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Matthew Moyer gets quiet with boy/girl duo Nire, cracking the code from Portland.
Matthew Moyer gets quiet with boy/girl duo Nire, cracking the code from Portland.
Vespers (Abandoned Love Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
For their second trip to Orlando in just three months time, Portugal the Man took a backseat in billing (to Rock Votolato), and quietly appeared as an opener at the same venue that they had previously sold out on their own. Jen Cray was back for a second helping of these Alaska boys.
ToHeavenURide (Mighty Sound). Review by Rose Petralia.
Driveblind (Geffen). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Cotton Teeth (Equal Vision). Review by Jen Cray.
The last we saw Dr. Dog , they were opening for The Raconteurs. Jen Cray couldn’t resist seeing how their inspired 30-minute set translated to a full set on a stage of their own.
The Town and the City (Hollywood). Review by Sean Slone.
Sometimes, you have to weed through the junk to find the treasure. Well, here it is. Brittany Sturges meets Pawnshop Roses.
Favourite Colours (Yep Roc). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Flip Flop (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
Brian Heater discusses campfires and other people’s music with the enigmatic Matt Pond.
Blood of the Ram (Eleven Thirty). Review by Sean Slone.
Artist’s Choice: Music That Matters to Her (Hear Music). Review by Bill Campbell.
The Dirty South (New West Records). Review by Joe Frietze.
Days after receiving their very first Grammy Award for their fifth album, A Ghost Is Born, Wilco greets a sold-out Orlando, FL crowd. And Jen Cray.
Favorite Colours (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.
Unconscious Pilot (Princess). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Films About Ghosts…The Best Of (Geffen). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Films About Ghosts…The Best Of (Geffen). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Carl F. Gauze takes in See You at the Movies, another exciting Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret featuring Orlando’s own Tay Anderson.
A small town woman finds peace with her family in Rachel Hendrix, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.