XXYYXX performs at III Points Festival in Miami
This week, Orlando’s favorite breakout electronic producer XXYYXX heads south to take part in the III Points Festival in Miami, joining an impressive conference that also features James Murphy and Jamie XX. For his performance, he is joined by Orlando’s other favorite electronic act (brothers from the same mother, Relief in Abstract) Fortune Howl, Tampa’s…
Watch Arcade Fire’s SNL concert special, “Here Comes the Night Time”
In case you were already in bed, or still out partying last night, and missed the season premier of Saturday Night Live with Tina Fey and the post-SNL Arcade Fire concert special, or if you just want to watch it again and build up some more completely understandable hate for Michael Cera, you can watch them online…
For Reels Sunday Roundup — Sept 29th, 2013
News, links, etc: -Scientists at Harvard and MIT are a subatomic smidge closer to putting a lightsaber in my hand, and I am a subatomic smidge closer to accidentally cutting off my own hand and/or head with that lightsaber. (CNN) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZwsozPPSqg -Marilyn Monroe, babysitter for hire. (I always thought it was cool that Yasmeen Bleeth babysat me…
‘Agents’ of change: Can Joss Whedon Occupy TV?
So the ratings are in, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is a hit. A big one. In fact, says Deadline, its first episode garnered the highest numbers for a premiering drama series since November 3, 2009. And what, you may ask, debuted on November 3, 2009? A little show called V. Uh-oh. Yeah, there’s a big…
Netflix goes SuperHD in Orlando
The next time you load a film or television show on Netflix, you might notice that it looks a little sharper than usual. Netflix is taking time out from its busy schedule of shooting itself in the foot and trying to be a hit-or-miss TV studio to begin rolling out SuperHD to all Netflix users via…
Don’t miss out: Anamorphic Orchestra performs one time only at the Venue
When composer Alan Singley returned to Orlando, his primary mission was to help his mother whose restaurant was sort of notoriously struggling. His plan was to stay as long as it took, and he expected it to take a while. Over the years, he’d been forming an idea for an avant garde symphony with local…
Not dead on Thursday: Florida House Dems eulogize former Rep., retract
Not for nothing, but in the period of the past two hours, Florida House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston made a bit of a morbid mistake. And while we’re not fans of making light of such deathly matters, we can only imagine what the phone call for a correction to Thurston must have sounded like after…
MasterChefs, here’s your chance to be yelled at by Gordon Ramsay!
And Gordon Ramsay won’t be the only one who’ll criticize your bland/overly salty/inedible food if you decide to try out for Season 5 of Fox’s reality cooking show. In fact, all three judges – Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich and Graham Elliot – will taste prepared dishes by amateur chefs at an open casting call for…
Downtown Orlando warehouse that housed Rockafire Explosion animatronic band blows up (Updated)
Today, we got a report from the OPD that an explosion happened in a downtown Orlando warehouse. Shortly thereafter, the Sentinel reported that the building at 47 W. Jefferson St. was home to Creative Engineering, a company owned by Aaron Fechter, who built animatronic rock bands made up of robot animals. The Rockafire Explosion, as…
Listen to Steven Foxbury’s amazing new song, written for our own Billy Manes
You guys—at least those of you who’ve been around these parts a spell—probably best know Steven Foxbury, aka Steve Burry, from his days fronting the Orlando pop-rock band My Friend Steve back in the late ’90s. (Click here to see their 1998 video for “Charmed,” featuring a rather enthralling Selma Blair.) After My Friend Steve ended,…
Theatre Review: Disenchanted! at The Abbey
Judging by the rockstar-style raucous reception Belle and Ariel received during the recent ice show at the Amway, and the epic waits times seen this week to meet & greet Snow White and Rapunzel at the Magic Kingdom's freshly opened Princess Fairytale Hall, the ongoing popularity of Disney's princesses appears pretty well assured. But what…
Fish on! Emeril reels in a big one with Gov. Rick Scott
He’s a keeper! According to this week’s Happytown, rumor has it Gov. Rick Scott bailed on a campaign-fundraising gator hunt in order to launch his “It’s Your Money” tax-cut tour. But, surprisingly (or not), the (apparently) avid outdoorsman couldn’t pass up the chance to go fishing with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse. Might it be because…
Free shows this week!!! (Sept. 25-Oct. 1)
Good thing it never snows in Florida. This week’s best (free) reasons to leave the house: 9/25 Thomas Wynn @ Lil Indies, 10 p.m. (get there early, grab a booth!) 9/25 Mike Dunn @ the Smiling Bison, 10 p.m. (good ol’ American pop) 9/26 Take Off Early with Dizzle Phunk @ Bullitt, 10 p.m. (classic…
The new Dodos album is mature, mellow and magnificent
Album review: The Dodos’ ‘Carrier’
EVENTS: Everything from food truck gatherings to zombie walks to literary readings to pet-rescue fundraisers
Here in Orlando, we might not get to enjoy the changing colors of leaves and brisk temps, but when the fall season arrives in Central Florida, along with it comes a jam-packed schedule of special events. It’s almost as though you need to map out your calendar in order to help navigate your way through…
Alfresco sipping on Park Avenue
Another Round: a monthly DIY pub crawl
The Weeknd’s ‘Kiss Land’ is catchy but nothing new
Album review: The Weeknd’s ‘Kiss Land’
SPORTS & RECREATION: Home game schedules for UCF Knights, Orlando Magic and Orlando Solar Bears, along with biking, yoga, martial arts, fishing tournaments, races and more
Just as cooler weather and pumpkin-spiced treats usher in the fall, sports fans in Orlando can feel when their favorite season is nearing. Of course, these seasons come with very different climates as well. Some bask in the return of UCF Knights football, some suit up to root on the Orlando Magic, and others bundle…
Gov. Rick Scott launches “It’s Your Money” listening tour
BTW, he’s not talking to you – he’s talking the power people who inflate his campaign coffers
Season premiere: Orlando Weekly Fall Guide 2013
What you’ll want to see, hear, eat and do this season
Manhattan Short Film Festival makes two stops in Orlando
Short but sweet (and a little sour)
CIVICS: Community events to keep you engaged and informed
Just because it may lack the hyper-political acceleration of last autumn, the absence of an imminent election this year doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of ways to stay intellectually engaged as the temperatures fall through November. Politics don’t go away when the polling booths close. At worst, they fester into meaningless armchair punditry. At best,…
What you’ll get at Halloween Horror Nights besides a hangover and a slight case of PTSD
The 23rd annual Halloween Horror Nights opened last Friday, Sept. 20, just hours after our press deadline for this issue, but luckily Universal Orlando’s creative team pulled back the curtain for me early at a media preview. Here’s a sneak peek at the park’s eight haunted houses direct from writer-director Mike Aiello and the rest…
The Smiling Bison is where the gastronomes roam
A straightforward, food-focused ethic makes chef Josh Oakley’s new spot a winner
Epcot Food & Wine Fest menu picks, Disney food trucks announced, Jack in the Park and plenty more
Tip Jar: local food news
Savage Love
I’m a 23-year-old homo who came out a year ago. Life has done good and bad things to me. Good things include success in the intelligence lottery, a full ride to college and now a job with a six-figure income. Sadly, I find that my place in life is different from the place occupied by…
MUSIC: Well-curated music festivals, touring national acts and emerging locals make fall the best time to go out and enjoy live music
Maybe the fall is best loved for pumpkins, but there’s a fat, round lineup of bands coming to town this season that’s making us turn colors too. We’ll be treated to not just today’s most daring (and stunning) pop artist, Janelle Monáe, but also the hugely influential Pointer Sisters will be jumping for our love…
VISUAL ARTS: Museums and galleries alike bloom in the fall with new exhibitions and related programming including films, lectures and art walks
No matter the season, art in Orlando thrives — but fall’s cooler temperatures mean crowds can stroll comfortably through the outdoor art festivals this region is known for. Even better, though, this year’s fall arts preview shows proof that our galleries are beginning to show works that aren’t mere merchandise – conceptual, challenging, perhaps even…
South Asian Film Festival returns to Enzian
Asian Cultural Association brings Mumbai to Maitland for 19th year
FILM: Family-friendly movies in the park, scare-your-pants-off cult flicks, mini film festivals and arty documentary series
Fall is made for film lovers. The major studios release their Oscar-buzzworthy offerings, festivals feature the best of independent films, and October is littered with cult classics that make your spine tingle just in time for Halloween to deliver the slight chill Floridians look forward to all year. And fall 2013 is no exception, with…
‘Baggage Claim,’ ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2,’ ‘Don Jon,’ ‘Metallica: Through the Never,’ ‘In a World’
Opening in Orlando: what’s on screens around town
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) I’ve got a good feeling about your relationship with intimacy in the coming weeks. I think you will have a good instinct about how to drum up interesting fun with your most important allies. You’ll just naturally know what to do to make your collaborative efforts synergistic. So don’t just sit…
Council Watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Filmmaker John Waters kicks off Come Out With Pride 2013
The man of little mystery talks movies, marriage and MBI stings
Chvrches’ debut is flashy and grandiose pop to believe in
Album review: Chvrches’ ‘The Bones of What You Believe’
PERFORMING ARTS: Our cultural organizations pull out all the stops, offering the best theater, classical music, dance of all disciplines, and comedy
The cultural-events calendar runs counter to weather: Instead of getting cooler in the fall, it heats up. I mean, it’s Orlando – it’s not like we trade in our beach towels for pearls and minks coats and go get our opera glasses polished – but still, fall is when the major cultural offerings of the…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Still more shakeups at the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
Max Crumit out, Steve Precourt in? This could get messy
Internet killed the live music star?; gun equality
First Words: Your letters and comments
Here’s some (NSFW) video of a DeLand cop running over a guy with his police cruiser
On May 8, Marlon Brown, 38, was pulled over in DeLand for a seatbelt violation. Brown, who’d had more than a few run-ins with the law over the years, got out of the car and ran (generally a bad idea!). The police pursued. Brown eventually ran into a vegetable garden, tripped and then was killed…
GAMELANDO: Do-it-yourself carnage with the ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ soundtrack!
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been locking yourself up in a cave binge-playing Grand Theft Auto V for hours on end and enjoying it’s eclectic, over-the-top soundtrack. The only thing that would make it better would be the ability to listen to that very soundtrack while going on your own hooker-beating, rocket launcher rampage.…
The Short Stack: Selections from the Venice Film Festival’s “Future Reloaded” program
All 68 films from the Venice Film Festival’s “Future Reloaded” program showed up online today. I cherry picked a few by directors that I liked, but they’re all so short (between 1:30 and 3m) that you should dig through the entire playlist on YouTube. There is a lot of good, fun stuff in there. ****…
