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Music Editor Lisa Thomas: Obits New Release: Bed & Bugs
As a whole, the album "Bed & Bugs" is what one would expect from such veteran rockers (Rick Frosberg -Drive Like Jehu & Hot Snakes; Sohrab Habibion -Edsel; Alexis Fleisig -Girls Against Boys).
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Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Bobby White! Freud in Narnia
The Cultural Council's longtime executive director, Robert Arleigh White has been a talented member of the theatre community for almost 7 decades in Jacksonville alone. He returns to the stage in a powerful bit of character development as noted cocaine enthusiast Sigmund Freud.
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New Music: Lisa Thomas Explores New Neko Case Album
Four years since releasing Middle Cyclone, her fastest selling, Grammy-nominated album, Neko Case is back with The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You (Anti Records) which dropped last Tuesday, Sept. 3. I spent several weeks with this album upon receiving it...
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In Two Months...
The TEDxJacksonville team describes what to expect at their inaugural event.
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New Music: Okkervil River Album and 8bit Video Game!
I don't know which to talk about first: the album itself or the 8bit video game which was inspired by it and accompanied by a chiptunes soundtrack of each song off the new album. On September 3rd you and yours are in for a huge treat. Austin-based Okkervil River is finally back at it with their seventh...
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New Music: Califone Releases "Stitches" on Sept. 3
Califone is a band often described as enigmatic, textured, folk-experimental and/or cinematic. Although these adjectives are appropriate, New Music Editor Lisa Thomas simply refers to them as all around bad-asses. Join us after the Jump for details on the new Album!
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Japanther Interview!
JAPANTHER. If you know -you know. If you don't, then get down to Burro Bar this evening and experience it. This interview with Ian of Japanther was executed by the enigmatic Jeremiah Johnson of Jacksonville's Wudun a few weeks back.
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Tyler Shields Work Acquired by Tate Gallery
Jax Native, Tyler Shields has been making waves around the world with his fun, provocative photography. In the process hes managed to piss off almost every tincture of society with his work. The internationally prestigious Tate Gallery has added Mr. Shields' work to their collection. Will Tyler end...
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Chronicles of Alexander Hawthorne Debut Party!
The Chronicles of Alexander Hawthorne is a web based Alt Reality Suspense series that is produced here in Jville! MetroJacksonville will be featuring the series in the coming weeks, and tonight we are attending the release party of the Second Episode. Join us after the jump for video coverage of the...
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Photo Tour of UNF's Awesome Ogier Garden Project
While Metro Jacksonville was attending the Green Lion Festival at Aardwolf Brewery this year we ran into two representatives from University of North Florida's Osprey Gardens project. Intrigued by the magical goodness of an organic teaching garden, we recently visited on Volunteer Friday and found a...
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