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Dragula uglies Abhora and Priscilla Chambers kick off White Trash Bash at Conduit Saturday
Something filthy, twisted and cryptid is brewing in the underbelly of America. The White Trash Bash, starring Boulet Brothers’ Dragula and Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans uglies Abhora and Priscilla Chambers, is kicking off a 14-city tour showcasing their drag-as-performance-art terror right here in Orlando this weekend. Yee-haw! These two monsters — and drag sisters…
Grand Roopram brings Surinamese-by-way-of-the-Netherlands roti to Orlando
If you’re like most Americans, Suriname is not a place that exists for you. If you’re like me, it exists down there — maybe an island, maybe not. If you’re a Jeopardy champion, it sits between French Guiana and plain ol’ Guyana, which it turns out also exist. Related Stories Look, I know things. I…
Winter Park Playhouse raises the curtain on its newly renovated home
The struggle for stable stage spaces is one of the most serious structural issues impacting Orlando’s performing arts community, so I’m thrilled this week to share an upbeat update about the revitalization of a vital area venue. Since opening their doors in 2002, the Winter Park Playhouse has firmly established itself as Central Florida’s best…
Orlando gets another Pho Bar; more fine dining and a German Hawaiian cafe to open downtown
Pho Bar, with a location at 1012 E. Colonial Drive in Mills 50, has opened its second outpost inside the former home of Nabe/Hinabe at 7988 Via Dellagio Way in Dr. Phillips … Davanti, a fine dining concept by Food Network Star alum Joshua Adam Garcia, aka Chef Jag, will open at the end of the year on…
Streaming this week: The era of the Will Ferrell sports comedy is back
Streaming Wednesday, July 15: Lucky — After a robbery goes wrong, con artist Anya Taylor-Joy has to go on the run from both the FBI and a pissed-off crime boss (Annette Bening). She’d better hope the feds find her first, because nobody should be forced to watch Town & Country over and over again. (Apple…
‘Jackass’ star Steve-O comes to Orlando’s Funny Bone to share tales of his wild life
Steve-O’s Crash and Burn tour comes just after the release of Jackass: Best and Last, the final installment in the series.
Blackbird Comics and Ten10 Brewing team up for a Microcon this weekend
Stellar Maitland comics shop Blackbird pops up in Ivanhoe Village with a “microcon” for those of us frankly queasy at the thought of MegaCon crowds.
Babatunde brings genre-clash HipHopera show to Judson’s Live
Babatunde HipHopera started in 2018 after a video of him performing a mashup of Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” and Rossini’s “Largo al factotum” went viral
Future Bartenderz, Mercy Mercy and The Buzzwords play all-ages matinee at Will’s
Featuring a noteworthy bill of sardonic punks Future Bartenderz, new garage rock & roll supergroup The Buzzwords and Jacksonville power-pop punks Mercy Mercy.
Resurgent power-poppers the Smithereens might just ignite Orlando with overdue comeback
Nestled amongst Cobain’s Half Japanese and Young Marble Giants LPs, another treasured album was the breakout 1989 album 11 by New Jersey power-pop maestros The Smithereens.
Indie chanteuse Cat Power marks 20 years of (being) ‘The Greatest’ at Orlando show
Any Cat Power show is a big deal, but this historical series commemorates a peak masterpiece that’s a pillar of the indie-rock canon. Matador’s anniversary reissue just dropped last week and the Orlando show will be only the third date on this world tour, so expect a beloved classic to be revived with fresh air…
Emo cowgirl Megan Moroney will have you seeing pink at the Kia Center this week
A sea of pink washes over the Kia Center as Megan Moroney takes the stage for her Cloud 9 tour.
Orlando Museum of Art and Enzian team up for a screening of ‘The Color of Pomegranates’
An “art film” in the most literal sense, The Color of Pomegranates can be viewed as a moving painting, listened to for its groovy collage of folkloric music and verse, ingested as historical document … just don’t expect a linear story or timeline, despite its logline as a biopic of 18th-century Armenian troubadour Sayat-Nova.
Path of Destruction, Jailbird, Zero Chill and False Alarm make for a wild night at My Sister’s House
Even if the regulars at the bowling alley are getting used to the rock shows organized by My Sister’s House there, this one’s still gonna be a jolt. An all-ages punk show sounds innocent enough, sweet even. But the lineup of Alabama’s Path of Destruction, Virginia’s Jailbird and Florida’s Zero Chill and False Alarm will…
They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves.
Anthony Ella has worked security at SeaWorld for about a decade, typically working night shifts, where his greatest responsibility is keeping tabs on the aquatic park’s animals. During the day, security guards screen visitors to the world-renowned park, which is perhaps most well known for its up-close animal interactions and shows. Security guards handle domestic…
Florida invests $500K in ‘deceptive’ hotline program to deter abortions
As Florida’s six-week abortion ban continues to leave pregnant people with fewer options in the Sunshine State, the state government is continuing to invest in programs aimed at intercepting people in Florida who are seeking licensed abortion providers. For the third year in a row, Florida’s state budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year includes funding…






