This just in from Christopher C. Manson at The Beachcomber -
For the past couple months, we’ve solicited nominations for The Fifth Annual Beachcomber Music Awards, to be held at John Wehner’s Village Door in the Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. Many folks responded, especially musicians, and I’d like to thank them for bringing some very worthy first-time nominees to our attention.
Seaside is ready to kick off the new year with a bang and a lot of great music at the 5th Annual Countdown Seaside: A New Year’s Eve Celebration! Everyone's invited on Dec. 31 to experience a family-friendly party featuring live entertainment, kid’s art projects, street performers and an absolutely spectacular fireworks display over the Gulf of Mexico. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. and last until the last firework lights up the sky.
This show at Rosemary Beach looks like a good one and one we're looking forward to. We love live music in SoWal and it's a treat when we get musicians of quality traveling to our area.
This Friday at 7:30pm at the Rosemary Beach Town Hall join us as we welcome Canadian musicians and co-founders of the animal rescue group Ladybird Animal Sanctuary. They'll be sharing their music for the benefit of animals in need.
We have some wonderful holiday traditions in SoWal, and the Merchants of Seaside have started a new one. They plan each year to stage a free performance of the Nutcracker ballet.
The first performance of the new annual tradition features the Alpharetta Dance Theatre and the Dance Academy of Seaside Neighborhood School. The one-night performance is free on Dec. 8 at 5pm in the Seaside Amphitheater.
Sinfonia Gulf Coast presents D'Vine at Emerald Grande's Harborwalk Village Ballroom, December 2 at 11:30am. The sophisticated vocals and rich harmonies of international Gospel trio D’Vine have inspired audiences around the world.
SoWal sparkles every holiday season all along the beaches, on the bay at Eden Gardens State Park, and all the way up to DeFuniak Springs Historic District. Make sure you get in the spirit and soak up the beautiful scenes and events throughout our wonderful holiday season.
It’s a Thursday night at the Buddha Lounge in Blue Mountain Beach and the cops just showed up. There’s no brawl to break up, the music is just too darn loud for the neighbors.
The Owsley Brothers had just finished playing a Black Sabbath cover and a lengthy instrumental tune when Walton County's finest arrived. Unfortunately for the band and those who came to see them, there will be no second half of the show. Maybe they could have tried to turn it down a bit, but then it wouldn’t really be an Owsley Brothers show.
Canadian musician and co-founders of animal rescue group, Ladybird Animal Sanctuary, head south this December to share their music for the good of animals in need. Melissa McClelland, Janine Stoll and Lisa Winn are award-winning, critically acclaimed singer/songwriters from Canada who toured together and released a live recording under the name “Ladybird Sideshow.” A rare folk music performance, each will showcase her own unique songs, while the other Ladybirds add lush harmonies.
Sinfonia’s seventh year of innovative musical programming reaffims the organizations commitment to excellence for the 2012-2013 schedule.
Maintaining the tradition of “symphony redefined,” the non-profit symphony has scheduled a stellar line up of concerts with world-renowned guest artists. Dubbed “007 Years of Symphony Redefined,” the season culminates in an orchestral tour de force of the original soundtracks from all of the “James Bond” films in “Bond & Beyond: Celebrating 50 years of James Bond.”
The award-winning documentary about local musician Duke Bardwell is finally coming to Florida with a special screening at the 2013 30A Songwriters Festival. Duke & The King tells the story of Duke, one of our great, unheralded musicians and songwriters in America. He's a low-key and humble SoWal celebrity (see story below).
