🎶 Live & Local at Kleman Plaza – Saturday, Sept 27 🎶
Welcome to the sonic soul of the festival—where the lawn becomes a stage, the city becomes a soundtrack, and you become part of the vibe.
All day long, Kleman Plaza transforms into Tallahassee’s chillest outdoor venue, with a lineup of live music acts that span bedroom pop heartbreakers, dreamy Latin-infused R&B, shoegaze experiments, neo-soul throwbacks, indie catharsis, and Gulf Coast folk-rock. From the introspective shimmer of Bench Warmer to the genre-blending grooves of Lex & Fly, and the lyrical cool of One.Will, this is a celebration of the 850’s musical pulse—raw, real, and ridiculously good.
Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and festival spirit. Grab a bite or sip something tasty from our food and beverage vendors, and explore pop-up shops from some of our favorite local legends: Cap City Video Lounge, Rearview Vintage and Vinyl, Midtown Reader, 621 Gallery, and Tallahassee Film Society.
🎥 As the sun sets, stick around for a film under the stars: a special 30th anniversary screening of Empire Records (1995). Because nothing says “local love” like music, movies, and a lawn full of good people.
Brought to you in part by Tallahassee Downtown. Special thanks to our sponsors, Tint Tally, Cat Family Records, and Adams Radio Group!
Bench Warmer
Bench Warmer is the solo project of Cameron Gilson. What started out as a vie for the attention of an ex has blossomed into two full length bedroom pop albums and sappy acoustic ballads. After the release of his second record “Keep Me In Mind” in January 2025, Gilson has tried to keep inspiration fresh by shifting genres to more of a shoegaze sound with a new record set to be released in the next year.
Saturday, Sept 27 at 2:45 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
Danitza
Danitza is a singer songwriter based in Tallahassee, FL originally from Miami. With her self titled band, their sound has emerged into a youthful and dream-like quality, combining Latin roots with alternative pop/r&b sounds.
Saturday, Sept 27 at 6:45 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
Lex & Fly
Lex & Fly is a Tally based band that blends genres, mostly playing RnB, Neo-Soul, and ‘00s throwbacks in our own style. We find a lot of our inspiration in artists like Hiatus Kaiyote, KNOWER, and Amy Winehouse. We all bring different styles and influences which makes our sound and lets us have fun playing such a variety of stuff (which keeps our guitarist happy.)
Saturday, Sept 27 at 12:15 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
One.Will
One.Will, born William Mathews of Tallahassee, FL, is a lifestyle artist. He paints imagery through lyrics and monotone vibes. Founder of the brands Cool N’dividuals Only (CNO) and Day-to-Day Stunts, his music is made for fly errands, gulf shrimp by the sea, and car show vibes.
Saturday, Sept 27 at 5:30 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
Sleep John B
Sleep John B is an indie/alternative band focused on the songwriting efforts of Tallahassee by way of Atlanta songwriter and keyboardist John Brashears. Boosted to new heights by the low ends provided by Zak Kahn, carefully curated guitar timbre of Brandon Hanks, and the raw power of percussionist Will Hollimon, Sleep John B’s eclectic and emotional sets transport audiences to an ethereal, cathartic place.
Saturday, Sept 27 at 4:15 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
Tommy Cooper
Tommy Cooper, an artist, musician, and framer grew up in Tallahassee but has lived full time in Apalachicola Florida for over a decade running open-mics and playing a variety of folk, rock, and oldies at various venues all over the Forgotten Coast.
Saturday, Sept 27 at 1:30 PM
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St | on the lawn
FREE admission!
