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GREAT LIVE MUSIC RATTLES ORLANDO EVERY NIGHT Miss Jill Scott You don’t even have to ask Who Is Jill Scott?, because her 2000 debut album of the same name was as potent a musical introduction as they come. And she’s bringing her tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of her R&B masterpiece to town. 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at Hard Rock Live, POSTPONED
Joywave Rochester indie-rockers warm up for their North American Possession tour with a handful of shows in the Sunshine State. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at the Social, CANCELED
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and his partner, the inimitable Lisa Gerrard, on the esteemed independent record label Three days of locally sourced metal 4AD. Clan of Xymox’s self-titled 1985 album, excellence including Meka Nysm, Withering the first of a pair released on the British Going round with Clan of Xymox’s Ronny Moorings Earth and Soulswitch. imprint, remains a staple of the group’s 6 p.m. Friday, March 20, at the Haven, $12BY TYLER BARNEY discography. $50 To this day, opening track “A Day” – Taking full advantage of this creative free- a goth club classic often regarded as the onny Moorings takes “going Dutch” escapeVelocity seriously. For nearly 40 years, the dom, Moorings has explored a variety of band’s definitive anthem – leaves us speechnative Netherlander has paid his styles over the years – from the minimal less. Following the success of their debut Violin and piano duo present a heady dues as the only constant member of Clan of synth-pop and post-punk of the project’s record, the band contributed a song to the program exploring the outer limits of and new voices in contemporary classical music. Xymox, a project he formed in Amsterdam early days to the electro, gothic rock and acid 4AD compilation Lonely Is an Eyesore, a 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Timucua, at the turn of the ’80s. While the band’s house(!) of subsequent releases – making it collection of hits showcasing the label’s CANCELED members – and its name, occasionally short- a challenge to narrow the band’s sound to a musical diversity. Then came Medusa. Commonly held as ened to Xymox (derived from a historical single genre. “Well, most call us darkwave, term for infectious disease) – have changed coldwave, electrowave, something-wave,” the Clan’s masterpiece, the band’s sophoLas Nubes over time, Moorings’ role as the primary he muses. Among those who referred to the more album featured a much darker style of Fast-rising Miami rockers return to songwriter has remained the same. “I like group’s style as “darkwave” was the iconic songwriting than its predecessor and introOrlando again, this time with Las Nubes, to be the lone wolf in music writing,” he producer and BBC Radio One DJ John Peel, duced an ongoing theme of songs named Woolbright, Mere and Sad Halen. This is a after women: Medusa, Michelle, Louise (and says. “I always did who is credited for coining the term. score for the Henao. later, Evelyn, Jasmine, More generally, Clan like that, so 7 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Henao Rose, Emily, to name that is why of Xymox is considOVID-19 C Contemporary Center, $7 E H T ENTS DUE TO V a few) – all of whom ered one of the premier I haven’t CLAN OF XYMOX E E S E AK, TH K Moorings emphasizes changed my standard-bearers of the with the Bellwether Syndicate OUTBRE D. CHEC E L E C Eve Maret N CA AR FOR are fictional. early gothic movement. approach.” 7 p.m. Friday, March 20 MAY BE D N E L A Young synth and electronics maestraOUR ONLINE C After Medusa, the And with good reason. With The Abbey NS. IO T A L L E returns to Orlando, supported by Bacon CANC group left 4AD, shortwell over Despite the sonic gap 100 S. Eola Drive Grease and Ootheca. ened its name to a dozen between the Clan and abbeyorlando.com 9 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the Nook on Xymox, and released albums under his belt (and their contemporaries – CANCELED Robinson, CANCELED – in our humble opinanother on the way, we’re told), Moorings darker than the Cure, ion – their best album, clearly has his songwriting formula down wavier than the Sisters Hot Chelle Rae to a science. On the benefits of composing – the melancholy permeating every song is Twist of Shadows. Since then, Moorings and recording the Clan’s music on his own, undeniable. It was perhaps this moroseness has churned out a steady flow of albums Multi-platinum pop trio are back at it he notes, “I don’t have to wait for anyone that caught the ear of Brendan Perry, one- and toured nonstop, crediting his “constant after a few years of relative silence, with new writing songs, and I don’t have to have dis- half of the legendary duo Dead Can Dance, enthusiasm for making and writing music” music and their Tangerine tour on a collision cussions about a direction or style. I am not who invited Moorings and his band along as as the project’s driving force. And if you ask course with Orlando. 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the Abbey, us, it’s just the way it should be. dependent on anyone … I can walk in my support on a U.K. tour in the early ’80s. POSTPONED Shortly thereafter, the Clan joined Perry studio any time I feel inspired.” music@orlandoweekly.com Central Florida Metal Fest
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