Toby Keith, Rum and the Reason Pirates Never Ruled the World
Tagged: 35 mph town, beach bar playlist, country music, music, rum, rum is the reason, toby keith
I’m always on the lookout for great tunes to add to my beach bar playlist. After all, there are only so many Chesney, Buffett and Marley songs you can play. So when I came across “Rum is the Reason” by Toby Keith, from his newest album, “35 mph Town,” and heard the sweet sounds of steelpan coming at me, I knew I had another spot on my playlist filled. The tune has that lilting rhythmic island swing to it that gently lulls you into a...
Little Big Town Releases New Video For “Pain Killer”
Tagged: beach bar, beach bar playlist, british virgin islands, jost van dyke, little big town, music, pain killer, rum
Little Big Town has released the video for “Pain Killer,” which was filmed, appropriately enough, at the birth of the famous cocktail, the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands. Cleverly managing to take the name of a famous cocktail and turning it into an ode to an actual human being as their real life “pain killer,” the video also showcases everything we love about beach bars, mainly...
Bankie Banx Performing With Special Guest at the Dune Preserve
Tagged: anguilla, bankie banx, beach bar, dune preserve, music
I can think of few better ways to spend my time than listening to music while on the beach and when you visit the Dune Preserve Beach Bar in Anguilla, it’s pretty much a given that it’s going to happen at some point. Its owner, Bankie Banx, has been a part of the reggae scene for decades and his beach bar is the annual host of Moonsplash, an annual music festival that takes place in March. You’ll often find Bankie...
Beach Bar Playlist: Andy Grammer, “Back Home”
Tagged: andy grammer, back home, beach bar playlist, music
If the executives at S-Curve Records had any semblance of intelligence, they would rerelease Andy Grammer’s “Back Home” as the follow up single to his smash hit, “Honey, I’m Good.” I say “rerelease” because “Back Home” was actually the first single released from the “Magazine or Novels” album. It didn’t fare well on the charts – in fact, I’m pretty sure it didn’t get anywhere near the top 40 on any relevant sites. Now that “Honey, I’m...
Making Memories at Moonsplash
Tagged: anguilla, bankie banx, bbbaxa, caribbean, dune preserve, moonsplash, moonsplash25, music, reggae
It would be difficult for a music festival to best the setting that Bankie Banx’s Moonsplash in Anguilla offers. I’ve been to many music festivals from one day affairs to three day marathons with backdrops ranging from corn fields to the Chicago skyline but none of them could offer the setting and atmosphere that Moonsplash still continues to avail to its customers 25 years on. Taking place at one of the world’s best beach bars on one...
