“At the heart of why people have received Orlando Vocal Collective so [well] is because they create something of excellence. They create something of feeling and meaning. There’s a visible relational connection between the singers on the stage.
Although their name isn’t as spectacular as, say, Anal Stabwound (who play Conduit two nights later), Boston extreme metal band Retained Surgical Instrument pack the shock to thrill the diehards, gag the normies and make the open-minded chuckle. Sometimes, the line between obscene and brilliant is a fine, hilarious one.
Specialists in traditional Chinese instruments, Yao plays the guzheng (plucked zither) and Yang the erhu (two-stringed violin). Together, through original and modern compositions, they’ll give proper spotlight to the classic Eastern dance between these two timelessly elegant instruments. Afterward, the festival will showcase guitar music from Israel, Colombia, Italy and America throughout August.
Mon Laferte is breaking stereotypes and records. The Chilean-Mexican singer and songwriter is bringing her Femme Fatale tour to Orlando, highlighting recent albums that share the name of the tour. Laferte released the first album of the Femme Fatale series in 2025, with Femme Fatale Vol. 2 dropping in June.
Streaming Wednesday, Aug. 5: 1670 — Jan Pawel wants to send a peasant to the moon in Season 3 of the Polish period comedy, but can this visionary nobleman get everybody else on board? If he can’t, he’ll have to settle for Plan B: editing all the Black people out of The Odyssey. (Netflix) Big…
This weekend sees traveling convention franchise Nostalgia Con — one of a cluster of fandom event brands hitting the City Beautiful this month — setting up shop at the Convention Center with a roster of celebrity guests tailor-made for pop-culture savvy Millennials and “younger” Gen Xers.
Nigel John (the brain behind Kurt Rambus) and Mr. Mogembo are among the city’s most visionary and progressive DJs, and this joint will be a plunge into the deep, international shadows of electronic music.
“If you’re in Jacksonville, you’re gonna listen to Limp Bizkit,” Tyler Fieldhouse, guitarist and founding member of Gilt, tells Orlando Weekly. “We talked a lot about that stuff, and it was important to work that in and be like, ‘How do we take enjoyable dumb riff-music and mix that with twink, screamo, frantic jazz,’ you…
The folks behind Bazaar47 in Gainesville are back on the road for another summer tour, setting up shop in select cities with a heady mix of artists, vendors, musicians, artisans and workshops.
The trucks of Monster Jam team up with Freestyle Motocross bikes to show off gravity-defying skills and smashing four-wheeled power at the Kia Center.
McRae Art Studios is inviting guests to their annual 8×10 art sale, featuring a plethora of 8-inch-by-10 inch works made by the 22 member artists at the studio.
The trinity of Goblin Market, host Zymarium Meadery and Fairvilla present their Fujo Friday event.
The Cup-A-Thon sale offers hundreds of unique ceramic mugs, bowls and varied other vessels, all handmade by Crealdé instructors, artists and students.
Golden Flower — the quintet of Caitlin Pequignot (violin), Shawn Villanueva (trumpet, flugelhorn), Patrick Moreno (Rhodes, piano), Brandon Kyle Miller (upright bass, electric bass) and Cameron Gholami (drums, percussion) — are one of Orlando’s more accessible young jazz acts.
