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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  [EXCLUSIVE] PREMIERE: The Contribution “The Great Boot” to Benefit Conscious Alliance

  by Jason Earle

  90% of residents in Pine Ridge Reservation, the Lakota people of South Dakota live in poverty. Their condition is not unique.

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  TICKET GIVEAWAY: Gasparilla Music Festival — Ryan Adams, Cage The Elephant, Ghostface Killah, Moon Taxi, Chronixx, & more! | March 11 and 12, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Once again Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) is fielding a diverse lineup on the gorgeous banks of the Hillsborough River. Once

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  Why Can’t the World be a Music Festival? | An Interview with Jeff Mosier | Coming to Suwannee Spring Reunion

  by Jason Earle

  “My kids grew up at Suwannee. One day after returning from a festival there my son started crying and said, ‘I want everyone

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  COMING to ORLANDO: CORY BRANAN + Full Band w/ Andrew Kelly (Slumberjack), & Austin Young (Gary Lazer Eyes) | Copper Rocket, Maitland, FL | Tuesday, March 7, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  I’m at the corner of the bar sitting next to Cory Branan. His eyes dart as he tells me of a song on his forthcoming record,

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  Giving Back: A Discussion with Tim Carbone of The Contribution | New Music Coming February 17, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Imagine the proceeds from every song you had downloaded, every album you bought, went to non-profit organizations which benefit

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  Album Review: Drive-By Truckers – ‘American Band’

  by Jason Earle

  American Band doesn’t wow on first listen. This condition is not unique for a Truckers album, but even more apparent than

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  More Than Fine Today | Susto Live Review | Backbooth, Orlando, FL | January 7, 2017

  by Jason Earle

  Susto is a hearty pasta dish with mussels- rich, yet comfortable. Sautee some garlic and shallots, add in some white wine

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  Verlon and Donna: Ever Heard of ‘Em? | Donna the Buffalo with Verlon Thompson Live Review | Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, FL | December 30, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  Some close friends asked if I wanted to see Robert Earl Keen at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. We would fly in on a

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  BEST OF 2016 | Best Shows, Best Albums, Best Songs, Best Moments, Best Photos

  by Mitch Foster

  Shows I Go To is more than an online music magazine. We are a family of music loving weirdos who have created a “music

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  SUSTO | Coming to Backbooth, Orlando | Saturday, January 7, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  Susto sounds a bit like a Gram Parsons fronted band if Parsons had lived long enough to be influenced by The Felice Brothers.

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  Crystal Castles Live Review | House of Creatives Music Festival | North Beach, Miami, FL | November 19, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  North Beach, Miami, harbors little of the pretense of its more famous southern neighbor. North Beach feels like a lab-beagle mutt

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  Anonymously Famous: A Chance Meeting with Murray Stenson | Seattle, WA | Summer 2016

  by Jason Earle

  Foreigner, Boston, then Journey goes the playlist at Vittles in Seattle’s ultra-hip Belltown neighborhood. A bald man in his

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  BJ Barham | Coming to Mercury Lounge | Lower East Side, New York City | Thursday, December 1, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  In August, BJ Barham released what may have been 2016’s most powerful album. Rockingham is a heartbreakingly intimate record.

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  Peter Hook and the Light | Coming to The Plaza Live Orlando | Thursday, November 17, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  Seeing the cover design of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures is almost a sure bet at any show these days. Regardless of genre,

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  This Changes Everything: An Interview with Jim Lauderdale | Live from Suwannee Roots Revival | October 17, 2016

  by Jason Earle

  Jim Lauderdale had a good September. First, the Americana Music Association Awards — for which he has served as emcee for