A mixtape for all you nostalgic lovers out there; Whether you’re alone or with the one you love, this mix is like walking into a diner in the midwest in the middle of nowhere… the waiting room of the beyond, perhaps. A walk through each other’s souls. Everyone together. Valentine’s Day should be recognized...
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Monday, Oct. 24 – Shannon & The Clams Oakland’s Shannon & The Clams play at Will’s tonight with Sexcapades and Vein Cranes. Need we say more? (9 p.m. at Will’s Pub; 1042 N. Mills Ave.; 407-898-5070; $7; 18 & up)
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The long-awaited full length by St. Augustine’s Lighthouse Music is finally available. Chocked full of old-world originality, Only Human is an absolute triumph of homespun culture, sophisticated song-crafting, and musical prowess. Hints of jazz and ragtime float throughout the work and bless our eardrums. Beautiful melodies and orchestration by way of accordions, banjos, and saxophones...
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Thursday, Oct. 13 – P.S. I Love You If you were already overwhelmed with all the awesomeness that’s happening in town tonight (Duran Duran, The New Pornographers), get ready for another bullet point on your to-do list. Quickly rising Ontario band P.S. I Love You is performing tonight at the BackBooth. If you’ve heard...
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Ex-Orlandonians Alligator Indian have relocated to Asheville, NC and are celebrating their first vinyl release, a lime green 10″ put out through San Diego’s Bleeding Gold Records. They successfully mix together tribal-psych with space sounds and lush pop melodies. Hear their release Football here.
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Tuesday, Oct. 4th – Alias Punch Two local surfy bands, Alias Punch and Thee Wilt Chamberlains, are playing a free show tonight at Will’s. So if you wanna watusi and are low on cash, you know what to do. (10 p.m. at Will’s Pub; 1042 N. Mills Ave.; 407-898-5070; willspub.org; free; 18 & up)
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If you don’t know the music and accolades of Miami based electro-freak Dino Felipe, there’s a chance you haven’t been paying attention. Felipe has around 50 releases (40 are full length albums) all produced at home. Dino’s prowess has attracted the attention of lo-fi recording legends Ariel Pink and R. Stevie Moore and even...
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Saturday, October 1st – Hard Rock’s 40th Birthday Bash: The Downtown Throwdown Hard Rock International is turning 40. Unlike most people turning 40, this person is extremely excited about it… and yes, a company legally has the same rights as a person so let’s get rid of the word company from this point on....
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Local mellowheads Loud Valley have been swimming marathons lately. Well, at least metaphorically. Their debut LP was recorded by Thomas Johnson of The Futurebirds at a plantation in Athens that was built in 1879. Travis Reed, frontman of Loud Valley, explains “The whole record is a dream; The sun sets in the west and...
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Friday, Sept. 9th – Deleted Scenes Washington, DC art-rock band Deleted Scenes is celebrating their 2nd full length album release tonight at Will’s. Young People’s Church of the Air, their sophomore release, proves slightly more experimental than their first effort incorporating double-kick drums and washy atmospheres. Stream the whole album for a limited time at...
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