The Airborne Toxic Event
Stan Kruslicky takes in The Airborne Toxic Event and Voxhaul Broadcast show at Orlando’s Beacham Theater.
Stan Kruslicky takes in The Airborne Toxic Event and Voxhaul Broadcast show at Orlando’s Beacham Theater.
Angles (RCA/Rough Trade). Review by Jen Cray.
Flogging Molly’s 7th annual Green 17 Tour brings to Orlando the added bonus of opening act Moneybrother. Jen Cray can’t decide which band she enjoyed more.
Medicine Show (Water ). Review by James Mann.
A two-DVD set featuring two documentaries about U2, one focusing on an analysis of the album Achtung Baby and the other on the band’s first two albums of the 2000s.
With the metamorphosis of Brian Fallon from shy guy to confident frontman, The Gaslight Anthem are poised to follow in their hero’s footsteps. Jen Cray observed the band’s ascent at a recent Orlando show.
The lineup isn’t as important as the experience when it comes to the Van’s Warped Tour. Jen Cray smeared on some sunblock and took in the annual summertime tradition when the traveling circus hit Orlando.
African Elephants (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Jen Cray.
Strike Anywhere turns a room full of strangers into a family with their well-measured mix of melodic punk and angry politics.
Strung Out gives standard Orlando fare a run for its money, abusing, shredding, and grinding the hell out of every inch of The Social’s stage to fans’ delight.
Jen Cray flings off a bit of friendly vomit at The Social – who cares? Enduring horrible bodily fluids is but a small price to pay when The Gaslight Anthem’s in town.
Packing enough punk ‘n’ roll to wake up a sleepy Florida Friday afternoon, Riverboat Gamblers plowed through a matinee set at The Social that left Jen Cray sweaty and smiling.
Scottish rockers Glasvegas rode into New York City on a wave of hype for two sold-out shows. With only one proper album to flaunt, the band nevertheless proved to Kiran Aditham that they can bring arena-sized sound to a mid-sized theater.
Words of Surrender (Lorelei Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Pale Moon Gang (Fast Loose). Review by Jen Cray.
The Saint Alvia Cartel (Stomp). Review by Jen Cray.
Julien Temple puts together a sweet requiem for Joe Strummer of The Clash.
Down On Pacific (Reynolds Recording Co.). Review by Jen Cray.
Agony & Irony (Epic). Review by Jen Cray.
Carbon/Silicon is the new project from punk rock legends Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite) and Tony James (Generation X). Not even a wicked case of the flu could keep Jen Cray from catching their intimate Orlando show.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.