps to have a good one (at least 3 x 5) adhered to the front of your pack, you may also want to put a couple of intact (unused) stickers inside the pack. Media: If you have quality video footage of your act per- Charles Knight and Lissa Galindo are “shameless self-pro- forming live, include a teaser video. It doesn’t have to be a moters” and proud of it. As contributing columnists they will full show, just enough to get the point across, remember to give you advice and tips to get yourself out there.

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founder Lloyd Kauffman. If anime is does work as I recently walked by a more your speed, check out S.S. Hana- car in a supermarket parking lot: “The mi. The band includes James and An- Dull Blades; less production, more se- Local Lowdown drew of My Dearest Friend. The two duction.” Awesome!! pulled double duty last month, playing alongside Trash City Rockers. Hope- As you read this fine publication, there fully there are more local shows to are musical wizards hard at work. I’d come; the band is known for playing be remiss if I didn’t recognize the mostly conventions. stylings of Chuck Van Riper, ex- panding his repertoire and venues At press time, things were looking played recently. Please do yourself a by Steve Keller unknown for local favs Another Life favor and enjoy Chuck’s The Column Spared. What we know is co-vocalist in every issue. Also, sooo glad to see t’s March; the start of spring; the Jennifer Perez was fired from the band, Sam Reece back on the scene. I had Itime when people care about college while bassist Vaughn Mobley has quit. mentioned GhosTTown about a year basketball, then quickly forget about it I won’t rehash the Facebook dialogue ago in this very column. Their return again. It is also the month known for that went down last month, stemming to the scene is perfect as I think they the phrase; “in like a Lion, out like a from the statement the band released at bring a sound all their own. Do your- lamb.” Here at the Lowdown, the mo- the end of January. What I will do is self a favor and check out the above mentum of local original music this point out how hard it is to survive. I’ve mentioned at an upcoming gig. Also, month roars in with no signs of slow- been in bands since I was 15. Band rela- sign my petition for a ‘Men of Brevard ing down... tionships are as complicated as siblings Live’ calendar insert (kidding)... or significant others. Probably harder. Couldn’t resist; our first band this These are people that not only do you A follow up to our previous report month is the Melbourne based band collaborate with musically, but share on singer Micah Read’s audition for Lyonia. This duo recently opened for long road trips and about every emo- NBC’s The Voice TV show; ‘I am the mighty Supervillians beachside. tion a human has. Constantly surround- thankful for my friend’s and family’s Check out “Family” online; full of ed by the nightlife and excess doesn’t support. It was because of my Face- emotion, and the ever changing tem- make things easier. ALS isn’t the only book fans that posted on The Voice pos make this song addictive. Great band affected. Mad Martigan and casting page that got me past the “cat- production, look for amazing things Four White Walls are currently seek- tle call” audition and straight to the to come from this band. I was and am ing a drummer. Best Supporting Ac- call-back. The experience was a real always impressed to see our musical tor is bass less. Music is life and along kick in the ass I need to push myself family branch out of state. I’ve written with that comes the trials and tribula- harder this year, and to never lose fo- many words here about the Breathing tions of a family. Here’s hoping that all cus on the music that moves personal- Theory/Vilifi tour which wrapped up involved recover and find peace. ly. It is definitely time to make waves early this month. I’ve been in contact in the national music scene, and if with both bands, which are quickly Bits n’ Pieces featuring Leonard Jen- I plan on winning a Grammy in the becoming tour vets. Also on the road kins from Soundproof 101 and Joe next 10 years I better start recording this year was WHO WAS I. The band Haile who owned The Metro, have pretty quickly.” traveled to the NAMM convention in added guitarist Tom Dowgiallo to the I’ve always admired Micah’s Southern California. In addition to band. This is actually Dowgiallo’s sec- work ethic and intensity and wish him being the premier yearly instrument ond stint with the band. He played in nothing but the best. and tech gathering in the world, it the band about 5 years ago before relo- boasts a who’s who in the music in- cating out of state. The band was track- Fight the Swing, cleverly named dustry to press the flesh. Congrats to ing lead guitar for their upcoming CD after a former band mate trying to the band for representing us locals on at press time. By the time you read this, change the tempo of a song, are a the West Coast. Architects of Fear a new Dull Blades 7inch should be band to watch. Their name keeps leader Jimmy Wright informs me that available. Vinyl may seem like a dino- coming up in musical circles. They he’ll be manning the merch booth for saur to some, but is about as collectable opened for Le Blorr in Melbourne TROMA films this month at the Mega- as you can get in my opinion. The band recently. Look for a CD release party con convention. The band as a whole remains a two-piece, although there next month. Lead singer/songwriter has formed a friendship with TROMA will be bass on the release. Marketing continued next page

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How important is it for bands to copyright? 5 Questions for Q: Copywriting is an important step. It is part of making sure an artist’s rights are secure. When a band sees them- Entertainment selves as a business, it’s time to look into doing it the right Lawyer way. That time comes earlier than many think.

“Q” L. Sheer What is the process for copyrighting a name/song/ album? Q: Schools have entire courses devoted to this. That said, it’s not incomprehensible. Copyrights are registered through http://www.copyright.gov/. There is a wealth of information there. Many artists simply want to focus on the music and that’s where managers, publicists and at- By Steve Keller torneys come in.

rlando based entertainment lawyer Quentin “Q” L. How does a band make a claim/sue for their name? OSheer has been on both sides of the fence both as an Q: Picking a name can be harder than writing the music! artist and an attorney. He answers some basic questions on You know the saying: “an ounce of prevention is worth how to protect your songs and ideas in this month’s 5 Ques- a pound of cure.” It’s true. Research the names before a tions... permanent band name is picked. That way you won’t find yourself having to litigate over the name. How did you get into entertainment law? Q: I’ve been in the entertainment field for over 20 years. How has the internet changed the music business? I’ve been a touring performer, actor, and singer. I’ve Q: Information that used to be inside secrets are now com- worked for Playboy magazine, various newspapers, as well mon knowledge. It is easy for anyone to find anything. as on TV. I’ve been a talk show host and voice over art- This is good for motivated artists who want to drive their ist. All of these experiences exposed me to the common music career forward. It is also easier to reach fans outside problems and issues facing emerging artists and others in local markets. The internet has made booking and touring the industry. As an attorney, I am in the position to share so much more attainable for emerging artists. Even with the knowledge I’ve learned and really help people. Know- available information and greater outreach to fans, making ing the business from the inside and from many different something of those advantages takes dedication and hard angles has been the key to being successful in the entertain- work. An attorney can be a key part of the team to make ment law field. an artist a success.

LOCAL LOWDOWN continued that affects me and I know affects some keep all the details needed in fighting a of the musical bothers and sisters in custody battle. Find the Facebook page Tone Eagen also has the band Plas- Brevard. My friend Kim Knighten has online for more information. tic Elevator currently playing shows released a book entitled For Children’s around town as well. Both bands are Sake; Journal it!: A Comprehensive I’m going to leave this month’s column on Facebook. Another great recom- Guide and Journal on Documenting with a challenge. Deland is gearing up mendation from someone I consider in During Child Custody Proceedings. for its annual Deland Music Festival the know is songwriter Rich Deems. It is a complete way to transcribe and in April. Last month saw The Day- Stompbox Steve Hodak vouches for store important details and history if tona Original Music Festival featur- this guy which is good enough for me. you are involved with a custody dis- ing our own Jimbo and the No Shows Described by Hodak as “Americana; pute. Knighten’s thorough and orga- performing. It is time for Melbourne, one voice, one guitar. He’s a story- nized record keeping of events in her Brevard, Harbor City, whatever you teller. He’s been running a lot of open husband’s custody case led to the suc- want to call it, to host our own original mics in the area.” Although he doesn’t cessful adoption of his four children. music festival. Who’s with me? Musi- have music online, he can found play- Forget the “he said/she said” craziness cians, fans, business sponsors. E-mail ing at a local venue near you. that can occur in these type of situa- me at Steve@ brevardlive.com. Find tions, this is a good way to find out me on Facebook. Join the Local Low- There’s a project I’d like to mention what is needed, as well as a place to down discussion group. Let’s do this...

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FENCING

by Joe Cronin

encing is a competitive sport involving sword “Just like Moses and his staff, I learned that you can in- Ffighting and has a long history dating back be- fluence things by what you have in your hand,” says Bucur. fore common era. The sport itself requires much Mr. Bucur currently owns Genesis Fencing Club which just agility and skill. This sport is divided into three opened in Melbourne this past November. This club strives weapons which are foil, saber, and epee. Fencing is to “create a family atmosphere and a support network for a cardiovascular sport, is even considered one of the our members.” Bucur offers fencing classes for children healthiest sports for one’s heart. and even some classes for senior citizens. “Fencing is an exciting sport without age barriers,” says Bucur. While fencing originally started in Africa in parts like Bucur is known by his students as “Coach Daniel” Egypt, it eventually made its way to Europe where it was where he teaches the importance of the connection of the perfected. During the 1400s, fencing guilds started appear- mind, body, and soul in the development of a fencer. Bucur ing and the first fencing manual was published in Spain. claims fencers are “a force to be reckoned with,” and states, Fencing was also popular with many military groups “my goal is to raise champions for Brevard County and the throughout this time. fencing community in general.”

Daniel Bucur is a local fencing instructor who describes “Fencing is a complete sport that requires physical stami- fencing as “a laboratory of life where you learn life skills.” na, emotional strength, and mental acuity,” says Bucur. Al- Daniel Bucur is a combat decorated, Air Force and Army though it seems to be an individual sport, fencing has a lot Chaplain and veteran of the Iraq War and the War in Af- to do with team spirit. ghanistan. He grew up in Romania where he started fencing “The whole group helps one another,” says Bucur. Fenc- when he was just 9 years old. From the ages of 15 to 17, he ing in some ways mirrors tennis because both players work won the National Foil Championship in fencing three years with one another. in a row for his age group. Bucur plans to offer camps during the summer and Bucur was later recruited for an Olympic fencing team, hopes to generate interest in this fantastic sport. training for Moscow, when he was 18 years old. Bucur was To learn more about Genesis Fencing Club visit their unable to go to the Olympics primarily due to an injury, but website at fencinggc.com stayed as a professional fencer until age 25.

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Scott’s Fifth Avenue, Indialantic: Great Taste! - All The Way Around! rue Love Never Dies Friendly conversation, - that also goes for good service - and then the restaurants.T In this case, food was served - Chicken Scott’s Fifth Avenue in in lemon-caper sauce and Photo by David Saylor Indialantic. crabmeat stuffed yellow- It was a regular work- tail. Our meals were heav- Giraffe Born At Brevard Zoo day when we decided to enly delicious. Did you ever notice that great taste revard Zoo welcomed a baby Masai giraffe on Febru- add a little extra flavor to can be relaxing? We did ary 6th, 2013. The male giraffe was born to dad, Raf- our lunch time. Let’s go B that day. Lunch turned into fiki, and mom, Johari. The calf weighed in at 159 pounds, to Scott’s! Once again, we a short vacation, a little trip or 72 kilograms. Mother and baby are doing well, in fact found ourselves in a very to paradise. just six days later the calf weighed 170 pounds. “The baby relaxing atmosphere with Scott is quite the per- giraffe is doing very well,” said Trevor Zachariah, the vet- an unique ambiance fea- sonality. Monday is his erinarian at Brevard Zoo. “A physical exam and various turing the decorative skills day off and he goes to a diagnostics were performed within the first 24 hours after of chef, former actor, and different bar or restaurant birth, which confirmed he was in good health.” cool-guy Scott Earick. He in town, takes a snapshot According to Michelle Smurl, director of the Animal and Bill, the owners and and posts it on facebook. and Conservation Programs at Brevard Zoo, Joharri and the soul of the restaurant, “Guess where I am?” he calf will remain behind the scenes until it is determined by are wonderful hosts. You asks. Whoever gets the animal staff that the calf is ready to mingle with the herd. forget that you’re in a pub- right answer first, wins gift This is the fifth birth for Johari. Other offspring in- lic place. It rather feels like certificates. Check it out, clude Melvin, 7, who went to the Metro Richmond Zoo; home surrounded by the great fun! Stephanie, 5, who now resides at Disney’s Animal King- gentle spirit of hospitality. dom; Joey, 3, and his 1 1/2 year old sister, Zanibou, both reside at Brevard Zoo. Milenna, the Zoo’s other Masai gi- raffe, gave birth to a male, Rafeano, in April of 2011, and he remains on exhibit at Brevard Zoo. Poaching, human population growth and habitat loss continue to have an impact on the giraffe’s distribution across the African continent. It has been recorded that gi- raffe numbers have declined by one-third in the last de- cade alone. Through an in-house small conservation grant program Brevard Zoo has contributed funds to support giraffe field conservation projects. For more information visit BrevardZoo.org.

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Open Mike’s At Florida Discount Music Center Stage For LOCAL Talent

pen Mike’s is a stage for performers. Built inside Florida Discount music with a Obar that serves wine, beer and specialty cof- fee, it is the perfect hang-out for musicians. As a listener you never know who you might find on stage jamming. There are interesting showcases, and even a Wednesday comedy night. Sam Rece (text) and Shelley Chan- dler (photos) of Harbor City Music checked out Brevard’s center stage for new talent:

I originally heard about the Wednesday comedy nights Backbeat. Sam Rece filmed and interviewed Stealing from Bradley Daryl Burton of The Heart Ring, the band Vanity to be viewed at harborcitymusic.com: that was a finalist at Original Music Series held by Brevard Live Magazine and Harbor City Music. Bradley’s girlfriend Stealing Vanity (photo below) from Daytona Beach sur- Sheera Ann is one of the talented comedians who performed prised me in their acoustic slimmed down version of their there. And that’s where I heard Duncan Jay deliver his com- band. I was impressed with the vocals of their lead singer edy actand was surprised how funny this guy was and how Christina Mae combined with the dueling acoustic guitars he handled himself and the crowd. I met with Duncan after by Ryan Hutchinson and Kyle Davis. They have a folky, the first show and told him I was looking for a host for the rock, sometimes poppy sound while the sound they produce final Original Music Series being held at Lou’s Blues (be- is rich and well constructed and has a uniqueness that keeps cause I make a horrible host for events). Duncan was will- you listening. Not just another clone of contemporary music ing to host the Finals on January 20th and did a amazing job songs. Stealing Vanity has had some successes in the past. throughout the whole night. They have been asked to open for well-known bands in the After visiting a couple of these weekly comedy shows underground scene such as Oceana, Dollface, Whole Wheat I decided that this is time to get these great talented local Bread and national touring artist Seven Mary Three. They comedians out in the spotlight. So I contacted Duncan to were also given a spot on 2012 FMF, the largest music fes- set up a night to come film their “WTF Wednesdays” and tival on the east coast and they have recently released an do interviews with the comedians. Little did I know when I EP Called “A New Light.” When I showed up to film this came to video the event, Duncan had decided to change the show I found out they were recording a video for there song format of the show to actually interview the comedians after “Love Sick.” their comedy sets. Great idea! This format was perfect for a More at www.harborcitymusic.com great video shoot that you can now watch at www.harbor- citymusic.com. The video features great local comedians like Ramon Molledo, Craig Chamberlain, Jacoby Bruton, and David Alan who were amongst the hilarious line up. With their edgy, controversial, brutally honest and “for adults only” comedy flavor they entertained their audience all night. Warning: This is not a show for the “easily offended.” There’s plenty of obscenity and many politically incorrect jokes. It’s comedy raw!

The Indie/Alternative Show is one the first festival type shows at Open Mike’s. The line up was Stealing Vanity, Sea of Surrender, Sailor 1942, Sam Kuhn and

Brevard Live March 2013 - 41 In The Spotlight Jeff Stanton

By Steve Keller

eff Stanton is a team player. Almost to a fault. The 23 year old Merritt Island native founded the Jgrossly underrated band The Rex Goliath in 2008. Since their hiatus (“we never really broke up”) a few years ago, he finds himself in many ensemble proj- ects. He took center stage at last year’s Brevard Live Music Awards, receiving a standing ovation. Re- cently he has quietly been releasing new songs on- line under TRG moniker. “I’m waiting to see where the next path takes me,” he explains over a noon- time lunch at a local eatery in Melbourne.

Jeff’s fascination with music and guitar specifically didn’t materialize until his late teens. “My cousin was selling his guitar and amp and asked if I wanted to buy it,” he recalls. “I was really into punk rock at the time and had some cash saved up from my part time job. I picked up the guitar for the first time and everything just kind of fell into place.” The guitar rarely left his hands as he found himself right where he needed to be. A chance encounter with a young drummer named Ryan Perez set the tone of what was to come years in the future. “A friend of mine put together a jam session. Ryan came over and we played for a few hours”, Stanton remembers laughing out loud. “I must not have been that good since the next time I saw him was 4 1/2 years later.” It was an afternoon drive after his college courses that led Stanton into Cocoa Village for food. At a stop sign on the corner, he saw Perez again, fresh from a stint in Califor- nia. An awkward “hey” led the two to have lunch together. “I asked him if he wanted to start a band and we started writing songs soon after. A night of writing and drinking led Perez to suggest The Rex Goliath, the name of the wine they were drinking, as the band name. “I’ve written the company and they’re ok with us using it”, Stanton informs. “Just as long as we don’t use their rooster mascot for the band.” A recent view of the band’s Facebook page even has the wine company advertising on their music page. The duo recruited guitarist-turned-bassist Brian Young to the fold and started playing around town.

The key to Rex’s sound, in my opinion, are the vocal harmonies. Heavily influenced by bands like Radiohead (“They are my favorite band of all time”), the band soared through tempo changes and dynamics. I suggest to Stan-

42 - Brevard Live March 2013 Brevard Scene ton that songs like “Turkey Jesus” and “Intention” with all of the previously mentions attributes, sound effortless. He corrects me and says, “I’m glad it looked effortless cause we spent many hours practicing to get to that.” The topic turns then to the influence of the band Incubus. “They’re one of the my favorites, too”, he quips. Both bands share a lot of the same qualities. Where that band continues on, Rex soon found themselves at a crossroads. Many, many shows and two CD releases followed, as well a weekly residen- cy at a club in Cocoa Village. That wasn’t enough to keep the lineup intact. Bassist Young left the group in 2011 and joined My Dearest Friend. “We didn’t really break up, but more kind of crumbled and faded away”, he recalls. “Ryan had already been helping out Dave Miller with his band and I guess it was time for me to move on to the next thing.” The “next” thing for Stanton and Perez was and is the band Honey Miller. “They needed a bass player at the time. I’m weird in that I can’t play guitar if there isn’t a bass gui- tar in the band, so I helped out”, Stanton recalls. It is this quality, his ability to not only lead but to take a step back in order to help the band as a whole, that’s so endearing. I’m brought back during our conversation to the first time I met Jeff Stanton.

I say “met” because it was the first time we actually spoke to each other. Our bands had played a few benefits together for Amnesty International in Cocoa Beach. Setting up and tearing down on a multi-band-bill doesn’t really allow for a lot of chit chat. We had both been booked at a 4th-of-July party at the same establishment. Gone was the charity and on stage. “I was so nervous that night,” he recalls. Talking rushing to set up the gear. Instead there was an outside BBQ with him in the parking lot after the show, a very success- set up and plenty of seats to sit around and talk. Gone was ful Cocoa Beach businessman stopped his truck to tell him the memory of the “House of Cards” Radiohead cover that I how much he enjoyed the song. had only associated with the band prior to this. Instead there was an engaging trio of musicians who had come hours ear- These days, Stanton divides his time between music and his ly to watch the bands and talk shop. Led by the charming, day job working in his family’s pool cleaning business. He talkative Stanton, who was just as interested in asking my has two additional bands - Mel & the Poorboys and play- daughter how her holiday was going. I digress... ing bass guitar in The Parlor Dogs. All of his bands include Perez on drums. When asked if it assumed that both will Stanton assumed guitar duties in Honey Miller as the rest of play in the various projects, Stanton sits back and ponders a the lineup took shape. I ask about how different the sounds bit. “Ryan is my best friend. We play in bands together, we are between Rex and this band. “I go where the path takes live together. We practice at our house. Maybe we spend too me,” he says, possibly not aware that he said that in the be- much time together,” he says with a well-placed smirk. The ginning of our talk. The band plays frequently around the smile fades to reflection when I ask when the Jeff Stanton area, with no less than six shows this month alone. Stanton solo CD will be released. “I’m not sure about that,” he re- seems happiest when he is busy, and Honey Miller’s suc- plies. “I’ve been releasing songs a couple at a time online cess keeps him that way. It was with the band that Jeff met (www.therexgoliath.bandcamp.com). It’s still under the Brevard Music Awards host/co-creator Chris Long at a radio band name, I’m not sure if I’ll put out a CD.” As we finish appearance and garnered an invite to perform, solo, at last up our talk, and the waitress takes the dishes away, I can see year’s ceremony. The song, “Glowing Angels”, received a that he is still pondering his future. Stanton lives, eats and standing ovation (to which he never knew about until I told breathes music. Whether it is front and center onstage alone, him during our interview). The performance; a tie clad Stan- or as part of an ensemble, he’s committed to the next path ton playing acoustic with only a spotlight shining on him in front of him.

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CREW JAM XXI

Photos by Lisa May (left & center) and George Guignet (right) Earl on drums. Both Ned and Rhino filled in for vocalist By Lissa Galindo and Charles Knight Todd Michael Hall who was snowed in up north. Burning Starr’s set was actually a live rehearsal in preparation of bout ten years ago a woman by the name of their upcoming European tour promoting the latest release Nancie Risola had an idea. She was and still is a Land of the Dead. It was a blazing hard rock set that set the Apart of a group of folks in recovery of various addic- tone for things to come and an honor to for us, be among tions that are known as the Wrecking Crew. Nancie’s a relatively intimate crowd instead of fifty thousand plus thought was; why not have a back yard BBQ with a fans that these guys are usually playing to. After Burning live jam session for my friends and have some good Starr’s set we were treated to a really cool blues jam hosted clean fun and fellowship while enjoying some quality by none other than John Risola, John is the brother of Nan- live music? cie and Chris, and he flew in from Laguna Beach, Califor- nia for this event. Along with his brother Chris, drummer So she started planning and organizing the event. She also Bruce Vandergrieck, guitarist Chris Rivas, and others, we had a secret weapon at her disposal. To be more precise, her enjoyed a set of classic harder edged blues tunes and music brother Chris. Chris Risola was (and sometimes still is) the that showed the crowd there is a hell of a lot of talent here. lead guitarist of the world famous band . Steel- Chris Risola remained on the stage for the next set along heart was one of the last metal bands to really hit it big on with Bruce, Jim Griffin, and others for a set of covers and an international level prior to the onset of the Grunge move- Steelheart music that got the crowd up and dancing despite ment. So Nancie asked her brother if he would fly in and some difficulties with the electric service. Next on the stage help attract a more diverse group of jammers for her BBQ. was GS Teaser with Steve Murray on guitar, Bill Wixon That’s all it took to get the well known locals and friends in- bass, and Chris Richardson on drums along with the two of volved. This past February 10th marked the Crew Jam XXI us filling in on vocals among others. The crowd response and it was a truly epic event in our eyes. With an eclectic was awesome and we had a great time singing with this tal- collection of bands and musicians there was something for ented group of guys. The GS Teaser set turned into another everybody. Staged at Kelly Park in Merritt Island Crew Jam open jam with Jack Starr, Drummer Greg Talley, and Rhino, has become too large for the average back yard to accom- Lissa, and others doing what they all do so well, making modate. We arrived in time to see the last part of the set music. The crowd never grew beyond about three hundred by A Different World. Playing covers from the sixties and and we all got to meet and hang out with each other on beyond. A Different World captured our hearts and ears by this beautiful Florida winter day. We see this event growing strumming the strings of nostalgia. After A Different World and turning into something huge in the future while Nancie, we enjoyed a set By Jack Starr’s Burning Starr. With Jack Chris, John and others work at growing and keeping music on guitar, Ned Meloni on bass, along with Kenny Rhino alive on the Space Coast.

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