John Bartus

Very few towns or cities could ever claim that their Mayor was a smokin' hot guitar player. The island city of Marathon in the Florida Keys is one of those towns. While politics is a temporary call to service, music is a life sentence. John Bartus, a more-than-four-decade full-time professional musician, singer, and songwriter, continues to raise the bar with his groundbreaking solo acoustic show. It’s easy to catch John on one of his more than 200 shows a year throughout the Keys on his Perpetual Island Tour. His CD releases include After The Storm, Keys Disease 10th Anniversary Remaster, and Live From the Florida Keys Vol. 2. John’s music is available wherever you download or stream your music.

Holiday Music – Tunes for the Christmas Spirit…

I love the holidays. Not only does the advent of Advent signal the end of hurricane season (YES!!!), it also means that radio stations...

Goodbye, Ponytail – The hair ain’t what it used to be…

Deep down, I think I knew this day would one day come. E-Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons wrote in his book, Big Man: Real...

City of Marathon Turns – Celebrating two decades of local home rule

It was November 1997. People throughout the Keys watched as residents of Islamorada voted to form their own municipal government … and the Village...

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A Labor Day to Remember

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