HIP TO THE SCENE: TRIPPN TUESDAYS AT HEROES FEEL THE SOUL WITH FREE FOOD...
Free food and live music are on the menu every Tuesday night at Heroes Bar, 506 Southard St., from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. For...
HIP TO THE SCENE: IT’S ALL ABOUT HARMONY
Harmony: the sound of more than one note played simultaneously. The definition seems simple enough, but harmony and its effects on the brain have...
HIP TO THE SCENE: CRAFTING A SONG
Recently while doing some late-night research,I found myself watching a video for a song called “Night Flight” by local troubadour Gary Hempsey. For me,...
HIP TO THE SCENE: MONEY TALKS, SO SHOP LOCAL
As residents of this tiny island, we all eventually come to realize we can’t always get what we want. Or even, sometimes, what we...
KEY WEST MUSIC COLUMN: WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SING SYLLABLES
You’re driving down the road singing along to a song you know most of the words to, and somewhere in the middle of a...
HIP TO THE SCENE: AUTO-TUNE — STANDARDIZING PERFECTION
The year is 1998. The Mars Rover hits the news — and a rock — and Cher comes out with an autotune-saturated song called...
HIP TO THE SCENE: PLAYING THROUGH THE PAIN
Yesterday I found myself shopping for a chair to use for solo acoustic gigs. What should have been a “find a cheap chair and...
HIP TO THE SCENE: IN SEARCH OF A SPROCKET
Instant access to and availability of new products is one of the more challenging aspects of living in the Keys. For musicians, the need...
HIP TO THE SCENE: AUTO-TUNE AND PITCH CORRECTION; WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
We’ve all heard about Auto-Tune and pitch correction. Most of us know it is used to “fix” imperfect vocals. But the difference between the...
HIP TO THE SCENE: FOR THE BENEFIT OF…
For most musicians, a few types of shows carry more weight than others. By this I mean the scope of the job is a...
