Brevard Live July 2013 - 1 2 - Brevard Live July 2013 Brevard Live July 2013 - 3 4 - Brevard Live July 2013 Brevard Live July 2013 - 5 6 - Brevard Live July 2013 Content JULY 2013 FEATURES page 51 BMA NOMINEES - VOTE ONLINE THE NEW ORLEANS SUSPECT The 10th annual Brevard Live Music Space Coast Music Festival has an- Awards is shaping up to be the best show nounced another headliner to the already Columns ever. In the meanwhile Brevard Live read- impressive line-up of music - The New ers and music fans have to decide who are Orleans Suspects. Charles Van Riper Brevard’s favorite musicians and bands. Page 16 22 Political Satire The nominees are selected. Vote at www. brevardlive.com Calendars Page 8 MURDER MYSTERY DINNER Live Entertainment, A mysterious death, a whodunnit and you 25 are involved. Last month The Speakeasy Concerts, Festivals SWIMM in Melbourne invited patrons to partici- The band, that’s Adam Winn and guitarist/ pate in a 1920’s gangsta hit in which the Out & About singer Chris Hess have just changed band guests become part of the show. 30 Brevard’s Scene, names from “Blorr” to “Swimm” and are Reviews, etc releasing a new EP entitled “Feel.” Steve Page 20 Keller caught up with them before their fi- Steve Keller nale move to the West Coast. PAM PARTRIDGE JACOBS 33 Local Lowdown Page 10 They are Local Legends. They are per- & Five Questions formers who everyone knows and who THE COOK TRIO know everyone, too. They are staples in Days And Knights our music scene. Charles Knight visited Known for their impeccable and authen- Hot spots, events, tic gypsy-jazz playing, The Cook Trio has vocalist Pam Jacobs, a true mover and 44 gained a lot of praise and popularity. shaker in Brevard County. by Charles & Lissa Page 13 Page 42 Brevard Live July 2013 - 7 8 - Brevard Live July 2013 BREVARD LIVE The largest and most popular free entertainment magazine on the Space Coast 10th Annual Brevard Live Music Awards and beyond for 22 years. Monday, September 9th, 2013, 6-9pm, Henegar Center PUBLISHER/EDITOR Heike Clarke STAFF ACCOUNT MANAGER Ana Says: “It’s Go Time!” Charlene Hemmle MUSIC WRITERS and harmonic patriotic tribute are Shelly John Leach McLoney, Tammy Haun and Leslie Steve Keller Mitchell of Bittersweet. Also perform- OUT & ABOUT Joe Cronin ing are newcomer and rising star, Gary PHOTOGRAPHY Kirby, Jr., the timeless and soulful Billy Jesse Hearndon Lee (who’s performance has a little sur- Misti Blu Day prise for everyone), the beautiful Katty Chuck Van Riper Pleasant, lead singer of Kattyshack, last COLUMNISTS year’s Entertainer of the Year, and last, Chuck Van Riper Charles Knight & but not least, Winners of the Original Lissa Galindo Music Series / Battle of the Bands 2013, Misti Blu Day The Brevard Busking Coalition. In keep- HARBOR CITY MUSIC ing with this year’s theme, all acts will be Sam Rece/ Shelley Chandler performing original songs. The ever-entertaining John Leach Reproduction of any portion of Brevard Live Magazine is strictly will host this year’s show. Joe Calautti, prohibited without the written Tom Willet, Sammy Hill, and Steve permission of the publisher. Mazzi return as The BMA All-Star House photo by Dawnell Zulli Band. Speaking of all-stars, did we men- ADVERTISEMENT/ SALES tion our production team? The above- Phone: (321) 956-9207 na Kirby is the producer of the 10th annual Brevard Live Music mentioned Joe Calautti is the Music Di- [email protected] Awards.A With her managing skills she rector. Our Technical Producer is sound guru and owner of The Zone Productions COMMENTS & LETTERS keeps us focused and in line. During Brevard Live Magazine the following months Ana will inform Studio, Mark Brasel. Ana Kirby is on P.O. Box 1452, us about the making of what we ex- board as our Show Director. Melbourne, Fl 32902 pect to be the “Best Show Ever!” Tickets are only $10 and go on Copyright © 2013 sale on August 1st at selected locations The nominations are in and now it’s time Brevard Live throughout Brevard County. All rights reserved to cast your votes for the 10th Annual This event is produced by Brevard We are not responsible for photos Brevard Live Music Awards. This is your Live Magazine and with the help of the or scripts sent to Brevard Live chance to show your favorite bands and BMA sponsors, is a charity event of Magazine. Published photos and musicians some love. The ONLY place articles become property of this which 100% of the proceeds benefit the you can cast your vote is at our website publication. We are not Brevard Music Aid, Inc., a non-profit or- www.brevardlive.com. Voting ends on responsible for wrongful ganization that assists members of our advertised or canceled venues. August 10. And yes, your vote does count. local music scene So much is going into making the 10th in times of need. anniversary of this event more spectacular So, go on! Get Download a pdf file than ever. In past shows, we have show- to your computer, cased various national acts, such as UFO’s BREVARD smart phone or tab- Paul Chapman, Christian Tambour and the FLORIDA let and cast your great Les Dudek, just to name a few. This vote. And we’ll see year we are turning the spotlight back on LIVE you at The Show! at www.brevardlive.co our own amazing talent pool. After all, we Check out our affiliate at are celebrating Brevard’s favorites. www.harborcitymusic.com Ana Kirby Kicking off the show with a melodic Brevard Live July 2013 - 9 SWIMM by Steve Keller At Your Own Risk The story begins some years ago as our vision of what we wanted it to be.” here is a chance Winn was employed with Nike and set This was also my first exposure to we’ll be surfing or up shop in California. After an invite the band. A promoter in the area had practicing“T with the guys from Hess to write and perform with made it a point to let me know the band we’re playing with out here him - “He called me up when his drum- was set to explode. Then I saw their but that’s it.” SWIMM’s mer bailed and I had to learn 5 songs poster in a clothing store in the mall. Adam Winn texts back in about a day.” - Bastard Lovechild More than a coincidence, I thought. Of Rock’n’Roll was born. “We started What I wasn’t ready for was the pure his plans for the day. The playing parties and needed a name”, vibe of both video and song itself. “We drummer, a native of Mer- he remembers. “We started taking it put on an email asking if girls wanted ritt Island, could be talking more seriously, booking shows in Flor- to be in the video. About 12 hot girls about the Cocoa Beach ida and in California. I eventually quit showed up. we shot all day with an un- Pier and a gig in Cocoa Nike and both Chris and I had saved derwater camera in a tiny little pool. Village; a scenario many up money from our jobs. We continue From dawn until sunset.” The end re- local musicians partake to live off the money we saved and put sult is stunning and put the band on the everything back into the band.” map. in. He could be, but he’s not. He’s in California; the Putting their creativity into the band The multi media, coupled with the place where rock’n’roll has made them who they are now. Self band’s inclusions of home movies post- dreams are made and described as “booty shaking,” the duo ed online as well, caught the attention shattered in an instant. inject their sense of humor in every- of a big name talent scout. The man- The band, that’s Winn and thing that they do. They have stage ager of Blink 182 called us one day,” guitarist/singer Chris Hess names; Hess is “Cookie Sugar Hips,” remembers Winn as matter of factly as Winn is “Hot Damn Sweet Huckleber- he can. “He had three people in one day have just changed band ry.” Songs were titled “Boy you need tell him about our band.” An invitation names (“BLORR was a Jesus” and “My terrific tush.” The mu- followed for BLORR to open three kind of silly band name sic itself, however, is no joke. BLORR California dates for Blink offshoot that we never had an in- released Bim Bom in 2011. “We were project Angels & Airwaves. “On the last tention to keep”) and are able to get our music in the hands of show Tom (Delonge, A&A lead singer/ releasing a new EP en- people who wrote blogs on the inter- guitarist) asked if we wanted to go to titled “Feel.” Their journey net”, Winn recalls. “If we gave them Europe with them for 2 1/2 weeks.” A exclusives they would talk about it. dream come true for any band, but also between both, East and It helped us get noticed.” One of the a lesson learned in rising up the ranks. West Coast, is a familiar groups that noticed were the creative “We actually broke even on that tour. It one. “We’re gearing up minds behind the Brevard art exhibi- wasn’t our crowd. The first three songs for our first full US tour tion ROBOT LOVE. “They came to us people just stared at us, wanting Angels this month,” he says as and said they wanted to produce a mu- & Airwaves to come on.