Pigeons Playing Ping Pong light up Orlando with their funky jams while Eric Donath tries not to get knocked over by the twirling hula hoops.

The right time and place happened at Backbooth Wednesday night, March 7. Eric Donath was there for the Orange You Glad Fest pre-Party, where Grimes, Born Gold, and Michael Parallax put on a super fun show of costumes, props, and fantastic original music.

Atari Teenage Riot came to Firestone Live to pound out the techno into a modern political landscape where the people rise above totalitarian and authoritarian control. It’s the kind of futuristic idealism that local scribe Eric Donath can’t miss, and to ice that cake is Otto von Schirach, a bass-heavy freak with street-cred like a rap-sheet symphony.

Sweden’s Little Dragon played at the Electric Pickle for their first visit to Miami, and in spite of bad sound and a ton of cops, they were able to put on a great show with opener Billygoat for a very appreciative crowd. Eric Donath was there to happily soak it all in before a quick, law enforcement-induced exit.

Old school skateboarding thrash punks Suicidal Tendencies stopped by Orlando with Hed PE to wax political. It was a ruckus not to be missed – and Eric Donath did not.

Singer/Producer Jamie Lidell plays at the EARL in Atlanta along with Twin Shadow.

Distortion-lovers, techno-heads, and retro-gamers showed up in full force at Orlando’s Firestone Live for Crystal Castles with Brooklyn’s Bear in Heaven. Eric Donath braved security, facial hair, and legal jargon to catch the show.