Jax: July 1 to July 4, 2025
Jax: July 1 to July 4, 2025
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Night Market at Asian Square Supermarket (May 30, 2025)
We finally got around to checking out the Asian Night Market (Chợ Đêm) in south...
Jax: June 23 to June 30, 2025
Jax: June 23 to June 30, 2025: Heart, Ledisi, MC Chris
Kool and the Gang at Jacksonville Jazz Festival (May 23, 2025)
One of the biggest free Jazz festivals in the country, the Jacksonville Jazz Festival, in Jacksonville, Florida, is currently underway this Memorial Day Weekend. Officially, the event kicked off on Thursday (May 22), with a Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition at The Florida Theatre. The winners got a cash reward, as well as the opportunity to play on Saturday (today) to an audience, estimated to reach about twenty-five thousand attendees (keep in mind that the majority of people will show up much later in the day).
Jax: June 16 to June 22, 2025
Jax: June 16 to June 22, 2025: Glass Animals, Thievery Corporation, Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
Misfit Corner Comics at Beach Boulevard Flea Market
By now you all know my sad tale of losing about half my comic book collection when I moved to Jacksonville. I have sworn to never buy anything again… but you all knew that wasn’t going to last. I just have to be smart about what goes into my collection and what I can live without. One thing that I know I can’t get back into is collecting toys. Toys takes up so much space, valuable space that I don’t have.
Joywave at the Albatross (May 16, 2025)
Rochester-based band Joywave just headlined the The Albatross (formerly known as Underbelly) earlier tonight (May 16, 2025), in support of their new album Permanent Pleasure.
Save Ferris at Jack Rabbits (May 13, 2025)
90s ska/punk band Save Ferris, famous for their ska-tastic cover of Dexys Midnight Runners’ “Come On Eileen”, is back on tour, celebrating their 30th Anniversary as a band (the band formed in 1995 in Orange County). The tour stopped by Jack Rabbits, in Jacksonville, Florida, last night.
Jax: June 11 to June 15, 2025
Jax: June 11 to June 15, 2025: Hail the Sun, Modest Mouse, Max McNown, Softcult
Jax: June 1 to June 4, 2025
Jax: June 1 to June 4, 2025: The Brotherhood of Rock Tour, Dispatch, Turnover, Barenaked Ladies
2025 Shows
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Cat Ridgeway and the Tourists at Jack Rabbits (May 1, 2025)
Orlando’s Cat Ridgeway and the Tourists kicked off their Sprinter tour last night, at Jack Rabbits, in Jacksonville.
Jax: May 23 to May 31, 2025
Jax: May 23 to May 31, 2025: Peelander-Z, Rick Springfield: I Want My 80's Tour, Cash Money Millionaires
Jax: May 18 to May 22, 2025
Jax: May 18 to May 22, 2025: honestav, Brit Floyd, Jacksonville Jazz Festival
Jax: May 15 to May 17, 2025
Jax: May 15 to May 17, 2025: Kameron Marlowe, Joywave, Mary Gauthier , Terror
Jax: May 13 to May 14, 2025
Jax: May 13 to May 14, 2025: Save Ferris, Mat Kearney, Murphy’s Law
Jax: May 10 to May 12, 2025
Jax: May 10 to May 12, 2025: Southpaw, Leftover Salmon, Michael Feinberg Trio
Jax: May 7 to May 9, 2025
Jax: May 7 to May 9, 2025: Joey’s Van,
The Psycodelics, In Gloom
Jax: May 6, 2025
Jax: May 6, 2025: Soulja Boy and One Night of Queen
Jax: May 3 to May 5, 2025
Jax: May 3 to May 5, 2025: Two Friends, Intocable, Dot Dot Dot
Jax: May 1 to May 2, 2025
Jax: May 1 to May 2, 2025: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Cat Ridgeway & the Tourists, Smallpools
Jacksonville Jazz Festival announced lineup
Presented by Jacksonville Aviation Authority, this Jacksonville Jazz Festival is amazing multi-day music festival, is completely free! Featuring several award-winning artists performing in the heart of Jacksonville, Florida.
Backyard Birding
The other app, that is new to me, and came highly recommended by their fans, is called Merlin Bird ID, by Cornell Lab. This app offers the old-style look-up similar to Audubon, but if you have a photo, it will use machine learning to match your bird to its database… and it’s very effective! It does a much better job in finding my bird than the iOS built-in lookup.
Palaye Royale at Decca Live (22 Feb 2025)
The Jacksonville all-ages Palaye Royale show was supposed to be the grand opening for the new venue FIVE, which I would’ve loved to be there for their grand opening… but unfortunately, the venue just wasn’t ready to open (originally the venue was supposed to open in January). All FIVE shows in February was moved to another new venue called Decca Live, which just opened January 31, 2025.
Something for the Weekend: Jacksonville Edition
What’s happening this weekend(s): the Jacksonville Edition: Decca Live, Palaye Royale, Lullaby of the Rivers Festival
St. George Street
After a week of dreaded cold, and even some rare snowfall in Florida about two weeks ago (although I did not witness this in my area), the weather here has been in the high 70s to 80’s in the past week! It’s glorious. Since the temperature have gone way up, we decided to take a day trip to St Augustine, a nearby city.
Pho Ever Yours
So… here is my ranking of top Phở restaurants in Jacksonville.
New Year, New Jax City
Now that everything is settled down in Jacksonville, I will be looking to explore the city in 2025. I am only here until March, however, eventually, the plan is to make a final move to Jax sometime in late 2025, if we can sell the house in Minneapolis.
FIVE
The most exciting thing is that there is a new music venue in Jacksonville called FIVE, their website said they are open for business in January 2025… but looking at their calendar, it looks like the first show is on February 22. I will be back home in Minneapolis in March, so I’ll see if I can sneak in a show before returning home.
Weekend Gamer: Gaming Desk
Well, it’s Christmas Day already! As you know, I’m currently living in a house in Jacksonville, Florida, for a few months. This is the first time that I’m not experiencing snow or freezing temperature in over 20 years. It’s so very nice to walk outside and see the sun in December!