HIP TO THE SCENE: WHO WON THIS YEAR’S KEY WEST MUSIC AWARDS?
Winners of the 2024 Key West Music Awards
Entertainer of the Year: Bria Ansara
Song of the Year: Gary Hempsey
Album of the Year: Tony Baltimore
Songwriter of...
HIP TO THE SCENE: DISTORTION — THE ART OF NOISE
Distortion is something to be avoided — in most applications. It’s viewed as a plague, a deal-breaker. But in rock music distortion is the...
HIP TO THE SCENE: THE RENEWED STATE OF REGGAE
Reggae Lou had always intended to make it to Key West. Leaving his home in San Diego, he and his family worked and lived in...
HIP TO THE SCENE: NICKY’S CELEBRATION ON FEB. 29 RECALLS A LIFE CUT SHORT
On Thursday, Feb. 29, Nicky’s Celebration will take place at the Key West Theater.
Now in its sixth year, the event raises money to help...
HIP TO THE SCENE: FOR THE LOVE OF ORIGINAL MUSIC
The passing of Jimmy Buffett affected everyone on this island. For a few days, even those of us who weren’t necessarily fans couldn’t help...
HIP TO THE SCENE: A SONG IS A SNAPSHOT
Writing a song. Creating something from nothing. Crafting something tangible to encapsulate, represent and communicate an intangible quality that’s difficult to measure but easy...
HIP TO THE SCENE: THE ANATOMY OF THE ANTHEM
“We will, we will rock you.”
Most of us perk up a bit the moment we hear those six words. Our head starts to nod...
HIP TO THE SCENE: ALL ABOUT THAT BASS
The bass player. To many people they are simply another guitar player. Though they rarely seem to be the main focus of the band,...
HIP TO THE SCENE: RELATIVELY PITCH PERFECT
A bat, a wolf, a dog, a gerbil, a bird and one person out of 10,000 all walk into a bar. A band is...
HIP TO THE SCENE: 45 MINUTES TO ROCK
It’s a typical Monday night in your average, mid- to large-sized city, in your average-sized dive bar with local music every night. There are...
