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
If you’re a fan of the epic emotion of Pink Floyd, the funky, danceable layerings of The Talking Heads, and the multitude
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by Richie Williams
If you’re ready to have you face melted from so much insane shredding progressive power metal that you can’t find your face
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by Richie Williams
HO HO HO! What do you want for Christmas? Well, if it’s free tickets to rock out with Third Eye Blind, then you’ve
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by Richie Williams
No, this isn’t a touring class about how to kick some ass, it’s a funky tour with some groove and jazz. Proud to be firmly
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by Richie Williams
Tool have confirmed several dates for their upcoming US tour, which includes a stop in Central Florida at CFE Arena at the
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by Mitch Foster
Support Paris by buying prints from your favorite shows. We were all shaken very hard on November 13 by the terrorist attacks
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by Richie Williams
If you’ve never been able to experience all the wonder that is a Phish show (which I highly recommend), the next best thing
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by Richie Williams
Fresh off their amazing performance at the Suwannee Hulaween festival at the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida over
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by Richie Williams
Sublime With Rome is hitting the road again this fall, visiting some cities that they couldn’t during their summer tour.
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by Sarah Schumaker
[Editor’s Note: This is another installment of a fun series we call “Two Views,” where we put out two different writers
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by Richie Williams
No big deal, Victor Wooten made a surprise guest appearance and sat in for a song with Roosevelt Collier Trio and friends at
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by Josh Jauz
It’s been almost 24 hours since I saw Torche, HUM, and Failure at House of Blues Orlando, and even after a nice 10 1/2 hour
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by Richie Williams
“ARE YOU READY?” I know I am. Korn has officially started their 2015 fall tour which pays tribute to the 20th anniversary of
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by Richie Williams
Glenn Danzig turned 60 this summer and shows no signs of stopping the rocking. He and his blues heavy metal rockers in Danzig
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by Richie Williams
New Orleans funkmasters Galactic have announced their “Into The Deep Tour 2016” in support of the recently released