Orange County’s chief of corrections warns that a proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would reduce property taxes could have a dangerous impact on jail staffing and training, and could increase public safety risks if approved by Florida voters this November. Orange County operates the fourth-largest jail in Florida. The proposed property tax amendment, Amendment…
So instead of clicking his way into ruin, this clever and very online child of the internet wields it as a tool for creativity in music, video and comedy. His new album, Summer of Guns, is a defining work in his young career. Originally intended strictly as a creative exercise and not a product, this…
From an island so small you might have to squint to spy it on world maps, artist La Vaughn Belle is sharing not only the stories of her life, but the stories of the place she grew up — and the people who helped to form it. The House That Freedoms Built is an installation…
Grab the opportunity to browse Flying Horse Editions’ studio and gallery in their new(ish) downtown digs and pick up your favorite prints.
With only guitar, bass and drums, High Fade create a unique stew of heavy vocals with funky and ferocious instrumentation, an enticing prospect for fans of Primus and Faith No More. Their first tour in America took place supporting The Cat Empire in 2023. Now they’re back and headlining with support from the likes of…
Which is exceedingly good news for students of pop music; Richie’s setlist in particular is a masterclass that ranges up and down his career, from “Easy” to “Brick House” to “Three Times a Lady” to “Lady,” performed as a virtual duet with Kenny Rogers (WTF). For the truly funky.
That this is a small show filled with solo acoustic acts belies the fact that it’s a powerhouse bill. A uniquely rousing performer, Central Florida’s Lauris Vidal is one of the few artists around here who know how to turn a solo one-man-band show into a rousing tent revival.
Legendary gangsta-rap artist Rick Ross is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his album Port of Miami with a black-tie, orchestral experience. Ross will perform alongside the Renaissance Orchestra and the Sainted Trap Choir to turn the album that launched his rap career into a grand classical production.
Streaming Wednesday, July 22: Elize: Shadows of a Woman — She’s already been the subject of a Netflix doc, so now Brazilian true-crime celebrity Elize Matsunaga gets her own biopic too, to help us understand more deeply what would motivate a housewife to kill her husband and cut his body up into little pieces. Cue…
Although now Chicago-based, the Latin heart of Dominican-born band La Armada should make them especially at home around these parts. Up there with elite acts like Zeta and The Mars Volta, they’re juggernauts of Latin punk who hold thrillingly true to the hardcore vein.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina downplayed the role of the sheriff’s office in federal immigration enforcement Wednesday after facing scrutiny from local immigrant rights advocates over its proposed budget this next fiscal year of $470 million (an 11 percent increase). The Orange County Sheriff’s Office, like every other sheriff’s office in Florida, has what’s known…
