Self Help Festival
A Day to Remember finally bring their Self Help Festival to their home state and Vanna Porter couldn’t be happier to attend.
Event Reviews
Read on for action reports of concerts, festivals, stand-ups, one-acts, and other parades of human entertainment from the passionate reviewers camping out in backstage trenches and after-parties to write about them for you in the morning.
together PANGEA
together PANGEA stack their bill for a blazing Orlando debut that Jen Cray was front and center for.
Green Day
Green Day welcome West Palm Beach, and Jen Cray, to paradise.
Capstan and Belmont
Fast and loud, hot and sticky – this high-energy, five-band collective offered Orlando rock fans one last gasp of summer glory.
Die Alps!
Die Alps! blowout popular Tampa hangout New World Brewery one last time, as a record release party for their long awaited full length. Bob Pomeroy was in on the action.
Blondie and Garbage
Blondie and Garbage bring their Rage and Rapture Tour to Orlando, and Jen Cray is in heaven.
Elf Power
Veteran alt-rockers keep heads bouncing at Cincinnati’s alt-treasure roadhouse the Motr Pub.
Foreigner and Cheap Trick
Bursting with non-stop hits, the classic rock triple-threat package tour attracted thousands (and thousands) of dedicated South Florida fans.
Cindy Wilson
Co-founding B-52s singer / songwriter Cindy Wilson delivers an impressive and intimate Orlando club performance.
Styx and REO Speedwagon
Three of rock’s most iconic 70s brands united recently in Tampa, FL for a night of non-stop, fist-pumping classics. Christopher Long was, of course, there.
Phantogram
Phantogram were stars in Orlando along with Tycho and Heathered Pearls.
Washed Out
Washed Out wash over Orlando and Jen Cray is swept away on the acid wave.
Vans Warped Tour 2017
The Vans Warped Tour is as much a summertime tradition as vacation flings, sunburns, and losing your bathing suit at the beach for music fans of all ages, Jen Cray among them.
Country 500 (Day Three)
An estimated crowd of 50,000 barbecued enthusiasts converged on the infield of Daytona’s World-Famous International Speedway for a three-day celebration of “Great American Music.”
Icon for Hire
Headlined by anointed (former) Warped Tour darlings, Icon for Hire, the eclectic four-band collective delivered spirited performances to an “intimate”-sized Orlando crowd. Christopher Long reports.
Real Friends
Real Friends
Beach House
Beach House play with darkness to welcome a sold-out Orlando audience into their dreamworld. Jen Cray got swept up.
From Montenegro to Moldova: The Best of SEEFest 2017
For the twelfth year, the South East European Film Festival (SEEfest) in Los Angeles showcased an impressive lineup of new features and shorts. Lily and Generoso Fierro provide a festival wrap up and their picks for the films that you cannot miss.
Temples
Supporting their just-released sophomore record, UK synth-pop poster boys, Temples, attracted an SRO crowd to one of Orlando’s premier nightspots.
Bishop Briggs
Bishop Briggs brings a stacked bill of up and comers to Orlando for a sold-out party at The Social. Jen Cray joins in the fun.
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