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Photos: Indie-rock godfathers Modest Mouse float on at House of Blues

Jangle, angles and a Cure cover all for Orlando

by Annabella Vivero and Matthew Moyer September 21, 2026September 21, 2026

Modest Mouse thrilled House of Blues with tuneful, yet angular indie anthems and off ramps, including a cover of the Cure’s “A Forest.”

Hesitant Waitress

This Little Underground

Indie chanteuse Hesitant Waitress releases two affecting new mini-albums

“I honestly never expected any of these songs to see the light of day”

by Bao Le-Huu September 16, 2026September 23, 2026

Buko Boys

Live Music Picks + Previews

Miami’s Buko Boys breeze into Orlando for a show at My Sister’s House

Catnap, Uber Crunch and Los Bajas are getting down too

by Mia Schaeperkoetter May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Music

Orlando band Please Be Kind unveil new album and play a release show at Stardust

First proper full-length from this promising band

by Bao Le-Huu November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Stereogum’s Chris DeVille talks millennial indie-rock memories at Park Ave CDS

St. Vincent, TV on the Radio, LCD Soundsystem and more

by Matthew Moyer October 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Music

Genre-transcending band MisterWives play Orlando’s Plaza Live this week

‘You play a show like it’s the last fucking time you’re ever going to be doing it’

by Lucy Dillon November 6, 2024June 10, 2025

Music

Foxing plays Orlando’s Abbey and this one’s all about their new music

This one’s all about what’s to come

by Lucy Dillon and Matthew Moyer October 16, 2024March 26, 2025

Music

Orlando indie duo Shampoo Tears release new mini-album ‘Tidal Wave,’ a quantum leap forward

FFO: The Field Mice and The Ocean Blue

by Bao Le-Huu October 2, 2024July 22, 2025

Music

‘Enough About Me’ says Orlando musician Jeff Ilgenfritz as he releases star-studded solo album

‘Effervescent indie-pop optimism’

by Bao Le-Huu September 25, 2024August 1, 2025

Music

Weezer, Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. make for a night of nostalgia and modern musical kicks at the Kia Center

You’ll hear the ‘Blue Album’ in full

by Ida V. Eskamani September 18, 2024June 7, 2025

Music

Come early to the Badflower show in Orlando because indie duo Slothrust are a can’t-miss proposition

‘Stellar guitar work and swaggering wordplay’

by Lucy Dillon September 4, 2024October 21, 2024

Music

Pylon Reenactment Society singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay looks back (and forward), ahead of triumphant Orlando return

The South shall ‘Gyrate’ again

by Matthew Moyer August 28, 2024April 1, 2025

Music

Indie rockers Bright Eyes are coming to Orlando in spring of 2025

Band will be touring behind new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’

by Matthew Moyer August 12, 2024March 9, 2025

Music

Nashville’s The Band Camino to play a sold-out show at the Vanguard in Orlando

‘Taking Shape’ tour shows off new and confident sounds for the band

by Houda Eletr July 24, 2024June 11, 2025

Music

Central Florida’s Virginity release ‘Bad Jazz,’ maybe their best record yet

It’s a jackpot for those who like their melodies as big as their guitars

by Bao Le-Huu July 17, 2024April 28, 2025

Enzian hosts Orlando-area screening of ‘Louder Than You Think’ about wildcard Pavement drummer Gary Young

An indie-rock weirdo gets his cinematic due

by Jessica Bryce Young June 14, 2024December 20, 2024

Music

Postal Service’s Jimmy Tamborello reflects on the victory lap that is his band’s anniversary tour with Death Cab for Cutie

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night …

by Gabby Macogay April 22, 2024April 13, 2025

Music

This week’s Sun Room show at the Social in Orlando is postponed until end of April

‘Freak surfing accident’

by Bao Le-Huu April 16, 2024September 12, 2024

Music

Take a bow! Saint Motel head to Orlando as part of their ‘Award Show’ tour

Indie-rockers play the Plaza Live Tuesday

by Alexandra Sullivan April 4, 2024May 23, 2025

Music

Orlando musician John Dorney celebrates the release of his new single at Framework Coffee

A night of irresistible local voices

by Maisie Haney February 5, 2024February 26, 2025