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Contents May 2023
FEATURES
NSB JAZZ FESTIVAL
All weekend long during the NSB Jazz
Festival there are over 20 shows featuring
many styles of live jazz with FREE
admission at all but one concert. Event
promoter Marc Monteson created this
event to help bring traffic to local businesses.
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BRIT FLOYD
Brit Floyd returns to the stage to perform
a brand-new production celebrating 50
years of the ground-breaking and iconic
musical masterpiece, The Dark Side of
the Moon.
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INNER CIRCLE
The Grammy Award winning band headlines
a very special edition of ‘Jamaikin
Me Crazy’ Saturday, May 6th at Area
142 in Cocoa Beach. The normal Sunday
free edition happens the next day.
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CHAD BALLARD INTERVIEWED
This year marks the 35th Anniversary of
the King Center in Melbourne. Matthew
Bretz took the opportunity to interview
the new Marketing Director, Chad Ballard.
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106 SOUTH BAND
The core of the band is Joseph Pappalardo
and his wife Tina Lynn who have
played as a duo and in bands together for
the past 22 years. In addition, the band
consists of Russ Kellum on bass and vocals
and Ken Mundy on drums
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PUNK IN THE PARK
This year’s concert will be headlined
by National Recording Artist Gel. Currently
touring in support of their debut
album ‘Only Constant,’ which the NJ
based band released earlier this year. It
happens Saturday, May 6th in the Eau
Gallie Bandshell and surrounding areas.
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Chuck Van Riper
The Green Shirt
Calendars
Live Music in
Brevard County
Local Lowdown
Steve Keller’s Take
On The Local Music
Scene
Flori-duh
Charles Knight-
Remembers The
Last Frontier
Fishing Report
by Pompano Rich
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