A rock band where raw talent emerges center stage.
With a home base near Gainesville, Florida, the three-man-band, Golly Potch, performs all over North Central Florida as well as St. Augustine and Palatka. Their genre is a blend of classical and southern rock as Seth, Taylor, and Paul rock it to the sounds of drum, guitar, and vocals.
Little Texas forever on the country scene.
Taking country by storm, Little Texas, founded in 1988, was signed by Warner Bros. in 1989 and their debut album, First Time for Everything exploded with 5 singles, topping the U.S. Billboard single charts. From there, three other albums hit the music scene. Big Time, the second album, was certified by the RIAA with a two-time platinum award and one gold by the CRIA with "What Might Have Been," "God Blessed Texas," and "My Love," which were all No. 1 singles. The third album, Kick a Little, also certified platinum by the RIAA was a big success.
R&B vocalist Monique Denise brightens the stage with her soulful sounds.
Monique Denise is a Jacksonville, Florida native who began her singing career in the church and evolved into an R&B artist, connecting with Terio De-Shon Hunt (guitarist), Rashard Lavender (keys and key bass), and Micheal Walker (drums). Together, they create a harmonious sound that encapsulates the deeper meaning behind life events; thus, transforming obstacles into musical triumphs.
Fortune Child revives the Led Zeppelin era with old-school rock n' roll.
An 'old soul' rock band from Jacksonville, Fortune Child is leading the next generation back to where musical legends originated. Following in the footsteps of Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, and The Black Crowes, this four-piece band is composed of Christian Powers (vocals and drums), Buddy Crump (lead guitar), and Jon Ward (bass).
Represented by Kevin Elson (Journey, Mr. Big, Europe, and Lynyrd Skynyrd) Fortune Child's album, Closer to the Sun, debuted in March 2022, with more to come.
An original act, Sauce Boss feeds the audience with song and gumbo.
Bill Wharton, AKA "Sauce Boss," offers a uniquely original performance. His music gets the audience moving, his act keeps them smiling, and his home-made gumbo feeds them.
As a musician, Bill writes original songs, including the Albert Castiglia hit, "Let the Big Dog Eat," and performs on stage as a one-man band. Bill sits at a drum set, playing a 1933 National Steel Guitar, belting out songs punctuated by a gravelly voice, joyful whoops, and shredding guitar riffs.
By using background tracks, this talented musician performs as a one-man band.
New to Florida, Greg Johnson honed his musical skills while working as an engineer in Michigan, playing gigs and private events on the weekends. This singer/songwriter and guitarist also plays keyboards, harmonica, drums, mandolin, and bass and prepares backing tracks to go with many of his songs, creating a full sound that's perfect for entertaining folks in a bar or on the deck.
This full band of accomplished musicians plays multiple genres.
From Jacksonville and popular at numerous venues in Northeast Florida, Smokestack is comprised of accomplished musicians who have strong backgrounds in several genres: jazz, blues, reggae, bluegrass, and country. Each member of Smokestack has performed with a number of different groups and worked with various musical projects.
Kathryn Belle Long, of Belle and the Band, passed away in May of 2023.
We were very sorry to hear that Kathryn Belle Long, songwriter, singer, and the "Belle" of Belle and the Band, passed away in May of 2023. We send our sympathy and caring to Kathryn's family and to her musician friends.
Bob Ganley has sung and played guitar, mainly in two genres, Americana and Irish music.
Originally from New England, Bob traveled throughout his career, eventually settling in St. Augustine. He's played guitar since high school, concentrating even then on two genres: Americana and Irish music. He enjoys listening to many different artists and feels that his music is most influenced by singer/songwriters including Woody Guthrie, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Bob Zentz, and Tom Paxton, while listening to the Dubliners led to his interest in Irish music.
Lauren Heintz, winner of the South Florida Folk Festival Song Contest, captivates the audience.
Florida-born Lauren Heintz has won the South Florida Folk Festival Song Contest twice. As a singer, songwriter, and skillful guitarist, she's a triple threat. Though her father was a country music guitarist, Lauren didn't show an interest in the guitar until encouraged by one of her other relatives, who wanted her to play in his country band. However, Lauren's burgeoning music career was put on hold while she spent eight years in the Air Force, followed by college and then fifteen as a software engineer.
