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A Reggae feel, an Island Rock vibe, Funk and R&B...mix them together and you get Heritage. A bunch of guys just doing what they love -- making music and having fun! When their cultural and individual flavors fuse together, it just flows...creating a significant sounds that can only be known as HERITAGE.

Growing up in the hills of Arkansas, Forrest picked up the guitar when he was 14 years old and has been playing ever since. He grew up listening to Rock, Blues, Country, and Folk music from the 60's up to present day, which has influenced his songwriting. His style covers a variety of music incorporating the acoustic guitar and the harmonica.

Dannica is a soul-singing, songwriting, story-telling songbird from the South. Music runs hot in her veins. Her father came from a long line of blue-grass musicians, and her mother was a poet, so the universe had already dealt her the singer/songwriter cards. When she was just 13, her grandfather gave her his old guitar. A few years later, she met a boy, who gave her more than enough to write about.

Returning to GBG on Thursday evening is the sensational sound of the prolific and talented singer-songwriter-performing duo Anthony Crawford and Savana Lee, better know as Sugarcane Jane.

The Blue Ribbon Healers have concocted a sonic gumbo of tasty treats for the ears and feet, a sound you can drink to, dance to, and smoke to, a feeling that warms the heart and brings people together in lively celebration. Their driving string band sound, which draws heavily from the old-time jazz of New Orleans, proves a lively vehicle for original material.

The Bric a Brac is a new spot in Destin. The menu & vibe will be similar to the the Red Bar in Grayton Beach. Rodolfo & Fernando Petit have worked hard to open up their own restaraunt. Go check it out!

Dread Clampitt cooks up one of a kind homemade music. It’s a tasty sonic gumbo of influences ranging from bluegrass, rock & roll, blues, jazz and Louisiana Bayou funk complete with three part harmonies and pinch of southern humor thrown in for good measure.

In the year 2000, percussionist, Louie Antoon and lead guitarist, Clayton aka Bubba Bonjean began the formation of what is now Cadillac Willy. It all started in Clayton Bonjean's project studio. Bonjean and Antoon were honored to have Allman Brothers bassist Dave Goldflies sit in on the first recording sessions.  In the beginning, the band consisted of Josh Pace, John David Sullivan, Patrick Wilson, Louie Antoon and Clayton Bonjean.

Hailing from the northern gulf coast of Florida, The Owsley Brothers began as the bedroom recording project of multi-instrumentalist J.E. Reynolds. Armed with a cheap guitar, makeshift drum kit and an 8-track recorder, Reynolds crafted 2011's critically-acclaimed EP, Pure Lust. Within a few months, his unique blend of lo-fi scuzzed-out blues guitar, combined with his utterly unique vocal twang attracted much attention and glowing reviews from blog community stalwarts My Old Kentucky Blog, Aquarium Drunkard, Rollo & Grady, and Some Velvet Blog.
 

The first time you hear Chris Alvarado performing you can tell he isn’t an average musician playing cover tunes you can find in every tourist destination. Sure, he can play Jimmy Buffett songs. But he also has some very interesting original material. The National Recording Academy selected Chris to perform at the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando, Florida where a panel of industry judges and executives selected him as the winner out of the six acts that were selected from the entire state of Florida.
 

The first time you hear Chris Alvarado performing you can tell he isn’t an average musician playing cover tunes you can find in every tourist destination. Sure, he can play Jimmy Buffett songs. But he also has some very interesting original material. The National Recording Academy selected Chris to perform at the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando, Florida where a panel of industry judges and executives selected him as the winner out of the six acts that were selected from the entire state of Florida.