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Swamp Xistas threw a musical Mardi Gras party at Orlando’s Will’s Pub
Mills 50 turned into the French Quarter
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Electroclash icon Peaches brings transgressive,body-positive music (back) to Orlando
‘There’s no revolution if there’s no joy. If you’re just bringing the anger, that’s what they want.’
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American Aquarium and River Shook got rustic and rollicking at Will’s Pub
A night for tears in beers
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Indigenous country musician William Prince brings heartfelt songs to Tuffy’s Friday
The award-winning Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter tells his singular story ‘from a place of peace’
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Folkie siblings the Wood Brothers return to Orlando in a ‘Puff of Smoke’
They celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album at the Plaza Live Thursday
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Neko Case brought songs of love and loss, along with a little hope, to Orlando
Des Demonas opened the night
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Virginity, Dikembe, Smug LLC and Off With Their Heads were a study in thrilling punk contrasts at the Social
Looks to be Virginity’s last show
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Florida Dungeon Fest summons the synth lords for its second year in Orlando
Gathering the magic
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The visionary Neko Case returns to Orlando touring her first album since 2018
We chat with one of the best voices and most literary songwriters of her generation about writing musicals, concerts as community, and being the ‘crying lady’ in the studio
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Ghost brought an unholy arena-sized spectacle to Orlando for Skeletour kick-off
Living in the (sinister) moment, not a phone in sight
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Orlando indie rapper Marco Dupa steps into a new lane with political EP ‘Fallen Idols’
“It felt disingenuous to write about anything else at the time”
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All-star folk trio I’m With Her enchant at Orlando live debut
Orlando’s Aoife O’Donovan is one-third of this supergroup ensemble
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Aoife O’Donovan plays hometown show as part of Grammy-winning folk trio I’m With Her
O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins play Steinmetz Hall Friday night
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Folk-punks Apes of the State swing through Orlando
Celebrating 10 years since release of the band’s debut album, ‘This City Isn’t Big Enough’
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Ring in the new year with ‘Lost Boys’ sax icon Tim Cappello
“Me and Will’s Pub are just meant to be together”
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Pink Martini singer Storm Large brings her Holiday Ordeal to Orlando in the St. Nick of time
Make it through December with Large at Judson’s Live
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Trivium’s Matt Heafy looks back and forward ahead of emotional Orlando homecoming show
“It’s going to be a true homecoming.”
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Sarah Brightman brings ‘A Winter Symphony’ tour to Orlando
“I feel quite responsible for people’s emotions when they come to see a Christmas concert, because there’s a lot of expectation”
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Orlando Congressman Maxwell Frost speaks on the return of his MadSoul Festival
Headliners include Magdalena Bay, Cuco and Aly & AJ