Aficionado! (Grass Roots). Review by Jen Cray.

Noone thought that Ben Kweller had enough fans in Orlando to sell out The Social, but sell it out he did. It was a good thing Jen Cray got there early to catch the action.

Are the Dark Horse (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Be He Me (Ace Fu). Review by Jen Cray.

You’re Looking Very Beautiful Man (Lather Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Yours To Keep (New Line). Review by Jen Cray.

The Dark Third (Red Ink). Review by Michael Crown.

Please Come Home (Equal Vision). Review by Jen Cray.

The four perfectionists who run the Summerbirds In The Cellar machine consistently put on the best show of any Central Florida band I’ve seen. Billed behind them on a late night gig at Orlando’s BackBooth was Attached Hands , For Ex Lovers Only , Derek Lyn Plastic. Staying until the very late, late end was Jen Cray.

Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl). Review by Jen Cray.

Takers and Leavers EP (Park The Van). Review by Jen Cray.

The ambitious sounds of The Format are Pet Sounds-era The Beach Boys for the Fall Out Boy audience. Unorthodox instrumentation, perfectly crafted melodies, and beautiful vocals that have the slightest hint of modern day emo whine, but not enough to make Jen Cray cringe.

Not too many bands could recruit Pearl Jam as an opening act, but the boys from Rockford, Illinois once did. Steve Stav , who once asked his mom if she could knit him a checkered sweater, corrals guitarist Rick Nielsen for an expectedly humorous look at America’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll show.

Why Don’t We Talk About Something Else (Rainbow Quartz). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Songbook - The Singles (Epic). Review by Danny Lewis.

So Much for the City (Virgin). Review by Van Sias.

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You Know the Rules (Mint). Review by Aaron Shaul.

You Know the Rules (Mint). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Let’s Get Ready to Crumble (Upper Class). Review by Stein Haukland.