Jason Earle, Staff Writer:

 
 

I cut my teeth on a steady diet of Michael Jackson and country radio before discovering that the two were not mutually exclusive. Waylon Jennings covering The Marshall Tucker Band’s “Can’t You See” was the catalyst for that epiphany; but my eight-year-old self could not have anticipated the love affair that would result from such a revelation.

 

Music evolved into an eclectic outlet for the feelings that had previously existed in a cage- love, anger, pain, and lust now had a supremely health place to be expressed. I believe a fully experienced life features great art, and that music – especially when experienced live – makes that experience accessible to anyone.

 

If you would like to contact me, email: jason@showsigoto.com or visit http://floridaabout.com

 

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Jason Earle

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  TICKET GIVEAWAY: Nas and Wale | Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, FL | Thursday, September 21, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  I was newly a teenager when Illmatic came at the world. It was the early 90s. Hip hop was still pretty young. The early days of

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  Get Real: Lydia Loveless Album Review and Preview | Coming to The Social Orlando w/ The States | September 13, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  I am on my second listen to the record, en route to bury a seventeen-year-old young man who tragically passed away just two weeks

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  Washed in a Dream | Washed Out Live Review | The Plaza Live Orlando | June 13, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Stage left the music wafts over a sea of swaying heads- like cattails signaling relief from the summer heat. Stage right, the

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  Son Volt Returns to Florida | St. Augustine, Orlando, and Pensacola | November 2017

  by Jason Earle

  The media called it Alt-Country. What else were they gonna do? It is subversive music- rock n’ roll mixed with country, blues,

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  GrassRoots Culture Camp is a Chance to Learn from Legends: A Talk w/ Tara Nevins | July 16-19 in Trumansburg, NY

  by Jason Earle

  Dozens of campers and teachers mill about the outdoor kitchen as musicians chop and mash ingredients into edible works of

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  A LOOK BACK: Plane Versus Cult Live Review + Photos | Orlando Fringe International Theatre Festival

  by Jason Earle

  Brian Killeen, lead singer and songwriter of Orlando-based Plane Versus Cult, is an interesting dude. A couple of things

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  Your New Norman Rockwell: A Night with Micah Schnabel of Two Cow Garage

  by Jason Earle

  Micah Schnabel walks into the venue unassumingly. He’s carrying a guitar, looking about for a spot to set it down. I am setting

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  Hipsters Ain’t All Bad: A Conversation with BJ Barham of American Aquarium

  by Jason Earle

  BJ Barham would never have dreamed of putting himself in the same category as Jason Isbell or Cory Branan ten years ago. Now,

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  Music News: Suwannee Roots Revival Returns to Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park | October 12-15, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Festival lineups typically evolve. There is a splash at first, then more bands join the fray and finally, a tantalizing name or

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  Suwannee Spring Reunion Live Review | March 23-25, 2017 | Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

  by Jason Earle

  The ethereal quality of wandering through campsites well after dark. The mutual admiration each artist expresses for the next.

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  A LOOK BACK: “The Perfect Batch of Fish N’ Chips” | Richard Thompson Live Review | February 15, 2017 at The Plaza Live

  by Jason Earle

  The room is rapt. Nearly every concert goer is silent, leaning forward in anticipation. Which, if you are sober, and I am, and

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  Balancing Absurdity: A Tribute to Col. Bruce Hampton | 1947-2017

  by Jason Earle

  Col. Bruce Hampton passed away last night. If you aren’t familiar with Col. Bruce’s work, please take a few minutes

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  ‘Adios’ to Nightmares | Cory Branan Live Review + Photos w/ Paige Keiner, Austin Young, and Andrew Kelly | Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | Copper Rocket Pub Orlando, FL

  by Jason Earle

  Cory Branan frequently gets lost in a moment of punk bliss. His head snaps down and then back, hair swishing forward, then in

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  Drunken Amazon Deliveries | Joe Pug Live Review & Photos From Anastasia Music Festival | March 17, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Joe Pug drinks and orders things from Amazon. Some mornings he wakes up to a surprise on the doorstep. His hope is for some

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  Prisoners of Age | Ryan Adams Live Review at Gasparilla Music Festival | Tampa, FL March 12, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  There is a point in everyone’s life where the world expects you to be an adult. For some, that moment hits way too early. A