Britain’s pop/rock poster boys recently brought their “Everybody Wants” world tour to Orlando, FL for a sold-out performance at The Social. Christopher Long was there, waiting like a giddy schoolgirl when the band rolled into town.

Florence + the Machine brings a bit of magic to Orlando, and to Jen Cray.

From the Big Muddy: Impressions of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2016

WJRR’s annual Earthday Birthday is a daylong, sweat-soaked, outdoor concert celebration – featuring some of the biggest bands in the biz. Christopher Long found much to love on the smaller stages.

The recently reunited Underoath wrapped up their sold-out Rebirth Tour in Orlando and even a skeptical Jen Cray was convinced of their power.

Their bassist quit, their singer broke his hand onstage, and hospital bills threatened to break their tour yet PEARS have soldiered on.

The Baseball Project and Gritt ran the bases at The Crowbar. Bob Pomeroy gives us the play by play.

Spring was in the air as hundreds of complicated teens, and Christopher Long flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live, giddy to guzzle the grindcore gospel of blessthefall.

The 2016 Vans Warped Tour lineup was announced as a live webcast from Winter Park’s Full Sail University. Jen Cray was there to catch the mystery bands on the bill, as much as to learn the lineup.

Black Sabbathy beachballs and bacon - Mac Sabbath and American Party Machine deliver a meal of hot grease and cheese with a side of middle fingers.

Hundreds of diehards packed O-Town’s House of Blues for Never Shout Never that Christopher Long shines some light on.

The Sun Ra Arkestra held sway over Bob Pomeroy in Jacksonville.

Roi Tamkin was Feelin’ Alright with Dave Mason in Atlanta.

Canadian pop princess, Carly Rae Jepsen delighted her faithful Orlando flock when her 2016 “Gimmie Love Tour” recently came to the Plaza Live.

Tastemaking indie label Third Man Records have sent out some of their most vicious and visceral punk bands on their first ever label-showcase tour, Audio Social Dissent. Jen Cray was front and center.

Geezër brought their old-school show all the way from their Miami rest home, and Julius C. Lacking thinks they were quite spry.

Bully greets Orlando with apathy and anger toward one of its theme parks. Jen Cray smiles and thinks, “Man, this band would have fit in well in the nineties!”

Years pass, and so do our legends, but one constant remains: there are always artists living and breathing that are worth your time and attention. Ani DiFranco is a major one, according to Jen Cray and a whole legion of fans.

Silversun Pickups triumph at The Plaza Live in Orlando!

Quintron and Miss Pussycat brought their psychedelic carnival to Will’s Pub in Orlando, and Julius C. Lacking was there to make some flashbacks.