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04 Oct

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Craft beer culture is practically a religion in some circles, and the good word is spreadin’ faster and faster in recent years. It used to be when you went to your local brewery, it was akin to church and you’d see the same congregants week after week (if not day to day). There’s a written code, and then there are the unwritten rules, both for the actual process of brewing and more generally for how to act for established members and newcomers alike.

01 Mar

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To the uninitiated, Hunahpu's Day might sound like some kind of Hawaiian new year's celebration or Mayan ritual. But to craft beer lovers across the country, it means only one thing: The annual release of one of Cigar City Brewing's rarest and most delicious beers.

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We're a little backlogged here at Yo but our goal is to get back on schedule with our blog coverage for 2016. Here's a little taste of our experience recently at Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey and Gentleman Jack, Art Beats and Lyrics event at Maps Backlot:

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Yo Writer: Danielle Cohen College? Fuck that. We're gonna be rock stars. An Interview with Little Green Cars’ Guitarist Stevie Appleby by Danielle Cohen Super laid-back melodies. Irish folk-rock sounds. Beautiful fuckin’ harmonies. and a sick female-male lead singing duo. That's Little Green Cars in a nutshell.

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420477_10100334292317417_714757566_n It all started with this painting... Hanging at the Vagabond, my stomping grounds at the time back in 2010, I stopped in the middle of the dance floor and stood staring at it. It was only for 5 minutes tops, but in the middle of a crowded room with music bumping, that's a long time; eventually I moved on but I found myself circling through the backyard and main room before landing back in front of it again. I couldn't help myself, there wasn't a price listed but something in my gut pushed me to see if it was in the realm of possibility for me to own this. So I found out from one of my friends that worked at the club, who's the artist, are they here? "Her name's Kazilla, she should be around here somewhere."

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People sometimes ask why I keep at this crazy juggling act of running two completely unrelated companies, one distributing perfumes and one following the arts (especially when the latter one rewards me with little to no pay). The answer is simple: some things you can't put a price tag on. The perfect example is how I recently got the opportunity to interview a comedian who's work I truly admire, Wyatt Cenac, because of his upcoming appearance at the Friends of Nature Festival at The Historic Virginia Key Beach Park.