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Trop Rock Music Association April Newsletter

Apr 3rd, 2013
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Trop Rock Music Association April NewsletterIt’s finally April. As the days get longer, I can’t think of a better way to usher in the warmer weather than listening to Trop Rock Music.

Spring also means that the Trop Rock Music Awards nominations are only a couple of months away. 

Some of you may have heard that this year’s Trop Rock Music Awards Show will not be a part of the Meeting of The Minds convention in Key West as it has been in past years. We are working behind the scenes on this year’s TRMA’s, so stay tuned.

If you know anyone who would like to be a part of our growing family, please tell them to visit www.troprock.org. There, they can join us and help us continue our mission to Preserve and Promote Trop Rock as a musical genre, and keep the music going (and growing) for future generations.

All memberships include  monthly e-newsletters, special updates, special discounts and your opportunity to cast your vote in the 2013 Trop Rock Music Awards.

Please remember that we are ALL volunteers, so anything you can do to help us on our mission is hugely appreciated!  If you have time and skills to offer, or any suggestions, please let us know.

As a grass roots organization, we need our members to be looking for opportunities to promote Trop Rock in their communities.  We are always available bounce ideas around, and help in any way we can, but it’s up to each one of us to do their part.

Be sure to Sign In on our website to register for Member Discounts and to post on our Forum! 

Keep Trop Rockin’!

Tom 

 

Trop Rock in the News
Here at TRMA, we believe “a high tide raises all ships”.

Artists are always the worst at self-promotion, but it’s the key to increasing your fan base!

By letting the media know about your accomplishments, (TRMA Nominations, Awards or other recognition), you are not only bringing new listeners to your music, but you’re helping ALL Trop Rockers! Make a resolution in this new year, to let the media know about you and your music!

We want to hear about your accomplishments! Let us know!

One the biggest ways to promote Trop Rock is to have it featured in as many publications as possible!  Getting “Trop Rock” in front of new eyes/ears is the only way to grow and preserve our music.

If you know of any publications we should know about?  Let us know!

Trop Rock Spotlight by Cindy (Bates) Muir

HUGO DUARTE MAKES THE SONG A STORY

 I like to think that someone who starts writing poetry on his own at age six is destined for something big. This describes Hugo Duarte, who did indeed become a poet at a very early age. At age fourteen, a friend loaned him an old guitar and before long, Hugo had taught himself how to play. Having grown up in South Carolina and North Carolina, he called his music “country,” but it wasn’t long before other musical influences had their way and today Hugo’s music is very eclectic.

Starting in 1976, Hugo played just about every music venue in Key West and shared the stage with Jimmy Buffett many times. This was before the term “Parrot Head” was coined and Jimmy was a minor celebrity who loved to make good music with the musicians then living in Key West. What a great opportunity for Hugo…. And also for Jimmy!

Hugo left the southernmost tropics in 1990 and moved to Nashville. He currently lives back in North Carolina and spends much of his time touring on the road. I had the good fortune to hear him and Jeff Pike last year, teamed up as “The Frozen Gringos.” It was a memorable night of great original music. Hugo is a master at making the song a story, like a novel, as he describes it.

Much of his music lends itself to the blues, but he considers himself as part of the fabric that is Trop Rock. His three CDs are Another Day in Paradise, Places along the Road andDon’t Be Fooled By the Hat. Hugo is out on the road even now with the current Frozen Gringo tour and will be winning more fans each week.

If you friend Hugo on Facebook, you’ll get daily updates. Most are humorous, such as the bumper sticker, sign or musical term of the day. Many of his posts, however, show his depth and sense of introspection. My daily dose of Hugo is one of the highlights of my day!

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The Trop Rock Spotlight comes to you courtesy of Cindy Bates Muir.

Brief bio on Cindy Bates Muir…..

“I’m one of those who has always loved music. My earliest performance memory was at age four at church and by age 8, I was studying piano. The choral and solo road continued and I wound up with two music degrees from Baylor University. I’m a former elementary music teacher and directed church children’s choirs for 32 years.

A couple of years ago, I started writing a column about Parrot Heads and Trop Rock for a now-defunct magazine. And I truly became hooked on meeting and interviewing the musicians. One of my favorite parts of going to MOTM, Pardi Gras, or other Trop Rock music events is to forge new musical relationships.

I have a beautiful daughter, Lauren Bates, who lives in Dallas and is an artist. And I’m newly married to wonderful Don Muir, whom I’ve known for years through the San Antonio Parrot Head Club. Jerry Diaz was gracious to let us be married on the stage erected for the Pardi Gras Street Party and after the ceremony, a second line jazz band paraded us up to the top of the Tropical Isle, where we had cake for whomever joined us.

I’m also caretaker for the “Jimmy Buffett Museum of Port Aransas, TX,” which is my second home. Come see me if you’re ever on that part of the Gulf Coast. We’ll share a cold libation and listen to…   what else? Trop Rock! ”

Upcoming Events

April 12-14, 2013, Isla Mujeres, Mexico–Mulligan’s IslandFest

April 19-21, 2013, Panama City Beach, FL–Parrothead Rendezvous  

April 26-28, 2013, North Wildwood, NJ – SpringPhling 

May 16-19, 2013, Laughlin, NV – Phins to the West

May 18th, 2013, Niceville FL–Trop Rockin’ Rocky Bayou Backyard Party

May 30-June 1, 2013, Little Rock AR–Sharkstock

June 6-9, 2013, Florida Keys– Meet Me In The Keys 

July 11-14, 2013, Seattle, WA– Laid Back Attack

July 19-20, 2013, St Augustine Beach, FL– Beach Bash

Check out our Calendar for more great Trop Rock events!

Got an event to add to our Calendar?  Let us know! 

Please provide Event Name, Dates and Website.  Thanks!
We know that there might be some new events out there, so if you have heard of any, please let us know so we can post them on our website and let everyone know. Check our website often to see if there are any new events you won’t want to miss! www.troprock.org

Due to space limitations, we can only list events featuring multiple original Trop Rock Artists.

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The Balmy Palms seeks original song from Trop Rockers

Mar 21st, 2013
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The Balmy Palms® lifestyle brand seeks an original song from the trop rock genre to represent our brand on our website, in radio spots and in other media.

Aspiring singer/songwriters are invited to submit an original song for consideration.

If your song is selected, it will receive airplay on BeachFront Radio, the number one trop rock internet radio station (and repeat winner of the “Trop Rock Station of the Year” title at the annual Trop Rock Music Awards). You’ll also be compensated $400 and your song will be publicized on our website and in other media. And, of course, you’ll get some free Balmy Palms apparel!

Your song should convey the feel-good essence of the brand and put listeners in a “Balmy Palms state of mind™”. The ideal song will evoke images of a carefree island lifestyle and our brand’s tagline “No worries, no qualms…just Balmy Palms™.”

All music and lyrics for submitted songs must be original, written and performed by you. If your song is selected, you must agree to sell us all rights to the song and the submitted performance in return for the $400 compensation. (No worries…you’ll still be able to perform your song and even include it on an album, if you wish.)

Songs must be submitted in an MP3 file format and ready for airplay. Songs must be submitted prior to June 30, 2013.

Upload your song now!

Click the Link Above

Songwriters Island – This Week Trop On!

Mar 17th, 2013
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Songwriters Island Radio

Songwriters Island Internet Radio
Your Source for Quality Original Music
With a Tropical Twist

House Concerts!

Most of you know that our favorite part of running Songwriters Island Radio is the LIVE broadcasts. And the best place to do a live broadcast is from a small venue or house concert. Up close and personal, getting to meet the musicians and the listeners, and enjoying all of the stories that go along with the music. So we are preparing a new feature for our new website dedicated to the folks who put on the house concerts and the musicians who play them. So please help us put together an all inclusive list. If you have a house concert venue, please email me the following information for your venue:

The Name of your Venue
Venue Address
Contact Name
Phone Number
Email Address

Or, if you know someone who does house concerts, please pass this along to them. Please send all info to sdensler@mac.com.

Thanks,
Sam
Upcoming House Concerts

March 16
Tropical Point
Jambo Joe Bones
Brian Neale

March 17
The Sandbox
Jambo Joe Bones

March 24
Tami’s House Concert
Sunny Jim & Latitude

March 30
The Sandbox
David Isler from
Harbour Knights

Please take a look at our
new website!

We have redesigned our website
for a better listener experience
including a new LIVE chat area
during LIVE broadcasts.

Join us on the new site at:

www.songwritersisland.com

You can still listen in at the old site at:

www.songwriters-island.com

Soon the old site will be redirected so both links will take you to the new site. We would like to get your comments and ideas on how to keep making it better. Don’t be shy, this is for you, our loyal listeners, any ideas and comments are greatly appreciated.

BeachFront BeachBum Update- New Music, New Events, and MORE!

Mar 11th, 2013
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Hey BeachBums…first of all, a big welcome to all of you new BeachBums who have recently joined the fun on BeachFront Radio.  In the past few short weeks, we have surpassed 9,000 BeachBums on our FaceBook page and are at a rapid pace to hit 10,000 some time during Spring.  Be sure to check out all we have to offer on our website at www.BeachFrontRadio.com including The BFR Tropic Mall and the BFR Music Hut Download Store.  We also have plenty of other gems throughout the site such as the BFR Trop Rock Artists List, 2012 Top Of the Trops, the 2012 Cabana Boy Contest Results and so much more.  Read on to find out the latest happening on The BeachFront…

New Music In the BFR Music Hut Download Store
The Music Hut is one of the ways we show our support to Independent Trop Rock Artists.  It’s up to the artists to submit their albums and singles for submission so if you don’t see your favorite artist, be sure to tell them you want to download their stuff right here.  This is one of the ways these musicians earn a living so be sure to support them so we can all keep the music alive.  All of our downloads are in MP3 format and can easily be converted to M4A in your iTunes if that is your chosen format.  We’ve got some great new music in the Music Hut.  Check them out and be sure to show your love to these and all of our Trop Rockers in the Music Hut

Don Middlebrook- Wagon Wheel Gone Trop Rock
A brand spankin’ new single from our good friend Don Middlebrook.  Don takes the classic song “Wagon Wheel” and adds a very unique Trop Rock twist to it with both the words and music.  This is a download single and right now, available only in the BFR Music Hut.  Be sure to check out the video on our “BFR TV” video page.

    

Beachfront Radio Official Events
The only thing better than listening to all of these great Trop Rock artists on Beachfront Radio is to go out and see them live! We’ve added even more great Official BeachFront Radio Events to our calendar, be sure to check them out!
NEW! Meet Me In the Keys
Key West, FL June 6-9
Great events throughout the weekend. Line up includes Howard Livingston & Mile Marker 24, Jimi Pappas, John Patti, Paul Roush, Captain Josh, Jack Mosley, Mike Broward, Key West Chris, Erickson Holt Band. Registration opens March 15th!
* Entertainment lineup is subject to change

An Aye For An Eye…a Matey’s Ball
Seaside Heights, NJ April 13
Benefitting the Choroideremia Research Foundation
Featuring Jimmy And The Parrots
and DJ Jeff Allen from BeachFront Radio

Phins To the West
Laughlin, NV May 16th-19th, 2013
Check out the brand new promo video!
10th Anniversary Celebration! You don’t want to miss this one!
Scott Kirby, Jim Morris & the Big Bamboo Band, Southern Drawl Band, Stars On the Water, Tropical Soul, The CalypsoNuts, Tall Paul & Kristie Bobal, Jambo Joe Bones & Amy M, Jimi Pappas & John Patti, Bob Karwin, Rob Mehl, Jim Hoehn, Crawdaddy, Sam Rainwater,and much more!

Laid Back Attack
Seattle, WA July 11-14th, 2013
Check out the updated Laidback Activities Page!
Jerry Diaz & Hanna’s Reef, Stars On the Water, “Sunny Jim” White, John Frinzi, Brent Burns, Mike Broward, Bob Karwin, Rob Mehl, Dave Calhoun, Ian Dobson, Dan Hower, and Dave Roberts. The weather is here!

BFR Tropic Mall and BFR Music Hut
The Tropic Mall gathers some of the best tropical products available all in one place.  You’ve got a great selection of tropical art, clothing, furniture, books, CDs, jewelry and much more.  Also, be sure to stop by the BeachFront Radio Music Hut Download Store for albums and singles by over 100 of your favorite Trop Rock bands and musicians.  If you’ve got some fantastic tropically and beach themed products and want to reach a market that is geared specifically to you, contact us today at marketing@beachfrontradio.comfor more information on how to advertise your products at extremely reasonable rates.

St. Patrick’s Week
Next Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day.  While everybody gets their green beer ready for the big day, we’ll be playing special St. Patrick’s “Trop Rock” all week long.  Exactly what IS St. Patrick’s Trop Rock? We don’t know either…but we’ll figure it out.  Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Week to all of our BeachBums because this week, we’re ALL Irish BeachBums!

BeachFront Shows
We’re proud to bring you the best and latest in Trop Rock 24 hours a day each and every day.  We’re also proud of the amazing line up of shows we’ve assembled for you.

The Amish Beach Party Weekdays 2 PM EST/11 AM PST
The four time TRMA Award Winning Radio Show Of the Year hosted by DJ Jeff Allen now in it’s twelth year.  Every weekday, DJ Jeff brings you the latest Trop Rock, shares interviews, and plays your requests live.  Our highest rated show and a BeachFront Radio exclusive! A HUGE thanks to the ABP sponsor, Built To Last Outdoor Furniture!

Beyond Jimmy’s Keys LPs Mondays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Hosted by former Radio Margaritaville disc jockey, DJ John Cody has expanded his series “Jimmy’s Keys LPs” and gone beyond to bring you the best in Buffett, Jerry Jeff, and others. Another BeachFront Radio exclusive!

Pyrates Behaving Badly Tuesdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Hosted by Capt’n Cali & Cheeto Gyrl, this TRMA award nominated show comes to you live from our Channel Islands Beach, CA Studios and offers you a ‘slight’ twist on what’s going on the Trop Rock World as well as throwing a party on our FaceBook page during the show. Sponsored by Poodle’s Island Wear and our highest rated evening show and another BeachFront Radio exclusive!

Island Time Radio Wednesdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
This TRMA award nominated show just celebrated its thirteenth anniversary and we are proud to bring you replays each and every Wednesday night from one of the pioneers of Trop Rock Radio DK the DJ and his co-host Amo Bennett.

Trop Rockin’ Live Thursdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Our newest show hosted by DJ Fred McFarlin.  Each week, DJ Fred brings you live tracks from your favorite Trop Rockers, many of these tracks unavailable anywhere except to hear them during the show.  Trop Rockin’ Live is another exclusive Beachfront Radio Show.

Friday Night Live Fridays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Every Friday night, the BeachFront Krewe digs out and dusts off a great live Trop Rock concert from its archives.  Tune in to get your weekend kicked off right.

Saturday Night Dance Party Saturdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Once a month, DJ Jeff Allen steps back into his role of 30 years as a club DJ and takes a detour off the Trop Rock road bringing you a live mix of disco, funk, rock, and country so get your boogie shoes ready and keep an eye on the FaceBook page for specific dates exclusively on BeachFront Radio.

BeachFront Sponsors
Without our sponsors, we wouldn’t have been able to keep the lights on the past three years.  They all make BeachFront radio possible and we can’t thank them enough! Please show your thanks as well and be sure to visit and support all of our Official BFR Sponsors:

     

Here We Go Again! Production begins soon…

Mar 7th, 2013
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Here We Go Again! Production begins soon…

This has always been an exciting part of the year for me. Not only is my birthday this weekend, but Daylight Savings Time begins and Spring is just around the corner! Living up North, every sign of Spring is welcome to me. Out of the dark chocolate hoarding, Kleenex wringing month that is February, March means new life to me in a lot of ways. There are lots of things to look forward to this year musically and here are just a few:

Touring: Check my schedule! Lots of stuff going on through June so far. Soon I’ll be adding upcoming info about Lake Charles, LA in May and possible points west in the fall. If you’d like me to come play at your event or in your yard or tiki bar I’m available for that, too! danihoymusic.com/Calendar.html

CD: Yes, TropiGal will be a year old on April 23rd. It’s time to start the next project. I have a pile of demos into my producer, Kevin Johnston, and we will be having a production meeting soon with plans to have the CD out by sometime in July. The CD is, as of yet, untitled. Along with a whole bunch of exciting new songs, plan on seeing a more interesting package this year with more artwork and info. I’ll be revamping my website and lots of other things, too. You can listen to some demos here: soundcloud.com/dani-hoy

MERCH: New Bottle Poppers are in and I’m working on designs for more clothing options for the summer. Bottle Poppers are only $8. They are available on the website and are available in hot pink and turqouise blue. The pink one is shown and I will update the website soon to reflect the new merch. danihoymusic.com/Merchandise.html

I just got back from having a blast in chilly Tampa for Music on the Bay www.musiconthebay.org/  Next week I’ll be in Key West for a few days with temps in the 70′s. If you’re in town, you can catch Key West Chris Rehm keywestchris.com/ and I at Pearl’s Patio and Green World Gallery on March 16th, the day of the big bar crawl. The event at Pearl’s is the Southernmost Coconut Castaways Jump Up with fun, music and drink specials and supports their Relay for Life Team. Check it out here: www.southernmostcoconutcastaways.com/Default.aspx Just look for the Events Box and click on the Jump Up info.

That’s it for now! I hope it wasn’t too much. Always feel free to give me feed back, of course. And, thanks for reading!

Hope to see you at the End of the Road,

Dani

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This Week on Songwriters Island

Mar 7th, 2013
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Songwriters Island Radio

Songwriters Island Internet Radio
Your Source for Quality Original Music
With a Tropical Twist

It was great seeing all of our old friends and meeting new ones at Music on the Bay last weekend.  Thanks to all of our new subscribers to this weekly email, this was our biggest week so far!

Please take a look at our
new website!

We have redesigned our website
for a better listener experience
including a new LIVE chat area
during LIVE broadcasts.

Join us on the new site at:

www.songwritersisland.com

You can still listen in at the old site at:

www.songwriters-island.com

Soon the old site will be redirected so both links will take you to the new site.  We would like to get your comments and ideas on how to keep making it better.  Don’t be shy, this is for you, our loyal listeners, any ideas and comments are greatly appreciated.

There are several ways to tune in to
Songwriters Island Radio:

- 24/7 Music with NO Commercial Interruptions available on your computer or mobile phone/tablet

- LIVE Broadcasts (when available) on your computer or mobile phone/tablet

Details for each are described below

Listen on the Internet!

You can find our 24/7 music broadcast on the internet at
www.songwritersisland.com

LIVE Broadcasts
When we are broadcasting a live show, you can find our LIVE broadcasts by selecting the “Live Broadcast” link at the bottom of the webpage or go directly to the live web player at
www.songwritersisland.com/live

TuneIn on Your Mobile Phone or Tablet

Download the TuneIn Radio App for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry.  Then search for “Songwriters Island” and save to your favorites.

LIVE Broadcasts
When we are broadcasting a live show, you can find our LIVE broadcasts by searching for “Songwriters Island Live” within the TuneIn Radio App and add the LIVE stream to your favorites.

Below is a list of upcoming events we are promoting.  All LIVE Broadcasts will be highlighted in RED.  Come out and join us.

Thursday 3/7 6-9pm
Sunny Jim
Nav-a-gator Grill
Friday 3/8 6-9pm
Freebo
Nav-a-gator Grill
Saturday 3/9 2-5pm
Randy Zimmerman
Nav-a-gator Grill
Sunday 3/10 2-5pm
Harbour Knights
Nav-a-gator Grill

Thursday 3/14 6-9pm
Latitude
Nav-a-gator Grill
Friday 3/15 6-9pm
Open
Nav-a-gator Grill
Saturday 3/16 2-5pm
Jim Morris
Nav-a-gator Grill
Sunday 3/17 2-5pm
Emma Tree
Nav-a-gator Grill

TAMI’S HOUSE
CONCERT
March 24th
Sunny Jim & Latitude
RSVP to:
tami@tampabay-fla.com

The Sandbox
Anna Maria Island
Paul Heins and
Diana Christ
March 17
Jambo Joe Bones
March 30
David Isler from
Harbour Knights

Please remember that the
Nav-a-gator has no cover
charge, instead they
request a canned food or
non-perishable food item
donation as a cover charge
for live music, which is
donated to a local food
bank.  Thank you for your
support!

Groundhog Day from Dani Hoy

Jan 31st, 2013
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OK. So, this email has nothing to do with Groundhog Day. From the land of Puxatawney Phil and Octarora Orphie, the subject of this email is just to point out that we are just six weeks closer to Spring! While winter hasn’t been especially heinous this year, it’s definitely been colder than the last two. Snowfall has been minimal in my neck of the woods and hopefully will stay that way! Up north this type of weather is necessary to make sure certain types of plants continue to thrive, among other things. Listen to my song “Paradise” and you’ll recognize the spirit it takes to get through the darker part of the Wheel of the Year.

 

I had a brief respite from the cold when I visited Southwest Florida for the first time. My short tour took me to Bonita Springs, Anna Marie Island, Arcadia and Lake Placid! You can read about it here on my blog:danihoymusic.blogspot.com/

I’m traveling to Pittsburgh next weekend for Cabin Fever where I’ll be playing Saturday afternoon. The Calypso Nuts (www.calypsonuts.com/) storm the beaches Friday night and Tropical Soul (www.tropicalsoul.net/) will transport you to your favorite island destination on Saturday. www.steelcityfins.org/events.php (scroll down to see the event.) February 16th I’m playing a showcase at the Blue Moose Bar & Grille in Harrisburg as part of the Millennium Music Conference and February 23rd is our Midwinter Tropical Day at Moon Dancer Winery in Wrightsville, PA. Look below to see more details!

In March I head back to Tampa for Music on the Bay and then, two weeks later, I’ll be in Key West with Key West Chris Rehm (keywestchris.com/) and Captain Josh (www.capt-josh.com/) at Green World Gallery, The party is on March 16th. If you can’t get there, you can watch it all here:www.greenworldgallery.com/live-koz-cam/

So far, 2013 is looking like an exciting year! There are plenty of irons in the fire right now. When I have more details you can count on me letting you know about them!

My songwriting for the next CD continues in earnest. I have quite a few done but need to work on a few more before I can get into the studio. I have ten completed so far, at least another five to get done (though, to be honest, I am going to work on more than that.)

OK! Happy Groundhog Day and I hope this email finds you healthy and hopeful!

See you someday at the End of the Road,

Dani

 

February is for Trop Rock Lovers during BeachFront Radio’s 3rd Anniversary!

Jan 31st, 2013
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Hey BeachBums…Tomorrow is the first day of February and it’s going to be a big month as BeachFront Radio celebrates it’s THIRD Anniversary!  There’s lots going on and we’ve got the 411 right here.

Trop Rock CD Giveaways All Month!
On February 17th, 2010 BeachFront Radio launched it’s very first broadcast with Sting’s “Brand New Day”.  We’ve had many, many great days since then and it’s all because of all of you, our loyal BeachBum listeners and our awesome sponsors.  Since that day, you have tuned in and listened over 810,000 hours, have visited our website over a quarter of a million times, and have “Liked” us on FaceBook over 8,700 times.  It’s our anniversary and to say thanks to our listeners, YOU get the presents! All month long, we’ll be giving away some great Trop Rock Music from such artists as Brent Burns ,  Don Middlebrook and more great Trop Rock artists.  Be sure to tune into The Amish Beach Party for YOUR chance to win!

Beachfront Radio Official Events
The only thing better than listening to all of these great Trop Rock artists on Beachfront Radio is to go out and see them live! We’ve added even more great Official BeachFront Radio Events to our calendar, be sure to check them out!

NEW! Music On the Bay
Tampa Bay, FL March 1st-3rd
John Frinzi, Jim Hoehn, Bry Harris & The Parrot Island Band, Trop Rock Junkies, The Frozen Gringos. Jack Mosley Band, Jimmy & The Parrots, Tropical Soul, The Sauce Boss, Jim Asbell & The Tropiholics, The Boat Drunks w/Mike Miller, Howard Livingston & Mile Marker 24, Captain Josh & Banjody, Dani Hoy, Jimi Pappas, Mr. Myers Band, and Jim Morris & The Big Bamboo Band plus DJ Jeff and Capt’n Cali will be there!

NEW! An Aye For An Eye…a Matey’s Ball
Seaside Heights, NJ April 13
Benefitting the Choroideremia Research Foundation
Featuring Jimmy And The Parrots
and DJ Jeff Allen from BeachFront Radio

Phins To the West
Laughlin, NV May 16th-19th, 2013
10th Anniversary Celebration! You don’t want to miss this one!
Scott Kirby, Jim Morris & the Big Bamboo Band, Southern Drawl Band, Stars On the Water, Tropical Soul, The CalypsoNuts, Tall Paul & Kristie Bobal, Jambo Joe Bones & Amy M, Jimi Pappas & John Patti, Bob Karwin, Rob Mehl, Jim Hoehn, Crawdaddy, Sam Rainwater,and much more!

Laid Back Attack
Seattle, WA July 11-14th, 2013
Jerry Diaz & Hanna’s Reef, Stars On the Water, “Sunny Jim” White, John Frinzi, Brent Burns, Mike Broward, Bob Karwin, Rob Mehl, Dave Calhoun, Ian Dobson, Dan Hower, and Dave Roberts. The weather is here!

BeachFront Shows
We’re proud to bring you the best and latest in Trop Rock 24 hours a day each and every day.  We’re also proud of the amazing line up of shows we’ve assembled for you.

The Amish Beach Party Weekdays 2 PM EST/11 AM PST
The four time TRMA Award Winning Radio Show Of the Year hosted by DJ Jeff Allen now in it’s twelth year.  Every weekday, DJ Jeff brings you the latest Trop Rock, shares interviews, and plays your requests live.  Our highest rated show and a BeachFront Radio exclusive! A HUGE thanks to the ABP sponsor, Built To Last Outdoor Furniture!

Beyond Jimmy’s Keys LPs Mondays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Hosted by former Radio Margaritaville disc jockey, DJ John Cody has expanded his series “Jimmy’s Keys LPs” and gone beyond to bring you the best in Buffett, Jerry Jeff, and others. Another BeachFront Radio exclusive!

Pyrates Behaving Badly Tuesdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Hosted by Capt’n Cali & Cheeto Gyrl, this TRMA award nominated show comes to you live from our Channel Islands Beach, CA Studios and offers you a ‘slight’ twist on what’s going on the Trop Rock World as well as throwing a party on our FaceBook page during the show.  Our highest rated evening show and another BeachFront Radio exclusive!

Island Time Radio Wednesdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
This TRMA award nominated show just celebrated its thirteenth anniversary and we are proud to bring you replays each and every Wednesday night from one of the pioneers of Trop Rock Radio DK the DJ and his co-host Amo Bennett.

Trop Rockin’ Live Thursdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Our newest show hosted by DJ Fred McFarlin.  Each week, DJ Fred brings you live tracks from your favorite Trop Rockers, many of these tracks unavailable anywhere except to hear them during the show.  Trop Rockin’ Live is another exclusive Beachfront Radio Show.

Friday Night Live Fridays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Every Friday night, the BeachFront Krewe digs out and dusts off a great live Trop Rock concert from its archives.  Tune in to get your weekend kicked off right.

Saturday Night Dance Party Saturdays 9 PM EST/6 PM PST
Once a month, DJ Jeff Allen steps back into his role of 30 years as a club DJ and takes a detour off the Trop Rock road bringing you a live mix of disco, funk, rock, and country so get your boogie shoes ready and keep an eye on the FaceBook page for specific dates exclusively on BeachFront Radio.

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE! Be sure to tune in this Sunday at 3 PM EST/Noon PST for a special rebroadcast of the Pyrates Behaving Badly Super Bowl Preview Special! We usually rebroadcast the show at 9 EST/6 PST on Sundays but this special encore is something you do not want to miss to get you ready for the big game later.  There’s a huge East Coast/West Coast battle going on between DJ Jeff rooting for The Baltimore Ravens and Capt’n Cali & Cheeto Gyrl cheerleading for the San Francisco Forty-Niners.  We hope YOUR team wins on Sunday but don’t forget this plethora from the Pyrate Girls- only 50% of teams that have gone to the Super Bowl end up winning.

Welcome, Poodle’s Island Wear,
BFR’s Newest Sponsor!
We would like to welcome Poodle and Poodle’s Island Wear as a sponsor of BeachFront Radio.  Poodle has long been part of the BFR Family as part of the Tropic Mall and is now expanding her  partnership by becoming the Official Sponsor of Pyrates Behaving Badly.  Poodle’s Island Wear has what you want and need to keep you in that island frame of mind. Lines include Margaritaville, Kahala, Fresh Produce Sportswear and other quality manufacturers. Tee’s, Gifts. Jewelry and more for the tropically minded.. Be sure to visit Poodle when you’re in the Wilmington, NC area at 18 South Water Street. Tune into Pyrates Behaving Badly on Tuesday night as we welcome her to the “krewe” and go visit and “LIKE” her Facebook page!

Without Poodle and the rest of our sponsors, we wouldn’t have been able to keep the lights on the past three years.  They all make BeachFront radio possible and we can’t thank them enough! Please show your thanks as well and be sure to visit and support all of our Official BFR Sponsors:

            

Definition of Trop Rock according to WikiPedia

Jan 6th, 2013
by Trop Rock.
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Tropical rock (or Trop-Rock) is a genre of popular music that incorporates elements and influences of rock and roll, reggae, country music,caribbean and zydeco, with themes and musical compositions inspired by an island style that represent a way of life that is relaxing and exotic. Trop-Rock should not be confused with the format of Radio Tropical, which is a generic term for Latin and Caribbean music formats, usually in Spanish.

Although today tropical rock is usually associated with southern Florida and the Gulf Coast of the United States, the roots of tropical rock are in the Southern California beach music of the 1960s with artists like Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys.

jimmyparrots1Although no one knows where the term Trop Rock originated, many relate it to the musical sound of Jimmy Buffett. In the early to mid 80′s,Jimmy Buffett, Bertie Higgins, The original Key Lime Pie Band out of Big Pine Key,and E.C.Davis out of Islamorada, were instrumental in the development of TroRock Music.They were all recording artists of this type of music.Also at that time was the Barefootman in the Cayman Islands. It is also called California Beach Sound. There are now many singers and composers within the genre of Trop-Rock throughout the United States. Some of the most popular bands in Trop-Rock genre include: A1A, The Barefoot Man, The Flip Flop Man, Blind Manifest, Boat Drunks, Captain Quint, E.C. Davis, Gary PhilipS, Michael Sea and Island Fever, Jimmy Parrish and the Ocean Waves Band, Jerry Diaz & Hanna’s Reef, Conch Republic, Jake and the Half Conched Band, Jim Morris, Jack Mosley, Jimmy & The Parrots, John Friday, Capt. Josh (Ramsteck) w/ Banjody, The Landsharks, Latitude,Caribbean Soul, Northern Harbor, Danny Taddei, Mile Marker 24 Band, Leo Dean, Sunny Jim (James White), Troy Allan, PHINS, Rick Steffen (KeyWestMusic.net), Jimi Pappas, Joe Bennett, Swampabbean, Calypso Nuts, Jim Lanier, The Tsunami Wave Riders, Pirate Dreams, Harbor Knights, Young Rebel Goombas, and Nowhere to Rum. Mainstream artists like Jack Johnson and Kenny Chesney have songs in the trop rock genre.

Island Time Radio Show

In the year 2000, Cleveland, Ohio DJ Dennis King started Island Time Radio, featuring island style music. In 2006, Lewis University‘s radio station, WLRA-FM, began programming this format on the air in Chicago and streaming world wide all day Saturday Conch Republic Radio streams Trop Rock music from The Florida Keys and Key West. Radio Margaritaville, available on Sirius XM Radio, also plays much of the genre, with a particular focus on Buffett. The internet station Songwriter’s Island streams all original Trop Rock and live concerts from many of the artists listed in this Wiki. The Trop Rock Music Association gives out the Trop Rock Music Awards at the annual Meeting of the Minds Parrothead convention in Key West Florida in November.

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Knoxville Musicians Win Trop Rock Music Awards – Southern Drawl Band

Dec 31st, 2012
by Trop Rock.
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 Knoxville Musicians Win Trop Rock Music Awards

 Music Awards from BeachFront Radio out of Southern California

Southern Drawl Band: Mike Nash, Melanie “The Djembabe” Howe, Larry Dunsmore, Paul Wray, Tommie John and John Kunz  

 

Knoxville, Tenn. (December 28, 2012) -  DownHome Records Inc. is proud to announce the Beachfront Radio Trop Rock Awards have been released.  BeachfrontRadio.com, the number one Trop Rock station in the United States for the last three years, has released some exciting news for Knoxville, Tennessee.  The ballots were unveiled and many of East Tennessee’s finest local musicians made their way into the nomination categories. Knoxville’s Southern Drawl Band walked away with some hardware from their first year on the scene.  Southern Drawl won best Trop Rock Album with their EP release of “Another Day in Paradise.”  They won song of the year, beating out notables like the Zac Brown Band for “Another Day in Paradise” which can be found on their original album “Against the Grain” and the Trop Rock EP “Another Day in Paradise”.  Southern Drawl also was voted the best Trop Rock Band for 2012.

Southern Drawl’s percussionist, Melanie “Djembabe” Howe finished second in the category of Trop Rock Musician of 2012, behind Knoxville’s Michael “Crawdaddy” Crawley who won those honors.  Southern Drawl’s headman, Mike Nash was voted fourth in the category of Trop Rocker Male of 2012.  Trop Rock legend and Nashville’s, Tall Paul won that category for Best Trop Rocker Male of 2012.

Tropical Rock, known as “Trop Rock”, is a quickly growing music genre that seems to be gravitating to the East Tennessee area recently. With major label artists like Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefers, Kenny Chesney, and Zac Brown Band, Trop Rock is a laid back relaxing style of country music that’s growth has sky rocketed in today’s market.

Results for the awards were released December 26th & 27th to the public.

Other Tennessee Bands and Musicians that were honored:

-Knoxville’s Homemade Wine won Best Trop Rocker Live Performers of 2012.  (SDB was 3rd)

-Nashville’s Kristie Bobal was voted number three Trop Rocker Female of 2012.  Nadirah Shakoor of Jimmy  Buffett’s the Coral Reefer Band won Top Trop Rocker Female of 2012.

-Knoxville’s Andy Wescott of Homemade Wine was fifth in Trop Rock Musician of 2012

-Southern Drawl Band & Tall Paul’s feature song “Floriday” placed number thirteen in the Trop Rock Top 20

-Ramajay Intercoastal placed at number fourteen with “Mountain for Two”, right above Bonnie Raitt’s former bassist- Freebo.

The Trop Rock community gathers several times a year where many of the major label artists attend and showcase as well as up and coming artists. The number one event for the Trop Rockers was voted “Meeting of the Minds” in Key West, Florida where all of these artists have had the opportunity to showcase their music.

About BeachfrontRadio.com & Trop Rock

Tropical Rock, commonly referred to as “Trop Rock,” is genre of music that blends other genres including Rock, Reggae, Country, Caribbean and Latin with island/tropical instrument arrangements and song themes.  Although Trop-Rock has its roots in the beach music scene from the 60′s, Jimmy Buffett is often credited as putting Trop Rock “on the map”.  Crossover music stars like Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band and Jack Johnson have brought the Trop Rock music genre into the mainstream public, resulting in a growing popularity that has opened the door for a whole new generation of island-inspired musicians.  We invite you to explore our list of popular Trop Rock artists, visit their websites and listen to their music, and you just might find yourself in a “happy place” you never want to leave!

Website: www.beachfrontradio.com

Twitter: @BeachfrontRadio

How to find the winners

Tall Paul: Facebook- www.facebook.com/TallPaulMusic   Twitter- @TheTalPaul

Southern Drawl Band: www.facebook.com/southerndrawlband      Twitter- @SouthernDrawlTN

Ramajay Intercoastal: www.facebook.com/Ramajay    Twitter- @RamajayIntercoastal

Melanie “The Djembabe” Howe: www.facebook.com/Djembabe   Twitter- @DrumNDance

Mike Nash: www.facebook.com/NashvilleMike

Kristie Bobal: www.facebook.com/kbobal

Andy Wescott: www.facebook.com/guitarwescott

About DownHome Records Inc.

Knoxville based company working with local band Southern Drawl Band and Gates Music Management.

www.SouthernDrawlBand.com   Twitter: @SouthernDrawlTn

Phone: 865-771-1821

Email: SouthernDrawlBand@rocketmail.com

Website: www.SouthernDrawlBand.com

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