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Brevard Live June 2019 - 1 2 - Brevard Live June 2019 Brevard Live June 2019 - 3 4 - Brevard Live June 2019 Brevard Live June 2019 - 5 6 - Brevard Live June 2019 Contents June 2019 FEATURES GEORGIA RANDALL Singer/songwriter Georgia Randall has STRYPER Columns lived multiple lives starting her music Established in southern California in career as a teen, pulling a 180 degree Charles Van Riper 1983, multi-platinum crossover Chris- into the medical profession, then back 22 Political Satire tian metal band Stryper continues to again into music. Steve Keller inter- Shoes & Guitars share their positive message and energet- viewed this interesting lady musician. ic stage presence with their many fans. Page 17 Calendars Page 10 25 Live Entertainment, Concerts, Festivals SANDBAR PALOOZA DIRTY POWER Dirty Power is primarily focused on Always a good time at the Sandbar: It is Barcades! the 14th annual Sandbar Palooza featur- covers but they don’t perform them any- thing even close to the way they were 32 by Matt Bretz ing 10 live bands starting at Noon, and as Human Satire the posters say, “it’s the longest running originally done. Following the lead of music festival in Cocoa Beach.” bands like Lake Street Dive, and Post Five Questions Page 12 Modern Jukebox, Dirty Power takes ev- ery song they do from a different per- 34 by Steve Keller spective and groove. RICK BRAUN & MICHAEL PAULO Page 17 Rock Your Health Brevard Music Group features a series 40 by Richard Hendry of four special summer jazz concerts. The first show features a benefit dinner THAT WAS ROCKVILLE 2019 The Dope Doctor BL-contributor Ian Bertel was back on and concert with Rick Braun and special Luis A. Delgado, CAP guest Michael Paulo at the Holiday Inn the road during the worst weather at- 42 Viera-Melbourne. tending a day of Rockville. Florida Arts Page 18 Page 12 44 Steven Baron Brevard Live June 2019 - 7 8 - Brevard Live June 2019 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most BREVARD LATELY popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 28 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GRAPHIC ART/ SALES Heike Clarke SALES ASSOCIATE Jackie Hamara Grieve CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matthew Bretz Bruce Marion Rob Pedrick Steve Keller PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Brian Bitner Brendon Paredes Stryper photos by Alex Solca COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper Luis A. Delgado Richard Henry Bill Stanley Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES Phone: (321) 956-9207 [email protected] COMMENTS & LETTERS Brevard Live Magazine P.O. Box 1452, Melbourne, Fl 32902 Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved We are not responsible for photos or scripts sent to Brevard Live Magazine. Published photos and articles become property of this publication. We are not Brevard Honored Our Veterans At The Wall That Heals responsible for wrongful On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a half- advertised or canceled venues. scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to Download a pdf file travel to communities throughout the United States. Since its dedication, The Wall BREVARD That Heals has been displayed at nearly 600 communities throughout the nation, FLORIDA spreading the Memorial’s healing legacy to millions. The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall was displayed for a week in Wickham Park. Thousands of veterans and civil- ians visited to pay tribute to those lost in the Vietnam War. A motorcycle procession LIVE escorted the wall through the county. Photos by Chuck Van Riper at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live June 2019 - 9 Brevard Live Tuesday, June 11, 8pm people who believe in love, respect, Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Melbourne Auditorium and not conforming to the ways of the Johnson. world.” Since returning from a 12-year The members of Stryper have hiatus in 2003, Stryper has managed to STRYPER proven themselves as metal stalwarts, release new music annually. Their most leaving an indelible mark on the genre recent full-length album, Fallen (Fron- stablished in southern Cali- with each new release. With such hits tiers Music SRL), reached #44 on the fornia in 1983, multi-platinum as “Calling On You,” “Free,” “Hon- Billboard Top 200 and #2 on the Top crossoverE Christian metal band, estly,” and “Always There For You,” Hard Music Albums chart. The group Stryper, continues to share their Stryper’s album sales now exceed over has recording another new original al- positive message and energetic 10 million worldwide. Add to that one bum, which was released in April 2018 stage presence with a passionate of the most successful Christian rock and is said to be their most ground- following throughout the world. albums ever, 1986’s multi-platinum To breaking yet. Since the band’s inception over 30 Hell With The Devil, and the unique This year Stryper is back on the years ago, the founding members distinction of being the first band in road, where they’ll connect with fans, have stayed true to their deep- history to notch two songs in MTV’s new and old. The line-up still features est convictions, turning from “the Top 10 with “Free” and “Honestly.” three of the original members, includ- ways of the world” and following The band has managed to leave ing singer songwriter Michael Sweet, their hearts instead. an enduring impression on pop cul- his brother and drummer Robert Sweet, ture, as well. Singer Michael Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox. Recently, the “In the past 34 years, we’ve spent months trending online when he group welcomed iconic bassist Perry evolved into what we are now,” says was identified as the doppelganger of Richardson (formerly of Firehouse), vocalist and guitarist Michael Sweet. 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who will be joining them on tour. “This is what we always really wanted who went on to discuss the comparison “We’re excited about the next season to be. I love the progression. The story on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. of Stryper,” says Sweet. “We have the of Stryper is that of an underdog. We Several movies have paid homage to best fans in the world and the band is seem to go against the grain with ev- Stryper’s cultural significance, too, at the top of its game musically and erything we do, and our fans tend to be including Drew Barrymore’s “Whip spiritually. We look forward to seeing the same – They’re good hardworking It” and “Pain & Gain,” starring Mark everyone on the road.” 10 - Brevard Live June 2019 Brevard Live June 2019 - 11 Brevard Live Sunday, June 30, 7-10pm Lou’s Blues, Indialantic Saturday, June 22, 8pm Saturday, June 8, 11am-1:30am Holiday Inn, Viera Flutie Brothers Band Sandbar, Cocoa Beach Rick Braun & featuring Doug Flutie Sandbar Palooza 14 Michael Paulo ouglas Richard Flutie is a former he infamous Sandbar is known revard Music Group celebrates Dquarterback in the National Foot- Tfor its legendary parties. Owners Bits 26th anniversary year with a ball League (NFL), Canadian Football Drew Bunin and Mark Phelps have series of four jazz concerts held in the League (CFL), and United States Foot- some sort of thrilling event planned for grand ballroom of the Holiday Inn in ball League (USFL). He was named to every month of the year - and in June Viera, “because the King Center is get- the College Football Hall of Fame and it is the 14th annual Sandbar Palooza ting renovated during the summer,” Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. featuring 10 live bands starting at says promoter Roland Guilarte. He After retiring in 2006, Flutie served Noon, and as the posters say “it’s the kicks off his shows with a benefit din- as a college football analyst. With his longest running music festival in Co- ner and concert featuring Rick Braun brother Darren on guitar, Doug plays coa Beach.” with special guest Michael Paulo. drums in the Flutie Brothers Band. As always, the band line-up has “I just want to continue to explore The Flutie Brothers Band began a lot of different music genres, and it the boundaries of what I am capable over a decade ago as a way to blow starts at 11 am. Every band plays for an of as a musician,” declares acclaimed off steam in the off-season for football hour and there is a half hour break to chart-topping trumpeter, composer stars Doug and Darren Flutie. Music set up the next band. Here is the all day and producer Rick Braun. Known for has always been a part of their lives all night schedule: 11 am Syndicate, his impeccable technical chops, me- since they were kids. Their father led 12:30pm Love Valley, 2pm Black- lodic wizardry and keen compositional big bands and always had music play- moon Syndicate, 3:30pm Stoney and prowess, the consummate Los Angeles ing or bands rehearsing in the house the Houserockers, 5pm Natty Com- based musician has been thrilling au- while they were growing up. They mon Roots, 6:30pm Payback, 8pm diences for decades. Braun has made turned this love for music into a hobby Capsule Corp, 9:30pm Billy Bones & a mark staying true to his own musi- that has enabled them to play all over The Bullet Dodgers, 11pm Anja and cal voice and eclectic influences that the U.S. and Canada and share the the Dreamers, and finally at 12:30 am have allowed him to collaborate across stage with many of their heroes as well Slyd. genre with some of the biggest names as raise money and awareness for the There is never a dull moment at in music including Rod Stewart, Tom Doug Flutie, JR.