Post-rock group Zeta is not new to the intersection of politics and alternative art. The Venezuelan outfit, nomadic but based in South Florida and managed by Orlando’s Montgomery Drive, was founded more than two decades ago and has not let up since. The band is a coalescence of its past, with roots stretching back to its start in a nation burdened by political turmoil, and its present, wrapped in an ethos that champions marginalized groups in the face of Trump’s America. The band’s recent show at Will’s, after one of their members lost TPS status and moved back to Venezuela, was a loud, pissed-off temper tantrum fueled by the fiercest resource we have: community.
July 9, 2025
This article appears in Best of Orlando (R) 2025.