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Punk legend Marky Ramone looks back on his musical life ahead of Orlando gig
Brooklyn-raised drummer Marc Steven Bell, better known to punk fans worldwide as Marky Ramone, has spent most of his life behind a drumkit, helping shape the sound of punk rock through countless performances with the Ramones.
Here’s what to do this Labor Day weekend in Orlando
Raglan Road’s Great Irish HooleyVarious times Friday-Monday, Sept. 4-7; Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista; raglanroad.com, free.Disney Springs will be very sonically lucky over the long holiday weekend with Raglan Road’s Great Irish Hooley going strong for four days. The Disney Springs pub hosts a score of Irish musicians, step dancers and…
Six-string renaissance man Scout releases new album on vinyl only (that’s right, no streaming)
Nick Scout is either going about it so wrong or so right. Under the moniker Scout, he’s just made his solo debut with a new album. But you’ve likely not heard it. That’s because it’s a very limited, vinyl-only release. Specifically, only about 150 copies. And, gulp, no streaming. This is a formula for either…
Country-music savior Charley Crockett is coming to Orlando to live up to the hype
Look beyond the beefs, back to the work of Charley Crockett, the artist most credibly cited these days as a country-music savior.
You are invited to the cookout (and Labor Day Jazz Festival) at Timucua this weekend
Heading up the Labor Day Jazz Festival is superlative Chi-town saxophonist and hard-bop revivalist Eric Alexander, playing two sets to wind both up and down the evening.
See off Orlando hardcore band Watts at Will’s Pub tour warmup show
Watts, Orlando’s homegrown hardcore outfit, are hitting the road. But before they venture off into the great unknown via I-95, they’re playing an Orlando show. Promoters The Coop and Montgomery Drive have organized a stellar sendoff, featuring bands from near and far: Life Chord, Zero Mob, Retina and Helvetica.
New on Netflix: Season 2 of ‘The Gentlemen’; Mr. T’s inspiring rags-to-dookie-ropes ‘Untold’; Stavros Halkias stand-up
Streaming Thursday, Sept. 3: The Gentlemen — Season 2 finds criminal kingpin Bobby Glass (Ray Winstone) under the microscope for his increasingly questionable decisions. But come on, the guy’s a pot dealer. The closest they get to good choices is leaving some crumbs at the bottom of the Funyuns bag for later. (Netflix)
Ashley and David Eckstein do a his-and-hers book release Tuesday
In the 13 years since I last interviewed actress-entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein, she sold her groundbreaking fashion line to Hot Topic and the Star Wars animated character she originated made the leap to live action. On Tuesday, she returns to Orlando Family Stage — where her career first started — with her husband, MLB All-Star David…
Raglan Road’s Great Irish Hooley features four free days of sounds from the Emerald Isle at Disney Springs
The Raglan Road Great Irish Hooley features sets from The Consequences, Folk Division (not a Joy Division/Pogues hybrid proposition, unfortunately), Men of Aran, Northern Crossing, Plain Sailin and Adam Sheahan.
Otto Von Schirach brings the Miami musical filth to Orlando’s Conduit
Here’s the Otto Von Schirach recipe for becoming a cult music icon. First, cram blender with the most maximal sounds of his native Miami — electronic, bass, Latin and even noise. Next, press pulse just enough to keep the chop rough, wild and colorful. Serve hot and loud.
Jack Harlow ready to take some musical chances onstage at Orlando’s House of Blues
On stage, expect to hear new (sometimes brand-new and unheard) material before familiar tracks like “What’s Poppin’” and “Industry Baby” work their way in. So yes, you’ll get the hits, but House of Blues is also getting a more introspective Harlow than his singles might suggest.
‘Nosferatu’ is back on home soil at the Ren Theatre, bigger and bloodier than ever
This year’s Nosferatu: The Citadel summons audience members to the Great Covening, where they’ll leave the mortal realm and become vampires in this 360-degree production that takes over much of the Ren’s Ivanhoe real estate.
Bassist and bandleader LaVon Rushing celebrates his birthday with a jam at Judson’s Live
LaVon Rushing’s music is poised between gospel, funk, jazz, rock and progressive R&B, and you just might find yourself tempted to rise out of your comfy seat at Judson’s and dance.
