July 8-14, 2026
Trash Panda scurries out of the crawlspace and onto the Conduit stage alongside Intoxicated, Bleed the Witch, Tombstoner and more for Trash Fest IV. Plus: Harlow Grove, Project Runway, Dab Day and things to do
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Orlando metal gathering Trash Fest is back for another year, grimier than ever
Trash Fest, an Orlando metal fest hosted by Orlando deathgrind band Trash Panda, is returning Friday, more ripe than ever — and not just to the City Beautiful this time, but for a very long and heavy weekend of Jacksonville and Tampa incursions.
Pittsburgh indie-rockers Feeble Little Horse show off adventurous new record ‘Bitknot’ in Orlando
While retaining their signature lively, glitchy sound, Feeble Little Horse’s new album ‘Bitknot’ packs a far heavier and noisier punch.
Unholy Rodents perfect ‘squirrelcore’ on debut album ‘Verminous’
The three-piece scurry of vocalist-bassist Squirrel Goddammit, guitarist Blind Squirrel and drummer Anti-Squirrel call their music “squirrelcore” and perform wearing horror squirrel masks. While that concept may not necessarily suggest depth, it does prove some wicked guile. Now, the young group are emerging to infect our scene with their very particular breed of punk-rock pestilence.
To celebrate Dab Day, we took a field trip to AYR’s massive new all-indoor grow center
Thanks to mainstream marijuana-themed marketing, even those who have never inhaled are now aware of 4/20, but celebrations of 7/10 (aka OIL Day or Dab Day) still remain largely confined to connoisseurs of cannabis concentrates. I’m first and foremost a fan of the full flower as found in nature, but it’s impossible to compete with…
Pedro Gonzalez brings stand-up tour to Timucua Arts in Orlando this weekend
Originally from Colombia, NYC-based comedian Pedro Gonzalez came to the U.S. when he was 20 — without papers, but with plenty of jokes.
Orlando band Indorphine mark 20 years of ‘Glowsticks for Clubbing Baby Seals’ at Conduit
Early 2000s local alt-metal stars Indorphine are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakout album Glowsticks for Clubbing Baby Seals, which is a post-Primus clinic in technical nü-metal fury and screwball sensibilities.
Actor and comedian Godfrey spends this weekend at Orlando’s Funny Bone
Godfrey’s career started in Chicago at the All Jokes Aside comedy club during the 1990s. The comedian then moved to New York, where he made the rounds at Comic Strip Live and Caroline’s on Broadway and began working in television.
Osceola Arts brings ‘Urinetown’ to the Dr. Phillips Center
Staged by Kissimmee’s Osceola Arts at the Dr. Phil, Urinetown is an engrossing example of how satire provides insight into real-world problems — but don’t worry, restrooms will be available all evening at no extra cost. Parking, on the other hand ….
Orlando designer competes on ‘Project Runway’ Season 22, premiering Thursday
With his signature silhouettes, Orlando designer Jeffrey Kelly Abess will be fashionably representing the City Beautiful on the upcoming season of popular reality competition Project Runway.
Style takes center stage at gorgeous Winter Garden hotspot Harlow Grove
Harlow Grove is one of those restaurants that fancies itself a concept — a lifestyle. You only need see “Whispering Angel rosé” peeking from its menu to grasp the lifestyle on offer, a slice of suburban glam fantasia populated by pretty people and wallpapered with panache. Unfortunately, you can’t eat the vibe. Located a short…
Streaming this week: Netflix reboots ‘Little House on the Prairie’; ‘Trying’ returns on Apple TV
Streaming Wednesday, July 8: I’m Not Afraid — A 10-year-old Mexican boy discovers another child is being held captive not far from where he lives, leading him to question the morals and motivations of his community. And also their business acumen, because how can a kid do a halfway decent job upholstering a Buick for…
Burrow Press and Casselberry Arts Center launch ‘The Mother Game’ exhibition and book this week
The Mother Game is both an exhibition of works from Molnar and Shannon and a book collecting many of those works from Burrow — both debuting Friday. The book is the first in a series of collaborative art books from Burrow, and the exhibition will feature site-specific works created independently of the book project. The…
Musical tribute to ‘Final Fantasy’ video games voyages into Orlando this week
Gather your materia, mount your chocobo, and prepare to be immersed in all things Final Fantasy XIV and XVI with the Orlando Philharmonic and Orlando Opera. Making its first stop of the tour in Orlando, Distant Worlds is a touring multimedia tribute to the popular
Alt-rock icon Tori Amos kicks off U.S. tour in Florida, including ‘special’ Orlando show
Tori Amos first beguiled Orlando when she swept into town on the headwinds of game-changing record Little Earthquakes in 1992, almost 35 years ago. This week she returns, like an avenging prophet, this time to the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center — as a much-needed balm to a hellish year.
Catnap, Bellicosa, S.M.O.P. and more give a peek into the future of Orlando indie-rock at Will’s
Indie rockers Catnap and riot grrrls S.M.O.P. have been rocketing in the local scene lately, but this will be a good look at a broader carousel of nascent young native acts.
Young composer and bandleader Jalen Baker brings his quartet to Judson’s Live
Young composer and bandleader Jalen Baker is making the case for the vibraphone with modern jazz that spotlights the rich, expressive instrument as not just a vibey element but a leading light.
