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VOL. 22 NO. 9 www.seabreezepublications.com SEPTEMBER 2021

Mamma Mia! ABBA Tribute Band Inaugural JUPFEST

To Perform In Abacoa Rocks Abacoa

Almost ABBA recreates the magic and nostalgia of ABBA Bring your chairs and blankets for an evening of live Report and Photos by
in a costumed, choreographed, and audience-interactive show music under the stars in the beautiful outdoor setting of Penny Sheltz
boasting intricate harmonies and top-notch musicianship! Downtown Abacoa. JUPFEST ’21:
This event is a free community concert Rockin’ Out Cancer!
brought to you by Schumacher Automotive included five local bands,
and produced by Robinson Entertainment and games, prizes, food, and a
Legends Radio. few surprises throughout
Make plans to join your friends on the lawn the day at the Abacoa
at the amphitheater on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. for Amphitheater for this
this family-friendly event, presented by Bud inaugural event which
Light which is proudly distributed by Brown supports those with
Distributing Company who always reminds breast cancer, ovarian
you to drink responsibly. Sponsored by Smith, cancer, melanoma,
Ball & Baez, Jupiter Medical Center, Good scleroderma, and other
Greek Moving & Storage, Humana, and Harley life-threatening illnesses.
Davidson Palm Beach. Hundreds came out and
joined the community to
Deuterman Productions Presents: support local residents
in need in their fight for
Colt Ford a cure.

Mistress of
Ceremonies Sally
Sevareid of The Mo
Colt Ford consistently blazes his own trail. By doing so, the and Sally Show on
Georgia singer, songwriter, rapper, musician, performer, and Kool 105.5 and Master
co-founder and co-owner of Average Joes Entertainment keeps of Ceremonies Johnny
up pace as country’s preeminent independent maverick. Ringo of Code Rum,
By 2019, Colt built a series of staggering successes as he together with presenting
rose to mainstream notoriety. He notched five consecutive Top sponsor Twisted Tuna
10 debuts on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart with Jupiter took the stage
Declaration of Independence bowing at No. 1 in 2012. Two with Krazy Train, Leafy
years later, Thanks for Listening ascended to the Top 10 of the
Top 200, with the album reaching No. 1 on Billboard Rap and For his seventh and eighth albums, We The People,
Independent charts. Meanwhile, he lobbed six songs onto the Hot Volume 1 (2019) and We The People, Volume 2 (2020), Ford
Country Songs Chart with Back (featuring Jake Owen) going once again tossed the rule book out the window, perfecting
Top 40. Among many accolades, Ford received a nomination his dynamic and definitive distillation of country, hip-hop,
in the category of “Vocal Event of the Year” at the Academy of and rock like never before on nearly 30 songs.
Country Music Awards for Cold Beer with Jamey Johnson. “Making this one, I went back to the beginning when
Selling over three million albums, attracting millions I really didn’t know any better,” he explains. “I didn’t let
of followers on social media and hitting one billion-plus anybody tell me the rules or say, ‘You can’t do this; you’ve
streams, the country rap pioneer’s dynamic discography spans got to do that.’ Instead, I let the feeling of the songs guide
collaborations with everyone from Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, me. The record reignited my passion for playing and making
Keith Urban, and Jermaine Dupri to members of No Doubt, music. My music transcends politics, religion, and rules.
Lit, and Lady Antebellum. Additionally, he co-wrote Jason That’s what this whole project is about.”
Aldean’s No. 1 hit “Dirt Road Anthem and Brantley Gilbert’s This passion is brilliantly captured on the album, produced
No. 1 hit Country Must Be Country Wide as a behind-the- by Noah Gordon and Colt Ford, with Shannon Houchins
scenes force in the studio. Moreover, Ford’s solo tradition of serving as executive producer (Colt and Shannon co-own
genre-blurring continued on Love Hope Faith in 2017 by way Average Joes Entertainment). In between a marathon tour
of cuts such as Reload (featuring Taylor Ray Holbrook). schedule of nearly 150 shows in less than 12 months, they
recorded at Colt’s studio in
Nashville. Throughout the
process, the star pushed
himself like never before,
maintaining the hallmarks of
his signature style, charting
new territory, and hitting his
most prolific stride to date with
the two-part project all at once.
Tickets are available on JUPFEST on page 4
Eventbrite.