Each and every week the Jacksonville Music Experience team identifies the best concerts in Northeast Florida. Here’s what the JME team wants to see and hear the week of NYE. 

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Indie Rock 

Flying Squid, DigDog – Monday, December 27

Jack Rabbits | San Marco 

Two distinctive Jacksonville trios hit the Jack Rabbits stage on Monday night when prog-punkers DigDog opens for indie three-piece Flying Squid. Read our review of DigDog’s latest full-length Homeless Theatre. Doors at 7 p.m.

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Indie Rock 

The Pauses, rickoLus – Thursday, December 30

Jack Rabbits | San Marco 

Dynamic Orlando indie-electronic-rock trio The Pauses will be joined by Jax singer-songwriter rickoLus at Jack Rabbits on Thursday. Both acts will perform cuts from their well-received recent releases. Doors at 7 p.m.  

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R&B

The Isley Brothers, Anthony Hamilton Dru Hill, Monica – Friday, December 31

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena | DT Jax

Legends of R&B hit the stage at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena for the First Day Out: RNB Music Festival. With performances by The Isley Brothers, Monica, Dru Hill and Anthony Hamilton, this is quite the bill, and certainly a fun way to ring in the New Year. Show starts at 8 p.m. 

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Emo

The Sophomore Attempt, Modern Violence – Saturday, January 1

1904 Music Hall | DT Jax

Jacksonville-bred emo quintet The Sophomore Attempt first broke big in the mid-aughts with their 2005 EP Embrace Your Impact, which earned the band a spot on the Vans Warped Tour. The band will be joined by another five-piece of local emo heroes, Modern Violence, on Saturday at 1904 Music Hall. Doors at 7 p.m.

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