You don’t know about Dube & Diamond - but it could be the best show of the summer.

Martin Dube and Steve Diamond join the Florida Keys Weekly Podcast to discuss their stop at the Key West Theater on Sept 22. The duo, professionally known as Dube Diamond: Dueling Impersonators, take over the Key West Theater for an evening of comedy, pageantry and mind-blowing talent. Larry King r…

Awaken: The Music of YES promises to be the tribute band of the summer

Awaken: The Music of YES promises to be the tribute band of the summer.  Joe Luca, keyboardist and band leader of Awaken: The Music of YES, joins the Florida Keys Weekly Podcast to discuss their upcoming show on Sept 5 at the Key West Theater. Luca discusses how he and his band embarked on the jo…

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…

The 2024 Bubba Awards: Everything you need to know about nominations

The Bubbas are back, and it's time to nominate your favorite Key West restaurants, bars, businesses, musicians, artists, attractions and community notables for the 11th annual people's choice awards.  On this episode, publisher Britt Myers, Key West Weekly editor Mandy Miles and advertising direct…

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…

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…