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50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR SOFA The Spring is almost here, so don’t waste these longer nights!
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WORDS with DEMETRI MARTIN Comedies smartest guy in the room is talked with Burnsy en route to Hard Rock.
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aXis VALENTINE’S DATING GUIDE
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Hot Date or Going Solo... we got a Top 5 that will warm your heart!
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3rd Annual CRAFT BEER FEST GUIDE 15 bars, 15 brews and a whole bunch of your friends creating hangovers to remember.
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SOUNDCHECK: Coming this Month SOJA, Lights, You Blew It!, Bayside, Against Me!, August Burns Red and more on stage in Otown this month.
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SCENES: Documenting your Hangover
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11 BETA’S BEST DANCE CREW The Venue @ UCF Monday, Feb 9th • 7PM Free to UCF Students w/ ID
Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407.440.7000/ AmwayCenter.com Friday, Jan 6th • 7pm • prices may vary
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity will be hosting a Greek dance Remember when this was a meaningful match up and hot ticket. completion to raise money for the American Cancer Now it’s like watching the summer camp teams scrimmage on Association. Over 10 UCF Greek organizations will be the big court. competing for the first place trophy! The dances are both impressive and humorous with each organization trying to out do previous years. Charge on... Dance on! THE HEAVY PETS W/ SAVI FERNANDEZ BAND /
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House of Blues 1490 E. Buena Vista Drive 407.934.2583 • HouseOfBlues.com • HOBOrlando Tuesday, Feb 3rd • 7 p.m. • $32
Two of the top ska Orlando! Don’t miss has been putting on undoubtedly the top of slowing down.
bands in the world are coming to the fun performance Reel Big Fish for over 20 years. Reel Big Fish is ska band in the world with no sign
The Social 46 N. Orange Ave 407.246.1419 • TheSocial.org Friday, Feb 6th • 8 pm • $10+ Ages 18+
KEYS N KRATES AND DVNK SINATRV
The Heavy Pets are a little left of the your standard, a band out of South Florida that blends rhythm & blues, jazz, funk, disco and reggae with rock & roll. Called “a living, breathing force of nature” by Relix Magazine, the Pets are known for their soulful songcraft and powerhouse live performances. If you’re savvy enough, you may be able to catch Glen Hansard next door then drop in for a Pets session right after.
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Friday, Feb 6th ADVENTURE/SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
Cowboys Orlando 1108 South Orange Blossom Trail 407.422.7115 • CowboysOrlando.com Wednesday, Feb 4th • 8pm • Free w/ tickets
This is free concert; tickets available at the Carl Black Chevrolet located at 11500 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32817 or at Cowboys prior to the show.
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12 SHIPWRECKED TOUR FEATURING
Jupiter Ascending tells the story of Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), who was born under a night sky, with signs predicting she was destined for great things. Only when Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth to track her down does Jupiter begin to glimpse the fate that has been waiting for her that could alter the balance of the cosmos.
VENUE 578 (formerly Firestone Live) 578 N. Orange Ave 407.872.0066 • VENUE578.COM Thursday, Jan 08th • 10PM • $10+
13 ART NIGHT OUT: CITYSCAPES Orlando Museum of Art 2416 N. Mills Ave 407.896.4231 • OMArt.org
Grab some friends and head to the Museum for a fun night out. Follow along with local art teacher Lindsay Thibault as she teaches you how to paint the urban equivalent of a landscape: a cityscape.
14 KNIGHTS VS. USF BULLS CFE Arena 12777 Gemini Blvd 407.823.6006 • CFEArena.com Wednesday, Feb 11th • 7PM • PRICES VARY
15 WALE: SIMPLE MOBILE SIMPLY NOTHING TOUR W/ AUDIO PUSH / BIZZY CROOK
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The Plaza Live Theatre 425 North Bumby Ave 407.228.1222 • PlazaLiveOrlando.com Thursday, Feb 12th • 9 pm • $25+
CFE Arena University of Central Florida 407.823.3070 • CFEArena.com •@CFEArena Friday, Feb 6th • 8PM • Ticketmaster.com • $50+
In just six years, the Washington DC native has elevated himself from local sensation to being part of hip-hop’s hierarchy. On the cusp of releasing his third LP, The Gifted, the outspoken wordsmith says he’s shooting for the crown and baring his soul.
COREY HOLCOMB / EARTHQUAKE / ARNEZ J / ADELE GIVENS / GARY OWEN
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Friday, Feb 6th DOCUMENTARY
The FBI was unaccountable and untouchable until 1971, when a group of ordinary citizens uncovered its illegal domestic spying programs. Never caught, forty-three years later, these everyday Americans - parents, teachers and citizens - publicly reveal themselves for the first time and share their story in the documentary 1971.
Friday, Feb 13th MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
Based upon the acclaimed comic book, Kingsman: The Secret Service, tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. 9 | CUPID’S UNDIE RUN
9 CUPID’S UNDIE RUN Downtown Orlando: Starting Line: Washington Street (Elixir) cupidsundierun.com Saturday, Feb 7th • $30+
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5 SEVENTH SON Friday, Feb 6th SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory (Jeff Bridges) is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin (Julianne Moore), centuries ago. He now has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward (Ben Barnes) to fight a dark magic unlike any other.
A one-mile run in your underwear for a good cause. Hosted by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Belle Isle Mayor Bill Brooks, Cupid’s Undie Run is exactly what it sounds like; the nation’s largest underwear run for an even BIGGER cause- finding a cure to Neurofibromatosis, or NF! Cupid’s who “dare to bare in this undie affair” will do the mile-ish run around Lake Eola… in public… in their PG-13 skivvies (or costumes vaguely resembling undies)… and back for more partying! There are “kick off to pants off” registration parties at Elixir every Thursday in January from 5:30-7:30. Everyone who registers for Cupids Undie Run will get discounted drink specials. Sign up for fundraising $100 and get a $15 bar credit that night.
17 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Friday, Feb 13th ROMANCE
E.L. James’ kinky best-seller gets the big screen treatment with this Universal Pictures/Focus Features co-production. The steamy tale details a masochistic relationship between a college student and a businessman, whose desires for extreme intimacy pen from secrets in his past.
10 ORLANDO MAGIC VS. CHICAGO BULLS Amway Center 400 W. Church St 407.440.7000 • AmwayCenter.com Sunday, Feb 8th • 6PM • $47+
Remember when this was a meaningful match up and hot ticket. Now it’s more akin to watching The Apprentice.
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The Social 46 N. Orange Ave 407.246.1419 • TheSocial.org Friday, Feb 13th • 7pm • $13-$15
UCF • Brunette Honors College Tuesday, Feb 17th • 11am-2pm
Hosted by Pet Rescue by Judy. Rent a dog to walk around campus for 15-30 minutes.Renting is free, but donations are accepted! All you need is an ID.
26 ALICE COOPER Hard Rock Live 6050 Universal Blvd 407.351.5483 • HardRock.com Tuesday, Feb 17th • 8pm • $26.50-$64
27 SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 445 S. Magnolia Ave. 407.839.0119 • DrPhillips.org Feb 17-28th • $39+
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19 UCF BASEBALL OPENING KNIGHT VS. SIENA
33 THE DUFF Friday, Feb 20th COMEDY
Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends .To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school’s ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne).
34 HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 Friday, Feb 20th COMEDY Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink returns to the helm for this sequel set 10 years in the future, and starring Rob Corddry, Adam Scott, Clark Duke and Craig Robinson.
This breathtaking show created by Slava, the original Cirque du Soleil’s clown genius, is an awesome theatrical experience and a profoundly moving spectacle full of vibrant wondrous images, delightful comedy, enchanting music and snow-lots and lots of snow.
Jay Bergman Field • UCF Free entrance with a UCF Student ID Friday, Feb 13th• 6:30PM
20 THE REWRITE Friday, Feb 13th COMEDY
Screenwriter Keith Michaels (Hugh Grant) was on top of the world, but that was fifteen years ago: now, he’s divorced, broke, approaching 50 and hasn’t written a hit film in years. After moving, he meets Holly (Marisa Tomei). A single mum working two jobs to earn her degree, the pair find themselves connected by their mutual need for a second chance.
21 WHITE RABBIT Friday, Feb 13th MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
22 SOLAR BEARS VS FORT WAYNE KOMETS Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407.440.7000/ AmwayCenter.com Saturday, Jan 14th • 7pm • $12.25+
23 UCF MEN’S B-BALL VS HOUSTON COUGARS CFE Arena 12777 Gemini Blvd 407.823.6006 • CFEArena.com Sunday, Feb 15th • 2PM • PRICES VARY
24 JASON MRAZ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 445 S. Magnolia Ave. 407.839.0119 • DrPhillips.org Sunday, Feb 15th • 8 p.m. • $25+
28 28 HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 Friday, Feb 20th COMEDY
29 SOLAR BEARS VS SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407.440.7000 • AmwayCenter.com Wednesday, Feb 18th • 7PM • $12.25+
30 THE WEDDING RINGER Friday, Feb 16th COMEDY
31 MAGIC VS NEW ORLEANS PELICANS Amway Center 400 W. Church St. •407.440.7000 • AmwayCenter.com Friday, Feb 20th • 7PM • $15+
Remember when this was a meaningful match up and hot ticket. Well probably not since the Pelicans didn’t exist back then.
32 SABALS W/ SASKATCHEWAN / ARK Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave 407.748.8256 • WillsPub.org Thursday, Feb 19th • 9 pm • $5 Ages 18+
35 TOUCH AND GO DR. PHILLIPS CENTER 445 S. MAGNOLIA AVE. ORLANDO 844.513.2014/WWW.DRPHILLIPSCENTER.ORG SAT, FEB 21, 2PM & 7PM, $37.50+
Touch and Go tells the stories of the people of Sanford, Florida: Their struggles, their victories, their losses and their indomitable spirit. Touch and Go features a cast of local actors, all ages, from all parts of Central Florida, in a fulllength production with original music.
36 UCF B-BALL VS MEMPHIS TIGERS CFE Arena University of Central Florida 407.823.3070 • CFEArena.com • CFEArena Free to Students with UCF ID
37 DOWNTOWN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL Lake Eola Park, N. Rosalind Ave. & E. Washington St. Saturday, Feb 21st • 12-9pm • Sunday, Feb 22nd 12-7pm • $15-$20
The two-day fest features mouth-watering dishes from 30 of Orlando’s premier restaurants, domestic and international wines and live entertainment. A portion of the proceeds benefit the FRLA Educational Foundation.
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NOISE • VISUALS • BALLS • MOTIVATION 38 PUPPY LOVE DOG FESTIVAL The Acre Orlando 4421 Edgewater Dr. Sunday, Feb 22nd •12-4pm • Free Entry (Donations suggested) 407.377.0400 • Puppylovefestival.com
The hippest pet party in town includes local pet vendors, photo booth, doggie fashion contest, trick contest, food trucks by Tasty Tuesdays, cold beer and more.
39 RACE LOVE WISH 5K UCF • Memory Mall Sunday, Feb 22nd • 8am $20 to Run
Chi Omega is hosting their 7th annual 5k run/walk to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, beginning and ending at Memory Mall.
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SALVADOR DALI AND ANDRE SMITH
Maitland Art & History Museum 231 W. Packwood Ave 407.539.2181 • ArtAndHistory.org Through Feb 22nd, $3
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This exhibition pairs A&H founder André Smith with one of the most prolific Surrealists of the twentieth century, Salvador Dalí. Two unique exhibits focusing on works that push the boundaries of the mysterious and irrational.
Starts Feb. 26. M-F, 4-11 p.m., Sat., Feb. 28, 10-12 a.m., Sun., March 1, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat., March 7, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sun., March 8, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Continues through March 8, $10 11 days of fun, livestock, music, animal acts, rides, food and more.
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Amway Center 400 W. Church St 407.440.7000 • Amwaycenter.com Friday, Feb 27th • 7:30pm • $12.25+
Bob Carr Theater 401 W. Livingston St 407.839.0119 • DrPhillips.org MON, FEB 23, 3PM & 7:30PM, $20+
42 MAGIC VS MIAMI HEAT Amway Center 400 W. Church St. •407.440.7000 • AmwayCenter.com Wednesday, Feb 25th • 7PM • $31+
Remember when this was a meaningful match up and hot ticket.Well, maybe it was more meaningful for the Heat and bandwagon ‘Bron fans, but at least it had some meaning.
43 KID INK AND HOODIE ALLEN / MALLPOOLS
WILDSTYLEZ “LOSE CONTROL TOUR 2015
49 UCF BASEBALL VS OLE MISS UCF • Jay Bergman Field Free Entrance w/ a UCF Student ID Saturday, Feb 28th • 4PM
50 SOLAR BEARS VS SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Amway Center 400 W. Church St. • 407.440.7000 AmwayCenter.com Friday, 30, 7:30PM • $12.25+
COMING IN MARCH: ORLANDO CITY SOCCER!
46 THE LAZARUS EFFECT FRI, FEB 27 MYSTERY/SUSPENSE
When a team of research students mapping the human brain accidentally kills one of their own, they unwittingly unlock a deadly force by reanimating their colleague. Fighting for their own lives, the team must contain their colleague in the lab before she is unleashed on the world.
CFE Arena 12777 Gemini Blvd N. 407.823.6006 • CFEArena.com Thursday, Feb 26th • 8 pm • $25+
Grinding as a producer since the age of 16, he uncovered this creative highway by perfecting a personal style behind the board first. His production collaborations include everybody from Sean “Diddy” Combs, Sean Kingston, Nipsey Hu$$le, and more. That experience in the studio set the stage for him to become the versatile and vibrant force Kid Ink is today.
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47 UCF KNIGHTS VS EAST CAROLINA PIRATES CFE ARENA 12777 GEMINI BLVD N. ORLANDO 407.823.6006/CFEARENA.COM WED,FEB 28, 12PM,PRICES VARY
48 BLAINE THE MONO W/ SOULSWITCH / LEAVING HAVEN / A BRILLIANT LIE The Social 54 N. Orange Ave 407.246.1419/ thesocial.org Sat, Feb 28, 8 pm, $10 Ages 18+
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Blaine the Mono is a female fronted Alternative/Rock band from Otown. Each member brings with them a diverse range of influences that results in a unique alternative/rock sound in the same vain as Arctic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nico Vega, Foo Fighters, and Halestorm. The local collection of heavy rock favorites are celebrating the release of BTM’s new album Jellyfish.
Citrus Bowl One Citrus Bowl Place • 407.440.7000 OrlandoCitySoccer.com • @OrlandoCitySC Home Game Schedule Below • Prices TBA
Sat, March 7th: Season Kickoff Party (TBA) (MLS Innaugural Season Opener) Sun, March 8th: New York City FC • 5:00pm Sat, March 21st: Vancouver Whitecaps • 7:30pm Fri, April 3rd: D.C. United • 7:00pm Sun April 26th: Toronto FC • 7:00pm Fri, May 8th: New England Revolution • 8:00pm Sun, May 17th: LA Galaxy • 5:00pm Sat, May 30th: Columbus Crew • 7:30pm Sun, June 14th: D.C. United • 7:00pm Wed, June 24th: Colorado Rapids • 7:30pm Sat, July 11th: FC Dallas • 7:30pm Sun, July 19th: New York Red Bulls • 7:00pm Sat, Aug. 1st: Columbus Crew • 7:30pm Sat, Aug. 8th: Philadelphia Union • 7:30pm Sat, Aug. 29th: Chicago Fire • 7:30pm Sun, Sept. 13th: Sporting Kansas City • 7:00pm Sat, Oct. 3rd: Montreal Impact • 7:30pm Fri, Oct. 16th: New York City FC • 7:00pm
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WORDS with DEMETRI MARTIN
who: DEMETRI MARTIN what: Stand Up Comedy that makes you think... or the opposite of a Dane Cook performance. when: Friday, Feb 27th • 8pm where: HardRock.com/Live • 407.351.5483 aXis: Is Dean a fictional story or something that draws from your own life? Demetri: It’s totally fictional, and it’s a comedy and kind of a coming-of-age story about this guy and his dad, and they’re grieving because the mom died a year before the movie takes place. It’s dramatic, but it’s supposed to be funny, too.
While his unique brand of humor was a refreshing change of pace from Comedy Central’s standard “Comic du Jour” sketch series, Demetri Martin is happy to be free from Viacom’s content stranglehold. The 41-year old stand-up comic and actor is back on the road, performing for “The Persistence of Jokes” comedy tour and promoting his upcoming special that will be filmed at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC on March 7th. This year should be a huge one for Martin, as he’s also wrapping up Dean, a film that he wrote, directed, starred in and produced, as well as a book of short stories that will hit shelves and Kindles sometime around June. How he even had time to discuss it all is beyond me, but I was grateful to catch up with the comic to talk about the life of a man who wears so many hats… aXis: With your upcoming film, Dean, you serve as writer, director, producer and star. Are you all-in because this is a personal project, or was it a situation where you said, “Well, I wrote it, so I want to make it my way?” Demetri: It’s kind of both, but it’s certainly a personal project. I’ve been working on screenplays for two years and I’ve sold a couple into the studio system, and in that the writer doesn’t have any control. It’s cool, you get paid, but you have to wait and hope that the right things will happen and your script becomes a movie. In the independent world, there are other challenges, but you have a better shot of really making your movie. Whether or not anyone sees it is another issue, but in terms of executing it, you can really get in the driver’s seat. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I’m working on a couple of other scripts, so I’m hoping to make more movies. I really enjoy directing, I like acting, and I’ve been writing for a while, so to put them all together was a fun challenge. It’s really intense – I’m still editing the movie now – but it’s starting to come together, and I think it’s a good movie. I’ve learned so much, I know it’s cliché to say, but doing something like this, there are so many decisions that you have to make and so many things thrown at you. It’s very stimulating.
aXis: Kevin Kline plays your father in the film, and without hyperbole he’s probably one of the greatest actors of all-time. What was it like being able to work with him? Demetri: That was a huge, huge thing for me. Kevin responded, and I didn’t know him, but he read the script and liked it enough. We had a meeting and after that he agreed to do the movie, so in large part he’s the reason that I even got to make the movie. I owe Kevin a lot. It was awesome, too, because sometimes they say you don’t get to meet your heroes. Kevin was such a professional and really generous with his time and very patient. He’s such a class act. It’s cool when you meet a movie star and he lives up to being a movie star. I’m forever grateful to him.
aXis: You were influenced by Steven Wright as a child, and that’s something that is very evident in your standup style. How has your material and style evolved over the course of your career, and where do you find influence when you’re writing new material? Demetri: I’m about 17 years in now, so the very first time that I did standup, I started with just 12 jokes. Seventeen years later, I’m still writing jokes, but along the way I’ve done shows where I’ve told stories that are very personal and autobiographical, and I’ve incorporated drawings and played instruments. I had the TV series where I tried different things like shooting from overhead on a table and a chalkboard. They’re all just different ways to try to mix things up. But at the same time, fundamentally, all the different forms that I’ve tried on stage, the core has mostly been jokes. At heart, I’m a joke writer for whatever reason, so if I’ve evolved, it’s in a weird way to come full circle. I’m back where I started, which is just standing up there telling jokes. On the other hand, I’m more present and I improvise more. If you tell jokes, you can’t help but be personal, because you’re really sharing your thought process with the audience. Artistically, I find jokes really satisfying aesthetically, because there’s something great about getting an idea down to a sentence or two. Someone like Steven Wright or Gary Larson of The Far Side, those are artists whose work I really admire because they were just very economical with the words and images. It’s just something I can’t seem to get away from, and I really like that.
aXis: Should comics ever have to apologize for jokes that cross someone else’s definition of a “line”? Demetri: That seems to be a murky issue. I always feel bad when I see people apologizing. I haven’t been in a situation where I’ve had to do that, but maybe I will. For me and most of my friends who are comedians, if you’ve been doing comedy for a while, your tolerance for things actually moves. I find it very hard to be shocked at this point, and when other people aggressively take offense to something, I’m sometimes confused. I’m generally like, what is the issue? With the Internet, there are so many forms of media and content. It’s almost as if people are being disingenuous sometimes when they’re really offended. I understand there are things that truly offend people, but as a comedian I sometimes just watch from the sidelines, and I guess the next big thing is culture outrage. It just seems like a list of “this guy’s in trouble for that and now she’s in trouble for this.” Personally, I find edgy or offensive comedy usually pretty boring, because often it’s not that funny. Some of it is, but a lot of it, my taste, I just don’t find funny. aXis: When you look back on your first standup special, is there anything that you think has changed or something that you know now that you wish you knew back then? Demetri: I guess what has changed is that I’m older, obviously, and I think the world has changed with this online era of YouTube, social media, Twitter. When I started, TV was kind of the only game and even TV has changed. If I could change anything, I would have tried to do my specials somewhere else besides Comedy Central. They have a stranglehold on content and they prevent it from being shared. Even when I did my series, they wouldn’t allow clips on YouTube, because Viacom is fighting with YouTube. So I feel like I did a lot of work that you can only get from Comedy Central’s website, which I don’t think is a very good website. It’s a little frustrating because I’ve put out a lot of material over the years, and I feel like a lot of it is kind of inaccessible to a lot of people. My first special I didn’t really have a problem with because it was a “Comedy Central Presents…” and there weren’t a lot of other places I could go. Now I’m grateful that I can do things at other places. - Ashley Burns @MayorBurnsy
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VALENTINE’S DAY DATING GUIDE
COMPLETE V-DAY DATING GUIDE at AXISMAGAZINE.com
V-DAY love is in the air...
even if you just love yourself... we got your date
GOT A HOT DATE? NUDITY IS THE GOAL RIGHT NUDE NIGHT When: FEB 12th-14th (6pm-12am) Where: 5150 LB Mcleod Road Cost: $20 • Ages: 21+ Want to explore your artsy side? Bring your partner to Nude Nite! Nude Nite is an annual nouveau art and entertainment event held in a 25,000 square foot warehouse-turned-pop up gallery, featuring over 200 original juried artworks from national and local artists for purchase, burlesque, world-class body painters, cirque-style performers, aerialists, installations, performance art and a cast of characters. $20-$25. Tickets are available at the door. Event is 21+. nudenite.com
or GOING SOLO? LOVE SUX PARTY Howl at the Moon When: FEB 14th (8pm) Where: Howl at the Moon • 8815 International Drive Cost: Free • Ages: 21+ Get this- if you bring a torn up picture of your ex to Howl at the Moon this V- Day, you’ll get free admission and a chance to win 100 bucks if your picture qualifies as the best. So dig through those dusty albums and laugh your heart out as you tear away at the absolute worst picture you can find of that lame ex of yours! Caution: Just hope that same ex doesn’t show up with a cut up picture of you! International Drive.
BECAUSE YOU’RE MORE CULTURED THAN YOUR EX Indie Folk Fest
A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION Leu Garden’s Valentine’s Day Stroll When : Feb 14th (7pm) Where: Harry P. Leu Gardens Cost: $17 ADV / $22 DOS Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Leu Gardens! Located just minutes from downtown, you can enjoy a romantic evening with luminaries lighting the pathways as you stroll through the gardens with performances by Ricky and the Buzzcatz, Daniel Heitz Band, and The Shed Hounds. Pack a picnic and your favorite drinks, alcohol is permitted. Bring seating, chairs or blanket and stroll the beautiful gardens under moonlight. More info at www.leugardens.org
PARTY WITH JT? Mirrors: A Tribute to Justin Timberlake When: FEB 14th (9pm) Where: Tin Roof • 8815 International Drive Cost: $10 Ok so you can’t afford to fly your date around the world to party with Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Adele and all those other Grammy winning superstars! But you can make believe, not make believe that you have a date, but make believe it’s JT on stage! All smoke and Mirrors at Tin Roof. The tribute acts sing, dance and croon for you, so all you have to do is buy your date some drinks and get on the dance floor! More info @JTTribute @TinRoofOrlando
LOVE SAK SAK COMEDY LAB When: Feb 14th (5:30/7:30pm/9:30pm/11:30pm) Where: Sak Comedy Lab • City Arts Factory (Orange & Pine Downtown) Cost: $12-$16 Feel like a laugh on Valentine’s Day? Head to the SAK comedy club downtown for a 90 minute version of the popular improv show that will have you and your special someone laughing until it hurts.You’ll see top billed pros Chris Dinger and Mike Carr perform all your favorite improvised challenges while incorporating a little love. General admission is $16 per person. More info at www.sak.com
WILD HORSES MAY DRAG YOU AWAY A Hitch ‘N Time Carriage Ride When: Feb 14th Where: Lake Eola Cost: Price Varies Really impress your date with a classic horse and carriage ride around downtown and Lake Eola. A Hitch ‘n Time offers private rides with reservations that are available from 8-11pm. Call 352-874-4160 for information and prices. - Rachel Thomas
When : Feb 14th (2pm-6pm) Where: Mennello Museum of American Art Cost: Free So this one technically could go either way, great for a date or fun to go solo or with a group. The Menello Museum of American Art is holding a festival that incorporates live music, art, picnic-box food, and cocktails. Join them this Valentines with your family and loved ones. 2-6 PM.
IT’S OK TO GET A LITTLE MOIST DRIP’s Valentines Experience When : Feb 12th - 14th (8:30pm) Where: DRIP • 8747 International Drive Cost: $44 - $104 DRIP is a visual and performing arts dance company that uses movement, live music, and wet paint to engage the audience. This innovative, messy performance of paint, water, and sand really awakens the senses. This Valentine’s Day, they are taking the audience on an adventure through a love story to create an emotional, exciting experience that will be truly unforgettable. International Drive. Info at ILoveDrip.com
BE A WORKAHOLIC Adam Devine When: Feb 14th (8pm) Where: The Plaza Live Cost: $25 - $45 If you’re alone this Valentine’s Day, cheer the hell up because Adam Devine from the hit TV show Workaholics will be doing a comedy show right here at The Plaza Live! You can guess from the raunchy, hilarious contact of the show that this guy is going to have your abs hurting and cheeks stinging by the end of the night. We all love and hate those painfully sweet laughing episodes.
GET YOUR ROCKS OFF Guster - House of Blues When: Feb 14th (7pm) Where: House of Blues Cost: $25 ADV / $28 DOS • Balcony $48 / $64 The whole “dinner and a movie” night is so overdone. This Valentines day, switch it up to dinner and a concert. Guster, an alternative rock band from Boston, is on tour and will be at the House of Blues this V- Day.This time you can blame screaming “I LOVE YOU” to the band over and over on cupid’s love dust in the air. - Kristin Stevenson
To prepare your taste buds for 15 flavorful brews from around your greater United States, we have put together a little background on each of the breweries you will experience. Feed your mind and your palette with these refreshing breweries on Saturday, February 28th in Downtown Orlando. SAMUEL ADAMS (BOSTON BEER COMPANY) BOSTON, MA SamuelAdams.com @SamuelAdamsBeer For the first 35 years of his life, Jim Koch’s family history and his future career lay in the attic of his parent’s house. Jim’s father Charles Koch, a fifth generation brewer, had left the business but kept the old family beer archives upstairs in an old trunk. The recipes hadn’t been used since the Louis Koch brewery closed during Prohibition and when American tastes went away from full flavored beers. In April 1985, when Samuel Adams Boston Lager® made its debut in about 25 bars and restaurants in Boston, the company had no office, no computers, and no distributors. Jim Koch and his partner, Rhonda Kallman, were the only employees. They spent most of their time going bar to bar just trying to sample people on this different kind of beer. The beer caught on faster than anyone expected. By the end of the year sales of Samuel Adams beer had reached 500 barrels, and distribution had expanded from Massachusetts to Connecticut, and a place where great beer is revered, Germany. It was beginning to look as if Jim’s instincts were right. If you offered people a better beer, they’d be thirsty for it. TWO HENRYS PLANT CITY, FL TwoHenrysBrewing.com @KeelCurleyWines The Two Henrys Brewing Company brews modern and traditional hand-crafted beer styles in small batches in Plant City, FL. Because local and small is just better. With our beers we celebrate Florida’s short history and people that made our great state possible. We strive to make great beers and sneak in a Florida history lesson whether you want it or not. Two Henrys is always tapping new and seasonal beers. We have 5 signature craft beers and rotate out a wide selection of premiere seasonal selections. ROGUE ALES ASHLAND, OR Rogue.com • @RogueAles Rogue is a small revolution, which expresses itself through handcrafted Ales, Porters, Stouts, Lagers and Spirits, and this is the way we conduct our business. The spirit of the Rogue brand, even the name, suggests doing things differently, a desire and a willingness to change the status quo. A Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit is crafted to give it unique character, innovative in its makeup and brewing, a process that has not compromised quality. We believe if a Rogue Ale, Porter, Stout, Lager or Spirit cannot be all of these things, it should not be made at all. OSKAR BLUES BREWERY LONGMONT, CO • BREVARD, NC OskarBlues.com • @OskarBlues The company began as a restaurant in Lyons in 1997 and began brewing beer in the basement in 1999. Five years later, they became one of the first to issue craft beer in cans. In 2012, they began marketing craft beer in resealable aluminum containers, and in 2013, they expanded and established another brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Unlike many craft breweries, Oskar Blues only produces cans and not bottles. They are the largest craft brewery (by volume) in the U.S. to eschew glass bottles. SIERRA NEVADA BREWING COMPANY CHICO, CA • MILLS RIVER, NC SierraNevadacom • @SierraNevada Ken Grossman learned to homebrew from the father of a close friend. From an early age, he was enamored by the sights and smells of the fermenting jugs of bubbling beer, wine and sake. His first attempts at making beer were rudimentary at best, but began lifelong passion for the art of fermentation. Grossman began planning a new small-scale brewery based in Chico. He took the name of his favorite hiking grounds in the nearby mountains and decided to launch Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
DOGFISH HEAD BREWERY REHOBOTH BEACH, DE Dogfish.com • @DogFishBeer The story of Dogfish Head began in June of 1995 when we opened Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats, the first state’s first brewpub opened in the resort beach community of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The plan was to bring original beer, original food, and original music to the area. Not only was Dogfish Head Delaware’s first brewpub, it was the smallest commercial brewery in America. Our very first batch, Shelter Pale Ale, was brewed on a system which essentially was three little kegs with propane burners underneath. Brewing 12–gallon batches of beer for a whole restaurant proved to be more than a full time job. When the doors to the pub first opened, we brewed three times a day, five days a week! The one benefit to brewing on such a small system was the ability to try out a myriad of different recipes. We quickly got bored brewing the same things over and over – that’s when we started adding all sorts of weird ingredients and getting kind of crazy with the beers! NEW BELGIUM BREWING FORT COLLINS, CO •ASHEVILLE, NC NewBelgium.com • @NewBelgium The employee owned company, was started in 1991 after Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan, the brewery’s co-founders, took their homebrewing passion commercial. As of 2012, it was the thirdlargest craft brewery and eighth-largest overall brewery in the United States, with Fat Tire as the flagship brew. The Fat Tire recipe originates from a co-founder’s bicycle trip through Belgium from brewery to brewery. The company promotes its Fat Tire ale locally by the public placement of colorful vintage bicycles outside its brewery, which is located adjacent to the public bike path along the Cache La Poudre River. Most of New Belgium’s beer labels are designed by Anne Fitch, a watercolorist whose work appeared on all New Belgium beers for 19 years. TERRAPIN BEER CO. ATHENS, GA TerrapinBeer.com • @TerrapinBeerCo Terrapin Beer Company was born when two brewers met while working together at a microbrewery in Atlanta. Looking around at what other breweries in the SE were doing, Spike and John felt they could make a contribution. Realizing that anyone could make just another pale ale, brown ale or stout, Spike and John set their sights on crafting beers unlike any that were currently available in the SE. Terrapin introduced its first beer, the Rye Pale Ale in April of 2002. Six months later while only available on draft in Athens, Terrapin’s sole offering won the American Pale Ale Gold Medal at the 2002 Great American Beer Festival. Only six months old, Terrapin had arrived in style! Since they were going to be making unique beers, Spike and John knew from the beginning that Terrapin Beer Company should be located in a city as distinctive as their brews. What better place than Athens, GA? Both Athens and Terrapin have a great love of music, are committed to the environment, and practice living life to the fullest. LAGUNITAS BREWING COMPANY PETALUMA, CA Lagunitas.com • @LagunitasBeer From points distant and beyond we all converged on Petaluma in 1993 and ’94 with an unenunciated desire to be more than we were before. The core of Lagunitas came from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Walker Creek, and the highlands of Quincy. The Chicago contingent initiated the brewing and the gravitational effect of its suchness did the rest. We all loved the beer but the mission was larger than the ordinary joy of a hoppy-sweet quaff. It was driven unseen by an urge to communicate with people, to find our diasporidic tribe, and to connect with other souls adrift on a culture that had lost its center and spun its inhabitants to the four winds to wander lost and bereft with a longing to re-enter the light. Beer, we have learned, has always been a good lubricant for social intercourse!
ABITA ABITA SPRINGS, LA Abita.com • @TheAbitaBeer Founded in 1986, the Abita Brewing Company is nestled in the piney woods 30 miles north of New Orleans. Abita uses only the finest ingredients – British and North American malted barley, German and American yeast strains, Pacific Northwest hops and the pure artesian water of Abita Springs. In Abita Springs, we are blessed with the purest of water. Drawn from our deep wells, our pristine water is not altered in any way. Abita Beer has no preservatives, additives or stabilizers and is cold filtered. The result is beer that is the finest and freshest tasting as proven by our loyal customers and great chefs of the south who use Abita Beer in their recipes. ANCHOR STEAM BEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA AnchoBrewing.com • @AnchorBrewing Anchor is America’s first and oldest craft brewery, with roots dating back to the California gold rush. Today, our beers are handmade from an all-malt mash in our traditional copper brewhouse. Our process combines the time-honored art of classical craft brewing with carefully applied, state-of-the-art modern methods. In the 1960s, Anchor was perhaps the most primitive small craft brewery in the world, but by 1971—the year we began bottling Anchor Steam® beer—we had perhaps the most modern small brewery in the world, with state-of-theart quality control systems in place to ensure that our beers are always pure and fresh, from brewing, through finishing, packaging and transporting. We know of no brewery in the world that matches our efforts to combine traditional, natural brewing with such carefully applied, modern methods. STONE BREWING CO. ESCONDIDO, CA StoneBrewing.com • @StoneBrewingCo Stone Brewing Co. was founded in 1996 by Greg Koch and Steve Wagner in San Marcos, CA. The brewery’s first beer was Stone Pale Ale, which the company considers to be its flagship ale. Many Stone fans will also point to the Arrogant Bastard Ale, first produced in 1997 as a trophy brew for Stone. Most of their beers are characteristic of west-coast craft brews, meaning that they have a high hop content. Compared to the macro-produced lagers, many Stone brews feature alcohol percentages that are well above average. BROOKLYN BREWERY BROOKLYN, NY BrooklynBrewery.com • @BrooklynBrewery Brooklyn Brewery makes beer. Good beer. Not only does it taste good and make your meal better but we like to think that since its founding in 1988, Brooklyn Brewery has brewed flavorful beers that enrich the life, tradition and culture of the communities it serves. Its award-winning roster of year-round, seasonal and specialty beers have gained the Brewery notoriety as one of the top craft beer producers in the world. While striving to brew the best beer possible (and make time for our growing families), The Brewery promotes the proliferation of good beer and good food whenever it can. Brooklyn beers are currently distributed in 25 states and 20 countries. Brooklyn Brewery probably exports more beer than any other American craft brewery.
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Orange Blossom Brewing Company Founded by a 7th generation Floridian Tom Moench who began home brewing before he was of age to purchase beer, Orange Blossom Brewing Company brews with their heart and soul into each pint. As an individual who found his beer brewing passion at an early age, Moench’s dedicates himself to OBBC and creating quality crafted brews. After nine years and 15,000 barrels, Moench rebranded as the OBBC and is now brewing out of Lakeland, Fla. and their brews can be found in bars, restaurants and stores throughout Florida. aXis: Why did you choose this specific brew for the 3rd Annual Craft Beer Fest? Tom: At Orange Blossom Brewing we currently have 4 year round beers and a seasonal but we plan to pour all 5 at the Beer Fest. I'm so proud of all of them and their new release in cans, I couldn't imagine leaving 1 out. aXis: What flavors and ingredients make for a great Spring brew? Tom: Spring is a time for rebirth and renewal. A Spring brew should be fresh, clean and crisp to accentuate the passing of Winter. Our Spring seasonal is named Weisse Weisse Baby, and it's a Bavarian style wheat beer that is just that. It's light and quaffable, yet complex because of the unique German yeast combined with the breadiness of the wheat. It's a lot like bread fresh from an oven, this beer should be enjoyed as fresh as possible. So when you see it, buy it and drink it quickly! aXis: What really distinguishes your brews and flavors from the other breweries making similar IPA’s, Summer Ale’s, etc? Tom: Well brewing is a blend of art and science. So, my beers reflect a personal vision for craft beer, my tastes and artistic sensibilities which is going to be specific to our brews and flavors. But I also have an incredible team of scientists behind me. And a state of the art facility with the highest QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) protocols. In fact, our brewmaster has a PhD in fermentation science! aXis: How does the location of your brewery play a part in the taste, culture and overall reputation of your brew portfolio? Tom: After brewing out of state for so long, I'm tickled to have moved our production to Lakeland. Our beers are now the best they've ever been and it's really afforded us a ton of benefits. We are also now truly local and contributing even more to the growing craft beer culture where we live and brew. Orange Blossom Brewing is proud to be from Central Florida, just like me, a 7th generation Floridian. aXis: What is the process of creating a craft beer that separates it from the traditional beer production process? Tom: Craft beer is meant to be artisanal. Our first goal is to make an impeccable product and then secondly a profit. Not the other way around. Macro beer is profit driven first. Which doesn't generally result in high quality. The difference between Craft and Macro is like fine dining to fast food. I believe beer is far too important to be treated as a commodity like it has been traditionally in the US. And we're going to continue to help change that. aXis: What is it specifically about craft beers that have contributed to the craft beer culture growth in recent years? Tom: I think the people that appreciate the finer things in life, have really built the craft segment. Life's too short to drink cheap beer, you know? It used to be if you wanted good beer you drank imported beer. But how unAmerican is it to just accept not doing a good job at something and then resign ourselves to buying from another country if we want excellence? For cheap plastic toys, maybe, but certainly not something as wonderful and important as BEER. The craft segment has fixed this. It's now widely accepted across the planet that the US makes the absolute, best beer in the world due to the craft beer boom. Even the old great brewing countries, England and Germany are taking note and making changes to emulate our good work. I'm proud to have been working hard for better beer since 1981 and can't tell you how awesome it is to have been a part of this great awakening.
Saturday, Feb 28th • 3-7pm Downtown Orlando
OrLANDO Brewing As Florida’s only USDA certified organic brewery, Orlando Brewing has been committed to creating fresh brew in accordance with the Reinheitsgebot German Purity Law of 1516 using only hops, malted barley, water and yeast. No insecticides, genetically engineered food, genetically modified organisms, sewage sludge or irradiation. Its no wonder Orlando Brewing was the first brewery to be declared Fresh from Florida by the State of Florida’s Department of Agriculture. Priding themselves as a brewery that spreads craft beer knowledge “one pint at a time,” they host frequent brewery tours and a hoppin’ event called BEER:30. We spoke with their Director of Marketing Bill Droste recently. aXis: Why did you choose this specific brew for the 3rd Annual Craft Beer Fest? Bill: Orlando Brewing Uncle Matt's Organic Grapefruit Pale Ale is a perfect seasonal that the Orlando Craft Beer scene will be proud of! aXis: What flavors and ingredients make for a great Spring brew? Bill: Let's go with Spring Fresh! Orlando Brewing beers are the only ones declared “Fresh From Florida” by Florida’s Department of Agriculture. Citrus - Uncle Matt's Organic Grapefruit Pale Ale. This 100% organic pale ale was brewed using the very best grapefruit from Uncle Matt’s organic produce, Clermont, FL. A hop forward pale ale brewed & dry hopped solely with Citra hops which impart citrus & tropical fruit flavors and characteristics. Brewed with the zest (not the fruit which is too biter) of freshly picked organic grapefruit. Fruit - Eve's Tonic - Babe's Brew #3 is an apple infused, oak aged American Strong Ale Brewed in tribute to the first "Babe", Eve and her infamous apple. Eve's Tonic is full bodied with a caramel sweetness upfront and a bit of bite on the finish. (On Draft in Taproom Only) ABV 9% IBU: 67 aXis: What really distinguishes your brews and flavors from the other breweries making similar IPA’s, Summer Ale’s, etc? Bill: What distinguishes Orlando Brewing from others is our rich taste that is produced from using Organic ingredients. Being the only USDA certified Organic Brewery in Florida makes us proud and our beer taste great. We produce an IPA that is very drinkable because it is not over the top Hoppy, a session IPA. Our Steamee Summer, an award winning Florida Common Steam beer is made using Lager yeast fermented at 60 degrees. aXis: How does the location of your brewery play a part in the taste, culture and overall reputation of your brew portfolio? Bill: Orlando Brewing is a beer manufacturer (Brewery) not a Brew-Pub. Therefore our location in a warehouse district is appropriate and creates a certain amount of speakeasy cool. We are all about educating the public about the greatness of craft beer one pint at a time. Tours by a brewing expert are conducted daily (except Sunday) with an average of 125 attendees per week. Water supplied by OUC is near perfect and requires NO chemical treatment for brewing. The brewery was opened in 2006 by beer aficionados who brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law of 1516. Since then the popularity of Craft Brewing by the public has encouraged us to get creative. Our response has been the Violator Series, Brewmaster Series and Babe's Brew Series fostering creativity by our brewers. Babe's Brew is actually brewed by the ladies of Orlando Brewing, no guys allowed. aXis: What is the process of creating a craft beer that separates it from the traditional beer production process? Bill: National brands are production brews which incorporate many cost saving processes. Brewing Craft Beer is an art form that rallies around taste and the adventure. aXis: What is it specifically about craft beers that have contributed to the craft beer culture growth in recent years? Bill: As stated Craft Beer is a taste and a happening, that is what our upcoming generation is about. They have discovered that Craft Beer from city to city and brewery to brewery have different tastes and come from a unique beginning. Each with their own story. It is not out of the realm of possibility that in the near future, various Craft Beers will have very loyal following that will rally in the spirit of support as they do for the local sports team. Orlando Brewing with its history encourages Support Local or as we say, "Keep Orlando Brewing!"
Find our more about our local brews at UniqueBrewing.com and OrlandoBrewing.com
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Otown’s You Blew It! are Getting Back in the Van! Orlando natives You Blew It! have been active establishing their name as one of the top bands in the “emo- revival” since the late 2000’s. After almost nonstop touring following the release of one of the top albums of 2014,with Keep Doing What You’re Doing, You Blew It! has kept a steady diet of performing and recording. With the release of their new EP Pioneer of Nothing in January, they announced a headline tour asking their pals in Tiny Moving Parts and Rozwell Kid to hit the road with them. The band has garnered a strong following locally, while increasing their brand across the country. They look to take the attack across the pond in the late spring supporting The Early November in the UK. You Blew it! will be making the Orlando stop in late February at Will’s Pub. Check out a short interview aXis had with You Blew It! Singer tanner Jones late last month. aXis: What are you most excited about for your headline tour? Tanner Jones: Just getting back out on the road excites us immensely. We’ve been home for the past couple months and we were starting to get a little bit antsy. Also, just the fact that this will be our first headliner is wildly exciting. aXis: Favorite thing about playing in Orlando? TJ: I think the thing we like most about playing Orlando is simply that it’s home. Getting a night to spend with friends/girlfriends within the comforts of home is so crucial to a good tour. aXis: What do you guys like to do when you’re not on tour? TJ: We mostly just work and go to Lazy Moon. We’re pretty much squares that ended up in a band.
who: You Blew It! w/ Tiny Moving Parts / Roswell Kid when: Friday, Feb 27th • 8pm where: Will’s Pub • WillsPub.org • @WillsPub
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SOJA w/ The Green / Leilani Wolfgramm Fri, Feb 13th • 7:30pm House of Blues • HouseofBlues.com/Orlando • @HOBOrlando
The Arlington, Virginia band was originally formed by a group of friends while still in middle school and has built a massive, dedicated fanbase around the world since. In the years following, SOJA has sold more than 200,000 albums, headlined shows in over 20 countries around the world, generated nearly four million Facebook fans, and over 80 million YouTube views. aXis: The writing and recording process for Amid the Noise and Haste stretched out over a year and a half… why do you think it took so long to put together? SOJA: Mostly because [we] kept finding new collaborators and new ideas along the way. The aim was to engage as many guest artists as possible, with each working on a song that had a legitimate connection to them. The album was produced by Supa Dups (Bruno Mars, Rihanna, John Legend) and recorded at Circle House Studios in Miami and Lion & Fox Studios in D.C. in 2013. We wanted to bring together people who would help demonstrate each song. We wanted people who could either relate to or convey the message. The whole album is about the human race relating to itself and connecting with itself. aXis: Your live shows are very energetic and positive. Positivity and finding oneself has been a recurring theme throughout your music – on this new album, how did you guys take this same message and make it into something new? SOJA: Our music is about finding that happiness and peace we all deserve and helping others do the same, something Amid the Noise and Haste aptly conveys in its songs. I put words in my songs that I believe to be true. The point of the album is reconnecting people to the power inside themselves, getting them to fall back in love with life again. Look around, take a deep breath. All the answers are there. aXis: If you could sum the message of this album up in a sentence or two, what would you say? SOJA: I want to speak for people who don’t have microphones. Our goal as a band is to stick up for the human race. We see the world and we try to make it better in the limited time we have here. - Kelsi Hittner
who: Lights w/ X Ambassadors when: Tues, Feb 24th • 7pm where: The Beacham • TheBeacham.com • @TheBeacham Lights (born Valerie Anne Poxlietner) is a Canadian electro pop singer who started her career at the age of 15 as a writer for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. In 2009 Lights released her first full length album, The Listening in Canada and the United States. In 2011 her second full length album, Siberia, which debuted at No. 3 on the Canadian Album Chart. Currently she is on tour promoting her latest album Little Machines. aXis: How do you feel you’ve grown since your first album? Lights: I’ve grown in a lot of ways — as a musician, as performer, as a songwriter. I learned things about songwriting that I never knew before. I’m a firm a believer in putting something out before you can get something in, and you look back on the last album and think, That was my end result. And my voice has changed over the years, probably from all the live experience. I used to play music at home, and now I’m playing for thousands of people. There’s a certain ownership you take after an experience like that instead of sitting in a closet and making music. So I’ve shaped my voice based on a lot experiences I’ve had. aXis: What is something about Lights that most people don’t know yet? Lights: People know a lot about me, I’m very open on the internet. I still get nervous. I definitely still get nervous before shows and it makes me excited and it makes me want to get better all the time. There’s never a time when I’ve done it all. - Jasmine Caldero
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Against Me! w/ Creepoid / Worriers When: Thursday, Feb 19th • 7pm Where: The Beacham • TheBeacham.com • @BeachamOrlando Fronted by Laura Jane Grace, AM!’s latest offering, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, marks the band’s first release with Grace as a woman, there are a lot of misconceptions: The record is neither a radical stylistic departure nor a “concept album.” Rather, it’s just another bold step forward for an artist doing what she has always done—forging her own path by processing the highs and lows of life through music. aXis: It has been 4 years since you released your last album. What has the band been up to in all that time and why would you say it took so long for this album to be ready? Against Me!: Well, the process of releasing White Crosses was an odyssey in and of itself. That record came out — I want to say in July of 2010 — and it leaked a couple months before, and then it came out, and it was out for not even six months, when Warner kind of fell apart and (former Warner Bros. head) Tom Whalley was ousted as President, and (former Island/Def Jam President) Lyor Cohen came in and fired basically our whole staff. So we got our record back and rereleased it again in 2011 and went on tour in support of it. We went on tour for a while in support of that record, probably two years straight on the road. And then the making of this record has taken a while. And we’ve been touring the whole time, too, while making the record. aXis: Both Jay and Andrew, who had been with the band for about a decade, left during the sessions. How did that affect recording this album? It has been rumored the album was recorded 3 different times. Against Me!: Well, two times, really. The first time was kind of a false start where we did a bunch of the basics, like drum tracks and stuff like that, and it was good, but we just didn’t really have fun while we were doing it. We did it right before a tour, came back from the tour, and we all agreed, “That wasn’t cool, let’s just scrap that,” and we started again. And then we basically got to the point where everything was finished but the vocals, and so that was when Jay quit, and we were like, “Oh, fuck. Okay, now we have to go and re-record the drums.” Initially, we tried the approach of having Atom record drums to the pre-existing guitar tracks, because so much work had gone into it, which didn’t work. It just sounded off, you know? It didn’t lock in right. So then we recorded with Atom. We started from scratch. - Kelsi Hittner
who: August Burns Red / Miss May I / Northlane/ Erra / Fit for a King when: Monday, March 2nd • 5:30 pm where: House of Blues • HouseOfBlues.com/Orlando • @HOBOrlando Since launching out of Manheim, PA, the industrious outfit has successfully transitioned from shake-up-the-field upstarts to one of the biggest names worldwide in the genre. On stages across the U.S. to Europe, Japan, Australia, South America and more, AUGUST BURNS RED have spent years taking their music and message directly to fans, and in the process have grown into one of the leading forces in the modern metal scene, a fact bolstered by more than half- million albums sold. aXis: Right now you are on your “Frozen Flame” tour, promoting your new album, Rescue & Restore. What is different about this album than others you have put out over the last 10 years? August Burns Red: Rescue & Restore is about challenging other bands and ourselves, as well as fans of this music, to want more than whatever happens to be the current buzz. We’ve done our best with each new album to try to push our sound in new directions and we’d like to see our peers do the same. People need to realize that there’s not much of a difference between a metalcore song that has a couple breakdowns with a repeating chorus and the latest Lady Gaga song. This genre used to be better than that. It can still be better than that. aXis: This album has elements of influences from punk to indie to rock. By adding unconventional instruments to this new album - piano, cello, violin, trumpet, various percussive elements and more - are you worried about your fans’ may not consider it to be “heavy enough”? August Burns Red: At the end of the day we are still a very heavy band. Rescue & Restore still has plenty of really heavy stuff, techy odd meter riffs, and all the stuff that people have come to expect from us, it just has a lot more surprises along the way. - Kelsi Hittner
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SOUNDCHECK: BAYSIDE @ HOB
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BAYSIDE Celebrates 15 Years of Making Serious Noise
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Seminal Queens Emo Punk outfit is spending a month on the road to party with their closest friends who: Bayside w/ Senses Fail / Man Overboard / Seaway when: Thursday., Mar 5th • 6:30pm where: House of Blues • HouseofBlues.com/Orlando • @HOBOrlando After selling out 21 of 26 shows on their last major US headliner, Queens punk rockers Bayside are excited to announce that they will be hitting the road this spring for what will be their biggest tour yet. The special 15 Year Birthday Tour will run from March 5th through April, and features supporting acts Senses Fail, Man Overboard, and Seaway. We had a chance to speak with lead singer Anthony Raneri to preview the upcoming celebration. aXis: Your tour is celebrating 15 years as a band. What does that feel like for you? Anthony: It’s amazing and incredible that we lasted this long and what’s more amazing than that is that this is going to be our biggest tour ever, according to ticket sales. I think I’m not only proud to have made it this long, but still be growing. Our band is still going upward instead of down which is what I’m most proud because that’s really what we set out to do when we started the band was to be a career band and to last a long time. aXis: What made you decide to kick off the tour in Orlando? Anthony: There’s no good story, really. Although we are still based out of and practice in New York, we have houses all over the country so everybody is sort of spread out a lot. Jack and I both have houses in Nashville also so it didn’t really matter where we started this tour because we are flying in directly from Australia into the tour so it’s not like we’re going to be starting from home.
aXis: As far as your album, do you think the recent resurgence in vinyl record sales has had anything to do with that? What are your opinions on it? Anthony: I know when the record came out it charted #1 on the Billboard Vinyl Chart so I think our fans are definitely into the vinyl resurgence. As for my opinion on it, I love it. I really enjoy picking up a record and looking at the album art in a large format like that it’s part of the experience of listening to the record and also vinyl encourages you to listen to the record as a whole whereas you can do that digitally but it takes a little more self-control. I don’t necessarily agree that vinyl sounds better but I do enjoy the experience. aXis: For this tour you are releasing a white edition of Cult on a double LP. What made you decide to do that now? Anthony: We think the record still has people that haven’t heard it that should and it’s sort of a good way to entice people who haven’t moved on it yet. It’s also good to have some new music out around the tour. We had some songs that were B-sides from the Cult recording process or some new songs that we had written since recording the record that we wanted to put out there. aXis: Out of all the records you’ve put out, which one would you say you’re most proud of; or which one would you say best exemplifies Bayside as a band? Why? Anthony: I think Cult would exemplify Bayside the most. We named it Cult and we have a bunch of the art and things – the cover art is a bunch of symbols from our past records and the reason we did that is because when we listened to it, it sort of felt like it embodied our whole catalog. We never really changed “the plot”. Bayside sounds like Bayside, every record sounds like Bayside, but they all have different characteristics that at least I can pinpoint and to me I think Cult really melded all the different things we’ve done on different records – it has all of it.
aXis: Over the past 15 years, what were some of your best and worst moments. Anthony: It’s hard to pick a best moment, really because they’re constantly happening. All of my favorite moments are like our headline tour. It’s cool playing big festivals, I mean to play in front of giant crowds, to open for huge bands – we’ve played festivals with Bon Jovi before, crazy stuff like that. I mean, as fun as that is, my proudest moment is our headline show. Our last headline tour was the biggest one we had up until then and this one is going to be bigger than that so those are my happiest moments. As far as worst moments, I really don’t have any. The bad times have been learning moments. I mean, early tours when “...when we were first starting out there was a great we first started out where we were broke and eating off the dollar menu local scene from Orlando – bands like My Hotel every day and playing to three people every night, but I don’t have bad memories. Really, to be the kind of band that we are, I think the bands Year, all these bands we were playing with in the that don’t have to go through those sort of “boot camps” that we went early days. So we just want to thank the fans for through when we started out are the ones that don’t really last.
sticking around for so long, especially in Orlando.”
aXis: You released Cult last year which was your highest charting album to date. Why do you think that is and how does it feel knowing that even after so many years, your fans are still loyal and dedicated. Anthony: It makes us proud. When we started the band we said we wanted to be the kind of band that our fans would grow up and continue to listen to. We would never be the kind of band that people would be embarrassed to say that they used to listen to. We wanted to be the kind of band that when people grew up and had kids and they’d play for their kids. I was introduced to a lot of music from my parents and it made me think what was the music that was so special to them that they felt like they needed to show it to me. And now we get to meet people who used to come to shows 15 years ago and they come to shows with their teenage kid and they’re both fans. I just think our honesty and staying true to who we are, and wanting to do something important not necessarily something that would get us “bigger, faster”. We wanted to make music that would stay important to people.
aXis: What is your favorite song to play live? Anthony: I always love playing “Devotion and Desire” because it’s the biggest fan favorite and its fun – the interaction we get when we play that song. Same with “Walking Wounded” – getting everybody singing along and all is a lot of fun. I like playing “Mona Lisa” a lot from the Killing Time record because it’s definitely the most challenging song we’ve ever written, it keeps you on your toes. It’s fun to challenge yourself as a musician.
aXis: Do you have anything you would like to say to the fans? Anthony: We want to thank everybody for sticking around for so long. Orlando is one of the places that we have played the most in the world. We put together a tour history that we are going to release soon of every show Bayside has ever played – the tour, the city, and who we played with. It’s about 1,600 shows. I was working on that and I got to remember a lot of shows and it’s crazy how many times Orlando came up. All the venues, all the early shows - when we were first starting out there was a great local scene from Orlando – bands like My Hotel Year all these bands we were playing with in the early days. So we just want to thank the fans for sticking around for so long, especially in Orlando.
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Grand Opening @ TIN ROOF on I-Drive
Bring your dog or a friend… and enjoy unlimited samples of unique beers, pet vendors, pet contests and live music from Gerry Williams Band.
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Tickets:
Saturday, March 21, 2015 Lake Eola near World of Beer 3:00pm-6:00pm (Rain or Shine) $20 in advance $30 at the door
To purchase tickets go to
orlandosentinel.com/bark For exhibitor booth information call Nancy Tharp at 407-420-5599
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER TO ENTER • NO CHILDREN, BABIES OR REFUNDS