Wednesday, May 1: Music in Mills: Oak Hill Drifters 7 pm; The House on Lang, 1308 Lang Ave.; free; 407-458-4323. Odie Leigh, Zoya Zafar 7 pm; Tuffy's Music Box, 200 Myrtle Ave., Sanford; $15 ..read more

Singer-songwriter, alt rocker and Rolling Stone's 215th greatest guitarist of all time Kurt Vile is heading to Orlando with a new EP in tow. Vile and his backing band, The Violators, play the Beacham Tuesday, May 7. The only other Florida shows are in St. Pete and Jacksonville later that week, so hands off, we get him first ..read more

You know that feeling when you love so hard, you dread the inevitable end? From heartbreak, destruction or death, you realize the moment is fleeting. That’s the feeling Spanish Love Songs’ latest release, No Joy, sounds like ..read more

Considering the quick status she earned as an indie-rock queen upon emerging as Waxahatchee in the 2010s, Katie Crutchfield’s turn toward Americana in the 2020s has been surprisingly convincing and natural. Waxahatchee’s excellent new album, 2024’s Tigers Blood, proves that this direction isn’t just a passing fancy. Crutchfield is steering this roots revelation in a way that’s not just by-the-numbers traditionalism but rather an expressive evolution that’s still utterly her own ..read more

Oakland metal lords High on Fire 1) are celebrating 25 years as a band, 2) have just dropped their first new album in five years and 3) are about to launch their tour right here in Orlando. It’s a perfect storm and we’re ground zero. What’s more, the legendary stoner act’s lineup is now reloaded with Coady Willis (Big Business, Murder City Devils, Melvins), one of the fiercest drummers in heavy music ..read more

Live Nation Concert Week is back for a 10th year of live-music bargains — and it's happening next week. From Wednesday, May 8, through Tuesday, May 14, $25 all-in tickets (as in no extra fees, though taxes still apply) will be available for a bevy of big-name concerts in Orlando while supplies last. As Live Nation Concert Week is a national promotion, discounted shows differ from city to city ..read more

Observing the singular artistic progression of Orlando singer-songwriter Zoya Zafar over the last few years — as we have — is a compelling study in harmonious contrasts. The Pakistan-born and longtime Orlando resident Zafar has been a force to be reckoned with locally for nearly a decade, but since the pandemic years she has come into her own by throwing artistic caution to the wind. She's everywhere and in-demand ..read more

After increasing his profile both nationally and in Orlando with years of strong work and touring, indie-rap MC-producer Blueprint seemingly went MIA. Now on his first tour in six years, the accomplished Ohio player and RJD2 collaborator is finally emerging from pandemic-induced doldrums that involved financial and interpersonal ruin. With the fresh release of Falling Down, his first collection since 2018, Blueprint is returning with great new music that’s probably his most candid look ever ..read more

Canadian shoegaze marauders Alvvays mix the thick, billowing crimson atmospherics of Loveless (that guitar scree underlying everything!) with an unabashed knack for heartbroken indie-pop hooks. There’s something for everyone in latest album Blue Rev, whether you’re a pop girlie scrawling lyrics from these songs on the walls (using “girlie” in the gender-nonspecific sense, you dig ..read more

Has hell frozen over yet again? This might not be The Eagles most of the world is familiar with, but this particular flock of musicians gathering up is nearly as surprising. The New Eagles might be "new" but the band is full of very familiar local faces from TV Dinner, Jr. Meowzer, Flashlights, Clairmel, The Pauses, Bombshell, Don’s Ex-Girlfriend, Ash County Sluggers, Watch Me Disappear, Crit, Polar, Commonplace and more ..read more