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Not to be upstaged The Free Outdoor Stage on the lawn at Fringe is not what you might expect | 5/15/2013
Rounding out A between-venues pub-crawl to come full circle during your Fringe experience | 5/15/2013
Pedal Challenge rewards musicians for experimenting Monthly contest challenges musicians to creatively compose on the spot | 5/1/2013
Local dream-pop band Saskatchewan releases long-awaited debut Saskatchewan performs new songs from 'Occasion' at their album release party at Will’s Pub | 4/24/2013
Feedback Music updates from around town: Peacock, Winter Park Saloon, Antiques Mall, the 13 | 4/24/2013
Lupe Fiasco and Sky Gellatly headline FMF as the Soundclash The charitable motivation for their 2012 EP resonates with FMF ethos | 4/17/2013
Jacuzzi Boys play Rollins’ Fox Fest, free and open to public The Miami band never disappoints with a wild romp of a live show. | 4/10/2013
Orlando Weekly's guide to the 2013 Florida Film Festival Central Florida’s annual festival of film and food returns for its 22nd year | 4/3/2013
Final Sick of It Sunday features Blink-182, Alkaline Trio and Jawbreaker cover sets Sick of It Sundays says goodbye to organizer Bubba Smith with one final hurrah for its last live karaoke night | 3/27/2013
Hello, Kitty Internet rapper Kitty (formerly Pryde) rides out the Tumblr wave | 3/27/2013
Who wrote what on HBO's "Girls" Lena Dunham may be the face (and body) of the controversial series, but she’s not the only brain. | 3/27/2013
In Your Queue: 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed' and 'Dark Horse' These three films, now streaming on Netflix, portray adults who fail at one of Western civilization's only rites of passage – leaving home | 3/20/2013
Feedback Music updates from around town: Beacham, Sandwich Bar, Amway Center | 3/20/2013
Feedback Music updates from around town: Beacham, Sandwich Bar, Amway Center | 1/30/2013
Avant garde Brooklyn band Zs play Timucua Zs endeavor to elevate electronic music through classical methodology | 3/13/2013
Album Reviews: Teith, Pissed Jeans, Warm Soda Get your noisy fix, then indulge in beachy glam pop with these three solid releases | 3/13/2013
'Apprehending Nature / Nature Apprehending' Eric Breitenbach's photos christen SMP's new gallery at Lyonia Environmental Center | 3/6/2013
Feedback Music updates from around town: Uncle Lou's, Floridas Dying, Spacebar, Timucua | 2/27/2013
The Ocoee Parking Lot Bluegrass Jam For the past 22 years, some of the best bluegrass music in Central Florida has come from this strip-mall parking lot | 2/20/2013
Demos: An Independent Artists Guide to Success Doc screening at the Enzian aims to help demystify the music industry for hip-hop artists | 2/20/2013
In your queue Three Oscars-nominated docs now streaming on Netflix | 2/20/2013
Swedish metal pioneers Meshuggah play the Beacham The heavy bill also includes Intronaut and Animals as Leaders | 2/6/2013
Q&A with Fisher Miga Meet the Pomeranian who powers Dog Powered Robot | 2/6/2013
Local punk band Wet Nurse performs for Rock 'n' Roe The benefit concert also includes speakers who will discuss the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. | 1/23/2013
Nosh Pit: Our favorite tastes around town This week, Artichoke Red’s Dillos | 1/23/2013
Rotation What local artists are listening to. This week: Kristin and Jeffrey Howard of Hot Hands | 1/16/2013
Feedback Music updates from around town: Park Ave. CDs, Will's Pub, Peacock Room | 1/9/2013
Tom Johnson, 1923-March 13, 2012 Amateur astronomer invented the Celestron telescope | 1/2/2013
Rotation What local artists are listening to. This week: Joshua Nye of Dark Sixties | 1/2/2013
Spirit in the night A look back at the best local nights of 2012 | 12/26/2012
Repeat as needed This year's most soothing sounds | 12/26/2012
Last Minute Gift Guide: FleaWorld Affordable last-minute gift options from FleaWorld | 12/19/2012
How to shop for used records Local record collector shares tips on choosing and cleaning used records | 12/19/2012
Four Orlando musicians interpret music from Beck's 'Song Reader' The experimental recordings of these songs will be released through Full Sail University's YouTube channel | 12/19/2012
Rotation What local artists are listening to. This week: Waylon Thornton of Bob on Blonde | 12/12/2012
RJ Harman & Company play Localcopia The blues band puts harmonica player RJ Harman front and center | 12/5/2012
Baking with Caskey Orlando rapper cooks up a video that gets him signed to Cash Money records | 11/28/2012
In Clubs This Week 11-21-12 | 11/21/2012
Sixties soul group The Sh-Booms record new single The Sh-Booms debut new songs at Soul Fried Sunday, start production on first music video | 11/14/2012
The New Lows hit a new high Local band celebrates release of I Couldn't Sleep | 11/7/2012
Charting visibility Orlando publisher Beating Windward Press seeks to promote up-and-coming writers in a flooded market. | 11/7/2012
TEDx's excellent adventure Central Florida's version of the famous conference of "ideas worth spreading" endeavors to make their Garden Theatre event "worth the drive" | 10/10/2012
Teenage Wasteland What ís wrong with YA sci-fi these days? | 9/5/2012
The young adult lit dystopian timeline Ending the world as we know it | 9/5/2012
YA sci-fi is supposed to make us question society Is the current crop of young adult dystopian lit holding up its end of the bargain? | 8/15/2012
Defining moments in young adult dystopia: a timeline Lord of the Flies (1954), By William Golding. A group of British schoolboys must learn to govern themselves after being marooned on a desert island during the... | 8/15/2012
Chlorine dreams Our favorite places to lounge poolside | 6/28/2012
Orlando Mini Maker Faire Driven by curiosity and the desire to educate, Orlando's makers show off their skills May 26 | 5/24/2012
Vision quest I want to see stars | 11/24/2011
Underdog Hand Federal crackdowns on online poker leave some pro players short stacked | 8/4/2011
Honeycomb hideout! DIY beehives make Orlando backyards sweeter | 6/30/2011
Culture 2 Go It's difficult to imagine a world where  toddlers don't know how to get to Sesame Street, but Central Florida's kids may have met that grim fate had two local colleges not fought to keep PBS on the air in Orlando. Now Central Florida fans of Masterpiece | 6/23/2011
Culture 2 Go | 5/12/2011

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