March 11-17, 2026
Interviews with West Coast punks Militarie Gun and young Orlando alt-rockers Catnap; a review of Turkish breakfast joint Café De Wan; local musicians making protest songs; and our picks of the week’s best things to do.
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West Coast punks Militarie Gun plan to incite some communal rage in Orlando
Militarie Gun — Ian Shelton, guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim and drummer David Stalsworth — are touring cross-country, this time supporting punk stalwarts Joyce Manor.
Casselberry’s Cafe De Wan inspires appetites with Turkish breakfasts, baked goods
Owner Habibe Sungun and her sister Esra work with what they’ve got, baking borek and pide, plating soups and dips and, for early risers, serving Turkish breakfasts.
EBM project Corpse Dust will get aggro in Orlando
You can, in this case, judge a book by its cover (well, project name); Corpse Dust is a harrowing journey into an unrelenting industrial dystopia. Think the rudimentary unease of Dive and Klinik crossed with the explosive atonality of Frontline Assembly and Noise Unit.
The Brandee Younger Trio are going to change the way you hear the harp at Judson’s Live
With a trio that vibes more as a jazz combo than a chamber group, Brandee Younger coaxes the best from both worlds.
Young Orlando alt-rockers Catnap take their new songs on the road
Young band Catnap, who only played their first show in late 2023 at the Orlando Girls Rock Camp Fest, are releasing Songs From the Darkroom on Friday.
New on Netflix: Documentarian Louis Theroux enters the ‘Manosphere’
New streaming shows on Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+ and Shudder
Orlando musicians Marc With a C and MisfitKid release potent new protest songs
Benefit concerts are both a reaction and a remedy to socio-political forces that are working to disenfranchise and oppress us.
Get your green goodness at this weekend’s Leu Gardens Plant Sale
Spring is right around the corner, and there’s no better way to welcome it than the huge annual Plant Sale at Harry P. Leu Gardens.
CityArts throws a creative party downtown this weekend with Art After Dark
Downtown gallery and social space CityArts brings back their popular Art After Dark mixer this week.
Chameleonic R&B star JMSN returns to Orlando this weekend
JMSN proves that a career spanning a decade still leaves room for experimentation.
Tin Roof hosts a Vinyl Fest for Orlando crate-diggers this weekend
Tin Roof at Icon Park is hosting a Vinyl Fest this weekend with plenty of vendors slinging the platters that matter (of both the analog and compact-disc variety).
Gainesville’s Orca head up a night of new Florida heaviness at Will’s Pub
No other lineup this week delivers a punch as intense, diverse and fresh as this one featuring Florida’s hard and heavy scenes.
Comedian Michelle Buteau brings her ‘Buteau-ful Mind’ to Orlando
Michelle Buteau’s “Surviving and Thriving” stand-up tour is finally making a stop at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando.
Power-pop innovators Cheap Trick are on the way back to Orlando
Seemingly ageless power-pop armada Cheap Trick return to Orlando this week with a new album of songs to show off.
