Our Music Our Future, presented and hosted by The Jessie, is a series that brings emerging artists into Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. It is an evening curated by Winterland Presents in celebration of the shared experience of live music, one of the most primal forms of human connection. Join us in moving into a future where music and culture flow freely through our cityscape.

The first installation of the series brings Atlanta's Omni. The music of Atlanta trio Omni has always swung fast and hit hard. And Souvenir, their fourth album and second for Sub Pop, packs their biggest punch yet. Inactive during the majority of the pandemic–the longest downtime in their history–they approached this recording with lots of pent-up energy. They converted their creative fuel into sharp, driving songs that land immediately, sporting chopping riffs, staccato beats, and wiry melodies.

Direct support comes from La Sécurite (Montréal/Tiohtià:ke) - a collective whose art punk is equal parts: jumpy beats, off-kilter arrangements and minimalistic melodic hooks; run through an insomniac filter, the result of excessive exposure to the city’s neon lights. The lyrics share the ethos of the Riot Grrrl movement, and celebrate the autonomization of women, friends (mean and nice) as well as benevolence. The motley bunch meanders the fringes of punk, new wave and krautrock, mischievously flouting stylistic form every chance they get.

DUCATS, from Jacksonville, is a mid-fi, indie-garage outfit.