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Folkie siblings the Wood Brothers return to Orlando in a ‘Puff of Smoke’
Grammy-nominated folk fam the Wood Brothers performing at the Plaza Live Thursday, road-testing their 2025 album Puff of Smoke and celebrating the 20th anniversary of debut album Ways Not to Lose.
Adoptable dog Azazel likes long walks around the lake and chewing on some toys in the yard
Adoptable dog Azazel (A580372) is 2 years old, strong, intelligent and calm, but now and then still has moments of puppy goofiness. He loves treats and toys.
‘Drawing Magic’ at the History Center offers a look at how cinematic magic was once made in Orlando
The frigid finale of Animal Kingdom’s Dinoland U.S.A. on Feb. 1 added Dinosaur to the list of long-running Walt Disney World attractions that have gone extinct within the last year. While some fans are grieving the ride’s imminent Indiana Jones makeover as much as I mourn MuppetVision and Tom Sawyer Island, you won’t hear anyone…
CityArts gives multifaceted artist Lester Leroy Amen a long-overdue retrospective
Lester Leroy Amen was driven to create, no matter the obstacles thrown in his way. This evocative and oft-harrowing retrospective of work by an overlooked artist gives Amen his posthumous due
New on Netflix: ‘Salvador,’ ‘Cash Queens,’ ‘Is It Cake?’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 4
Premiering on Netflix and other streaming services: 13 new shows this week
Temple of Love bring the goth to Conduit on a Monday night
Temple of Love walks it like they talk it, with sweaty, black-hearted laments that call to mind 45 Grave and early Christian Death.
Orlando musicians Bobby Koelble and John Krasula team up for a guitar summit at Blue Bamboo
In one corner you have guitarist and educator Bobby Koelble: He was in Orlando death-metal legend Death. In the other corner, John Krasula: He leads popular local act JK & the Contraband.
Orlando concert promoter Norsekorea marks 15 years with, naturally, a big live show
At 15 years old, Norsekorea Presents is one of the city’s longest-running indie promoters, with a tenure distinguished by not just bringing good underground touring acts to town but championing great local talent.
Stephen Chambers returns to the Orlando music scene with the early-2000s indie goodness of Nazca Lines
Nazca Lines is the solo vehicle of Altamonte Springs’ Stephen Chambers, who was the guitarist of So Help Me Rifle, one of the best Orlando bands of the 2000s indie-rock surge.
Earlybirds Club at the Beacham brings the nightclub to you at a sensible hour
Designed for women, trans and nonbinary folks who have things to do the next day, Earlybirds Club runs from 6-10 p.m. because joy is better when it doesn’t come with a puffy-eyed hangover.
Like Woodstock for dogs, Paws in the Park takes over Lake Eola this weekend
The signature Paws in the Park pet costume contest kicks off the festivities at 10 a.m., featuring cash prizes and celebrity judges.
Rev. Horton Heat comes to Sanford to christen the new Ace Cafe as a live music destination
Rev. Horton Heat, the seminal 1990s punkabilly band that took the alternative nation by storm, are coming to christen the Ace.
Winter Park Arts Weekend promises four days of creativity and Broadway star Jasmine Forsberg
This year, Winter Park Arts Weekend is themed on the intricacy of tapestries and the personal and familial ties they often represent.
Rockabilly rager Bloodshot Bill plays an all-ages show at Will’s Dirty Laundry
A collaborator with the likes of King Khan and BBQ’s Mark Sultan, Bloodshot Bill has earned cult status
Osteria Ester, with refined spins on Italian-American staples, is an instant classic
Osprey chef-partner Michael Cooper’s paean to Italian cuisine alla New Jersey, Osteria Ester, feels like our very own Babbo.
Theater review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,’ Broadway in Orlando
The trimmed-down touring version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child that’s taken over Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center proves that even with a Time-Turner, you can’t go home to Hogwarts again.






