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Earlier this year, Wollard released Canyons featuring a consistent lineup as well as a consistent message: Think for yourself.
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I can think of a gazillion things I’d rather do than insult Vampire Weekend’s new record, so if you were hoping for a true album review I’m sorry to disappoint you. Instead, I’m going to cut to the quick and prevent you from a dated, soul-torturing listen by sharing some of the recent releases...
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It’s impossible to tune out the stylistic shifts, which makes it sound like a demanding listen, except the overwrought musings of their lyrics are nestled into danceable New Wave pop (as on “The New Romantic”), and this makes enjoying the album with a trusting abandon a fairly simple task.
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The Plaza Live is not just beloved in Orlando for its quality sound and capable booking, it’s revered. So, I was legitimately sad when I first heard rumblings that the Philharmonic might buy the venue to use as a practice space, which, admittedly, is an equally noble use of the space, but it’s just...
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Jukeboxes, in their nostalgic glory, are being totally edged out of bars in favor of a TouchTunes offering that alleviates the formers’ limitations regarding song selection, with a fairly broad digital music library to search, rather than flipping through hefty pages full of pre-determined, somewhat tired CDs. Sportstown has had TouchTunes for more than...
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While we were all buying Powerball tickets and hoping to race a lucky fool in Zephyrhills, Fla., to that cool $590 mil., the Orlando Magic as a franchise was probably doubly busy crossing fingers and clutching rabbit’s feet, hoping to win the NBA Draft Lottery, which begins at 8:30 p.m. EST and airs on...
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At one point on Saturday night, Paul McCartney sidled up to the microphone to say, “Love me a little bit of adulation.” And man, did Orlando oblige, yet this was just as charming as it might have been coming from the younger Paul McCartney whose nostalgic photos were seen occasionally slideshowing behind his set....
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Let’s be real, though – their latest album, Hard in Heaven, is their best work yet, especially the title track, which slows down the hard living and lets you in to that dark introspection where leading such a crazy life inevitably dead-ends.
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It’s a free event but donations are encouraged, as the event will benefit the Zebra Coalition, an LGBT-leaning community resource for youth in crisis.
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I know a ton of people spent their savings to see Paul McCartney this weekend, but for the thriftier crowd, this weekend also brings with it a ton of free music events that you may not be aware of, so I consider it my civic duty to keep you informed. Here’s stuff to do...
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