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Revenge of the Nerdsnew

The 5th annual Nerdapalooza 2012 music fest anticipates its biggest year to date – and its most awkwardly public presence.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-03-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Album Reviewsnew

The Bombay, Rec Center, Royal Thunder.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson, Justin Strout and Jared Oates |
05-31-2012 |
Reviews
The Best Music of 2011new

The top 20 releases of 2011 in no particular order
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu, Jason Ferguson and Justin Strout |
12-29-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Best Music of 2011
Fire and Painnew

Blues-soul lady-in-waiting Kaleigh Baker makes a strong claim to the throne.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-15-2011 |
Reviews
Shudder Islandnew

Peter Baldwin’s exotic soul mutates into tour-guide affability on debut record.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Yip-Yip Strippednew

Orlando's costumed electronic duo gets real.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
04-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chuck D: Back to Blacknew

20 years after Public Enemy's masterpiece, frontman Chuck D looks back in everlasting anger.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
09-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
By the Power of Zeus, Mumpsy Takes on Religion and Boredomnew
Mumpsy mastermind Jeff Ilgenfritz is, if not a Dos Equis–style "“most interesting man," certainly in the running for the title of Orlando’s Busiest Man-Pixie.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-30-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Florida's Bob on Blonde Resurfaces ... Brieflynew
Sharp-eyed patrons of the 4th annual I-4 Fest this year will notice a rare sighting: a performance by Bob on Blonde, an elusive pop-rock local band that's periodically dropped electric-yet-soulful music for years, yet only plays to an audience when they feel like interacting with other people ... and that's not often.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-02-2009 |
Music
While His Band Remains Inactive, Jon Snodgrass Plays Onnew
Officially, Colorado band Drag the River are on a kind of semi-hiatus. But regardless of what happens with the band, singer Jon Snodgrass is moving forward.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-25-2009 |
Music
Mirror Pal: The Band Who Would Be Kingnew
We Are confirms the indie rock group's spot at the top.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-19-2009 |
Reviews
Orlando's Prince of Peculiar Nails His Sound with Help from a Friendnew
Idiosyncratic local musician and former Heathen Sean Moore's latest effort strips away every crutch from his melodic arsenal and bravely stands on its own, enveloped by gorgeous digital amplification, while the narrative builds.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
05-21-2009 |
Reviews
Orlando's Peter Baldwin Builds Steamnew
In addition to a solo acoustic CD he’s releasing in December, Baldwin is splitting his two halves – acoustic and band – into separate entities.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
11-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip-Hop Producer Rockwilder Discovers a New Path in Orlandonew
"Florida has the lead in terms of music. It's the place that's moving right now," says Rockwilder from Fuel Records' New York office.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
10-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Emma Jean Branch's Songs in the Key of Strifenew

By the time she wrote her first song, Branch teetered on the cusp between typical hormonal drama and total breakdown. Although she grew up on the local stage performing alongside Mandy Moore at the Civic Theatre of Central Florida, Branch never found her personal comfort zone.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Emma Jean Branch