Summertime in the City '09

A special message from Ian Ranne, lots of info and the full schedule over at the Urban Core.

Things to do Friday 7/31

• ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER FARMER'S MARKET 3-8PM
  
• FRIDAY FAMILY FIREWORKS - JACKSONVILLE SUNS VS BIRMINGHAM @ 7:05PM
  
• DYLAN & JANIE'S GOING AWAY PARTY @ WEIRD WAX W/ DIG DOG, TUFFY, HONEY CHAMBER & CIVILIZATION
  
• LIBYAN HIT SQUAD, EZTORBO SOCIAL, GORILLA PUSSY @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• DJ HAL INSIDE KARAOKE W/ JOE ON THE BACK DECK @ THE PEARL
  
• SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY - EDAN W/ DAHGA, WILLIE EVANS JR, PATEN LOCKE, DILLON, TOUGH JUNKIE & THE BIG BUCKS DJS @ TSI
  
• LAID BACK FRIDAYS W/ CHRISTINA WAGNER 6-10PM & DJS CHRISTIAN MENDEZ, COMIC + CHRIS ARMSTRONG @ EDGE 17
  
• VINTAGE FRIDAYS W/ DJ ALEX PAGAN @ ECLIPSE
  
• FRIDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 5PM-2AM - TONIGHT: KAPUSTIN YAR, THE MONDELLOS & THEE CRUCIALS
  
• MUSIC VIDEO FRIDAYS @ THE DIVE BAR W/ VJ JAREN
  
• ROCKABILLY NIGHT @ CAFE 331
  
• ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC PRESENTS MAKEOUT - WES REED BIRTHDAY PARTY W/ JUICY PONY, THE MEMPHIBIANS, DEAD MAN'S WALTZ, BEACH PARTY & DJ SETS BY WES REED, MATT CAULDER, THE INFADER, COOCH COUTURE, DAWN WATLEY (OF THE BLACK KIDS) & OMARVELOUS @ OCEAN CLUB
  
• ROTATING DJS + MORE @ STEAMWORKS
  
• TRAGEDY HERO, PATHWAY TO PROVIDENCE, SHUT UP & DANCE, PAINT ME IRRATIONAL @ JACKRABBITS
  
• BOLTH, ELYSIUM, GENY PIGS, STATUS FAUX, ROUTINE SCHEME @ DOOZER'S PUB
  
• THE BRAVERY & PLAIN JANE AUTOMOBILE @ FREEBIRD LIVE
  

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

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Please comment if we missed anything.

College Street House Show - July 26, 2009

Sometimes you don't have to pay a cover or even leave the neighborhood to catch some of the best entertainment and fun in the city. There have been countless Riverside house shows to varying degrees of magnitude over the years (I presume) but the most recent was the best I've attended so far.





A handful of local bands played, including Wudun, Matrix Infinity, and The Late Great Magic [Something-or-other] as well as Psychic Reality (SF) and Royal Chord (all the way from Australia). I still hear the label "noise show" in reference to these events which I find to be a misnomer. It can get noisy, sure, but it's simply experimental if anything and not a sonic assault necessitating copious amounts of psychotropic substances (although, they don't hurt). It might not appeal to everybody but if you've never heard these bands, you owe it to yourself to check them out.



Watching the bands meant crowding into the dining room and sweating your ass off but it was well worth it. And not everybody was there for the music. The entire house was full, plus the porch, plus the sizable front yard. There was no free beer but that didn't stop the droves from gathering and having a kick-ass Sunday night with friends and meeting new folks. Despite the volume of attendees, JSO merely crept by a few times and didn't harass anyone or try and shut it down.



If you missed it, no worries, these things happen all the time and hopefully ones in the future will be as successful as this one was. In fact, there just so happens to be one Saturday night featuring some super-awesome bands, so don't miss out.



You've been warned!

Click on an image for the full set. Photos by Jack Diablo.

Weird Wax Show 7/31

Weird Wax Myspace

Kapustin Yar, The Mondellos & Thee Crucials @ Sinclair 7/31

REAX Needs Volunteers This Weekend

If anyone out there feels like helping out REAX for the Summertime In The City Event, they need volunteers to help out in their booth Saturday at The Riverside Arts Market and also the The BBB warehouse. I think what this entails is maybe getting there early, sitting at the booth, giving out REAX magazines and manning a email list basically just helping out. Also you can volunteer to help out just at one, or the other or say I can't get there till this time. If you are interested just email me tom@reaxmusic.com


photo taken from www.myspace.com/reaxstreetteamtampastpete

Things to do Thursday 7/30

• ACOUSTIC W/ AL POINDEXTER & SUSAN @ THREE LAYERS COFFEE HOUSE 6-9PM
  
• THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN - JACKSONVILLE SUNS VS BIRMINGHAM @ 7:05PM
  
• CONTROL W/DJ RICKY @ THE PEARL
  
• DO-WHATCHA-LIKE @ ECLIPSE W/ NICK FRESH
  
• DARK CASTLE, GIVE UP, BLOODY PANDA, and HIGH ALMIGHTY @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• SUPER FUNTASTIC & KARAOKE @ EDGE 17
  
• SEX IN THE CITY LADIES NIGHT @ SQUARE ONE
  
• THURSDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 5PM-2AM
  
• LADIES NIGHT W/ DJS FRYZA, JONATHAN & JARED @ CLUB TSI
  
• GRUESOME TWOSOME CARA & JOEY @ STEAMWORKS
  
• DIRTBAG LOVE AFFAIR @ JACKRABBITS
  
• CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE, QUEEF HUFFER, ULCER, ROTTRED @ DOOZER'S PUB
  
• ANCIENT HARMONY @ FREEBIRD LIVE
  
• MIDNIGHT MASS BIKE RIDE-MEET AT PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE CUMMER @ 12:30AM

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Little William as Kiefer Sutherland

First off I don't know if it's cool to be posting a stupid video with the REAX TV clip at the beginning. I know I will be using a format like that in the future but for things like interviews and band clips. Maybe I'll just say this is a practice video so I can get a feel of things to come.

Little William as Kiefer Sutherland

Republicorpse at Doozers Pub 7/29/09

Click the photo for the full set. Photos by tom p.

Republicorpse Myspace

Listen To The Urban Jacksonville Weekly Episode #26 W/REAX

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I took a few photos.


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Things to do Wednesday 7/29

• ACOUSTIC W/ AL POINDEXTER @ THREE LAYERS COFFEE HOUSE 12-2PM
  
• OPEN MIC NIGHT AT FIVE POINTS COFFEE AND SPICE COMPANY
  
• GUILTY PLEASURES W/ DJ TRZZZL @ ECLIPSE
  
• KARAOKE WITH HAL 9000 @ THE PEARL
  
• TRACHTENBERG FAMILY SLIDESHOW PLAYERS W/ LADY BLANCHE & TUFFY @ CLUB TSI
  
• ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC? @ SQUARE ONE W/ DJS WES REED & MATT CAULDER
  
• WEDNESDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 5PM-2AM
  
• MUSIC MATTERS WEDNESDAY @ STEAMWORKS
  
• IMPERIAL WEDNESDAYS W/ DJ MARCI @ CAFE 331
  
• BATTLE FOR PLANETFEST 2009 @ JACKRABBITS
  
• OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DOOZER'S PUB
  

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Wes Reed's birthday bash / Fri july, 31st Makeout @ Ocean Club

Jaxscene/REAX Guest On Urban Jacksonville Weekly Tonight

Tonight at 5:30pm Tom P. from Jaxscene and Joel Cook From REAX are going to the guest on Urban Jacksonville Weekly radio show. Just go to the site to listen in.


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Steamworks Monday 7/28/09

Click the photo for the full set. Photos by tom p.

Springfield Lightning Strike 7/27/09

Yesterday at the BBB Warehouse lightning struck a palm across the street setting it on fire.



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Random 7/09

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Cafe 331, The Sinclair, Shantytown Pub 7/25/09

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The Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, w/ Lady Blanche & Tuffy 7/29 @ TSI

Things to do Tuesday 7/28

• FIFTY CENT FAMILY FEAST - JACKSONVILLE SUNS VS. BIRMINGHAM @ 7:05PM
  
• DONNA THE MISTRESS OF TRIVIA @ 8 PM & RANDOM CONTROL W/ DJ BUTTERCUP(TOUGH JUNKIE) GRILLIN HOT DOGS AT 11PM @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• CRUEL SUMMER GOODBYE JULY ART SHOW W/ ROY BERRY, SARAH COLADO, JAMES LUCIOUS GRAY, DRUE LAMAR CARDEN, DJ VINYL RITCHIE AND 69 & PERFORMANCE BY SUNDAY CERVIX @ ECLIPSE
  
• KARAOKE TUESDAY W/ UGLY ED @ CLUB TSI
  
• TIGHTEN UP W/ 74 SOUNDSYSTEM @ STEAMWORKS
  
• REPUBLICORPSE, TIME TO DIE, BUFF CLOUT, NATIONAL DAIRY, CHICKEN & WHISKEY @ DOOZER'S PUB

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Summertime In The City

I was going to make a post about my recommendations from my take on the event. I got this big list of stuff that is going to be dope. But then I saw Joey Marchy's post at UrbanJacksonville and it's way nicer then anything I can pull off. With that said I'll just summarize and send you over there.
It's all weekend:
Friday at TSI - Edan w/ Dahga, Willie Evans Jr, Paten Locke, Dillon and Tough Junkie, and the Big Bucks DJs.
Saturday - All kinds of things planned. A break dance battle at the Riverside Arts Market starting at noon. After that head over to the Triple B Warehouse in Springfield for the mayhem to continue with a free keg, pizza party and live mural painting by Thursto and others, skateboarding and bicycling. That night at 10pm, walk over to Shantytown for the final event with hip hop from Larry Otis, Mr. Al Pete, The Elevated Hip Hop Experience, Heavy Flow, The N Word, Dr. Sam Beckett, Dope Sandwich, Steadfast, and more!


click image to get to full details from urbanjacksonville

Republicorpse, National Dairy, Time to Die, Buff Clout, Chicken & Whiskey @ Doozer's Pub 7/28

Things to do: Family Edition

Click on the links for more info:

JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Main Library: Children's Department

Florida Library Youth Program: Storytime with Mr. Keith. July 28 @ 11am, kids ages 6-12.

Summer Art: Paper Mosaic. July 29 @ 3:30pm. Kids ags 6-12.

Tween Thing: Papermaking. July 30 @ 2pm, for kids ages 10-14.

Saturday Surprise!: Board Games w/ Mr. Josh. August 1 @ 2pm. Kids ages 6-12.
***For more Children's department events at the Main Library, please check out the July calendar (with detailed info here), and the August calendar (with detailed info here).
Main Library: Teen Department

Teen Book Club: July 28 @ 2pm. This week's book is Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

Movie Madness! Quantum of Solace July 28 @ 3pm.

WTF!: Paper Flower Making. July 29 @ 3pm.
***For more Teen department events at the Main Library, please check out the July calendar (with detailed info here).

NATURESCOPE: JAXPARKS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Trail Walks @ McGirts Creek Regional Park. July 20, 9-10am

Nature Tales @ McGirts Creek Regional Park. July 20 @ 1-2pm

Nature Discovery @ Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park. July 25, 2-3pm

JACKSONVILLE SUNS HOME GAMES

July 27 @ 12:05pm: Summer Camp Day!

July 28 @ 7:05pm: Fifty-Cent Family Feast Night!

July 31 @ 7:05pm: Friday Family Fireworks

August 1 @ 7:05pm: Jimmy Buffett Jersey Auction & Post-Game Concert

August 2 @ 5:05pm: Library Day

SUMMER MOVIE EVENTS

July 27, 2pm: Pinocchio, free @ Neptune Beach Library.

July 28 & 29, 10am: Mr. Bean's Holiday and Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa @ Regal Cinemas Beach Boulevard

July 28, 29 & 30, 10am: Arctic Tale and Igor @ Regal Cinemas Avenues

July 28, 10am: Horton Hears A Who, $1 admission @ Carmike Fleming Island.

July 29, 10am: Nim's Island, $1 admission @ AMC Orange Park & Regency

July 31, 7pm: Gremlins @ Memorial Park

JAX4KIDS.COM & PANERA BREAD FAMILY EVENT SERIES July 30, 6pm at the following Panera Bread locations:

Making Bread Art with MOCA Jacksonville @ 12959 Atlantic Boulevard

Harry Potter Night @ 11111 San Jose Boulevard, Mandarin

Baking with Panera @ 8635 Blanding Boulevard, Orange Park

Baking with Panera @ 13740 Beach Boulevard

FLORIDA SEA TURTLES @ LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND STATE PARK August 1 @ 2pm, meet at Pavillion One.

TUNES 'N TALENT @ JORDAN PARK, ATLANTIC BEACH August 1, 6-8pm

NATIVE SUN KIDS PUZZLE. Complete the puzzle at the link and bring it in to your local Native Sun for a free prize. Through July 31. Kids under 12 only.

FAMILY SATURDAYS AT TREE HILL NATURE CENTER Saturdays @ 10am. $5 per family.

MOCA JACKSONVILLE: SUNDAY FAMILY DAYS
Sunday, 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.
Children and accompanying adults are free.

More great kids and family events can be found at Jax4kids.com and Experience Jax.
Please comment if you have more events to add.

Things to do Monday 7/27

• METAL MONDAYS/ W METHA-DONNIE @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• RHYTHM REVUE W/ JUICE BOX @ THE ECLIPSE
  
• MAD MOD MONDAYS W/ SEAN SHERBERT AND HANDSOME VANZANT @ STEAMWORKS
  

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Riverside Arts Market 7/25/09

Click the photo for the full set. Photos by tom p. some by Jenny K.

Pearl 7/23/2009 Thursday

Click the photo for the full set. Photo by Amir (some), Hal, and David.

Shunda K of Yo Majesty, Heavy Flow, Tough Junkie at TSI 7/24/09

Click the photo for the full set. Photos by Jenny K.

Things to do Sunday 7/26

• SUNDAY SUNRISE ON THE SOUTH BANK
  
• DJ INFADER @ GUESS STORE (ST JOHNS TOWN CENTER) 12PM
  
• WOMEN'S RIDE #8 'THE WATER FIGHT' @ 2PM, MEET AT STARLITE CAFE IN FIVE POINTS
  
• COOK OUT @ 6PM W/ DJ BOATSHOES AT SHANTYTOWN PUB
• SPENCER SUNDAYS @ ECLIPSE
  
• SUNDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 7PM-2AM
  
• HOUSE SHOW W/ DJ PARTY PHIL, PSYCHIC REALITY, ROYAL CHORD, WUDUN, OMEBI, ERZULIE, THE DAYTONAS & MATRIX INIFINITY @ 2691 COLLEGE STREET 8PM
  
• FACTORY DJ RYAN BLACK @ CLUB TSI
  
• VJ JAREN SPINS MUSIC VIDEO'S @ THE FLY'S TIE @ THE BEACH
  
• KILLS AND THRILLS, THE GREENERY, UNDER WRAPS @ DOOZER'S PUB
  

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Things to do Saturday 7/25

• RIVERSIDE ARTS MARKET 10AM - 4PM
  
• DJ INFADER @ METRO PARK (TOWN CENTER) 2PM
  
• BEACHES GREEN MARKET @ JARBOE PARK 2-5PM
  
• CROWN SKATEBOARDS SUMMER COOKOUT 6PM & KNUCKLE UP SK8 SHOP CONTEST 6:30PM @ MONUMENT SKATEPARK
  
• HONEY CHAMBER, DEAD MAN'S WALTZ, STAND-UP COMEDY W/ NICK COSTANZO, & SNORE @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• INTERMISSION W/DJS DAN & B AND THE BIG BUCKS DJS ON THE PATIO @ CLUB TSI
  
• DJS CHRIS GIBSON, CHRISTIAN MENDEZ @ ECLIPSE
  
• OVERTIME WITH DJ RICKY @ THE PEARL
  
• SATURDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR W/ CITY LIGHTS BLOOM AND DJ ROMEE DEE 7PM-2AM
  
• THE HEARTBEAT PARTIES W/ DJS CARRIE LOCATION @ STEAMWORKS
  
• FACTORY NIGHT W/ DJS WILHELM CURSE, JOSE RYAN BLACK & MIKEE @ EDGE 17
  
• SATURDAYS ON THE SQUARE @ SQUARE ONE
  
• DJS WES REED & THE INFADER @ THE ATLANTIC
  
• LAST CHANCE STANDING, MARION CRANE/FIT FOR RIVALS CD RELEASE PARTIES, SWANSINGER @ JACKRABBITS
  
• THE SEVILLES, SPP, TONN, FOXFIRE @ DOOZER'S PUB
  
• K'NAAN, PATENT LOCKE @ FREEBIRD LIVE
  
• SUNDAY SUNRISE ON THE SOUTH BANK

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Kids' Concert with Justin Roberts @ RAM 7/25

More information at Riverside Arts Market.

Things to do Friday 7/24

• ST. JOHNS TOWN CENTER FARMER'S MARKET 3-8PM
  
• THUMBNAIL SKETCH, RUSHHOLME RUFFIANS & TIMECAT @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• DJ TOM P. AND KARAOKE W/ HAL 9000 ON THE BACK DECK @ THE PEARL
  
• SHUNDA K OF 'YO MAJESTY', HEAVY FLOW, TUFF JUNKIE & GET LOOSE W/ NICK FRESH @ TSI
  
• LAID BACK FRIDAYS W/ DJS CHRISTIAN MENDEZ, COMIC + CHRIS ARMSTRONG @ EDGE 17
  
• VINTAGE FRIDAYS W/ DJ ALEX PAGAN & CELEBRATE JULY BIRTHDAYS @ ECLIPSE
  
• FRIDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 5PM-2AM - TONIGHT: TUFFY AND STAND-UP WITH JOEL LAND & NICK COSTANZO
  
• MUSIC VIDEO FRIDAYS @ THE DIVE BAR W/ VJ JAREN
  
• ROCKABILLY NIGHT @ CAFE 331
  
• ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC PRESENTS MAKEOUT DANCE PARTY @ OCEAN CLUB
  
• ROTATING DJS + MORE @ STEAMWORKS
  
• ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS @ JACKRABBITS
  
• TATER FAMINE, A LESSER EVIL, THE LOVELY LADS, A BILLION EARNIES @ DOOZER'S PUB
  

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.

Are Friends Electric Art Music Celebration at Square One 7/22/09

Click the photo for the full set. Photos by tom p.

Thumbnail Sketch live at Shantytown Friday, July 24, 2009 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM EDT

Warehouse Show - July, 21, 2009

There's a new semi-secret spot in Jacksonville for art and live music.

In the otherwise unsightly, slightly dilapidated, industrial part of the urban core that makes up the warehouse/factory district off Talleyrand you will find a seemingly unused warehouse space on Wambolt St marked only 8B. At least by day. But by night this unassuming location comes alive, normally due to the group of artists who recently became its tenants. It is also the practice space of a couple local bands and was recently used to host a live show.



The fact that this area of town goes completely dead not long after the sun goes and that the nearest residential area is at least a mile away makes it the perfect location for a rogue, off-the-map venue. There's no one to bother and no one to bother you. On Tuesday, July 21, the spot showcased local band Tourist Trap as well as Panzram out of Ft. Meyers. The crowd was a modest one, but impressive nonetheless being the first attempt at anything of this nature. In addition to live music, there were veggies grilling and cold beverages.

Clay Doran, aka Squid Dust, is among the artists responsible for putting the space together. Well known for his work in organizing the shows that took place in the Old Library Basement during previous Art Walks, you already have an idea of what to expect and the potential this place has. Rather than simply clear a space for the band to play and crowd to gather, the time and care was put in to make an interesting and appealing atmosphere complete with subdued lighting and installation art.



While you can count on both art and music shows occurring here on a semi-regular basis in the future, it is clear that this is only the beginning of something that will blossom into what could well be a refreshingly unique nucleus of art in culture in Jacksonville.

Click on an image for the full set. Photos by Jack Diablo.

Jacksonville Street Art On Wooster Collective

If you never heard of Wooster Collective it's a website that started out documenting the street art that was put up on Wooster and Spring Street in New York City. Wooster has grown to be the internets top website showcasing street art from around the world. Displaying work from artists like world famous Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, WK Interact, Swoon, Faile, and most recently Jacksonville's JaxPAC.



Click image to see post on Wooster Collective.

posted by tom p.

4th and Pearl House Party Performance By Laurel Lee and The Escapees

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Laurel Lee and The Escapees 7/19/09


Photos and video by tom p.

Civilization and Flying Snakes @ Shantytown - July 11, 2009

Click on the image for the full set. Photos by Jack Diablo.

Things to do Thursday 7/23

• ACOUSTIC W/ AL POINDEXTER & SUSAN @ THREE LAYERS COFFEE HOUSE 6-9PM
  
• SUMMER FILM SERIES AT CAFE NOLA @ MOCA - EXAMINED LIFE: PHILOSOPHY IS IN THE STREETS 8PM
  
• CONTROL W/DJ RICKY @ THE PEARL
  
• DO-WHATCHA-LIKE @ ECLIPSE W/ NICK FRESH
  
• THE ELEVATED HIP HOP EXPERIENCE @ SHANTYTOWN
  
• SUPER FUNTASTIC & KARAOKE @ EDGE 17
  
• SEX IN THE CITY LADIES NIGHT @ SQUARE ONE
  
• THURSDAYS @ THE SINCLAIR 5PM-2AM
  
• LADIES NIGHT W/ DJS FRYZA, JONATHAN & JARED @ CLUB TSI
  
• GRUESOME TWOSOME CARA & JOEY @ STEAMWORKS
  
• EVERY AVENUE, CASH CASH, SPARKS THE RESCUE @ JACKRABBITS
  
• CONSIDER THE SOURCE, ATROCITY SOLUTION, GRABBAG @ DOOZER'S PUB
  
• DREDG, RX BANDITS, ZECHS MARQUISE @ FREEBIRD LIVE
  
• MIDNIGHT MASS BIKE RIDE-MEET AT PARKING LOT ACROSS FROM THE CUMMER @ 12:30AM

For kid friendly events, see this week's Family Edition.

Click the links for more info.
Please comment if we missed anything.