of Montreal
of Montreal gets weird at the Social! Relive the crazy with Alexa Harris in this review of the antic-filled, surreal, one-of-a-kind show.
of Montreal gets weird at the Social! Relive the crazy with Alexa Harris in this review of the antic-filled, surreal, one-of-a-kind show.
The Big Orlando gave Central Florida fans a music festival in jacket weather. Weezer and Fall Out Boy headlined, but there were a dozen other bands to keep Jen Cray happy all the live long day.
Jack White plays Jacksonville, FL for the first time ever and gives the sold-out audience, and Jen Cray, a night they won’t soon forget.
Indie-pop band Miniature Tiger’s fun, upbeat, danceable tunes and contagious positivity wowed Alexa Harris at the Social.
12,000+ sweaty fans baked in the sun and bathed in the storm during the highly anticipated grunge era union of Soundgarden and Nine Inch Nails at West Palm’s popular outdoor concert venue, but Christopher Long only came to hear one of those bands play.
Electronic psych-pop duo Phantogram storms the Beacham with strobe lights, sequins, and energy to spare.
Jenny Lewis overcomes being the opening band, and sound and lighting issues, to overwhelm an Orlando audience, as Jen Cray knew she would.
2000+ fashion forward, angst-filled fans – and Christopher Long – packed the popular Orlando live music venue to take in the final night of the six-week-long Taking Back Sunday/ The Used concert tour.
Inaugural Big Guava festival in Tampa, FL. 3 days of music, midway rides, craft beer, and local food. Phillip Haire breaks out the poncho and dives in!
Cloud Nothings delivered a dazed, but delicious set in Orlando as Jen Cray watches on.
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.
Two of pop music’s most prolific singer/songwriters came together for one night to delight and dazzle their longtime Orlando fans, Michelle Wilson among them.
Soul, funk, and R&B purists, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings “bring it” to Phillip Haire and the people of Orlando
It’s been a transformative year for Against Me!, but the fans have stood by their band. Jen Cray reports from Orlando.
It was a must-see double-bill - an old fashioned blues bash of epic proportions - the pairing of one of today’s top artists with a bona fide living legend.
The legendary REO Speedwagon joined forces with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander to converge on Melbourne, FL’s King Center and deliver a true blue rock and roll spectacle of epic proportions.
Lest Melbourne lag behind the trendsetters, Open Mike’s hosts a variety of swell weekly open-mic events. Rose Petralia sat in on a Jazz Jam, but she had beer, not wine.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.