Folio Weekly

4 weeks ago | folioweekly.com | Shelton Hull

Words by Shelton HullEaster Sunday falls on 4/20 this year, and what better pregame could you have for that than Cannabash 2025: Journey to the Emerald City, which takes place at the Emerald Station April 19 from 2-10 p.m.? Located near the intersection of Liberty and 14th Street in Springfield, the event includes food and drink, demonstrations and freebies, talks and consultations with industry professionals, and music from Caleb Joye and DJ Dr. Doom from 93.3 FM.

1 month ago | folioweekly.com | Ambar Ramirez

Words by Ambar RamirezThe show begins like any other. Overhead lights dim, stage lights flare and the crowd roars. Backstage, a woman adjusts her smudged eyeliner and pulls her fur-lined coat tight as she watches the band take the stage. She’s not with the band or part of the crew—at least, not officially. She’s a groupie. The term “groupie” has long swayed between admiration and criticism. On one end of the spectrum, groupies were seen as sexual fanatics — symbols of anti-feminism and obsession.

1 month ago | folioweekly.com | Shelton Hull

A look back at the rise of 95 SouthWords by Shelton HullTechnically-speaking, March 1 was the day after Black History Month ended. But Mayor Donna Deegan chose that day to make one more little bit of local Black History when she declared the day to be “Whoot, There It Is” Day in the City of Jacksonville, which 95 South helped put on the musical map when their hit song of the same name dropped in the spring of 1993.

1 month ago | folioweekly.com | Ambar Ramirez

Words by Ambar Ramirez and Photos by Amiyah GoldenEvery band has its origin story — and for Jacksonville’s own cold wave trio Glass Chapel, it all began brewing in 2022 at the Bold Bean in Jacksonville Beach. By day, frontman Jake Phillips was serving up matcha lattes and double shots of espresso; by night, he was lost in a haze of synth loops, carving out a solo sound under the name Falling Dots.

1 month ago | folioweekly.com | Shelton Hull

Photo by GQ Magazine Words by Shelton Hull The full list of celebrities with their own liquor companies is almost impossible to compile, in part because it’s been growing on an almost monthly basis for years, but here’s just a few, out of the dozens and dozens to choose from: Dan Ackroyd has Crystal Head Vodka; David Beckham has Haig Club whiskey; Bob Dylan has Heaven’s Door Tennessee Bourbon; Kate Hudson has King St. Vodka; Duval’s own Chipper Jones has Sugarlands Shine Sweet Tea Moonshine;...