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Orlando metal gathering Trash Fest is back for another year, grimier than ever

“We look scary, but we’re all great, well-tempered people”

by Asa Carvajal July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

Trash Fest, an Orlando metal fest hosted by Orlando deathgrind band Trash Panda, is returning Friday, more ripe than ever — and not just to the City Beautiful this time, but for a very long and heavy weekend of Jacksonville and Tampa incursions.

Music

Everyone we saw at one of the last shows at Uncle Lou’s last week

DJ Machine Gun Kristin, Warm Frames, Future Bartenderz and S.M.O.P. played

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer July 1, 2026July 1, 2026

Music

The Kids were alright (and loud) at Orlando Girls Rock Camp showcase at Conduit

Parents, get ready to screenshot

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

Music

Saucers Over Washington beamed into Will’s Pub for a farewell show among friends

Anchor, Monaco Honey and Dayspells joined in

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer June 25, 2026June 25, 2026

Niko Is

Music

Home-grown hip-hop duo Niko Is and Thanks Joey on stage in Orlando together for the first time in years

Think global, rhyme local

by Asa Carvajal June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Paul Cornish

Music

Young pianist and Blue Note artist Paul Cornish brings his trio to Orlando

“Jazz is definitely the area where I felt the most free to be myself.”

by McKenna Fiorino June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Music

It was a heartbreaking but life-affirming night at Uncle Lou’s with the ‘Last Call’ benefit show

Yes, Syd Zed did some filming

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

Uncle Lou benefit show at the Abbey

Music

Everything we saw at Montgomery Drive’s ‘A Night for Uncle Lou’ benefit

Control This!, Debt Neglector, Sally Wants, Miracle, 0 Miles Per Hour and Dial Drive

by Jim Leatherman and Chloe Greenberg June 12, 2026June 13, 2026

Music

Future Bartenderz, S.M.O.P., Toxic Cats and M.A.C.E. played a benefit show for Uncle Lou over the weekend

On stage, no one can hear an internet bot scream

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Music

Prodigal rockers Fast Preacher return to Orlando to kick off their Interstate Tour

They’ve walked away from Spotify and are hitting the road

by Azlyn Cato June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

Uncle Lou benefit

Music

Orlando musicians raged outside and inside Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall this weekend for ‘Free Uncle Lou’ benefit show

Featuring heartfelt thanks from Lou himself over the phone

by Jim Leatherman, Matt Keller Lehman and Matthew Moyer June 1, 2026June 3, 2026

Music

Orlando Girls Rock Camp’s ‘Youth to the Front’ concert was all-ages fun both onstage and off

KT Kink, Electric Blue, Austin’s Anonymous and Alienobserver went off

by Jim Leatherman and Matthew Moyer June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Music

Weird Al Yankovic brought pop-art chaos and high comedy to a packed house at Orlando’s Kia Center

Send in the clown (not a metaphor)

by Matt Keller Lehman and Matthew Moyer May 31, 2026June 1, 2026

Aurelio Voltaire

Music

Voltaire comes to Orlando to screen his film at Spooky Empire, play the Abbey and maybe squeeze in a visit to the Haunted Mansion

“Why no boobs?”

by Matthew Moyer May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Music

Blone Noble, Panic! DJs and the world’s strongest fog machine converge in Orlando

Ortrotasce opens — Friday night at Iron Cow

by Houda Eletr May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Sulynn Hago

Music

Propagandhi’s Sulynn Hago comes to Orlando with new solo album

It’s a project a lifetime in the making, with shout-outs to her Florida community and her Puerto Rican roots

by Ida V. Eskamani May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

Orlando Area News

Orlando music scene launches fundraisers for ‘Uncle Lou’ amid ICE detention

Orlando’s music scene springs into action

by Matthew Moyer May 12, 2026May 29, 2026

Music

Everything we saw at Rolling Loud’s Orlando debut

From Rich the Kid to Hotboii, and all musical points in between

by Zach Pelton and Sarah Kinbar May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

Music

Ashnikko welcomed Orlando to Smoochies World at Hard Rock Live

A MAGA-hat wearing guy got booed out of the building? Five stars!

by Matt Keller Lehman and Matthew Moyer May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

Music

Congressman Maxwell Frost revisits his love for salsa music with La Orquesta Yeya

“It’s movement music”

by Ida V. Eskamani May 6, 2026May 6, 2026