Don’t Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker
Long-awaited documentary on groundbreaking punk/emo band Jawbreaker.
Long-awaited documentary on groundbreaking punk/emo band Jawbreaker.
The Bleached Slang Tour (Beach Slang + Bleached) brings Orlando to its knees and causes hearts, like Jen Cray’s, to swoon.
Predatory Highlights (Don Giovanni Records). Review by Jen Cray.
No Wonder We Prefer the Dark (Paper + Plastick). Review by Jen Cray.
Encores at tiny punk rock shows?! They’re rare, but Jen Cray and a whole bunch of hungry fans dug this one.
The second annual Harvest of Hope Festival raises money to help migrant farm workers by giving music fans three days of music, mud, and mayhem.
Brand New and Thrice play the first of a pair of sold-out Orlando dates.
As part of a pseudo-after-party for Gainesville, Florida’s punk rock weekend (The Fest), Polar Bear Club attempts to make new punk sound classic. Jen Cray is entertained, though not entirely convinced.
The Sum of Our Parts (self released). Review by Jen Cray.
O-Rock 105.9 may have really dropped the ball on this year’s annual No Snow Show by splitting it into two separate shows, but at least they scored Jimmy Eat World and Silverchair to co-headline the second night of the event. Jen Cray was amongst the masses at Orlando’s House of Blues trying to convince themselves that the pair was enough to justify the pricey ticket.
Pessimism & Satire (Fearless). Review by Addam Donnelly.
Menos el Oso (Suicide Squeeze). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Truth is a Menace (No Idea). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
They Make Beer Commercials Like This (Arena Rock). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Magdalene (Limekiln). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Insobriety & Insubordination (Signal Path Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Lady Melody (Kung Fu). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
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The Daylight Robbery (Smallman). Review by Stein Haukland.
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.