Musician Tim Williams on Counting Crows' Debut Album 30 Years Later

Musician Tim Williams joined Keys Weekly digital editor Gwen Filosa on the Key West Side Tracks podcast for a deep dive on one of the most endearing and enduring albums of the past half century: August and Everything After by Counting Crows.  The Tim Williams Band is headed to the Key West Theater…

Singer Liza Jane talks about hitting the charts, the L.A. life and being from Key West

Liza Jane, a singer-songwriter from Key West, is currently living in Los Angeles where she writes songs, performs and works on a career that has taken off with hits, music videos and live shows -- including playing Hollywood's Viper Room and Troubadour.  She started singing at age 2 and never look…

Key West's Joy Nulisch: Conch Baseball & Why There Are No 'Strangers' On This Island

Joy Nulisch, of Key West, is a true "Conch," as those born and raised on the island are known. She joined Gwen to talk about the legendary, near-professional level of the Key West High School Conch baseball program, the island's tight-knit, familial community that welcomes tourists and transplants …

Writer-director Noah Salzman and actor Germain Arroyo talk about 'Clocked'

Director Noah Salzman and actor Germain Arroyo join Gwen to talk about their film 'Clocked' (2023), the story of Adolfo, an 18-year-old Puerto Rican boxer who fears being accepted as transgender by his conservative Catholic family. 'Clocked,' at its heart a sweet film about family ties and self-ac…

Bad Monkey, Bloodline and Hollywood's love for the Keys with Florida Keys Film Commissioner Chad Newman

Florida Keys Film Commissioner Chad Newman joins Gwen to talk about Hollywood's long-term relationship with the Keys.   The much-anticipated Bad Monkey, based on the Carl Hiaasen novel, was shot in Key West. Starring Vince Vaughn and produced by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Shrinking), the 10-episode…

Paul Menta guest stars in the season premiere of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted

Paul Menta is a chef, a rum distiller, a competitive kite-boarder and the guy who put together a second-line parade in memory of Jimmy Buffett within 16 hours of the announcement that the legendary singer-songwriter had died Sept. 1, 2023.  Now, Paul is among the Key West locals starring in the se…

Nancy Klingener keeps the Monroe County Library in the spotlight

Nancy Klingener, the community affairs manager for the Monroe County Public Library, joins Gwen to talk about how she keeps the library's events, history archives and many no-cost services in the spotlight via social media.  Nancy, a veteran journalist in Key West for 30 years for numerous news or…

Smokey, Kenny and Lionel: The Undercovers pay tribute to their heroes while reimagining their best songs

The Undercovers present Rogers, Richie & Robinson: the songs of Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson like you've never heard them before.  World-class singers Luke McMaster, Kevin Pauls and Joel Parisien are on tour, reimagining songs that have become the soundtrack of our lives in asto…

Key West's Mike Stack Takes Big Steps Forward With His Music

He's from Key West! Local hip-hop artist Mike Stack stopped by Keys Weekly's office the other day to tell Side Tracks host Gwen Filosa about his upcoming performance at the Key West Songwriters Festival, which starts May1, how he landed the opening act spot for Billy Currington's June 7 show at the…

Banned Books and Independent Bookstores with Emily Berg of Books & Books in Key West

Emily Berg, manager of Books & Books at The Studios of Key West, joins Gwen Filosa for a chat about whether audiobooks count as reading, the store's Banned Books display, the disturbing and endless success of V.C. Andrews and Go Ask Alice, Independent Bookstore Day is April 27, 2024, and the sheer …