Brevard Live October 2016 - 1 2 - Brevard Live October 2016 Brevard Live October 2016 - 3 4 - Brevard Live October 2016 Brevard Live October 2016 - 5 6 - Brevard Live October 2016 Contents October 2016 FEATURES A BARREL OF FUN CONCERTS Columns In our series of visiting local establish- There are some big names in town rang- ments, we met the owners of a longtime Charles Van Riper ing from Southern Rock legends, to “watering hole” that has become a major 20 Political Satire eclectic Judy Collins and the once col- face-lift and is now a favorite for locals Save The Lagoon lege circuit turn mainstream O.A.R. that and tourists alike - Whiskey Beach Pub. let’s you vote for their play list. Page 15 Calendars Page 11 27 Live Entertainment, Concerts, Festivals FOGHAT MIFF PROGRAM Foghat’s live performances show why The Melbourne Independent Filmmak- Local Download the band is still around today and why ers Festival is a jewel for fans of the in- by Andy Harrington they will be able to keep on rockin’ as dependent short film. The event features 35 Local Music Scene long as they want. They tour in support the popular Fright Night, a Red Carpet of their new release, Under The Influ- reception and an awards show. See the ence. John Leach reviewed the CD. detailed program in the center. Behind The Scene MIFF Page 13 Page 23 37 Flori-duh! BMA JAM: LEGENDS NEW HIPSTER PLACE by Charles Knight This charity event to benefit Brevard Just off the beaten path in downtown 38 Music Aid has 14 of Brevard’s finest and Melbourne is a new bar that brings back The Dope Doctor legendary musicians who will perform nostalgia of the past and intertwines it Luis A. Delgado, CAP together in a legendary jam. It is a one- with unique concepts of the new. “Iron 42 of-a-kind production you don’t want to Oak Post” they call it - and it has some miss. And don’t forget the cause. fascinating characteristics and history. Florida Arts Mike McCloskey Page 15 Page 33 44 Brevard Live October 2016 - 7 8 - Brevard Live October 2016 BREVARD LIVE BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast and beyond for 25 years. PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Heike Clarke ASSISTANT EDITOR John Leach ACCOUNT MANAGER Charlene Hemmle MUSIC WRITERS John Leach Charles Knight Matthew Bretz Andy Harrington PHOTOGRAPHY Chuck Van Riper COVER PHOTO: Barry Eager COLUMNISTS Chuck Van Riper Charles Knight Spence Servoss Andy Harrington Luis A. Delgado Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the publisher. 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We work as a team. If interested, please LIVE email your contact info and resume to [email protected]. at www.brevardlive.com Brevard Live October 2016 - 9 10 - Brevard Live October 2016 Brevard Live Sunday, Oct. 16, 3pm, Sunday, Oct. 23, 7:30pm, Friday, Oct. 28, 8pm, Earl’s Hideaway, Sebastian King Center, Melbourne King Center, Melbourne Southern Rock’s Finest O.A.R. Judy Collins Southern Rock’s Finest - the name O.A.R. (short for Of A Revolution) is Singer/songwriter Judy Collins is says it all and they are one of the most an American rock, jam band founded known for her eclectic taste in the unique bands around. This band fea- in 1996 in Rockville, Maryland. The material she records (which includeds tures David Muse from The Marshall band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist folk music, show tunes, pop music, Tucker Band and Firefall, Charlie Har- Marc Roberge, drummer Chris Culos, rock and roll and standards) and for grett of Blackfoot, Randall Hall from guitarist Richard On, bassist Benj Ger- her social activism. the famous Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, shman and saxophonist/guitarist Jerry Collins’ debut album A Maid Phill Stokes from Pure Prairie League, DePizzo. Together, the band has re- of Constant Sorrow was released in and Jeremy Robinson from the Jimmie leased eight studio albums, including 1961, but it was the lead single from Van Zant Band. their latest release, The Rockville LP, her 1967 album Wildflowers, “Both Southern rock developed in the in June 2014. Sides, Now” written for her by Joni Southern United States from rock and The band is well known for their Mitchell that gave Collins interna- roll, country music, and blues, and is live shows and extensive summer tional prominence. The single hit the focused generally on electric guitar touring, and has released five records Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Singles and vocals. Although the origin of of various live performances to date. chart and won Collins her first Gram- the term Southern rock is unknown, Four of the band members grew up my Award for Best Folk Performance. “many people feel that these important in Rockville, Maryland and attended She enjoyed further success with her contributors to the development of Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School. covers of “Someday Soon”, “Chel- rock and roll have been minimized in After graduating, they went on to sea Morning”, “Amazing Grace”, and rock’s history.” study at Ohio State University where “Cook with Honey”. In an interview Charlie Hargrett, they met the fifth member, saxo- Collins experienced the biggest legendary guitarist and co-founder phonist/guitarist Jerry DePizzo from success of her career with her cover of Blackfoot, was asked if they were Youngstown, Ohio. of Stephen Sondheim’s “Send in the a cover band. “No,” he answered, Unlike other similar bands, Clowns” from her best-selling 1975 “we only do originals: Simple Man, O.A.R. did not use much formal ad- album Judith. The single charted on Freebird, Can’t You See, Fire On vertising/marketing plans to obtain the Billboard Pop Singles chart in The Mountain, Amie, Whipping Post, an audience, instead choosing to rely 1975 and then again in 1977, earning Sweet Home Alabama, Call Me The on word-of-mouth alone. Throughout Collins a Grammy Award nomination Breeze...” the next few years, the band played as for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Fe- Indeed, their once original South- many shows as they could, expanding male, as well as a Grammy Award for ern Rock songs have become cover from the fraternities and sororities of Sondheim for Song of the Year. tunes for many bands, except Southern Ohio State to any audiences that cared Her latest album, Strangers Rock’s Finest. The band was founded to listen. In May 2016, the band an- Again, which was released last year, in 2008 and is based in Tampa. They nounced the release of a career span- includes a cast of icons and young tour all around Florida and have be- ning compilation to coincide with their talents, from Willie Nelson, Jackson come one of Earl’s Hideaway’s favor- 20th anniversary. Entitled XX, the al- Browne and Jeff Bridges to Glen Han- ite performers. bum was released on August 5, 2016. sard, Ari Hest and Bhi Bhiman. Brevard Live October 2016 - 11 12 - Brevard Live October 2016 Brevard Live Wednesday, Nov. 9, 7:30pm, so good/ I had to take a peek/under the The new tunes cover genres from King Center, Melbourne hood”, put an even more streetwise jazzy blues (“She’s Got a Ring in His spotlight on the Foghat format. This is Nose”) to southern boogie (“Knock it some seriously non-PC rock & roll. Off”) and straight ahead rock (“Hot Foghat Under The Influence, the seven- Mama”, “Heart Gone Cold”). Also in- teenth album from British born boo- cluded is a remake of the 1967 Motown oghat’s live performances gie & blues-rock flag bearers Foghat, hit “Heard it Through the Grapevine”. Fshow why the band is still wails in lock step solidarity with the A Gladys Knight tune might seem around today and why they will be arena rock sound that made this band, like a surprising choice for a group as able to keep on rockin’ as long as and this music, the enduring sex-rock hard hitting as Foghat but in their rock they want. Foghat’s thunderous staple it’s become. It’s big, bad, loud, steady hands it comes off with more blend of blues, boogie and rock nasty, and, after all these years, still so strength, less sentimentality, and the ‘n’ roll has earned them eight Gold warm and sleazy you can almost smell soul tune gets a rock n’ roll heart. records, one Platinum record and the seventies… The Fabulous Thunderbirds style one Double-Platinum record, and After multiple lineup changes over Texas blues rave “Honey Do List” they continue to release new mu- multiple decades, Foghat has grown, keeps its tongue firmly in cheek in it’s sic.