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 second installion of the series brings Benny Trokan from NYC (Daptone Records). With a gruff voice not unlike his Spoon bandmate Britt Daniel, Benny Trokan makes passionate, retro-minded garage rock as a soloist. After tenures in bands including his own Robbers on High Street and Greg Cartwright's Reigning Sound, he joined Spoon as bassist in 2019. His solo debut EP, Hey Lover, appeared in 2022 and was steeped in clattering vintage rock and soul. The full-length debut Do You Still Think of Me? followed suit in 2024.

Direct support is Snacks from Huntsville, Alabama. The latest single “Eyes Closed” coasts on the spirit of the sublime, featuring Zach’s sinewy delivery and a rhythmic chugging arrangement that the late John Peel would have been wild for. It entertains that world of wonder and imagination that exists in the imagination of the beyond when the fantasias of the unconscious and the prelude to dreams.

Opening the show is Rambler Kane, a beloved Jacksonville native who's classic country calls back to John Prine with contemporary notes that graze Justin Townes Earl.