It doesn't take audiences long to notice that St. Augustine's punk rock ensemble 86 Hope is as real as it gets. With a combined force of alternative up-tempo rhythm, a punk rock stage presence, precisely executed guitar techniques, and spot-on vocal harmonies, 86 Hope fires on all cylinders. The band sweats passion from their pores, laying their bleeding hearts before the crowd, making their stage presence one of ever-shifting dynamics and emotional realness. Their sound is like a quickened heartbeat; it always causes the body to move.

An energetic ensemble, Flood Reactor is an intense musical duo that sheds light on human existence, existentialism, and matters of the heart. Drawing from many genres, Flood Reactor takes an uncommon approach. It blends acoustic traveling music with track punk, alternative outlaw folk, and backwoods punk to form distinct, original tones that are unique to the ensemble.

It's easy to see why audiences are fascinated with St. Augustine's Ema Chiswell. A crystal-clear bottom-line artist, Chiswell shows her truest self in her original sound; soul and all. An ethereal blend of electronic, pop, rock, folk, alternative, and experimental genres, Chiswell pulls from influences of all kinds, but holds musical idols St. Vincent and Madeline Adams in the highest regard for their musical styling as well as their lyrical bodies of work.

A southern grown soul, St. Augustine's Terri Gamble is a fresh take on southern comfort sound, threading the needle between the hard-hitting rock and roll and old-time country genres she's loved all of her life. Her sound comes with a heavy dose of southern charm and a side of hundred-year-old tangled oaks shaking in the Florida winds. A queen of her dominion, Gamble explores her musical territory daily, breaking the mold of your usual alternative country musician.

Breaking stages for ages, the foot-stomping, suspenders-wearing, rule-breaking Wobbly Toms are St. Augustine’s finest down-home country/punk party ensemble, sure to inspire dancing. 

MJbaker is easily one of St. Augustine, Florida's most progressive performers, influenced by all things non-traditional and using elements of jazz, blues, hip hop, rhythm and blues, and soul to create a completely original sound of elegance as well as attitude. Using a combination of both self-produced backing tracks as well as her live acoustic guitar, MJ creates a plethora of different sounds to choose from, making her as diverse as she is exquisite.

A St. Augustine native, Katy Schirard is a perfect fit for audiences looking for a contemporary sound and wholesome vibe with the energy of James Brown. Katy finds her voice in popular tunes of a modern nature, as well as in the classic love songs of past decades. Her percussive guitar style is a ferocious example of her inner energy, which seeps out of her pores, an outpouring of passion. Her vocal sound is similar to that of Odetta and Adele, a hard-hitting cacophony of the soul's movement.

St. Augustine's Jory Lyle has a musical career spanning over two decades, touring regionally and nationally, all while writing his own material and defining his signature sound. He began his professional music career while he was still in high school, sneaking away in the evenings for band rehearsals and countless shows. Jory can best be described as an original songwriter that uses pop, rock, blues, and country to form a style that was once lost in the shuffle of radio and electronic music but is now brought back to life with Jory's innate ability to bring his own self to the surface.

A combination of progressive rock, indie rock, and alternative folk, sprinkled with a dash of electronic vibe, Best of Synthia is hard to define in terms of genre. They are all over the map. Imagine if The Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens created a record with Alt J and Explosions in the sky. The Best of Synthia uses intentionally written four-part vocal harmonies, an array of sounds from the electronic to the distinctly natural, and a lyrical intellect that is unmatched both in caliber and execution.

Telepathic Lines is a rock quartet from St. Augustine, Florida. Their latest release is a self-titled album they believe has "equal parts Replacements debauchery, Pavement eccentricity, and Uncle Tupelo poignancy." One of the many exciting features of this album is the eye-catching cover art, which they liked so much that they researched it and  discovered it's the work of a renowned social realist painter named Sean Mahan.