Several times a year, local musicians come together for an amazing concert known as Underground Polk. Underground Polk is held at the historic Polk Theatre in downtown Lakeland. In this segment we talk to Polk Theatre...

Each Thursday night you’ll find a couple performing at Molly McHugh’s. The BackChannel crew has the story… The BackChannel Film Crew This is the lucky 13th edition of BackChannel, our collaboration...

Special to Lakeland Local by Karen Snir Play Me A Song is a place where creativity, hard-work and inspiration come together to create a meaningful learning environment for music students of all ages. The studio offers...

In 2011 local musician Michael McArthur, raised funds for his debut EP by using the funding platform Kickstarter. We catch up with Michael to see how things are going with his recordings and get an update on his expected EP...

It seems Florence and the Machine has been everywhere lately so why not Lakeland Local? Why shouldn’t the Lakeland Local playlist rank right up there with my favorite playlists at  Tory’s Blog, GOOP, and...

A few weeks ago we reported about Matthew Wengard’s decision to use Kickstarter to raise funds to purchase a press. That campaign was a success. Local musician Michael McArthur has decided to go the Kickstarter...

Mental Giant is another act playing next Saturday at Underground at the Polk. Here’s a taste of their sonic...

Editor’s Note: Last year our sister site, Metro I4 News, covered Magnificent Applesauce. As Mi4 is on hiatus, we’re reprinting that article for reasons that will be plain in a few minutes. By Alex Santiago,...

I have very little to say about the big anniversary. I remember feeling emotionally wounded by the images. But I got over it. Because for me, like most everybody else, it was just images. (I exclude the people actually...

Harrison School for the Arts student Derik Thomas has previously made these pages. In April 2010 he was asked to perform in Washington D.C. for Earth Day. Thomas sang an original composition, “The Brightest...

Let’s face it. Save for Meredith’s contribution, most of the videos on the Playlist have been downright AOR. Today though we present a video sensation that won’t get played on any local radio station....

XTC may not be a band with tons of number 1 hits, but you have to admire their staying power over the years.  The band has been around since the late 70′s and their songs are still loved and played be many.  Those...

FAIR WARNING: The following video is raunchy, vulgar, juvenile, and completely unsuitable for work or viewing by children. Seriously. You probably will not want to watch this in public. Or with anyone around, for that...

Editor’s Note: Today we have two submissions for our Playlist. Oddly enough, both wanted to play with the idea… In honor of this week’s transformation of Polk State College’s conception of...