Tag: FL

Rainer Maria

Event Reviews

Indie pop trio Rainer Maria , give Orlando – and Jen Cray – an evening of sweet sounds and Molly Ringwald memories.

The Sounds

Event Reviews

The Sounds and Morningwood on the same bill. Just take your clothes off at the tour stop and prepare for a night of debauchery. Jen Cray is there to join in on the fun!

Nine Black Alps

Event Reviews

Manchester’s Nine Black Alps give an intimate acoustic performance for Jen Cray and a handful of other fans at Orlando’s Park Ave. CDs.

Rob Zombie

Event Reviews

Rob Zombie brings his skulls, clown heads, and robots to Orlando for a sold-out spectacle for the lucky 2,000 who were able to get tickets. And Jen Cray was one of two people who got to take photographs.

OK GO

Event Reviews

Chicago foursome OK GO use their charm, and their smooth dance moves, to win the hearts of Jen Cray and Orlando. But not the Orlando police.

Take Action! Tour

Event Reviews

SubCity’s Take Action! Tour battles against teen suicide with popular music for its fifth year running. Jen Cray checks out what has all the kids riled up these days.

Darkest Hour

Event Reviews

The “Undoing Ruin Tour” brings Darkest Hour, Himsa, and a slew of other modern hardcore acts, face to face with the locals of Orlando. Jen Cray barely escapes the mayhem.

Taste of Chaos Tour

Event Reviews

The Taste of Chaos tour rolls into Orlando with a lineup of today’s hottest metalcore acts. Is Jen Cray a convert.

Cyndi Lauper

Event Reviews

Thirty years have passed since she first invaded mainstream pop radio with her cartoony punk looks and squeaky Brooklyn-ized voice, but no one told Cyndi Lauper. Jen Cray witnesses the oversight.

U2

Event Reviews

U2 stop off in Tampa to remind nearly 22,000 fans that they are rock gods! Tampa responds with “Yes, you are!”

H.I.M.

Event Reviews

H.I.M. bring their brand of Love Metal to American audiences (and Jen Cray ), and the fans come out in swarms.

New York Dolls

Event Reviews

Glam Pioneers New York Dolls bring back 1972 at Orlando’s House of Blues… and Carl F Gauze was there to witness anachronism in action.

Audioslave

Event Reviews

After postponing the original show date to make history in Cuba, Audioslave finally arrive in Orlando to play an intimate venue in the midst of their arena tour. Jen Cray decides the wait was worth it.

Pennywise

Event Reviews

SoCal and NYC hardcore invade the Sunshine state with Pennywise and H2O turning Orlando’s House of Blues into one large mosh pit. A drenched Jen Cray reports.

System of a Down

Event Reviews

System of a Down fuse rap/metal with bold political opinion, and The Mars Volta are just bold, period. When the two bands tour together you’ve got one hell of a package deal. Jen Cray ignores the politics (mostly) for an unforgettable night.

Kings of Leon

Event Reviews

Nashville’s Kings of Leon may be suffering from tour fatigue, but you’d never know it by hearing them play. Jen Cray struggles past a migraine to pinpoint what went wrong.

My Chemical Romance

Event Reviews

My Chemical Romance’s nonstop touring has not only strengthened their popularity, but it has tightened their performance as they have been proving all summer on The Warped Tour. Jen Cray finally captures that somersault.

Transplants

Event Reviews

What do you get when you mix Rancid’s Tim Armstrong and Blink 182’s Travis Barker with a roadie-turned-rapper? The Transplants answer Jen Cray’s question on this year’s Warped Tour.

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Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.

The Shootist

The Shootist

Screen Reviews

John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.

HEALTH

HEALTH

Event Reviews

HEALTH continue their mission to make everyone love each other, bringing their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR to the Mile High City, where Steven Cruse gets to be a very lucky middle-aged industrial fanboy.