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Music columnist for Orlando Weekly // Freelance culture writer applying serious opinion to unserious matters
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New Orlando music: Paper Aviator digitizes Midwest emo and mulls the dilemma of living in today's Florida (performing SAT at Lil Indie's for Halo Halo Music Fest).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #digitalfusion #emo #filipinx #lgbtq
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Paper Aviator ponders whether to stay or go in affecting new song - Orlando Weekly
As narrow as the sonic inspiration is for “I Don’t Want to Leave,” its theme and emotions are very relatable, especially for those of us here in Orlando and other bubbles of sanity. It’s a lovely litt...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Concert pick: Montgomery Drive presents the long-awaited return of Boston Marriage with Like Father, Funeral Homes and Lowtalk (TUE at Will's Pub).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #indie #rock
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Indie-rock notables Boston Marriage return to an Orlando stage after a lengthy silence - Orlando Weekly
After emerging in the late 2010s, Boston Marriage are miraculously rising again to show us what music of true indie integrity sounds like.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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New Orlando music: The mighty psych convergence of The San Francisco Renaissance and Alien Witch (Alien Witch plays FRI on stacked bill with Black Wick, Snotnoze Saleem and Los Jarritos at The Falcon).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #psych #rock #music
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Orlando bands San Francisco Renaissance and Alien Witch release split album - Orlando Weekly
The eight-song album is evenly split, with the first four songs penned by the San Francisco Renaissance and the last four by Alien Witch.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Concert pick: Latin-jazz percussion legend Giovanni Hidalgo to do two shows in one night (FRI at Timucua).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #latin #jazz #percussion #conga #puertorico #boricua #afrocuban #hispanicheritagemonth
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Master percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo plays intimate Orlando gig this week - Orlando Weekly
There probably isn’t a greater or more native way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month than with Latin-jazz icon Giovanni Hidalgo.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Concert pick: The dazzling Molly Tuttle and the excellent Joshua Ray Walker (WED at The Plaza Live).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #folk #bluegrass #roots #americana #country #indie
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Folk guitar virtuoso Molly Tuttle to shred (quietly) in Orlando - Orlando Weekly
Rock hogs the spotlight when it comes to guitar heroes for obvious reasons. But Americana has its greats, too. And without question, Molly Tuttle is a young god
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September 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Concert pick: Montgomery Drive presents rare hometown show for Teen Suicide with Please Be Kind and Sunday Morning Revival (WED at Will's Pub).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #indie #rock
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Undercover Orlando band Teen Suicide makes rare local return to Will's - Orlando Weekly
Teen Suicide are already well-known as the breakout Baltimore band formed by noted indie artist Sam Ray. Somewhat less known is that they’re now Orlando-based.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Concert pick: Orlando Girls Rock Camp all-ages show ft Saucers Over Washington, Pinko Beats, Dismera and Physalia (SAT at Will's Pub).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #ogrc #shoegaze #indie #rock #alt
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Orlando Girls Rock Camp wants 'Youth to the Front' for all-ages concert - Orlando Weekly
This latest edition features outstanding neo-shoegaze pacesetters Saucers Over Washington, political alt-rockers The Pinko Beats, young pop rockers Dismera and brand-new OGRC shoegaze product Physalia...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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New Orlando music: EDM nomad Preston Hardwick expands his horizon even wider with two new back-to-back releases.
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #edm #idm #dnb #drumnbass #jungle #ambient #electronic
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Genre-curious Orlando musician Preston Hardwick releases two very different mini-albums - Orlando Weekly
Seeing Preston Hardwick on stage laying down the rock hard and heavy with noted Orlando bands like Weak and Audible Parts will give you certain ideas about where his artistic passions lie. But on his ...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Concert pick: Ugly Orange's Battle of the Cover Bands, partial proceeds go to Orlando Girls Rock Camp and Central Florida Public Media (FRI at Will's Pub).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music
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Ugly Orange presents a Battle of the Cover Bands at Will's Pub and you're not ready
Band battles and cover bands. Individually, they’re eye-rolling enough. Put ’em together and that’s a special realm of hell. Well, except if Orlando promoter Ugly Orange is involved.
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September 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Concert pick: Social Decay showcase ft Boseby, Russelbuck, I’m Like the Blue Rose, Wave Mage, Ohtwo, PapaPornShop, Jaymond Kreek and Black Wick (SAT at Have Knotz Entertainment).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music
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Boseby throws Social Decay Showcase to spotlight crucial Florida sounds
The stacked program includes an immersive cyberpunk video party, a Boseby album release celebration, and live performances
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September 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Concert pick: The velvet hustle of Aloe Blacc in a whirlwind three-night stand (FRI-SUN at Judson's Live).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #rnb #soul #pop #hiphop
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R+B chameleon Aloe Blacc plays a three-night stand at Orlando's Judson's Live
R+B chameleon Aloe Blacc plays a three-night stand at Orlando's Judson's Live
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September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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New Orlando music: Sean Moore reemerges with first album in 13 years (Release show FRI at Casselberry Arts Center with Jonas Van den Bossche and Hesitant Waitress).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music
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Orlando post-pop artist Sean Moore releases first new album in 13 years
Orlando post-pop artist Sean Moore releases first new album in 13 years
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September 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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New Orlando music: Wheeler Newman reemerges after 8 years to reclaim his own spotlight.
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #indie #jazz #rock #pop #soul
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Orlando musician Wheeler Newman ends lengthy creative hiatus with 'ShaShe'
Wheeler Newman rose in the Orlando music scene of the mid-2010s, first as leader of psych-pop group Cosmic Roots Collective. Just as he began building a solo name, things went quiet.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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oncert pick: Grieves comes through to bring back that Rhymesayers feeling (THU at Cafe DaVinci).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #deland #hiphop #rap #indie #rhymesayers
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Seattle MC Grieves performs at Cafe DaVinci and it's a welcome return
Seattle MC Grieves performs at Cafe DaVinci in DeLand.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Concert picks: The weeklong celebration for Will's Pub's 30th anniversary closes with a trifecta of distinct lineups that show off the past, present, and future of Orlando music (WED, FRI, SAT).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #willspub #orlando #music
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Get ready for a heady week of even more Will’s Pub 30th anniversary shows
The New Eagles celebrate Will's anniversary Really, what more can be said about Will’s Pub on its big 30th anniversary? OK, tons. But everyone’s been
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September 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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New Orlando music: Gerald Law II releases socio-personal opus (Release show TUE at Judson's Live).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #jazz #soul #rnb #blackexcellence
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Orlando jazz maestro Gerald Law II releases zeitgeisty new album 'Who We Are'
We’re living in a cesspool boiling over with rage, animus, anxiety and despair, somewhere between 1984 and Idiocracy. The only measurable happiness around
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September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Concert pick: Two intimate engagements with the great, and local (!), Aoife O'Donovan (TONIGHT at Judson's Live).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #americana #folk #indie #roots
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Orlando folk singer Aoife O’Donovan gets intimate at Judson's Live this week
Now that contemporary-folk royalty Aoife O’Donovan is a card-carrying local, these up-close performances are what we’ve been waiting for.  For two
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September 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Concert pick: Once upon a time in Orlando... Lucero celebrates 20th anniversary of magnum opus 'Nobody's Darlings' (SAT at The Social).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #altcountry #americana
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Raise a glass to Lucero and celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'Nobody's Darlings' at the Social
Get those shot glasses lined up
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September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Concert pick: This weekend kicks off the weeklong festivities for the 30th anniversary of Will's Pub.
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #history #punk #garage #rock #americana #roots #folk #country
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Will’s Pub's 30th anniversary kicks off in style with a weekend of shows featuring the Delusionaires and so many more
Two nights of new and familiar faces pay tuneful tribute
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September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Concert pick: Movers of the alternative pop underground converge with Platonic Valentine, Earth Fault, Alienobserver, Crimesididntcommit & Limo Scene (TUE at Will's Pub).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #music #alternative #pop #postpunk #synth #darkwave
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Platonic Valentine plays on a bill of adventurous young electronic acts at Will's Pub
Alienobserver, Limo Scene, Earth Fault, Crimesididntcommit make for a stacked lineup
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August 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Concert preview: Oh. My. God. Endoxa Booking brings heavy rock legends Truckfighters to flatten us, with Restless Spirit, Florist, and Liquid Pennies (FRI at Conduit).
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #heavy #rock #stoner #riffs #doom #metal #music
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Truckfighters and Restless Spirit explore the International language of heaviness at Conduit
Florist and Liquid Pennies hold up the Florida end
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August 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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New Orlando music: Tele & The Ghost of Our Lord mark fresh phase with revelatory new country album (Release show FRI at Will's Pub w Brett Staska, Billy Ruben & the Mind Readers, and Swamp Blossom.
#thislittleunderground #orlandoweekly #orlando #music #country
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Tele and the Ghost of Our Lord release dazzling, twangy new album — catch the release show at Will’s
Roger Miller, The Buggles, Bowie and Leonard Cohen would approve
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August 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Best sendoff: Terri Binion farewell by Kaleigh Baker

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Best Sendoff: Terri Binion Farewell 2025
When local Americana icon Terri Binion moved away this spring, it left a major hole in the Orlando music landscape. But the farewell event at...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Best Orlando music scene class reunion: Redlight Redlight 20th anniversary fest

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Best Orlando Music Scene Class Reunion: Redlight 20th Anniversary Fest 2025
Because craft-beer trailblazer Redlight Redlight was founded by people deeply embedded in the Orlando music scene, they celebrated their 20th anniversary with not simply a...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Best living tribute: Jim Fest

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Best Living Tribute: Jim Fest 2025
Proof that we're getting wiser as a city: We're appreciating our history before it's, well, history. In the Orlando music scene, there are few documentarians...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM