Orlando Calling Festival
The first ever Orlando Calling Festival set up camp on a picture-perfect Central Florida fall day. Jen Cray parked it on the lawn amid tens of thousands of music fans and absorbed.
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Orlando Calling Festival
The inaugural, and hopefully annual, Orlando Calling Festival brings BIG acts to Central Florida for a major two-day music festival November 12-13.
Le Butcherettes
Le Butcherettes unleash their inner she-beast at an Orlando show that not only wowed Jen Cray , but won over a venue full of macho Deftones fans.
The White Wires
WWII (Dirtnap). Review by Jen Cray.
Phoenix
If Phoenix’s debut Orlando performance is any indication of its future, the little French band is finally beginning to see the fruits of its decade-long labor. An enthusiastic sold-out crowd that included Jen Cray greeted the band with open arms.
Silversun Pickups
Jen Cray was absorbed in Silversun Pickups’ sonic swirl of gorgeous distortion and dreamy pop as the band opened its summertime tour at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.
MGMT
Congratulations (Sony/Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Thermals
The Thermals are keeping the vitality of mid ’90s-styled indie rock alive and well.
Against Me!
Against Me! test drives both a new drummer and a new set of songs on a mini-Florida tour that finds them squeezing into the packed confines of The Social in Orlando.
Quasi
American Gong (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Rose Petralia.
Monotonix
Monotonix and Surfer Blood help Parafora Productions celebrate 3 years of amazing live music at Orlando’s BackBooth. Jen Cray is still reeling.
The Penelope[s]
Priceless Concrete Echoes (Citizen). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Breeders
Fate to Fatal EP. Review by Shelton Hull.
New Roman Times
On The Sleeve (New Granada). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Clock Hands Strangle
Distacatti and Live at WMSE. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Grand Duchy
Petits Fours (Cooking Vinyl). Review by Jen Cray.
Holy Rolemodel
The Sum of Our Parts (self released). Review by Jen Cray.
Modest Mouse
After fifteen years, Modest Mouse is at the top of the game. Jen Cray was one of many who felt their majesty at a recent Orlando concert.
The Old Haunts
Poisonous Times (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Jen Cray.
Tapes ‘n Tapes
Tapes ‘n Tapes proves to Jen Cray that no matter how great a band’s songs are, if the crowd is uninspired, the band shall be as well.
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