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Florida musician and organizer JER is an essential new voice of ska’s next generation
‘A lot of people hate Florida — I’m not one of those people’
Music Stories + Interviews
Orlando Weekly Music Stories + Interviews delivers daily coverage of local bands, artist profiles, and conversations shaping Central Florida’s music scene.
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[CANCELED] Austin Lucas returns to Orlando in the time of Don’t Say Gay
A full night of Against Me! songs is an urgent musical take on the current discourse
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Reggae icons Steel Pulse are back after a long silence — just in time
Witness the fury Saturday evening at Apopka Amphitheater
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The Orlando Punk Archive goes analog with their first vinyl release
Tireless advocates for Orlando music history past, present and future
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Leatherette and Body Shop say adieu to Orlando
Our hearts sink, but we must bid farewell to two formidable local bands at the same time
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Hayley Kiyoko gives us a panoramic view into her latest tour as Orlando kicks off the U.S. leg
‘It’s loving, it’s sexy, it’s loud’
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Indigo Girls in Orlando with new album, documentary, taking a ‘Long Look’ at the state of the nation
‘As a gay person who’s married, I’m like, “Is this my country?”’
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Wilco’s Nels Cline looks back on his musical life ahead of the band’s show at the Hard Rock Live
‘I don’t wanna get all weird and morbid, but oops, it might be’
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Laura Jane Grace comes back home to Florida at a crucial time
‘There’s a part of me that wonders, could this be my last time touring through Florida?’
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Orlando guitarist Bobby Koelble hit the road as part of all-star band Death to All
The band pays tribute to the music of his fallen friend Chuck Schuldiner
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Meet Me @ The Altar close out their first headlining tour with a hometown show at the Abbey
This trio of 20-something women of color forged a path in a music scene historically dominated by white guys
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Orlando author Bob Kealing digs deep into the Beatles’ watershed 1964 tour of Florida
‘Good Day Sunshine State’ paints a vivid picture of the band at the fever pitch of Beatlemania
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St. Pete synth star Ortrotasce returns to Orlando
Catch him with Automelodi and Dance Don’t Dance at Iron Cow on Saturday
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Orlando’s outcasts and outsiders are cordially invited to the House of Haize
Haize’s debut EP, ‘222,’ creates an ethereal sonic refuge