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Rat Beat (Epitaph). Review by Scott Adams.
Rat Beat (Epitaph). Review by Scott Adams.
Bad Religion are still exciting after 30+ years of making music, as Jen Cray discovered at a recent Orlando date.
Fallen From the Sky and Static Radio woke up Orlando – and Jen Cray – for an afternoon punk show at the newly relocated Will’s Pub.
An Evening of Bad Decisions (Black Numbers). Review by Jen Cray.
Losing Daylight (A-F Records). Review by Jen Cray.
The Loved Ones had no idea they had so many fans in Orlando. Jen Cray was happy to find that she wasn’t the only adult in town who has a soft spot for melodic punk.
With a trio of Hot Water Music reunion shows coming up later in the month, the 3/4 of the band who moonlight as The Draft played an off-tour warmup gig in Orlando. Jen Cray was there.
I Am the Avalanche brought a slew of mediocrity on tour with them to Orlando. Jen Cray was there to witness the disaster.
Crime In Stereo Is Dead (Bridge Nine). Review by Jen Cray.
Wide Eyes (Run For Cover). Review by Jen Cray.
One For the Good Guys (Black Numbers). Review by Jen Cray.
There’s something so pure about a bill of up-and-coming bands playing a tiny bar with no stage. Such was the locale of Broadway Calls’ Orlando stop. Jen Cray relished in the simplicity of a d.i.y. punk show.
Arrivals & Departures (Victory). Review by Jen Cray.
A Cheap Print of a Masterpiece (Jump Start). Review by Jen Cray.
Quo Vadimus (Jump Start). Review by Jen Cray.
New England is Sinking (I Scream). Review by Jen Cray.
NJ’s pre-emo/melodic hardcore cult favorites Lifetime may have pissed off a lot of fans by signing to Pete Wentz’s Decaydance label, but their show with The Draft still almost sold-out Orlando’s The Social. Amongst the crowd was newly christened fan Jen Cray.
Lifetime (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen). Review by Jen Cray.
Various Artists (Victory). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
AM Gold (Jade Tree). Review by Anton Wagner.
SCRAPS: (very) old and (almost) new solo guitar pieces. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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Greg Chako may be from Ohio, but the jazz guitarist explains his personal connection to Japan and the experience of recording music in Tokyo in discussion with Ink 19’s Stacey Zering.
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This week, Christopher Long learns that he doesn’t always have to go to other people’s garages to discover vinyl treasure, as he locates a long-lost, musty LP copy of REO, the oft-overlooked 1976 gem from REO Speedwagon, right under his nose.
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Altitude (Snakefarm). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Phil Bailey talks with Ben Model, the Renaissance Man smashing silent film stereotypes through his boutique label, Undercrank Productions.
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A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs (Americana Vibes). Review by Judy Craddock.