AltWeeklies Wire
This Little Undergroundnew
Their second album for Anti-/Epitaph Records won't drop until early next year, but local hip-hop stars Solillaquists of Sound have just released the album's first single, "Death of the Muse," featuring J-Live, Jurassic 5's Chali 2na and Maureen Yancey.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-18-2008 |
Performance
This Little Undergroundnew
Vanda, the new local band fronted by Ryland Bojack, showed promise in their debut performance (Sept. 6, Orlando Brewing). Rather than a world-weary brand of country, their down-home twang is leavened by the kind of indie pop that would be at home in Athens.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-12-2008 |
Concerts
This Little Undergroundnew
Local trio Basements of Florida is the latest intelligent rock band worth real attention (Aug. 29, Taste). Comprising only drums and dueling bass guitars, they powered through songs that were propulsive and dynamic.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-05-2008 |
Performance
Arty Jokers Aren't Above Making Good Songsnew
Created mostly by member Mark Hosler, the latest album by longtime culture-jamming art pranksters Negativland is more outlandish than mischievous.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Negativland, Thigmotactic
Boston's Other Great Punk Band Comes Into Its Ownnew
Unless they suddenly turn rap or something jarringly divergent like that, Street Dogs will always be compared to fellow Boston boys Dropkick Murphys. Both bands epitomize the same Southie tough-guy aesthetic, both proudly espouse the proletariat ethos and both express it through chanting anthems cut from the same fists-and-pints street punk cloth.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: State of Grace, Street Dogs
This Little Undergroundnew
Diversifying their artistic vision, progressive dance duo Daft Punk just released their directorial effort Electroma on DVD. And, boy, is it, ummm, arty. It’s a high-concept film that’s mostly an exercise in style.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-24-2008 |
Music
The Black Angels and the Warlocks Carry a Distorted Torchnew
The inky pall of their music--so unabashedly Velveteen--burned so hot upon arrival that it tore through the indie music world, leaving a smoldering trail of hype in its path.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Orlando Indie Giants Mumpsy Sing Canary's Songnew
It's possible that no other indie band in Orlando packs as much potential as Mumpsy. Named after a cat in a children's book, they're the union of industriousness and talent, a recipe that's recently been paying off.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mumpsy, Cat & Canary
This Little Undergroundnew
In this new reality, the Middle East is in the global spotlight like never before. Although American awareness of the region is at a zenith, our view of it continues to be slanted, narrow and impersonal. All the more reason to thank whoever it is you worship for a film like Heavy Metal in Baghdad, the provocative new Vice Films documentary.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-26-2008 |
Music
This Little Undergroundnew
With the country’s political scene all astir right now, activism is on tap everywhere. Being a mirror of culture, the music community is likewise alive with dissent, particularly musician Max Bernstein. The son of Carl Bernstein (one of the two journalists who exposed the Watergate scandal) and former frontman for pop-punk act the Actual, he has dedicated himself to political commentary through his current band Max and the Marginalized.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-12-2008 |
Music
A Sudanese Refugee Finds Solace in Hip-Hopnew
It's difficult to remember that there was a time when rap carried weight as an eye-opening glimpse into a marginalized existence. Rising Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal is ushering in a return of this edge in a more global and urgent way than ever.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Emmanuel Jal, Warchild
This Little Undergroundnew
Bao talks about the good, the bad and everything in between in the music world.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-05-2008 |
Music
This Little Undergroundnew
Review of FMF.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
05-22-2008 |
Music
Tags: FMF, This Little Underground
The Baby-faced Wunderkinds of Black Tidenew
With their major-label debut, Miami's baby-faced heavy metal savants Black Tide have produced an introduction that should provide the critical mass needed to unleash the hurricane that's been stirring Florida’s music scene for the past few years.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
05-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Tide, Light from Above
This Little Undergroundnew
Reviews of recent concerts and music news.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
05-15-2008 |
Music
