Richie Williams,
The Sober Goat!
Staff Writer, Photographer, and Videographer:



I’m a live music concert junkie, did I come to the right place? I’ve been hooked ever since I was 13 when I went to three life changing shows at the Lakeland Civic Center in 1997-98: No Doubt, Cake, & The Vandals; 311 & Goldfinger; and Korn, Incubus, & Hed PE.
I’m a Florida native, born and raised in Orlando. I spent my last two years of high school in Cocoa Beach, and graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee (GO NOLES!) where I earned a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Finance & Real Estate. Currently, I’m a commercial real estate appraiser by day, and a concert videographer / photographer / live music reviewer by night.
In 2009, I began filming bands under the moniker, “The Sober Goat” (don’t let the name fool ya). Since then, my passion has grown exponentially as has my love for the music. Now, I embrace my addiction to filming artists and bands. I love to capture their magically cohesive art, whether it’s a full set from the back of the house with my Canon Vixia camcorder on a tripod, or just a quick clip from the front of the rails with my phone.
I also like to make my own loud noises on my drums from time to time.
Life motto: Work hard, party harder, and listen to Umphrey’s McGee
If you wish to contact me, email richie@showsigoto.com or visit www.youtube.com/thesobergoat.
Check out my posts below ▼
Richie Williams, The Sober Goat!
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by Richie Williams
Would you like cheese with that? Richard Cheese, that is. Dick is swingin’ back through town with his band Lounge Against the
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by Richie Williams
If you like alternative indie rock jammy jams, you’ve come to the right place. Shows I Go To wants to send you for a ride
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by Richie Williams
The Expendables are far away from their hometown of Santa Cruz, California, but they come to Orlando so often that they’ll feel
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Orlando! Good news Papadosio fans! They are returning to Florida next week to show us more love after performing one of the
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Want to win tickets to the best punky reggae party in town? Legendary reggae outfit The Wailers bring their current tour to
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by Richie Williams
If you love funk, jazz, and improvisational jams, then surely you know all about New Orleans funkmasters Galactic. They recently
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by Sean Dorsett
It finally happened! On Sunday, January 10th, I finally got to see my favorite reggae band, Rebelution, for the first time at
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by Richie Williams
On Thursday December 17, 2015, Pink Talking Fish brought their terrific tribute talents to The Plaza Live; a mind-blowing 2-½
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by Richie Williams
If you love funk, jazz, and improvisational jams, then surely you know all about New Orleans funkmasters Galactic. They recently
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by Richie Williams
Rollins College and WPRK 91.5 are bringing keyboard wizard Marco Benevento to Winter Park, Florida on Friday, January 15, 2016!
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by Jason Earle
Butch Trucks has been a part of The Allman Brothers Band family since the group’s inception over forty years ago. The Allman
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by Richie Williams
When one hears the term kung fu, what usually comes to mind is a reference to a primarily unarmed Chinese martial art resembling
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by Richie Williams
I can remember watching Sublime music videos on MTV in 1996. I was 12 years old and instantly fell in love with the reggae, dub,
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by Trevor Bosmans
I have been listening to Better Than Ezra for over twenty years. I can still remember the first time I heard “Good”
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by Richie Williams
Living in Orlando, I don’t make it over to shows in Tampa too often. But when I do, it’s gotta be for a particularly sweet