The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is always a beautiful venue to inhabit. But on Friday night, it returned to the Roaring ’20s….or the “Twenties 2.0” as MC Michael Cunio reminded us. Against the stunning backdrop of this venue, flappers, pin-up girls, and zoot suits reigned supreme. What […]
WJRR 101.1 & Real Radio 104.1 teamed up this past weekend to bring the RISING VIBES Reggae & Ska Festival to Orlando. This was the first of what we hope will become a yearly event at the Orlando Amphitheater and it was FANTASTIC. The day started out with BEAUTIFUL weather […]
It was a crisp winter evening in Orlando when Machine Head entered the House of Blues for the first time in 13 years! Yup, that’s right. Disney banned Machine Head for a number of reasons including violent imagery, inflammatory lyrics and “undesirable fans” (it’s not easy being metal), and since the […]
The Served Cold Tour arrived in Orlando on one of the coldest evenings of the year. Thankfully the House of Blues folks had pity on those of us outside waiting in a chilly 42 degrees (Florida people do NOT have the proper clothing for this!), and opened the doors […]
Music has always spoken to me, provided the words when I couldn’t find any, and when words wouldn’t come, melodies and often hard-hitting rock your face off riffs provided the soundtrack to my life. For years I have watched photographers at concerts, envying their spot. I had dabbled in photography […]
I’ve often said that music is a time machine. It triggers long-forgotten memories, reminding us of where we were or what we were doing the first time we heard a song, who we loved or hated at the time. While those memories may not always be good, music also has […]
