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Singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt headlines Nashville South showcase
Tennessee musician Lilly Hiatt brings the emotion that defines both her songwriting and her city to Orlando for the Modern Music Movement’s Nashville South 7 show.
Lake County Pride Fest is happening in Eustis this weekend
From start to (hopefully) finish, the organizers of Lake County Pride in Eustis have put in the hard work and impassioned persistence that personifies the fierce resilience at the heart of Pride celebrations. As of this writing, Sunday’s party is still on, promising live performances, drag, vendors, food trucks and sundry fun for the whole…
Japanese noise artist and tap dancer Reona plays rare Orlando show at My Sister’s House
Reona combines tap-dancing techniques with junk-metal noise and non-percussion, creating physical, mesmerizing sheets of sound and rat-tat-tats of discord.
Brit singer and producer PinkPantheress brings her very in-demand “An Evening With” tour to Orlando
Brit singer and producer PinkPantheress brings her very in-demand “An Evening With” tour to the states this week
New Orlando restaurants: Surinamese roti on North OBT; more details on Eola Food Hall; a halal ice cream shop in Mills 50
Orlando restaurant openings & closings: Grand Roopram Roti Restaurant, a Surinamese restaurant specializing in roti wraps, curries, turmeric fried chicken and wok-fired delights, has opened at 3200 Parkway Center Court in Rosemont, near the intersection of Lee Road and North Orange Blossom Trail. The restaurant has locations in the South American nation as well as…
Roma’s Bistro, inside a Casselberry gas station, fuels patrons with Honduran staples
He may have wondered, as I did, why a place called Roma’s Bistro didn’t serve pasta, but rather plates of Honduran and Mexican eats. Not until my third visit did I come to learn that “Roma” is a portmanteau of owners Angie Rodriguez’s and Delmy Madrid’s surnames.
Artist Mär Martinez explores the threads that bind and separate us in new exhibition
The paintings that make up “a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread” were mostly created a long way from Orlando. This body of work was born from a Fulbright Scholar grant that took Mar Martinez to Istanbul.
Theological drama ‘Agnes of God’ opens in Orlando this week at EpiCharis Theatre
This week I spoke with producer-director Charis Watler, whose personal, spiritual and socioeconomic odyssey is every bit as compelling as the play she’s presenting.
New on Netflix: Zach Galifianakis salutes Earth Day with ‘This Is a Gardening Show’
Streaming Wednesday, April 22: Criminal Record — In Season 2, a stabbing at a political rally has ominous implications for all of London. Terrorism? No, worse: One of the town takeaways is now a skewer short. (Apple TV) Hulk Hogan: Real American — The last recorded interview with the wrestling legend is a highlight of…
Orlando Pickle Fest is taking over Festival Park and it’s a big dill
The Orlando Pickle Fest is taking over Festival Park, and it’s a big dill. The event boasts an abundance of pickles and spotlights a peck of local food, art and vendors
Forbidden Kingdom brings some big names in EDM and dance to Orlando
Royalty raves on as Bassrush’s Forbidden Kingdom festival returns to the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
Outsider country star Maren Morris ambles into the House of Blues this week
From her pop chops alongside Zedd and Grey to her Americana bona fides in preeminent supergroup The Highwomen, Morris has outgrown her roots to become a post-country icon. Now, she stands liberated and above the commercial country dumbfuckery, like a warrior standing on a hill of her haters’ skulls with the rest of the big,…
Post-punk gods Chameleons ride high into Orlando with new music and cred to spare
Now the pioneering survivors come to Orlando, where we know our alternative music history well, on the miraculous and unlikely tailwind of the critically hailed Arctic Moon LP as part of a North American tour. Come see these living post-punk gods and give them their rightful due in person. Opening will be excellent North Carolina…
Deathly lifers Intoxicated release new music ahead of show with Gatecreeper
For almost 20 years, Intoxicated remained on ice while Payne trotted the globe in Andrew W.K.’s road band. Finally, in 2019, he returned to reawaken his original monster. Ever since, Intoxicated have been not just reformed but refreshed and on a noteworthy creative clip with an EP (2020’s Walled) and finally a debut full-length (2022’s…
‘Queen of the Mothertucking World’ Alyssa Edwards comes to Orlando’s Plaza Live
The Ru-crowned “Queen of the Mothertucking World” is touring a new live show that is part memoir and all razzle-dazzle, with jokes, songs and show-stopping performances to spare. If you need some proof of her outsized influence, check out the recent tribute/roast of Alyssa Edwards episode in the just-wrapped, Myki Meeks-winning season of Drag Race.






