Event Reviews
Thrice
May 13, 2008
With the second half of their ambitious conceptual double album finally in the hands of fans, Thrice continues its ascension into greatness. The show they put on in Orlando was enough to secure their place in Jen Cray's heart for life.
Kimya Dawson
May 9, 2008
Kimya Dawson mothers the Chicago kids with her folkish punk rock lullabies. Chris Catania digs.
The AP Tour
Apr 29, 2008
Alternative Press Magazine's third annual tour sold out its Orlando date as All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, and a trio of other Teen Beat worthy bands made the girls and boys in the audience swoon. Jen Cray stood back and watched it all unfold.
Yellowcard
Apr 28, 2008
Philadelphia fans set their green beers aside to celebrate Yellowcard's return to the area. Brittany Sturges was surprised that the pop-punkers could bring so much energy to an acoustic performance.
Tokyo Police Club
Apr 24, 2008
In the time it takes you to read this review, Tokyo Police Club can play an entire set of high-energy indie rock. S D Green tries to keep up with all the brevity.
Carbon/Silicon
Apr 23, 2008
Carbon/Silicon is the new project from punk rock legends Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite) and Tony James (Generation X). Not even a wicked case of the flu could keep Jen Cray from catching their intimate Orlando show.
Teenage Bottlerocket
Apr 21, 2008
Teenage Bottlerocket may just be one more example of the great influence that The Ramones have had on music, but Jen Cray didn't come to judge.
The Mars Volta
Apr 18, 2008
Those unconvinced by the musical genius that is The Mars Volta need only experience a fraction of what Jen Cray experienced at their recent sold out Orlando show.
Taste of Chaos
Apr 17, 2008
The fourth annual Taste of Chaos Tour brought its mini metalcore festival indoors for the Orlando stop, where Jen Cray caught up with it.
Brother Ali
Apr 16, 2008
Chris Catania is utterly floored by Brother Ali's recent Chicago performance. Is the future of indie rap an albino Muslim who comes off equal parts Muhammed Ali, KRS-One and southern preacher? Maybe you should find out for yourself...
Ultra Music Festival
Apr 15, 2008
Ultra Music Festival celebrates a decade as dance music's spiritual soul. S D Green makes the pilgrimage to Miami, is lost, and then found.
Time Again
Apr 14, 2008
After a sorely disappointing trek to the world of Taste of Chaos, Jen Cray reveled in the musky sweat of a much more personable Time Again gig at The Social.
Justice
Apr 10, 2008
Chris Catania recently got his dance on with Justice in Chicago. Sometimes -- sometimes -- the Grammys get it right.
Iron Maiden
Apr 9, 2008
On their Somewhere Back in Time Tour Iron Maiden resurrects songs from the greatest era of their long career: the 1980s. Jen Cray flew from Florida to New Jersey to catch one of the tour's limited U.S. dates.
Ani DiFranco
Apr 7, 2008
After being sidelined with tendinitis and the birth of her first child, Ani DiFranco has returned to the road, making her way to Florida for the first time in four years. Jen Cray clocks this show at the Tampa Theatre as her eighteenth time seeing the little folksinger.
Riverboat Gamblers
Apr 6, 2008
Riverboat Gamblers are, according to Jen Cray, the best punk rock band to come along in the last decade. When she heard they were in Orlando with Strike Anywhere, she skipped out on the last day of the Langerado Festival to catch their set.
Silverstein
Apr 5, 2008
Screamo rockers Silverstein sold out the Trocadero once again, much to the delight of their multitudinous Philadelphia fans. Brittany Sturges squeezed in to report.
They Might Be Giants
Apr 4, 2008
They Might Be Giants proves itself a gigantic nuclear furnace inside the belly of Orlando's House of Blues. Rosalie Petralia basks in the glow.
Flogging Molly
Mar 31, 2008
St. Patrick's Day is upon us and whether you're of Irish descent or not, this time of year is always appropriate for taking in a Flogging Molly concert. Jen Cray joined the party on their annual Green 17 Tour in Orlando.
