Skin City Angels Return the Hard Rock Cafe

Belting out three tribute sets to the 80's most increditable female singers Skin City Angels ripped up the Hard Rock Cafe early into the morning last Saturday, keeping listeners on their feet.

On lead vocals, guest singer Carmen Medina, brought to life the vibrant power vocals of Pat Benatar, Patty Smyth and many other singers who defined the decade. On skins, Gary Morrocco kept it tight and flowing with Crystal Fawn on bass powering up the other side of the rhythm section. And of course Bev Sullivan on lead guitar and keyboard, making it scream.

SteelHouse Rocks the Biergarten

SteelHouse rocked the Biergarten at Boca Friday the 19th of August.

Photos starting to go up and will be posted in full by the end of this week

Slingshot Mafia comes out Slinging one Axe Down.

Taking the stage at Cagney's House of Rock Saturday Aug 6th down one lead guitar, the band burned up the stage playing a hard hitting mix of edgy 80's, in your face 90's and straight up punk; undiluted and unapologetic.
Photos Here

End of an Era Flossie's Closes

After over 45 years of business Flossie's has closed ending an era. Lost is this quirky South Florida landmark known for it's Tikki bar and Sunday afternoon music. Tucked away at the west end of the Fort Laudale International Airport, Flossie's has aways been a consided off the beaten path, though surprizingly known by many.

Skin City Angels Rock the Cafe

Pumping out hit's form the 80's, Skin City Angels scorched the HardRock Cafe with the blazing guitar work of Bev Sullivan and powerful vocals of Kenny Wendland. Backing them up were the tight bass playing of Crystal Fawn and most excellent drums of Eddie Gresely.

Check out the Photo Set

Blues Brothers Crash the HardRock Cafe

Jake and Elwood Blues look-a-likes crashed the HardRock Cafe in Hollywood FL, paying a visit to Manny Diquez of Manny and the Rumors Saturday night. The duo hung out with the band and sang one of the original sound track tunes before disappearing into the casino to regale guests with Blues Brothers character impersonations.

Rubixx Returns to the Rooftop Live

80's tribute rock band, Rubixx tore it up at the Rooftop Live, Seminole HardRock Hollywood on Saturday the 25th of February . The band laid down some sick 80's pop & killer new wave rocking the Roof late into the night.

OvrHol Breaks it down at Cagneys

OvrHol's Feb-25 performance at Cagney's House of Rock. OvrHol puts out among other things exceptional 80's and 90's alternate rock!

The Fire Brigade goes 3 Alarm at the Roof

Rock's very own first responders, The Fire Brigade took the call at the Seminole HardRock Rooftop Live for a Friday fully engulfed in a 3 day weekend. Hitting the stage with the explosive force of a wicked backdraft the Fire Brigade belted out hit after hit sending the dance floor into repeated flashovers. Fun night, great music and awesome guys, what a fantastic way to keep 2022 and the party going!

Fire Brigade hams it up for a group photo.

JL Fulks at Cagney's House of Rock

Photos for JL Fulks at Cagney's Sunday December 19th performing Blues and Blues Rock in his unmistakable no nonsense style that packs a hard punch and extends a hand to get you back up. From the first show I managed to catch in 2018 I was seriously impressed. Since then he just keeps getting better - last night's performance was no exception, nothing short of amazing . Catch him now while he's still plays intimate venues.

Jeffrey Lynn Fulks Jr. hailing from Nashville TN makes periodic appearances in South Florida including Kelly's Brothers Irish Pub, Cagney's House of Rock and a few other Blues friendly locations and is scheduled to perform

JL Fulks plays slide guitar using a bottle before discarding the empty.

A Night with Air Waves to Heaven at Ginger's

Playing to the evening crowd at Ginger's, Air Waves to Heaven treated the audience to the full range of classic Zeppelin from the 70's. The advantage of taking in performances from a tribute band is the expert knowledge the musicians have and the passion or even revervence specific to the origial artist and peices. To the listener is the nuanced presentation and new perspectives offered. With Airwaves to Heaven, everything from the sound, presentaton and even methods of play were taken into consideration making the performace and rich and immersive experience.

Photo Set (by Bruno Whyte)

Remix Turns it Up on the Roof

Another great high energy performance of funk, dance and pop from Remix! A lot of energy, emotion and on stage kinetics. Connection with the audience was fabulous and the music divine - what an incredibly fun night.

In total 80 photos available at the performance album

Party on the Roof

To say you can do a little people watching at the Roof top Live is kind of a understatement.

Wolfepak Howling at the Rooftop Live

The stage filling presence and sonic richness of The Wolfpack Band took to the stage Nov 19th at the Rooftop Live playing some of the best hits of classic Rock.

Smokin J's High Flying Circus at Marina 84

Playing to a full house Smokin J's High Flying Circus crushed it belting out some of the best body moving Blues Rock that can be danced to. As always the band included several original tunes keeping the performance uniquely theirs and the sets fresh.

South58 Raises the Roof at the HardRock Cafe

Playing into the wee hours of Saturday and Sunday, South 58 rocked the HardRock Cafe Hollywood with punchy hits from the Late 70's and 80's.

Spider Cherry, Cool and Easy on the Roof

The 3 piece ensemble led by Nathan Mercado known as Spider Cherry played three silky non-stop segued sets to a audience ready for something easy on a warm South Florida night. With polished delivery, Spider Cherry treated the Roof to a sophisticated selection of pop and contemporary; just perfect for when things get too hot.

Derek Mack Band at the Rooftop Live

Dishing up power hit Funk, Rock and R&B the Dereck Mack Band fired up the party on the Roof keep people on their feet all night long.

Kelly Bros Irish Pub, Blues Over Easy Jam

Another lively evening of fabulous Blues and Blues Rock on a Wednesday night at Kelly Brothers. Great seeing some new players. Great hearing them with the regulars and all the interaction that is the Jam Night, "Blues Over Easy".

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Halloween Costume Contest at the Rooftop Live

All photos are up for the Hardrock Rooftop Live Halloween Photo Album. It was a blast getting the camera in front of everyone!

A huge thank you to everyone who came to see Big Rock Band Saturday at the Rooftop Live, especially those who showed up festively dressed, the costumes where fabulous! Three were selected by popular choice and crowned by the band.

3rd Place was Cat Woman; careful boys, I don't think she's been declawed yet, certainly not de-whipped.

2nd Place was Elvis and his lovely show girls. You can be pretty sure what he's doing once he has left the building.

1st Place, coming from behind, Anal Beads - a five person effort (refrain from visualization, just refer to the picture it's a fair bit safer). BTW: Is this a trick or a treat.. maybe both?

Jeez, just get that thing away from me.

The Crush Band at the Seminole Rooftop

Photos now up for the Crush Band's October 11th performance at the Seminole Rooftop Live.

Sporting a roster of international and local players, The Crush Band put out a punchy Friday night performance of rock and contemporary dance hits. The band demonstrated attitude and energy is a force multiplier.

Guitarist Stevan Carter, bassist Fernando Santomaggio and vocalist Brad Racker powered through the the night's performance covering half a centry of varied dance and rock with potency, finnese and a slick stage presence. Special note goes to bad boy drummer John Sites, for his gritty performance adding strong texture and edginess.

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media@soflojam.com

Apache Dragon Burns up the Roof

Throwing down white hot tunes, one after another, Apache Dragon set fire to the night at the Seminole Rooftop Live. The show was a tour de force of full strength classic rock, a conguring of the genre's very essence. Making it their own, the band's improvasations and deft showmanship kept the crowd on their feet, moving the whole room and keeping things as fluided as the epic period this great music came from.

Photo questions/requests:
media@soflojam.com

'nuff words - here's the Photos

Yesterday & Today Beatles Tribute

Yesterday And Today" is the more intimate version of the successful South Florida tribute show " The Beatlemaniax-USA", who have been performing to thrilled audiences in the state of Florida and beyond since 2008. The music will cover the span of the Beatles' recording career, featuring all the favorites, hits and album tracks. Indulge yourself with the timeless music and feel of the Beatles!

Stereotomy Dials It Up at the Roodtop Live

Playing a full arc of 80's hits, Stereotomy delivered an energetic evening of hard hitting dance music and a retrospective that speaks to the relevance of a genre and movements over 30 years debutted. Echoes of Syth Pop, New Wave and reminders of Soho's New Romanics movement permeated the performance. In keeping with its namesake, the band reshaped these time honored pieces with current influences and those of their own, a stereotomy in itself.

Photos album now available.

Additional photo information available through:
media@soflojam.com

Blues of Easy at Kelly Brothers

Blues Over Easy is a Jam Session held every Wednesday at Kelly Brothers in Fort Lauderdale starting around 8:00 PM. The jam sessions is a mix of experienced regulars and new players performing Blues and Blues Rock (for rock think Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clapton, Zeppelin. Janis Joplin... you get the idea)

Angels of War at Cafe 27

Blowing off some steam this weekend with a local favorite, Angels of War at Cafe 27. More pix can be found at the photo album

Photo questions or requests:
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If Metal is the material of choice then this is the band for the build. AOW rocks out loud shaking everything around it to rubble.

Bruno got some new toys in the media department and we just couldn't resist take'n the new equipment out for a shoot. Cafe 27 is known for great bands and for bikes. Located on Hwy 27, it's the perfect place to start or finish up that nice long ride around Lake Okeechobee.

Goes fast, make a crap load of noise, that's two out of three essentials covered for fun.

And talking about starting or finishing something... Hey Bruno I think the band going back on, get more pictures. I'll get the beers.

Blues Over Easy Jam at Kelly's

Eclectic mix of blues and variants at the Sept 29th Jam. All great music from talented and skillful musician.

Hardwire - Metallica Tribute at Cagneys

Blowing in from Tampa, Metallica Tribute band, Hardware charged up the crowd and shook the House of Rock at Cagney's Saturday night.

Shovel Head at Cagneys House of Rock

Shovel Head played Cagney's House of Rock Aug 8th offering some of the most local of flavors for South Florida Rock.

Photos up for The Valerie Tyson Band, Aug 21st.

Photos are now up for The Valerie Tyson Band at the Rooftop Live for Saturday August 21st. The Rooftop Live is a chique open air dance bar styled in Miami's flavor of International Modern and located on the third floor roof next to the iconic Guitar Hotel. If you haven't been there - go. It's just one of those kind of things.

In all rights a full size R&B band, The Valerie Tyson Band powerfully served up a high energy performance of traditional disco-funk filling the dance floor with hit favorites from the 70's. Most striking was the authenticity of the performance and sound. The music, as updated as it might be, carried that sweet period feel inviting you to recall the heyday of disco and the sheer fun of dance parties.

Atticca at Cafe27

Attica plays classic rock and 80's hits Saturday afternoon at Cafe 27 to the weekend biker crowd.

Photos for Aug 11th "Blues Over Easy" Up

Photos for the Aug 11th Blue Over Easy Jam Night at Kelly Brothers going up. The whole album should be complete by Saturday.

Great evening with Marry Washington, Raiford Starke & Johnny Childs just to mention a few of the fabulous performers.

Additions to the Calendar

We continue to keep the Performance Calendar up to date, but more importantly the Performers & Acts page can filter bands by genre. Now if only there was enough information to categorize all the performers so this feature could be used to a great effect.

Starting to Load Up the Calendar

It's a fairly big task but we've started gathering up the information on venues and times for live music in the greater Broward area. This is being put into the site calendar. We're also working on the the new functionality that will allow you tune your searchs for the acts, rooms and times you're looking for.

BTW, if you see Bruno the photographer out & about, let him know what else the site could use.

Vegas Dave
Site Development & Code Junky

Photos Up for Blues Over Easy July 28th

The photos for Blues Over Easy, July 28th's Jam at Kelly Brothers Irish Pub, are up.

Kelly's Irish Pub, is a warm and inviting neighborhood bar and restaurant. Its one of the most intimate venues for any music in South Florida making Blues Over Easy a serious affair with some of the best sit-in musicians around. As Jam nights go, this is bucket list stuff.

Kelly's is close to all the action in Fort Lauderdale yet still easy to get to with parking a snap. Staff & service is outstanding and to make things a just little funky, after the Jam, head upstairs to the Upper Deck to finish out your night.

Kelly Brothers Irish Pub
3045 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
(954) 630-2856

All That Jazz Cafe, July 29th Jam Photos Up

Photos up for All That Jazz Jam Night. Check back as more may be added.

Fresh from All That Jazz Cafe, tonight was a wonderful treat. A group of talented young musicians took the stage to perform standards and improvisations. So much brass (Trumpets, Trombone and Sax) I thought for a moment we might tilt a little to big band.

All That Jazz Cafe
3491 Hiatus Rd, Sunrise, FL 33351
(954) 572-0821

Event Calendar Up

It's a little rough but the Event Calendar is now up. Past & current bookings are shown. A clickable camera icon on the right gets you to the album if photos are available.

The calendar is accessible via the navigation bar near the top of the window.

Luv'n Oven Ale House Jam Photos

Pics for the July 22nd evening Jam Night at the Luv'n Oven in Sunrise FL are now up. Check out the photo album.

The Luv'n Oven Ale House is a charming sports bar with a dual personality. The inside has all the trappings of a neighborhood sports bar. The open air seating outside is perfect for cool evening dining and lends more of a bistro feel. It's ideal for soft rock and folk acoustic as enjoyed by a mature audience.

Food and drink are excellent.

More information is available at:
Luv'n Oven Ale House
10133 Sunset Strip, Sunrise FL 33322
(954) 533-6900

Welcome to SoFloJam.com

SoFloJam.com is where you can find photos from local Jam Nights form the Broward, Dade and Palm Beach areas. The site was started in appreciation of musicians getting together on these off-nights and playing with different people and trying new things.

The photos here provide a window to the informal side of the musical experience with performers sitting in with each other, open to creative interplay and the indulgences of improvisation.

Please feel free to browse the site's galleries and thank you for taking the time to visit.