Brevard Live January 2018 - 1 2 - Brevard Live January 2018 Brevard Live January 2018 - 3 4 - Brevard Live January 2018 Brevard Live January 2018 - 5 6 - Brevard Live January 2018 Contents January 2018 FEATURES FRANK RIOS SISTER ACT The Rios Rock Band rose from the orig- Columns inal music of Frank Rios and his wish Sister Act is a musical based on the hit to perform it. Four years later the band Charles Van Riper 1992 film of the same name. This month plays, mostly covers, on the best stages Political Satire you can experience this hilarious musical 22 around. Brevard Live met up with Frank New Year’s Revolution on the main stage of the Henegar Center Rios to talk about music and life. in downtown Melbourne. Page 16 Calendars Page 11 25 Live Entertainment, Concerts, Festivals TITUSVILLE MARDI GRAS SELWYN BIRCHWOOD Sand Point Park in Titusville will trans- Lou’s Blues and promoter and local con- Show-Friends? form into a New Orleans style French cert-guru Mike Elko have joined forces 30 By Matt Bretz Quarter during the Titusville Mardi Gras to put a series of national Blues shows Party & Parade, set for Saturday, Febru- together held on Sunday evening, “once Monkeys? a month,” says Elko. To start off the se- ary 10th, 2018. In Florida? ries, they feature one of Florida’s best 33 Page 15 by Matt Bretz kept secret - Selwyn Birchwood. SEAFOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL Page 18 Flori-duh! This year organizers have gone all out to by Charles Knight offer music fans an incredible line-up of BYRON CUEVAS 36 live entertainment. Country music icon He is a local tattoo artist and more than The Dope Doctor Willie Nelson will headline the four-day that. He often donates his time and talent Luis A. Delgado, CAP 2018 Space Coast Seafood & Music Fes- to raise money for a good cause. A few 40 tival. Don McLean, Los Lonely Boys, months ago, he had a Suicide Awareness Florida Arts and The Wailers are also on the bill. tattoo marathon. by Misti Blu Day Page 15 Page 44 44 Brevard Live January 2018 - 7 8 - Brevard Live January 2018 BREVARD LIVE BREVARD LATELY The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 26 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Heike Clarke ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle MARKETING/ SALES Josh Hudak MUSIC WRITERS Charles Knight Matthew Bretz Andy Harrington Ian Bertel PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper Charlene Hemmle COLUMNISTS he snow birds have come back. which migrates here. Charlene Hem- Chuck Van Riper TThese birds are American White Peli- mle took this photo behind Judah’s Fish Charles Knight cans and they are a protected species Market in Sebastian. Spence Servoss Luis A. Delgado 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 © 2018 Brevard Live 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 small group of concerned citizens organization put together by Matt Flem- responsible for wrongful A gathered at Paradise Beach for Save ing. Through awareness and education, advertised or canceled venues. The Mid-Reach awareness. There is a he hopes to get people involved in sav- project to replenish the beaches after ing our precious beaches. The goals the effects of the hurricanes. 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LIVE to the reef. “Save the Mid-reach” is an Photos by Chuck Van Riper at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live January 2018 - 9 10 - Brevard Live January 2018 Brevard Live Sunday, January 28, 7pm King Center, Melbourne Sunday, January 7, 2pm Earl’s Hideaway, Sebastian Air Supply ir Supply is an Australian soft Brent Johnson Arock duo, consisting of singer- outh Texas born Brent Johnson al- songwriter and guitarist Graham Rus- Sways knew where he wanted his January 19 - February 4, sell and lead vocalist Russell Hitch- playing to take him. Indulging in the Henegar Center, Melbourne cock. They had a succession of hits very best of Blues, Jazz, Rock, Punk, worldwide, including eight Top Ten Country and World Music, by the time Sister Act hits in the United States, in the early his family moved to New Orleans in ister Act tells the hilarious story 1980s. In 1980 “Lost in Love” be- his teens, he was predestined towards Sof Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe came the fastest selling single in the a career in music. diva whose life takes a surprising turn world, leaping to the top of all of the Writing his own material, Brent when she witnesses a crime and the charts and was named Song of the formed several high-school bands, all cops hide her in the last place anyone Year. Seven top-five singles later, Air with a lean to the Blues, then joined would think to look - a convent! Under Supply at that time had equaled The “Under The Gun”, who built a consid- the suspicious watch of Mother Supe- Beatles’ run of consecutive top five erable following on the local live cir- rior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters singles. The albums Lost in Love, The cuit in Louisiana. As admiring of the find their voices as she unexpectedly One That You Love, Now & Forever, style of The Clash, Albert King, Char- rediscovers her own. These nuns will and The Greatest Hits sold in excess lie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins have you rockin’ in the aisles! of 20 million copies. or Black Flag and Thelonius Monk, Sister Act is a musical based on They formed in Australia in 1975 Brent’s passion for playing was imme- the hit 1992 film of the same name, and have included various accom- diate and intense for his audience. with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by panying musicians and singers. The New Orleans’ legendary ‘Braille Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Australian Recording Industry Asso- Blues Daddy’ Bryan Lee heard Brent’s Steinkellner and additional book ma- ciation (ARIA) inducted Air Supply playing and recognized his virtuosity. terial by Douglas Carter Beane. After into their Hall of Fame in December At 22, Brent was seconded into Bryan having a regional premiere in 2006 2013 at the annual ARIA Awards. Lee and the Blues Power Band with in Pasadena, California the original Chrissie Hammond, Russell whom he has recorded and toured na- West End production opened on June Hitchcock, and Graham Russell met tionally and internationally for the past 2, 2009 at the London Palladium. Sub- in May 1975 while performing in the ten years. sequent productions have been seen Australian production of the Andrew In between touring with Bryan on Broadway and in many countries Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musi- Lee, Brent went out on the road play- around the world. And this month you cal, Jesus Christ Superstar. With ing his original music. They garnered can experience this hilarious musical Hammond and Hitchcock on vocals a great response and decided to go into on the main stage of the Henegar Cen- and Russell on guitar, they formed a the recording studio. Brent Johnson ter in downtown Melbourne. harmony vocal group in Melbourne, and The Call Up released their debut Performance are held on Fridays while the show was still playing. album Set The World On Fire in 2014. and Saturdays at 8 pm, and Sundays Hammond left the vocal group and He is touring with these original songs at 2 pm. You can purchase your ticket was replaced by Jeremy Paul in 1976. and feeling the reaction to his work online at www.henegar.org or at the Together, Hitchcock, Russell and Paul from an audience. Henegar Center box office. formed Air Supply. Brevard Live January 2018 - 11 Brevard Live January 14, 2pm, Sunday, January 28, 2pm, Kamryn Palmer Recognized Rockledge Country Club Earl’s Hideaway, Sebastian for Excellence in Voice WINSTON SCOTT PREACHER STONE amryn Palmer of Indian Har- aptain Winston Scott is more than reacher Stone is an American Kbour Beach from Satellite High Can astronaut who has logged over Psouthern rock/classic rock band School, has been named a 2018 Na- 24 days in space and three spacewalks. formed in 2008, in Charlotte, North tional YoungArts Foundation (Youn- He is also known for playing the trum- Carolina by SESAC songwriters Marty gArts) Finalist in VOICE, the organi- pet and performing with several lo- Hill and Ronnie Riddle.They released zation’s highest honor. Selected from cal ensembles including the Winston their self-titled debut album in August the most competitive pool of applica- Scott Cosmic Jazz Ensemble on the 2009. FX Networks popular television tions to date, Kamryn has been rec- Florida Space Coast. Captain Scott is series Sons of Anarchy launched the ognized for her outstanding artistic performing for the Space Coast Jazz band using their music on two seasons. achievements. YoungArts winners Society’s January 14th concert at 2 pm The band consist of Marty Hill gain access to one of the most compre- at the Rockledge Country Club, featur- and Ben Robinson on guitars, Ron- hensive programs for emerging artists ing vocalist Shyrl Johnson with Ron nie Riddle on vocals, Josh Wyatt on in the United States, offering finan- Teixeira on the keyboard, Al Dodds on drums, Jim Bolt on bass and Johnny cial, professional and artistic devel- bass, and Doug Grover on drums.