Show Reviews
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Reggae Rise Up 2024 is upon us!
With Reggae Rise Up Florida about a month away, it’s time to reflect back on the festival’s humble beginnings. What started out as a single-day event within the parking lot of Raymond James Stadium has transformed into a massive festival that brings thousands of people to the scenic Vinoy Park and has even crossed state…
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Falling in Love with Common Kings at Jannus Live
No matter the day of the week, Common Kings is bound to come and conquer the soundwaves, all while sending hearts through an array of infectious and pounding riddims.
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Jannus Live Goes Wild for Tropidelic and KBong
Whenever Tropidelic comes to St. Petersburg, Florida, things get a little wild, but when you bring KBong and Mike Pinto into the mix, you get an absolute banger of a show. Jannus Live played host to these three incredible powerhouse acts, and it couldn’t have been a better night despite Florida’s infamous brisk autumn air…
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Bumpin Uglies Caps Off Mid Atlantic Dub Tour at Jannus Live
This past Saturday, November 12, the beasts from the east, Bumpin Uglies, hailing all the way from Maryland performed at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg. The famed venue marked the band’s final stop on their Mid Atlantic Dub tour and brought Joey Harkum and Tunnel Vision along for the ride. The night had a fantastic collection of…
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HIRIE energizes Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL
After three weeks on the road, HIRIE finally came stomping the stage at St. Petersburg’s famed venue, Jannus Live, as part of their Mood Swing Tour. Ballyhoo! and Surfer Girl were also along for the ride. All three bands filled the night with tones that reverberated against the surrounding buildings and absorbed into the lively crowd. Each…
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Jannus Hears the Kalling with Kabaka Pyramid and Nattali Rize
Out from the shadows of a crimson blood moon came Nattali Rize and Kabaka Pyramid to rock Jannus Live. Even though it was a dreary Tuesday night with a tropical storm forming above, the night was a celebration of all that is beautiful about reggae music. With a howling wind swirling around the courtyard, nothing…
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Spreading Love at Reggae Rise Up 2021
Written and Edited By Brendan McGinley Four days of dusty festival feet, two years of waiting in angst and nothing but spreading the power of love to each and every person was the motif of Reggae Rise Up Florida this past weekend. Smiling faces from all over the country scuttled across the grounds of Vinoy…
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Reuniting with Fans and The Ries Brothers at Sold-Out Jannus Live Show
The idea of headlining a hometown venue has to be of one’s dream, but the idea of selling out said venue, must be a pipe dream but for The Ries Brothers, this is simply reality. The two brothers, Charlie and Kevin are two incredibly talented musicians each in their own right. Charlie, the elder, singer…
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Making the Pilgrimage to the Home of Cali Reggae and Finding a Beautiful Bromance Between Dan Kelly and Zeb Dekofsky
Traveling across the United States was probably not the most ideal way of catching a pair of shows, but after a year and a half of almost no live music, the pilgrimage to California was something that made perfect sense within my mind. This was something that clicked for a couple of reasons. Most obviously…
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Nothing but Serenity within Nature Coast Music Festival Spring Camp Out
One of the necessities at Nature Coast Music Festival was caterpillar repellent, because the setting was unlike any other festival I’ve seen before it, the site of the festival was a swampy biker retreat filled with large oak trees with drooping Spanish moss that overhung like long shaggy dreadlocks, chalky limescale paths and a series…
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