 Monday, February 24 2025
The Town of Ocean Isle Beach Recreation Department has announced the Peggy Hughes Summer Concert Series lineup for 2025. All events will take place at Town Center Park in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina and they will run from 6:30 - 8:00PM. For more information we encourage you to visit their website. All concerts are free and chair set-up after 4PM.
May 25th - Main Event Band
June 6th - Christine Martinez June 13th - The Entertainers June 20th - The Tonez June 27th - Blackwater Band June 30th - The Extraordinaires July 11th - The Catalinas July 18th - Chocolate Chip & Company July 25th - Too Much Sylvia August 1st - Band of Oz August 8th - Gary Lowder & Smokin' Hot August 5th - The Embers feat. Craig Woolard August 22nd - Special Occasion Band August 31st - Continental Divide  Sunday, February 23 2025
Rocking the Beach Music Festival and Classic Car Show Mark your calendars for October 17th and 18th 2025 for a weekend full of beach music at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Virginia. For sponsorship opportunites and for more information call: 540-836-1556 Schedule:  Saturday, February 22 2025
The Bank of Botetourt Beach Music Festival has been announced and is scheduled for July 25th and 26th AT Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista, Virginia. Friday night kicks us off with The Feature Attraction Band at 6:00PM (gates at 5:00PM) - $5.00 admission  Friday, February 21 2025
The 2025 Second Saturday Concert Series scheule has been announced in Hillsville, Virginia. The opening bands will perform at the Hillsville Community Pavillion and the main bands will be on the main stage at the courthouse square. To contact the organizers, visit the Friends of Hillsville Facebook page. May 10th:
 Friday, February 21 2025
The Feature Attraction Band recently released a remastered version of their single "Two Loves Have I" that they originally recorded in 1989. Five of the original members featured on the 1989 recording are currently performing with FAB. Drummer Ken Watson remastered the single and they've released it to the streaming platforms as well as to your favorite beach music stations and DJs. You can preview the song below on Spotify and you will also find it on Apple Music, Amazon and many others. You can also visit the band's website for the latest news and events.
 Tuesday, February 18 2025
On February 16, 2025 the Catalinas announced their newest member, Jerry West! No stranger in the beach music world Jerry will certainly be a great addition to an already stellar lineup of artists. Congratulations to Jerry and the band and we can't wait to see you all soon!
 Monday, February 17 2025
The 12th Annual Beach Fest lineup has been announced and we've included the information from their website. Be sure to visit prior to attending for any updates and/or changes. Come join us on Saturday April 26th to celebrate 12 YEARS of Beach Fest Presented by Deacon Jones Auto Park of Smithfield! We are excited to bring you 3 of the best beach music bands around!!!
- The Embers feat. Craig Woolard
- Band of Oz - Jim Quick & Coastline Parking and gates open at 10AM
Music begins at 12PM Advance Tickets: $30.00 (on sale 2/17-4/11)
Last Minute Tickets: $40.00 (on sale 4/12-4/25) Day of Tickets $50.00 Premier Parking will also be available for $20.00. There is a limited amount of these tickets and they WILL sell out! TENTS: Tent spaces will be selected in advance, you will not choose upon arrival. When tickets go on sale, you can purchase which spot you want your tent to be in, and then go to your assigned spot on the day of Beach Fest. Tents larger than 10x10 are NOT permitted.
RULES/NOTES: -There will be no tailgating allowed in parking areas -We're asking everyone to enter the gates of the venue as soon as they park and gather their items -Tents larger than 10x10 are not permitted. -Anyone using an umbrella must be in the tent area or have the umbrella down while bands are playing -Coolers are allowed, but NO glass allowed anywhere on the property, including parking lots -RV's are allowed in parking lots but no overnight camping. -No fighting -No pets -No weapons -No grilling -Blankets and chairs are allowed -NO RE-ENTRY, NO EXCEPTIONS. Please make sure you have your ID and anything else you might need before you get to the gates. -Show is rain or shine -All ages are welcome -Kids 5 and under are free  Saturday, February 15 2025
The 2025 National Shag Dance Finals are coming up in N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina March 6th - 8th 2025. Below you will find the information for the event. We encourage you to visit their shag nationals website and see the information from past championships, get merchandise and much more. Good luck everyone!
Dates: March 6-8, 2025 Start Times (doors open one hour before start time): Thursday 8:00PM Friday 7:30PM Saturday 7:30PM Location: The Spanish Galleon at the OD Beach & Golf Resort (end of Main Street in North Myrtle Beach) General Admission available at door (no reserved or guaranteed seat) = $20 Thursday / $25 Friday / $30 Saturday Reserved Grandstand Seating (formerly known as “bleachers”) Preferred Hotel: Ocean Drive Golf & Beach Resort 800-438-9590 Click Here for 2025 Grandstand Seating Order Form Disc JockeyCraig Jennings will return as our 2025 Disc Jockey – welcome back Craig! Contestants
DANCE ORDER This is the dance order for each division – for the exhibitions at Prelims; for the first night of the Finals on Thursday, or Friday for the Masters. New numbers will be drawn for Saturday night except for Masters, who will be in reverse order from Friday. JUNIOR I (Combined with Junior II for 2025 due to lack of applicants N/A
JUNIOR I & II 1 – Maci Walters & Zane Morgan 2 – Liv Kirby & Easton Brown 3 – Graylen Kirby & Mikah Velez 4 – Genesis Beam & Ben Smith 5 – Abigail Hodges & Hunter Matthews 6 – Rebecca Hodges & Bennett Rusmisell 7 – Saddie Honeycutt & Jackson McLaughlin 8 – Ava Farlow & Billy West NON PROFESSIONAL 1 – Susan Welch & Danny Scott 2 – Mitzi Sheeks & Jeff Harmston 3 – Crystal & Tripp Turner 4 – Cheryl & Clay Parker 5 – Dottie Dean & Lou Martino 6 – Lauren Cookman & Michael Bravo 7 – Vickey Van Frank & Henry Dowd 8 – Robin & Mark Casey 9 – Judy & Hampton Cobb SENIORS 1 – Tobitha Stewart & Gene Pope 2 – Barbara Banks & Bruce Yates 3 – Jennifer & Joey Sogluizzo 4 – Elizabeth & Eric Horton 5 – Dale & Jim Hern 6 – Carmen Vaughn & Keith Smith 7 – Cameron & Marcus Thigpen 8 – Bonnie Rhodes & Allan Grider MASTERS 1 – Sarah Kemp & Sam West 2 – Pat Folds & Gerald Medford 3 – Sydney Kale Rhame & Milton Nowell Jr. 4 – Jo Ann Hickman & James Parker 5 – Loretta McIntosh & Rodger Woodson PROFESSIONAL 1 – Lani & William Greene 2 – Karsyn Folds & Mack West 3 – Erica Russell & Adam Holmes 4 – Ivy Claire Huiet & Johnathan Kemp 5 – Nikki Kontoulas & Jeff Hargett Board of Directors
 Monday, February 03 2025
On January 29, 2025, The Embers featuring Craig Woolard announced the retirement of longtime bassist Gerald Davis. So many people have wished him good luck along with expressions of sadness that he's retiring along with so many stories and most of them ending with..."and he's such a nice guy". If you know Gerald or have ever talked with him you would also agree. Always a smile while on stage and smooth as silk, he will certainly be missed by not only the Embers but so many fans, friends and colleagues. Gerald started with the Embers in 1976 and he certainly leaves big shoes to fill. If you'd like to read his musical history, visit his bio page on the Embers website. If you'd like to attend the retirement party for Gerald, it will be held February 8, 2025 at 7:00PM at Loafers Beach Club, 605 Creekside Dr., Raleigh, North Carolina 27609. You can call the club at: 919-743-5332. Congratulations Gerald and we hope that you'll certainly enjoy your well deserved retirement!  Saturday, February 01 2025
The Beach Music Blast at the Virginia Beach oceanfront has been set for May 10, 2025. The location of the event starting this year will be at the 17th Street Park. In addition to a weekend full of beach music you can enjoy the Beach Music Blast Car Show. The entertainment lineup will be announced soon and we'll be sure to update you on that once the schedule has been released. We've included information from their website below and be sure to visit their website for any changes to the following information.
Friday, January 24 2025
On Friday, January 1, 2025, Lake Life Live released their 2025 schedule on air with Andy Lucy during the Friday Night Beach Blast. Their summer concert series features five events beginning in May on their outdoor stage in downtown Clarksville, Virginia which is known as Virginia's only lakeside town. The series has been nominated every year since 2020 by the Carolina Beach Music Academy. Admission is $5.00 per person and for all details you can visit their website and see the video below. 2025 Band Schedule
Wednesday, January 22 2025
The 2025 ACSC Shagging ICON Awards were announced during the mid-winter workshop. Congratulations to each of those listed below and for details on how to nominate individuals, visit the SOS website. Your 2025 Recipients
 Sunday, January 19 2025
Coming up February 28th and March 1st you'll want to be in N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Anniversary Weekend for the Band of Oz. Spend the weekend at the Spanish Galleon and stay at the Ocean Drive Beach and Golf Resort. Friday night will feature music by the Special Occasion Band and the Mighty Saints of Soul. Saturday afternoon enjoy the sounds of Chocolate Chip & Co. and Saturday night will feature the Band of Oz which will also include former members; Big John Thompson, Butch Barnes, David Franks and Chris Keaton. Packages are available that includes accomodations, two t-shirts and tickets to all events. You can purchase your tickets online by visiting the Ticket Tailor website and for room packages, it's asked that you visit the Ocean Drive Resort website or call 800-438-9590. For all other information visit the Band of Oz website.  Friday, January 17 2025
We send our condolences and prayers to the family of Terry and the many friends across the industry. Always a positive promoter of beach music and the industry she will certainly be missed by many. Please find her full obituary below along with a link to send your condolences to the family on the funeral home website. OBITUARY - SEND YOUR CONDOLENCES Well known for her love of beach music, Terry was loved in return by her beach music family. She was an administrator for the Facebook groups “Beach Music Café” and “Beach Music”. She helped “Beach Music Café” grow from less than 20,000 members to almost 50,000 in the years she spent as Administrator/Moderator. She wrote inspirational & motivational blogs for both groups; touching thousands of people as Terry wrote from her heart. Terry was preceded in death by her beloved son Tyler Shane Poole and her parents. Surviving to cherish her memory is her son Joshua Brown Poole, granddaughters Caroline and Annabelle Poole, brothers Leonard (Esther), Joel (Delores), Randy (Pattie), Robin (Pam), and many beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins. Her life will be remembered at Gordon Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 11 AM – 1 PM. A memorial service will follow at 1:00 PM which will be officiated by her cousin Pastor Frank Sossamon. Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed in Terry’s name to CVAN, for donation information, call 704.788.1108 or VIA Health Partners P.O. Box 470408 Charlotte, NC 28247. Thursday, January 16 2025
The beach music industry is mourning the loss of John Lewis Hall, Jr. We were so saddened to hear this news as John has been an avid supporter of Flip Flop Live since we launched as well as a dear friend to us and so many others across the beach music industry. We send our love and prayers to his wife Phyllis and the entire family. We've included his obituary below and a link if you'd like to sign the online guestbook.
Obituary - Sign the Guest Book John “Johnny” Lewis Hall, Jr., 77, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, January 13, 2025. Born in Suffolk, VA on May 5, 1947, he was the son of the late John Lewis Hall and Hazel Rosetta Jones Hall. Johnny grew up in Ivor, VA, and graduated from Southampton High School. He then earned his associate degree from Richard Bland College. He was a member of The Heights Baptist Church in Colonial Heights, VA and Butterwood Methodist Church in Blackstone, VA. Johnny’s passion for music began in 1962 at just 14 years old, when he played his first dance aboard a ferry crossing Virginia’s historic James River. With an armful of records and a new stereo player, he sparked a lifelong love for entertaining. Over the decades, Johnny became a cherished figure in the Beach Music community, spinning tunes for shag and bop clubs from Virginia to Florida and serving as the house DJ for Petersburg’s iconic “Thursday in Old Town” event. He was an esteemed member of the SOS DJ team at Fat Harold’s Beach Club and a dedicated leader in the National Association of Rhythm & Blues Dee Jays, where he served as Treasurer and Vice President. The last thing he did in his radio career was his daily afternoon radio internet show, “Jukin’ Oldies” in which he was very passionate about. Johnny’s life was equally marked by service and dedication. A veteran of the U.S. Army and the Virginia Army National Guard, he retired as a Major after 25 years, earning the Bronze Star for his distinguished service. Alongside his military career, Johnny worked 41 years in the tobacco industry – working for both Brown and Williamson and Philip Morris. In his 40s, he further exemplified his dedication to his community by working as an EMT and fireman. He first started as an EMT in Petersburg for many years. He decided he needed to do more, and went to fire school in Chesterfield County. Johnny then served in Colonial Heights as both an EMT and fireman. Johnny also found joy in fishing, racing motorcycles, and RVing to numerous places, including Florida where he and his wife lived in the wintertime. Despite his careers and hobbies, family was the most important thing to Johnny. He loved his wife, sons, and pets immensely. He was a good Christian man, a true friend always willing to help others, and a devoted provider to his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Phyllis E. Hall; beloved sons, Sean C. Hall and Austin H. Hall; granddaughter, Ava Elizabeth Hall; sister, Pamela Joyner; nephew, Colton S. Pulley; and many other extended family members. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Butterwood United Methodist Church, Darvills Road, Blackstone, Virginia, 23824. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Colonial Heights Chapel of E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes and Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Johnny to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, t2t.org  Sunday, December 01 2024
The Society of Stranders (SOS) announced their membership fee will increase $10.00 effective January 1, 2025. This would be the first increase in over thirty-five years as their last increase was in 1990. The announcement states; "The cost of an SOS membership of $45.00 equates to less than $2 per day for the 24 days of SOS events." They also advised "The past three years of post-covid pandemic, sales are down 35%." The release goes on to say the change is necessary to continue the services rendered by the organization. To see everything included with your membership, visit their website which offers various links, photos, club information and so much more. Visit the SOS website - To read the full article, click on "SOS Carefree Times" towards the top of the website.
 Saturday, November 30 2024
The South Carolina Shaggers Hall of Fame have announced their 2025 Inductees. The induction celebration will happen beginning with the preparty on January 31, 2025 and the inductions on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at the OD Arcade in N. Myrtle Beach with Hall of Fame DJ, Butch Davidson. To RSVP for Saturday only contact Becky Coley at 864-915-9850 or by email: bcoley60@live.com - Scott Campbell / DIllon, South Carolina
Friday, November 15 2024
On November 15, 2024 the Charlotte Shag Club announced their officers for 2025. Congratulations! President: Vickie Smith
 Monday, November 11 2024
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2024 Carolina Beach Music Awards. Female Vocalist - Rhonda McDaniel  Thursday, September 19 2024
In a Facebook post, Cat5 announced their final performance will take place on Friday, September 27, 2024 in Thomasville, North Carolina. We're certainly saddened of the news and we wish each member the very best in the future. You can read the entire release below; Facebook Post Dear friends, family, and all our amazing fans,After five incredible years together, we’ve come to a decision that feels both bittersweet and necessary. We are officially announcing that we are stepping away from Cat5live. This wasn’t an easy choice, but it’s one that each of us feels is the right path moving forward. Our last show will be next Friday Night in Thomasville NC.
These past 5 and a half years have been a journey we will never forget. From the first time we jammed on that dirt floor garage in Lexington NC, to those all day studio sessions, and the electric energy of performing live—those moments will stay with us forever. We’ve grown not only as musicians but also as friends, and that bond will always remain strong, even as we move on to different projects and passions.
We want to thank each and every one of you who supported us along the way. Whether you came to a show, streamed our songs, shared a post, or told your friends about our music, you were a part of this journey. Your support and belief in us meant the world, and we couldn’t have made it this far without you.
This isn’t a goodbye forever, but rather the end of this particular chapter. Who knows what the future holds? We may cross paths again in new creative ways. But for now, we’re grateful for the memories we’ve made and the music we’ve shared together.
Thank you for being a part of our story. We hope our music stays with you, just as your love and support will always stay with us.
Please show our amazing Sponsors some love with your patronage. Over the coming months we will be show casing each one of these special companies and people. they had a huge impact on us being able to share our love of music to you our friends and fans.
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