The first days of March were full of fun and fundraising at the annual Music on the Bay festival in Tampa, FL. Trop Rock music fans, Parrot Heads and beach-loving locals attended the 5 day festival where over 25 musical acts entertained on the secluded beach at Whisky Joe’s. The setup is ideal with 2 …
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A weekend relaxing in a pavilion over looking the beautiful Colorado river and a flowing stage of talent. Lone Star Luau 2 is hosted by the trop-country duo Thom and Coley Shepherd in Marble Falls, Texas. The large indoor listening hall allowed for acoustic sounds and jam sessions to fill the air. A real Texas …
Chicago has long been known as The Windy City and for their Chicago style hot dogs and deep dish pizza. Soon Chicago may be known as the location of the highest energy trop rock festival in the nation. You may be thinking to yourself, “Self, trop rock and Chicago go together about like snow skiing …
Ramajay Intercoastal is uniquely their own, mixing Caribbean influences for an island sound full of energy. Listening to their new CD Jamboulé will lift your spirits because their songs are created with an enormous amount of positive vibes. You can’t help but feel the happiness. “Tall” Paul Bobal and Quincy Yeates are the driving forces behind …
Tuesday, Nov. 3rd Tuesday is a favorite day to wake up and trop the island as we plan to prepare for Trop Rockin’ Magazine’s “Tuesday on the Island” fan appreciation party. We start out with a stroll to Blue Heaven to meet and greet all the early birds and Trop Rockers enjoying that first breakfast …
MOTM / Key West Trop Rock Week Highlights 2014 During the annual Meeting of the Minds (MOTM) / Trop Rock Music week, there are over 200 gigs, parties, events and sunset sails packed into what seems like a very short 7 days in Key West. So many wonderful moments and no way to cover them …
Matt Hoggatt’s Creative Album Marketing You know Matt Hoggatt. He’s the talented (but lucky!) Mississippi musician who wrote “Dear Jimmy Buffett” and garnered the attention of the Pop of Trop Rock himself. The result? Matt’s first recording was created. Now he has recently released his second album, “Workaholic in Recovery.” I was able to sit …