German electronic music trailblazers Kraftwerk have, improbably, announced a 2025 North American tour — and, even more improbably, a return to downtown Orlando is on the books. This writer caught their last Orlando show a couple of years ago, and let us tell you, it was a very emotional experience. Kraftwerk come to the United States in the spring for their Multimedia Tour, an excursion marking 50 years of groundbreaking album Autobahn, as well as a quick robotic nod toward their first U.S. tour in 1975. Recent Orlando visitor Tony Hawk featured in today's tour announcemen ..read more

Naruto: The Symphonic Experience, a two-hour live orchestral interpretation of the popular anime, is set to hit the Dr. Phillips Center stage in 2025. A touring production with more than 60 cities on the itinerary begins in February, and will hit 16 theaters before heading to the City Beautiful. Three other Florida locations — Clearwater, West Palm Beach and Miami — will host this Naruto tour as well ..read more

Violectric's holiday show returns to Lake Eola soon, stringing together holiday cheer and festive music with the Christmas lights festooning the park. The futuristic chamber ensemble rocks around the Christmas tree at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park on Saturday, Dec. 14. The 12th annual iteration of the show features holiday chestnuts like “The First Noel” and “O Christmas Tree,” mixed and matched with snatches of rock and pop hits like Springsteen's “Born to Run” and Bowie's “Heroes.” Students from Edgewater High's music program will sit in with the band for a carol or two as ..read more

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio is plotting his biggest solo unplugged tour to date next year — and those dates include a date with Orlando. Anastasio's 20-date U.S. run includes "An Acoustic Evening With Trey Anastasio" in Orlando this spring. The evening features the Phish figurehead playing songs from all over his discography with plenty of improvisation thrown in, accompanied only by his own finger-picking ..read more

In the true-school side of the city’s rap scene, few crews are as fertile and respected as the Beer Money UNLTD syndicate. When it comes to the roots of hip-hop, these veterans are distinguished missionaries with a long heritage of collaboration. The latest project about to emerge from their ranks is a fresh chapter in their Scumbag Jazz series that pairs rapper Shinobi Stalin and producer Tek the Intern ..read more

“So let’s raise one for Orlando, and the other decent cities.” There are very few bands not from Florida writing ballads about our strange peninsula. Steady Hands, founded by Sean Hurber — a member of emo outfit Modern Baseball and, perhaps most importantly, a Philadelphian — is the one we know ..read more

Every concertgoer is different in what they will bring to shows with them, but the usual is pretty standard: phone, wallet, keys and hopefully earplugs (you’ll thank me in due time). John Darnielle will probably follow the same ritual, except he’ll be bringing a 600-song catalog with him when the Mountain Goats come to O-Town for two nights. They won’t be playing over 600 songs, but the Mountain Goats put on the type of live performance that leaves the audience pining for just one more song ..read more

There are famous people and then there are legends. And in punk — no, make that modern music in general — there are few greater, more trailblazing legends than Bad Brains leader H.R ..read more

Looking to go higher? Look no further — Creed hits the Kia Center stage Thursday. With a bombastic post-grunge sound that still reels ’em in to this day — to the recent tune of more than 10 million monthly Spotify ears — the Grammy-winning Creed remains near the top of the heavy heap ..read more

This year, the ballooning Florida Underground Fest isn’t just coming back but marking a momentous five-year milestone with its biggest production to date. Now expanded to three loaded days across four venues (Will’s Pub, Lil Indie’s, Uncle Lou’s and Grumpy’s), this homegrown magnet event turns Orlando into a live mecca with one of the biggest concentrations of Florida punk and punk-adjacent bands all year. This edition’s lineup is almost 80 acts deep and features exemplary names like Gillian Carter, Wolf-Face, Dial Drive, 430 Steps, Caustic Bats, Trash World, Vicious Dreams, M.A.C.E., Virgini ..read more