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20 Orlando shows not to miss between now and the end of the year, plus a few more worth a road trip
2016 fall concerts preview
Forget PSL: Artisan Table’s Breakfast Latte is the coffee drink of your dreams
I know you think the pumpkin spice latte is your basic bestie, but seriously, consider making your way to Artisan’s Table (especially if you work downtown) to try one of their specialty coffee drinks instead – specifically, the Breakfast Latte. It’ll cost you about the same as a Tall size at Starbucks ($4, plus tax)…
Rick Scott calls on Congress for Zika funding, takes a shot at Bill Nelson
With 70 confirmed cases resulting from Florida mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, Gov. Rick Scott traveled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to implore Congress to break a deadlock on federal funding to combat the disease, which can cause severe birth defects. “The Zika virus is now mosquito-borne in our state. Time is up for politics…
WMFE to host free panel on state of journalism in Central Florida
WMFE (90.7-FM) will gather respected names in Central Florida journalism under its roof to offer advice and analysis on covering the community Thursday night. The station, Orlando’s NPR affiliate, is arguably our strongest radio presence in local news. News director Catherine Welch will moderate the 50-minute panel and following Q&A session, which is likely to…
Gasparilla Music Festival announces dates for 2017
Tampa’s Gasparilla Music Festival announced its 2017 dates in a newsletter to subscribers Tuesday afternoon. The festival’s sixth incarnation, which borrows a name from the city’s century-old Gasparilla Pirate Festival, will be held in three parks lining the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa – Curtis Hixon Park, Kiley Gardens and Macdill Park – on March…
Enzian to submit final expansion plans to Maitland zoning board later this year
The Enzian Theater plans to submit its final proposal for expansion to Maitland’s Planning and Zoning Commission later this year, according to executive vice president Elizabeth Mukherjee. “It looks like we will be submitting our plan to the city in the next few months, but not until we’re sure we have the right plan that…
Southern Fried Sunday to pay tribute to the songs of bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley
Will’s Pub will be hosting an all-star (local) celebration of the life and work of Ralph Stanley during the next installment of the daytime concert series Southern Fried Sunday, this very weekend. Musicians including Jackson Rodgers, Terri Binion, Eugene Snowden, Tommy Cooper of Oak Hill Drifters, Henry Toland, Sterling Schroeder, Amy and Wes of Pickens Ivey,…
Merchandise announce free show at Park Ave CDs
South Florida postpunk trio Merchandise have announced a free show in Orlando next week as part of a short Florida run before they disappear into new album/tour duties seemingly forever. Merchandise plays Park Ave. CDs next Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. The show is free and all ages. New tracks released online from their upcoming…
Orlando Weekly columnist Bao Le-Huu talks fall concerts on WMFE
Our music columnist, Bao “This Little Underground” Le-Huu, was on local NPR affiliate WMFE’s “Intersection” this morning, discussing the fall concert season with host Mathew Peddie. Bao calls out local mainstay series Southern Fried Sundays, Punk on the Patio and Foreign Dissent, as well as upcoming shows from Wheeler Walker Jr., Astronautilus, Peter Hook and the Light, and…
Andrea Bocelli announces Valentine’s weekend show in Orlando
In a surprise announcement that simultaneously seems like an inevitability, singer Andrea Bocelli has announced an Orlando concert on Valentine’s weekend next year. The concert – the aural equivalent of a 10-foot-tall floral arrangement and a cartoonishly large box of chocolates – is happening on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Amway Center. Expect vocal fireworks,…
Pizza vending machines are a thing that exist in Orlando right now
Nope, it’s not a space-age daydream: vending machines dispensing hot pizza pies already exist in Florida. Yesterday Bay News 9 reported that an Italian company, Pizza Touch, had installed three of their vending machines in the state. One is in Lakeland and two are in Orlando. The machines dispense a small individual pizza in four-cheese,…
Orlando city officials will install new commemorative fence around Pulse site
The city of Orlando announced Tuesday that the security fence currently around the gay nightclub Pulse will be replaced. The new fence will feature a commemorative screen wrap of art pieces created in response to the mass shooting on June 12 that killed 49 people. The new fence is being installed on Monday, Sept. 19,…
Every pita sandwich at Pita Pit is $4 for today only
Every Pita Pit location in Orlando (all six locations) is celebrating back-to-school with a special deal on your favorite wrapped sammiches. If you haven’t decided where to head for lunch, this would be the time to try (or revisit) Pita Pit, since all pitas are $4 for today only. Our favorite: Buffalo chicken on a…
Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival opens tomorrow
Tomorrow is the first day of Epcot’s two-month-long festival of eating and drinking around the world, the International Food and Wine Festival. Running from Sept. 14-Nov. 14, this year’s festival will offer 30 kiosks with authentic cuisine and beverages from countries across the globe available for purchase. Favorite dishes from previous years will be returning, including…
OPD arrests ‘person of interest’ in case of woman found dead in Lake Underhill
Orlando Police arrested a “person of interest” in the case of Olivia Renee Diggs, a 32-year-old woman who was found dismembered in Lake Underhill last month. OPD arrested Rafael Gonzalez, 46, on a charge of destroying evidence, and Orlando Police Chief John Mina says the department is not looking for anyone else in the case.…
Osceola County beekeepers scramble to cover hives before tonight’s planned mosquito spraying
After the massive bee die-off that resulted in South Carolina after Zika spraying last month, Osceola County apiarists are doing everything they can to get the word out about planned mosquito control spraying today. On Aug. 26, South Carolina’s Dorchester County Mosquito Abatement posted a notice on their website, but apparently an employee failed to…
Disney’s partnership with TCM questioned as annual TCM Classic Cruise abruptly ends
Despite selling out for the past five years, this year will mark the final voyage of the TCM Classic Cruise, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The annual cruise has been one of the signature pieces of the partnership between Turner Classic Movies and Disney. This year’s cruise was even bumped up to the larger Disney…
Florida teen who posed as a fake doctor arrested at Virginia car dealership
West Palm Beach teen Malachi Love-Robinson, who was arrested back in February for allegedly founding and operating a holistic clinic, is back in jail after trying to buy a $35,000 Jaguar in a Virginia car dealership with an elderly woman on Friday. Kargar Car Dealership workers in Stafford County, Virginia, felt sketched out after they searched…
Puerto Ricans will surpass Cubans in Florida by 2020, new report says
Puerto Ricans are on their way to surpass Cubans and become the largest population group of Latinos in Florida by 2020, according to a new report from Hispanic Federation and the ratings company Nielsen. Currently, about 1 million Puerto Ricans live in the Sunshine State. From 2000 to 2014, the number of Puerto Ricans increased by 94…
Check out photos from Autarx and Palmettos live at Will’s Pub
Jen Cray attended this weekend’s Autarx and Palmettos show at Will’s Pub and sent back these visual dispatches from the front. You can view the full gallery here. Related Stories
Drummer Terry Bozzio cancels Orlando concert
Percussion legend and session sticksman of choice (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Richard Marx, XYZ) Terry Bozzio has canceled his upcoming Orlando show at the Plaza Live, according to both his Facebook and the Plaza Live’s website. Bozzio was set to play Plaza Live on Thursday, Sept. 15. There was no official reason given other than…
Fire at mosque attended by Pulse shooter appears to be arson
The Islamic Center of Fort Pierce, which Pulse shooter Omar Mateen attended, was intentionally set on fire shortly after midnight last night. A 911 call was received at about 12:31 a.m. reporting flames coming out of the mosque. The fire district immediately responded to the call, which appears to be a case of arson, according…
Local psych band Free the People plays 64 North tonight
Local psych-punk freakbeats Free the People invade downtown Orlando on a Monday night, for free. Fuzzed-out chaos and free popcorn too? Can’t beat a deal like that. Headtrips start tonight at 8 p.m. at 64 North (64 N. Orange Ave., 321-245-7730, 64northorlando.com). Also playing is BoxWine Blackout – which is an amazing name, we have to say…
Trial for man accused of shooting George Zimmerman’s truck starts today
A trial is set to start today for the man accused of shooting into the truck of George Zimmerman last year during a Lake Mary road rage incident, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Matthew Apperson, 37, of Winter Springs, told investigators he fired a shot at Zimmerman, but only after Zimmerman showed his weapon first and threatened…
UCF to hold remembrance event on 3-month anniversary of Pulse massacre
The University of Central Florida is commemorating the three-month anniversary of the mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse that killed 49 people and injured 53 others by asking students to share their stories and a moment of silence. UCF is asking students and faculty to hold 49 seconds of silence at 2 p.m. on…
SeaWorld goes after locals with new Discovery Cove ticket deal
Just after SeaWorld increased the price of its park tickets (by a whopping 99 cents), sister park Discovery Cove is going after Florida residents with an aggressive new ticket deal. For $219 Florida residents can now enjoy all of Discovery Cove, with its unlimited alcoholic drinks and food and a 30-minute dolphin swim, plus access to…
Last day for Pulse victims to file claims for OneOrlando Fund is Monday
Victims’ families and survivors of the Pulse massacre must file completed claim forms today (Monday, Sept. 12) for a part of the $23 million raised by the OneOrlando Fund. Orlando city officials said earlier this month that more than 150 claim forms have already been submitted. Donors still have until the end of the business day…
Thinking in Public kicks off a unique open mic at Deadly Sins Brewing
Do you have something you need to get off of your chest? A rant about a presidential candidate, a boss or an ex-girlfriend? Maybe you just need to ramble on about the latest season of Game of Thrones? Regardless of your reasons for wanting to yell things to the world, Deadly Sins Brewing gives you…
NPR veteran Garrison Keillor gives hope to English majors at Rollins College
Ah, the Midwest. The hot dogs of yore, the farmers of yesteryear, the vast plains of … plain. It’s hard to make America’s breadbasket sound like it isn’t full of stale crackers, but NPR veteran and Peabody award-winning humorist Garrison Keillor did it for 40 years with his radio show A Prairie Home Companion. A…
Jasmine covers up at Disney World with new conservative costume
Just in time for Halloween, Disney has unveiled brand-new costumes for Aladdin and Jasmine. The costumes, which were first showcased during the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party on Sept. 2, keep the same color scheme as the royal couple of Agrabah’s former outfits, but otherwise are a big change. Aladdin’s outfit has been updated from his…
Seven shows worth a road trip this fall
They’re not in Orlando, but the price of a few extra gallons of gas would be more than balanced out by the bragging rights if you score tickets to these upcoming out-of-town shows. Kanye West Ecstatic beats from the master of drama will mess with your head. Sept. 14, Amalie Arena, Tampa Earthdance Florida with…
New poll shows Rubio opening 7-point lead over Murphy in Senate race
Backed by growing support from independent voters, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has opened a seven-point lead over Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to a poll released Friday by Quinnipiac University. The poll of 601 likely voters, surveyed between Aug. 31 and Wednesday, Sept. 7, shows Rubio holding a 50 percent to 43 percent advantage.…
Tonight at Dr. Phil, ‘One Voice Orlando: A Celebration in Song’ to benefit Pulse victims
Tonight at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, hundreds of voices will unite in response to the Pulse Nightclub tragedy. Some of opera’s brightest national stars, including sopranos Cecilia Violetta Lopez, Ana Maria Martinez and Sarah Joy Miller; mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano; tenors Javier Abreu, Corey Austin and Alex Mansoori; and baritones Davis Gaines and Mark Walters, will be supported by…
Baldwin Park dining giants team up for East Meets West dinner on Oct. 9
Osprey Tavern is going to play host to a meeting of the culinary minds on Sunday, Oct. 9, in yet another very expensive, yet very, very tasty, pairing dinner in Baldwin Park. The dinner will feature Osprey Tavern chef Joseph Burnett on his home turf as well as across-the-street partner in crime Austin Boyd, executive…
OSIRIS-REx launch at NASA hosts Bill Nye, science guy
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched their Atlas-V rocket into space Thursday, sending NASA’s small robotic spacecraft on its way toward an asteroid to collect potentially valuable minerals and data. The OSIRIS-REx program, short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer, is the first mission in the United States to sample an asteroid via…
Accidental Music Festival shows weird side of chamber music with Living Earth Show (Will’s Pub)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND The Accidental Music Festival is a cultural beacon. As one of the cornerstones in the city’s truly contemporary music scene alongside (and sometimes in association with) groups like the Civic Minded 5 and Timucua Arts Foundation, it’s part of a cabal of next-level movers who are infusing big-city IQ into Orlando. Now,…
Wendy Davis talks Hillary Clinton, abortion and climate change at Orlando stops
Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis sought to galvanize women and millennial voters in Orlando while stumping for Hillary Clinton and attending a youth conference focused on climate change this Friday. At the University of Central Florida’s Student Union, Davis was joined by the Clinton campaign, Planned Parenthood, UCF’s College Democrats and Stephanie Murphy, candidate…
Celebrate National Sour Beer Day at WOB Downtown this weekend
We’re all familiar with the adventurous eaters that naturally gravitate toward the weirdest item on the menu. But those of us who are also adventurous drinkers have a particular part of the beer menu we gravitate toward, too. Sours and lambics. World of Beer on Central Avenue, overlooking lovely Lake Eola, is celebrating these “beers…
Flume showers House of Blues with unique beats
Harley Streten, aka Flume, made a memorable stop in Orlando last night as a part of his world tour. The concert comes after the release of his second studio album, Skin, which includes features from Vic Mensa, AlunaGeorge, Beck, Little Dragon and others, giving it a more mainstream edge than his independent debut album. Flume’s musical influences originated…
3 foodie events you’ll want to show up at this weekend
Not sure what to do this weekend to satisfy your craving for top-quality comestibles? Here are three events you won’t want to miss this weekend that will sate your stomach and please your palate. Saturday, Sept. 10 Swirlery’s 1-Year Anniversary Celebration 1508 E. Michigan St., 407-270-6300 This SoDo wine tasting spot is celebrating one year…
Beth McKee returns to Orlando with homecoming show at Stardust
After a summer of tour dates and cooking up new material, local singer-songwriter Beth McKee will finally bring her folksy charm back home Saturday night at Stardust Video & Coffee. The Southern singer, once signed to Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Records with her former band Evangeline, is known for the kind of writing that walks the…
Tourist death on I-Drive may heighten concerns over safety in Orlando
A Turkish man was shot and killed early Thursday morning at his hotel parking lot after struggling to fight off a man threatening to steal his wife’s purse. 52-year-old Osman Darcan drove up from Miami to Orlando with his 44-year-old wife on Wednesday to stay at the Wyndham Orlando International Drive, according to the Orlando…
Miami’s legendary heavy-weights Floor announce show at Backbooth
South Florida’s doom-drone overlords Floor have announced a show a show at Backbooth set for October 28. Prepare to be ground into a fine powder. For years Floor were one of the great but lost cult acts in the American doom genre, loved by a small but fervent audience for albums like Dove, and spawning…
Just announced: Shawn Mendes to play the Amway Center
How do you do, fellow kids? Teenaged pop sensation Shawn Mendes has announced a show at the Amway Center as part of his Illuminate arena set for summer 2017. Mendes – best known for his Vine megastardom and hit single “Stitches” – is set to play Amway on July 8, 2017. Tickets run from $47.50-$67.50. Tickets go…
Florida Supreme Court spares man from execution because of intellectual disability
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a death sentence for an intellectually disabled murderer, following a seminal U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case. Freddie Lee Hall was sentenced to death for the 1978 killing in Leesburg of 21-year-old Karol Hurst, who was seven months pregnant. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court sent…
Body//Talk teams up with III Points for a block party blowout
For those who can’t afford to make the trip down to Miami next month for III Points, our local community organizers-cum-party planners, Body//Talk, import three Miami artists who are playing on the III Points bill: Niko Javan, Telescope Thieves and Pazmal. The latter two artists are associated with the Love Below, a weekly party at…
Brian Posehn returns to Backbooth to talk about his farts and stuff
The last time Brian Posehn graced the City Beautiful, it was December 2014 and he was touring on his live release, The Fartist, which included bits like “The Scariest Pot Story Ever Told,” “Do Not Punch My Baby” and “Um … My Farts.” This is an accurate, if partial, survey of Posehn’s comedic territory; add…
20 Penny Circus brings a twisted take on clowning to Carmine Boutique
Unlike the creepy clowns luring kids into the South Carolina woods, this clown show is not one you’ll want to avoid. Carmine Boutique hosts the 20 Penny Circus as they perform their twisted take on circus arts. The act consists of diabolical duo Tyler Sutter and Carl Skenes, who have performed in large-scale events such…
New poll shows Clinton, Trump tied among Florida voters
Two months to the day before the presidential election, a poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton tied among likely Florida voters. Clinton and Trump both get the support of 47 percent of likely voters in a head-to-head matchup, according to the Quinnipiac poll. That…
Hillary Clinton endorses Patrick Murphy in Senate race
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finally endorsed U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy after Florida newspapers reported she hadn’t mentioned him or his high-stakes race for the U.S. Senate during her campaign events in the state. The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times bureau in Tallahassee reports that for almost a year and a half, the Jupiter Democrat has gotten support…
Toothsome Chocolate Emporium at Universal gets a grand opening date
Universal Orlando has been previewing their new restaurant, the Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen, for the past month, and now we know when it will officially be open to the sweets-loving public. Universal announced that Toothsome will open to guests at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, for dinner only. After Sept. 22, the restaurant will operate…
Beyond the metal box with Baroness and the celestial doom of Pallbearer (The Social)
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Expansive Georgia band Baroness (Sep. 6, The Social) are possibly the most chameleonic metal act in business right now. In fact, that genre can no longer neatly or accurately encompass the sound or ambition of this anything-but-purist group. And that’s made them sort of a slippery band to grasp with firm resolution.…
SOLD OUT: Bossa legend Bebel Gilberto to play the Dr. Phillips Center
Orlando will soon be graced by a rare Florida appearance from this scion of Brazilian music royalty. The daughter of bossa nova deity João Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto keeps the family tradition alive with a modern and more electronic take on the bossa sound that her father pioneered. BREAKING: Show looks to be sold out via…
Florida man claims his Galaxy Note 7 exploded, set his Jeep on fire
A St. Petersburg man’s Jeep was burnt to a crisp after he left his Samsung Galaxy 7 phone charging inside. Just days after Samsung had recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Nathan Dornacher left his phone charging on the center console while unloading a desk bought from a yard sale, according to a report from Fox…
Sia’s ‘The Greatest’ video misses its mark as a Pulse tribute
Singer and songwriter Sia is the latest artist to contribute to the growing number of musical tributes to the victims of the Orlando massacre with a new video for her latest single, “The Greatest.” Although it doesn’t explicitly reference the mass shooting that killed 49 people, majority Latinxs, at the gay nightclub Pulse almost three months…
LA’s Trapdoor Social to play a sun-dazed set at the Spacebar tonight
West Coast indie rockers Trapdoor Social will be playing Spacebar tonight powered by their own solar-powered setup. That is next-level DIY. Checkmate. Preview their debut album on Soundcloud, and make sure to keep your eyes peeled for their solar panel-festooned tour van. This is the way to do things on a tour, versus, say, this.…
Pulse survivor featured on ‘Ellen’ show with Katy Perry
A survivor of the shooting inside the gay nightclub Pulse appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show Thursday and even received a generous surprise from singer Katy Perry. Tony Marrero was featured in MTV’s True Life: We Are Orlando episode as he recovered from being shot multiple times on June 12 and mourned his friend, Luis Vielma.…
Universal released a Halloween Horror Nights TV Spot, and it is creepy
Universal Orlando just released their first commercial for Halloween Horror Nights 26, and it’s pretty creepy. The commercial opens with a loud scream, which will catch anyone not fully paying attention off guard. Then opera music kicks in as the camera pulls back to reveal some of what awaits you at HHN: Twisty from American…
Brazilian singer Seu Jorge to perform a David Bowie tribute set at the Beacham
The Beacham Theater has just announced that Life Aquatic actor and musician Seu Jorge will be performing a David Bowie covers set in Orlando on Saturday, Nov. 5. Though stateside audiences will be most familiar with Jorge from his acting role and soundtrack contributions to The Life Aquatic With Steve Zizzou, is a musician of…
It’s not about the headphones: Apple Music is the best streaming service for serious music fans. And Apple doesn’t care.
Well, Apple just had their big annual iPhone announcement, and music-lovers are pissed because the company has removed the headphone jack from the upcoming iPhone 7. It’s a justifiable reaction, since we’ve all got drawers-full of perfectly functional headphones and, in most cases, Real Music Fans have a pair or two of really good headphones that…
Hitmakers Maroon 5 show off their pop acumen at Amway Center
Maroon 5’s trajectory – moving from silky-smooth singles to electropop bangers – hasn’t been too hard to follow. It makes sense. The Cali-bred sextet has achieved something quite unique, a happy collective led by a Beyoncé-like powerhouse and otherwise composed of individually anonymous hit-makers. Granted, People’s Sexiest Man Alive winner Adam Levine does get most…
Acclaimed LGBT documentary ‘For the Bible Tells Me So’ screens at Valencia
Can it ever be a sin to love? Does the Bible offer an excuse to hate? These are just some of the questions posed by the multi-award-winning film For the Bible Tells Me So. Originally premiering in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary addresses the issues surrounding homosexuality and Christianity through interviews with…
Opponents gear up to battle utility-backed solar amendment in November
Opponents of a solar-energy ballot initiative backed by major utilities rolled out a coalition Wednesday that links environmentalists and the Green Party of Florida with groups of Republicans and Libertarians. The “Vote No On 1” campaign takes aim at a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that is supported by a group known as…
Murder conviction overturned 30 years later in Whiskey Stump slaying
More than 30 years after the body of a woman was found partially clad with 36 stab wounds, a state appeals court Wednesday ordered a new trial for a man convicted of first-degree murder and sexual battery. George Shrader was convicted after police in 2007 reopened an investigation into the January 1986 slaying of a…
Smith & Adams Confectioners has closed up shop
In a bit of unsweet news, we found out last night that Smith & Adams Confectioners has closed its doors. We named Smith & Adams to our list of the 16 restaurants you need to try in 2016 in our January feature “State of the Plate,” after the sweet shop opened in Colonial Plaza in…
Armless woman files discrimination suit against Universal Orlando for not letting her on rides
Last November, Jessica Cox, an Arizona woman who was born without arms, visited Universal Orlando Resort expecting a vacation full of thrills, but claims to not have been let on any rides … except for Shrek 4-D. Due to a rare defect where she was born without arms, Cox claims she has been discriminated against…
Tonight’s Punk on the Patio concert will be bittersweet
Two milestones make tonight’s edition of Punk on the Patio noteworthy. Firstly, this is the last time the monthly downtown concert series will be on a Wednesday night (the whole operation is moving to the first Tuesday of the month after tonight), so suddenly hump day feels a whole lot less gritty. Secondly, all signs…
Florida legislators urge feds to use genetically engineered mosquitoes to fight Zika
With the number of locally transmitted Zika cases continuing to climb, 61 members of the Florida House have signed a letter urging federal officials to allow the use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to help combat the virus. Incoming House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, and incoming Minority Leader Janet Cruz, D-Tampa, announced last week…
Two more ‘Stranger Things’ stars are coming to Spooky Empire
A total of four Stranger Things stars are set to appear at Spooky Empire convention in Orlando this October. The Netflix show has proved to be a summer hit and Spooky Empire is hoping to bank off the legions of newly acquired fans. Caleb McLaughlin, who play Lucas Sinclair, and Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy…
A Florida Walmart wants you to ‘Never Forget’ a great deal on Coke products
Florida c'mon man pic.twitter.com/HU4y2rxgFG — Shawn (@online_shawn) September 6, 2016 On Tuesday a photo showing arguably one of the worst 9/11 tributes in 15 years emerged on Twitter, and we’re hoping it’s not real. The photo, which was posted to Twitter by user online_shawn, alleges that a Florida Walmart has a Coke display showing Ground…
29 free Orlando concerts happening this week (9/7-9/13)
Wednesday September 7 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints Of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Oriented Music Group Open Jam 10:45 pm at St. Matthew’s Tavern, 1300 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. The Imperial’s Acoustic Soundcheck With…
Accidental Music Festival kicks off its season at Will’s Pub with the Living Earth Show
As the city’s biggest champion of new art music, the Accidental Music Festival ups Orlando’s cultural average like almost none other, and it’s kicking off an exciting new season. Though AMF represents more the classical rather than the punk side of the avant-garde scene, it can still deliver some seriously cool weirdo stuff. Take season…
There’s a lot more than cheese plates on the menu at The Parkview
Wining, dining, redefining
Remix: We take a cue from tiki god Don the Beachcomber in our version of the Test Pilot
Tropical drinks are a staple of sunny beach scenes, yet so many of them are named for inclement weather: the Dark & Stormy, the Hurricane, even the Tequila Sunrise. (Everyone knows the saying “Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.”) So although the week I put this Remix together was gloomy and rainy, dominated by…
Orlando Shakes puts audiences right in the middle of West Side Story’s star-crossed romance
Somewhere in America tonight, West Side Story is being performed, just as it has been nearly every evening since its 1959 Broadway debut. Leonard Bernstein’s score and Jerome Robbins’ staging are inarguably immortal, but can a Romeo and Juliet set among Eisenhower-era youth still speak to audiences in the age of Trump? According to Orlando…
Mike Delamont of ‘God Is a Scottish Drag Queen’ returns to Orlando to set the record straight
Mike Delamont has won over critics and audiences at the last few Orlando Fringe festivals with his four-part satirical soliloquy God Is a Scottish Drag Queen, and on Saturday, Sept. 10, he returns to Orlando for a full-evening encore of parts 1 and 2 at the Plaza Live. In advance of the show, I was…
Hanks soars in ‘Sully’
Eastwood film examines the 2009 Hudson River plane crash from the captain’s seat
Opening in Orlando: When the Bough Breaks, The Wild Life and more
OPENING THIS WEEK When the Bough Breaks The fact that the title is thiiiiiis close to The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is your first clue that the “… from hell” genre is back to stoke the paranoia of a whole new generation. Morris Chestnut plays a husband who discovers that his wife’s womb, like…
Savage Love (9/7/16)
My husband left the picture recently, and I’m now a single mom supporting an infant in Toronto. I work a retail job and am drowning financially. I hooked up with a guy I met on Tinder, and I didn’t warn him that I’m still nursing because I didn’t even think of it. Luckily, he really…
Gimme Shelter (9/7/16)
Meet Stubbs, a 2-year-old dog who is looking for a home! Stubbs (A353955) was surrendered because his owner could no longer keep him. He is a smart boy, and he even knows commands such as how to sit. He is a calm and mellow boy, but he does have a bit of energy from time…
Surfer Blood return with battle scars, Eugene Snowden and Circa show the different faces of Orlando soul
I’m so drained from writing RIPs this goddamned year, but the Orlando music community just lost another notable figure: Big Makk. All sympathy to his fam, loved ones and fans. THE BEAT Though they’re from West Palm Beach, there’s always been a kind of hometown pride for Surfer Blood (Sept. 1, the Social). Their early…
ICYMI: Election battles, hurricane woes, a terrible time for rockets and other things you may have overlooked this week
Rubio, Murphy win Florida primaries for U.S. Senate seat. After what seemed like endless months of nasty attacks and annoying political commercials, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy have emerged victorious in the respective Republican and Democratic primaries for Rubio’s seat. Prepare yourself for three more months of mud-slinging between these two.…
Remembering the Orlando 49: Luis Vielma
Every week between now and the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shootings, Orlando Weekly will profile a person killed on June 12, 2016. This week: Luis Vielma When his co-workers raised their wands for Luis Vielma outside the Hogwarts castle at Universal Orlando, they remembered the fallen Gryffindor for his bravery and kindness. Vielma,…
Selections: Our picks of the week’s best events, Sept. 7-13
Thursday, 8 Accidental Music Festival: The Living Earth Show MUSIC As the city’s biggest champion of new art music, the Accidental Music Festival ups Orlando’s cultural average like almost none other, and it’s kicking off an exciting new season. Though AMF represents more the classical rather than the punk side of the avant-garde scene, it…
Picks This Week: Devin Townsend Project, Roosevelt Collier Trio, the Xandras and more
Punk on the Patio Two milestones make this show noteworthy: It’s the last time POTP will be on a Wednesday night, and this show is the swan song for local punks Manic and the Depressives. 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Patio, $5 Trapdoor Social Los Angeles indie rockers Trapdoor Social will be playing…
Twin Peaks’ Jack Dolan on the difference between the ‘record Twin Peaks’ and the ‘live band Twin Peaks’ (both of which kick ass)
First things first with Chicago indie rock quintet Twin Peaks: Forget the whole named-after-an-iconic-TV-show thing. Forget all the intricate attempts to accurately describe the band’s sound – Pitchfork wins with “kitchen-table blues, slow-dance serenades and unplugged power pop.” We’re going to talk about how this music makes you feel. “Walk to the One You Love,”…
There are no excuses for Republicans’ gamesmanship over Zika
Legends of the Fall
