Widespread Panic Dips South This Fall

Tickets for a fall tour by jam rockers Widespread Panic are still to be had, friends!

The tour has only one date  in Florida -- Oct. 5 at the St Augustine Ampitheater. It's not sold out yet.

Here are the other Widespread Panic dates for your planning purposes:

Oct. 8- Montgomery, Alabama
Oct. 10 - Huntsville, Ala.
Oct. 11 -- Alpharetta, Ga.
Oct. 12-- Biloxi, Miss
Sept. 3 - Charleston, S.C.
Sept. 4 - Charleston, S.C.

And then the boys will play at the all-star Lockn Festival, which happens Sept. 4-7 in Arrington, Virginia. Widespread plays Lockn on the 6th & 7th

Slightly Stoopid headlining upcoming Blackwater Music Festival

Slightly Stoopid

The reggae-fueled Blackwater Music Festival  is happening Aug. 21-23 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fl., with Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, Steel Pulse, The Resolvers, Zoogma, Lucky Costello and more on the 3-day bill. Check out the schedule here. 

Yeah, it's hot out, but remember Spirit of the Suwannee has a gorgeous river beach, and the fest will bring in some water park features to keep everybody chill.

Stephen Marley

Advance weekend tickets  are $140, and you can buy single day tickets for $65. ($30 for Thursday night)

The Resolvers 

In warm weather festies like this, festgrrl likes to have a "summer fire" -- which is a baby pool -- at the campsite. Throw a couple bags of ice in there and it's all good. And remember, the Suwannee looks dark, but it's spring-fed and sand-bottomed. Just lovely.

Beautiful Suwannee beach

Zach Deputy Headlines Dunes and Tunes Fest in Fla This Month

Zach Deputy

Traveling one-man band Zach Deputy brings his "island-infused drum n' bass gospel ninja soul" to headline the beachside one-day Dunes & Tunes Arts & Music Festival  Aug. 16 in Fernandina Beach, just north of Jacksonville.

This is a family-friendly event (kids under 12 are free) and tickets are $20.  You can get details at the Dunes and Tunes Facebook page, and here's a little preview write-up from the organizers: 

The Dunes and Tunes event will kick off at 12:00pm at Main Beach with the Sand Sculpting Competition. This sand sculpting event is open to people of all ages and skill levels. Prices are $10 for 12 and under, $15 for 13 and up and $30 for any teams. Participants then have 3 hours to create their best sand sculpture. Participants will also be eligible to attend the music concerts for $10.

At 3:00pm the Music and Arts Festival will open. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 or at the gate for $25 (12 and under free). Inside the festival, there will be showcases from some of the area’s best artists in all mediums. There will be live paintings going on during all the music performances and other booths with completed sculptures, photos, paintings and more!! 

Sand sculpting

The music will feature Parker Urban Band, a popular funk band from Jacksonville. Following them on stage will be BIG Something, one of the fastest rising acts out of North Carolina. BIG Something brings a party filled with everything jam fans love – an expertly-played, eclectic mix of rock, funk, jazz, reggae and more! 

After them, S.P.O.R.E will take the stage. S.P.O.R.E. is a high energy 5 piece Livetronica Jam Band out of Jacksonville that creates and fuzes a unique medley of Rock, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, and Dancy Electronic jams! 

Then closing the show we have Zach Deputy. Zach Deputy is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in Savannah, GA and best known for his live looping shows. A crowd favorite, he always sends fans home with a smile on their faces.

In addition to the arts and music, the festival will feature a line of food trucks, an interactive kids zone, the giant water slide, the Northeast Florida Cornhole Championships, a rock-paper-scissors battle royal, vendors and much more!!!

Watch Robert Hunter Play Friend of The Devil

73-year-old Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter played  Friend of the Devil at last weekend's Newport Folk Festival:

Jerry Day!

The late Jerry Garcia

Deadheads Report!

Musicians will celebrate The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia at Jerry Day in Atlanta this Sunday, July 27.

The one-day event is $25 and happens at Atlanta's Terminal West venue.

The lineup includes 

David Gans With Ted Norton, Romin Dawson, And Rick Welsh, Deep Blue Sun, Escape Vehicle, Electric Codpiece, Gr8fulDude & Frenz, Swami Gone Bananas, High Mountain Ramblers, The Charlie Fog Band, Maynard Hicks & Co., Wildman Steve

Here's the link to get your tickets

Michael Franti and Soulshine Tour Coming South

Feel-good artist Michael Franti is heading south next week for his Soulshine yoga and concert tour.

A mass yoga class (not taught by Franti) happens before every show.

The tour dates are:

Tuesday, July 29 -- Boca Raton's Sunshine Ampitheater. Yoga from 2:30 tp 4:30, concert doors open at 5.

Wednesday, July 30 - St. Augustine Ampitheater. Yoga 3p.m-5p.m. concert doors open at 5.

Friday, Aug. 1 - Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta. Yoga 2:30 to 5:30, concert doors open at 5:30.

Here's where you can get your tickets 

Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, Steel Pulse Headline Upcoming Blackwater Fest

Slightly Stoopid headlines

Blackwater Music & Arts Festival, happening August 21-23 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fla., has annnounced its lineup, which includes Slightly Stoopid, Stephen Marley, Steel Pulse, Gramatik, The Expendables, Tribal Seeds, Easy Star All Stars, CAKED UP, Fishbone, Michal Menert, The Revivalists, and more.

Yes, we know that August in North Florida can be brutally hot. But remember there's a river beach on the Suwannee to get your cool on. 

Weekend tickets, which include primitive camping, are $140 now and $160 at the gate. 

You can keep up with the latest at the Blackwater Music & Art Festival Facebook page