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Although they’re pop in sensibility, local a cappella ensemble Yella! landed on a legit hip-hop bill featuring Rhymesayers recording artist Blueprint and the return of dope open-mic rap jam Vocalization

The week that the county squashed the city’s “arts” dream, Maitland wondered what art was, cops and firemen got angry and Full Sail became a full male

Mike Haridopolos gets sanitized, Teresa Jacobs conjures DPAC magic and rich people in apartments can feel a lot safer now

Seth Kubersky tours public art in downtown Orlando

Playing Tea Party with the kids (and Dick Morris!), playing favorites with dog breeds and paying the Chinese for VA construction. God bless Orlando.

Live Active Cultures chats with Orlando Shakes alum Christopher Patrick Mullen about his role in Broadway touring production of West Side Story

Bao Le-Huu takes on Yo La Tengo, Carnivores and Surfin Serf, and has local news on Firestone Live, new booking team Norse Korea Presents and the sad closing of DeLand venue DaVinci

Noisy tumbleweed Linda Stewart is back to rule the world, Alan Grayson will never stop pretending to rule the world and baseball will never really happen in Orlando. Strike!

Our live music columnist takes on No Age, Obits, Gentleman Jesse & His Men, hot new locals Fever and the Lone Hymnal, and more

Rick Scott’s never gonna give us up, Social Security’s never gonna let us down, Linda Chapin’s always gonna run around and deter us