April 15-21, 2026
Blazin’ 420 pics from Florida Groves Festival. Plus an interview with The Midnight, our review of Kappo Tsan, our picks of the best things to do in Orlando this week and more.
Orlando synthesists celebrate Mort Garson (and Earth Day) at Modern Moog show
Once again, Mox!e Booking is devoting an entire edition of its pioneering synth-music series, Modern Moog, to honoring obscure masterpiece Mother Earth’s Plantasia by outsider synth hero Mort Garson.
Math Rock Spring Break brings esoteric riffers from all over the country to Orlando
Between Puerto Rico’s Space Corolla, North Carolina’s Somnium and the Floridian contingent of Elders, Sunstrife and Ravenous Tanuki, math rock will be refracted through a kaleidoscope that includes punk, emo, prog, funk, groove and jazz. And in it all, nary a straightforward pop hook all night long. C’mon, let’s get complicated, y’all!
Ohio experimental act Band (we dare you to Google it) are coming to Orlando’s Dining Room
Columbus, Ohio, experimental act Band comes through on tour in a few days, only a few months after traversing parts of the state with sax maniac Bobb Hatt.
Orlando’s DJ Jaymob launches ambitious new vinyl series ‘The Wax Addicts’ this week
The feature roster is a far-reaching, credentialed assembly that goes from native names (Hiku [The Nature Boy], Ant-One, S.B. the Anomaly) to big household names (Smif-N-Wesson, Craig G, Masta Ace, Ruste Juxx) and everything in between, with talent from all over the country. “I wanted to bring together some of the best MCs from different…
Haize and Orlando label Xylene host ‘Excalibur’ concert this weekend
After a few years of steady and stunning creative activity in Orlando — a busy live calendar, releasing the jaw-dropping mini-album 222 through local label Xylene, and helping run the short-lived but important Castle Smoke venue — Haize left the City Beautiful for a time, needing a change of pace.
Guppy, no longer a puppy, is an absolute tank
Meet Guppy! This sweet tank of a dog is a 5-year-old abandoned stray. Though he looks small, at almost 60 pounds Guppy (A592492) is an absolute freight train. He loves toys, loves to play, loves to fetch. Guppy spends his entire yard time with his favorite toys, snorting happily. Sweet as can be, happy as…
Orlando food events: Kaya celebrates Earth Day Boogie; OSC’s Science and Wine party returns
Kaya celebrates its Earth Day Boogie dance party and night market from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, featuring drinks by Kaya and Caribbean and Southern comfort eats by vegan scratch kitchen/bakery Cosecha. A cocktail competition will also take place, as will a clothing swap and resource drive by People’s Free Kitchen. Orlando Science Center’s annual Science & Wine fundraiser…
New Orlando restaurants opening soon: Zola Bar & Tables, Holy City Zoo BBQ, Whataburger
Zola Bar & Tables, billed as a “neighborhood bar and kitchen designed for locals,” will open this month in the old Santiago’s Bodega space at 1185 Springs Centre S. Blvd. in Altamonte Springs. Expect a backdrop playing up French writer Émile Zola and a menu playing up “Florida flavors”
Kappo Tsan stands tall in a land of corporate-backed restaurant behemoths
David Tsan, the man who fashioned Winter Garden’s Norigami into one of the most approachable, affordable and exceptional sushi counters in the greater Orlando area, is now making a play in the chain-riddled heart of the tourist sector with Kappo Tsan.
The Midnight’s Tyler Lyle talks to Orlando Weekly about touring at the end of the world
And yet, The Midnight are heading out on a big U.S. tour with New Constellations that kicks off in Florida at the end of the week, and Lyle’s enthusiasm is infectious.
Venerable Detroit dark-synth act Adult. are back in Orlando Friday
Dedicated to the late Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb — a friend, collaborator and the greatest industrial vocalist of all time — the just-released Kissing Luck Goodbye is Adult. not simply resurfacing but reasserting themselves as masters of pop severity. As usual, they wield minimalism not as a facet of style but as a weapon.…
Saxophone superstar Grace Kelly comes to Judson’s Live for mini-residency
Grace Kelly, in her early 30s, has already released 14 albums, been on Stephen Colbert’s late-night show, and collaborated with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Questlove and Gloria Estefan. So two nights of performances at one of the more impressive new rooms in Orlando seems just about right.
New shows streaming this week: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ ‘Beef’ Season 2, ‘Alpha Males’ and more
Margo’s Got Money Troubles — David E. Kelley casts Elle Fanning as a single mom who turns to OnlyFans to supplement her livelihood
Indigo De Souza brings her Precipice tour to Orlando’s Social this week
The all-too-aptly-named Precipice (for we are on one of many) Tour is winding down, and it brings Indigo De Souza to Orlando’s Social this week. The fiery North Carolina singer-songwriter’s latest album, Precipice, heads for more synth-poppy altitudes, urged even higher by De Souza’s powerhouse vocal range. I
Pride Prom slow-dances into the Orlando Science Center this week
The event will transform the Science Center into a glam high-school gym, complete with a DJ spinning the slow-dance hits, live entertainment, a Royal Court crowning and interactive moments like the Firefly Photo Booth. Guests can sip on cocktails and mocktails while dancing the night away in a space designed to honor queer identity and…
Boulet Brothers bring their live Dragula show back to Orlando, this time at Disney Springs
The Boulet Brothers are touring the country with finalists from last year’s fraught Dragula: Titans competition including Jay Kay, Jaharia and Abhora (who almost brought the roof down quite literally at Savoy last year) plus unnamed special guests. You’ll get song, dance, puns worthy of Elvira, and tons of prosthetics and blood. And an early…
