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Fjord Explorer will perform at OZ Fest March  Photo courtesy of Facebook

Five Jacksonville-based rock bands confirm as supporting acts for OZ Music Festival

Justin Belichis Jan 29, 2015
Osprey Productions has booked five local bands for the first OZ Music Festival, March 5-6. Sidereal, Weekend Atlas, Aurora, Fort Stories, and Fjord Explorer confirmed that they will be performing as supporting bands at the event. OP announced Sublime with Rome and Mac Miller earlier this month as the headliners for the two day music festival.
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Rapper Mac Miller is the second and final headliner performing at the OZ Music Fest in March. Photo courtesy of Mac Miller's Facebook.

Osprey Productions is expected to announce Mac Miller as a headliner of the first OZ Music Fest

Amber Lake Jan 23, 2015
Osprey Productions is expected to announce Mac Miller as the second headliner for the OZ Music Festival. The first headliner, Sublime with Rome, was announced Jan. 16. The festival will take place March 5-6 on the auxiliary field behind the Student Wellness Complex.
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Concert Review: Of Montreal returns to Jacksonville

Concert Review: Of Montreal returns to Jacksonville

Clark Jan 21, 2015
Of Montreal, a Georgia-based band, returned to Jacksonville and gave a musically and visually great performance.
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Weekend Atlas performs at their album release show at Freebird Live on Saturday Jan. 17. 
Photo courtesy Justin Drain

Local band Weekend Atlas releases first full-length album

Rachel Cazares Jan 20, 2015
Weekend Atlas, a seven-member band with unique folk flare and a roots rock influence, released their self-titled album Jan. 20 after their record release show at Freebird Live on Jan. 17.
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Sublime with Rome will play at UNF for Osprey Productions' OZ Music Fest on March 5-6.Photo courtesy Facebook

Sublime with Rome is one of two bands headlining the OZ Music Fest

Spinnaker Jan 16, 2015
Osprey Productions announced that Sublime with Rome will headline at their first ever Spring OZ Music Fest in March.
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Twelve bands+two headliners = one spring festival for UNF

Lee Watters Nov 14, 2014
The 2-day Spring 2015 music festival Osprey Productions is hosting will include two headliners and six bands per night so that bands are not "repeated on any given night." While OP has yet to speak directly to potential performers, UNF students have their own opinions and preferences for musicians at the festival.
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Concert Review: Alex G and Elvis Depressedly on their hazy, lo-fi summer tour

Holt Knight Jul 29, 2014
Elvis Depressedly and Alex G performed at Backbooth in Orlando. Under their odd but simple-sounding brand of pop music lies a serious, strange and exciting current.
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Concert Review: Ray LaMontagne and Jenny Lewis

Holt Knight Jul 22, 2014
Ray LaMontagne's psychedelic rock and Jenny Lewis's pure voice brought their audiences back in time at Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre last Tuesday. Two reporters give an account of each of these artist’s timeless performances.
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Local reggae band and One Spark “Best Creator” Sidereal headlines at Freebird

Saphara Harrell Jul 16, 2014
Local reggae band and One Spark "Best Creator" Sidereal will be playing a string of local shows and music festivals starting with Freebird Live on Friday, July 18th. Drummer Niko Costas sits down with Spinnaker to discuss the band's plans for the near future including One Spark Berlin.
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Guantanamo Baywatch talks butts, Seinfeld, and Californian surf-rock genre

Michaela Gugliotta Jul 15, 2014

The focus of the July 5th “Duval LUAU” was Guantanamo Baywatch, the third band who took the stage. Based out of Portland, Ore., they gravitate towards the oldies and play simple but tight riffs...

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Jacuzzi Boys talk Iggy Pop, death, and Hawaiian pizza

Clark Jun 5, 2014
Spinnaker Radio met up with Miami-bred rock n' roll trio Jacuzzi Boys after their set at Underbelly on May 27th. Read what the boys have to say about their dynamic, inspirations, and fears or lack there of.
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Dancin’ in the Streets festival enlivens the beaches community

Saphara Harrell May 16, 2014
Tomorrow May 17th the 28th Annual Dancin' in the Street festival will bring live music, art, food, and more to the beaches community.
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