Saturday, June 12
Orlando United Day
Dedicated to honoring the memory of the 49, supporting survivors and first responders, and remembering the compassion shown by our community.
See a full list of Pulse memorials, tributes and events on page 17.
Record Store Day
Caution still seems to be key for Record Store Day 2021, the annual spendapalooza for vinyl junkies. The main RSD drops this year are happening on June 12 and July 17. Participating stores in Orlando this year tentatively, according to the official RSD website are East West Music & More, Retro Records, Re-Runz Records, Remix Record Shop, Park Ave CDs, Rock & Roll Heaven and Smartpunk Record Shop. Free (but also not, unless you have heroic self-restraint). Various locations, recordstoreday.com
Tracey Blade / Born Losers
Orlando punk veteran Tracey Blades has, over the years, been in an impressive string of great local bands like Fashion! Fashion! and the Image Boys, RunnAmucks and Eat the Elderly. But now he s finally emerging from all the racket and wreckage to front his very own vehicle with
Born Losers, who just released their eponymous debut single.
Available now as a name-your-price download on Bandcamp, Born Losers is a freewheeling punk anthem that revels in fatalist glory, hurtling toward the cliff with the volume up, the top down and the ghost of Johnny Thunders riding shotgun. It s a fast, loose and catchy drive that mines gold from the gutter.
Streaming premieres you won’t want to miss
Premieres Wednesday:
Awake The whole world has insomnia and none of our electronic devices work anymore in a thriller flick that sure knows how to put a scare into its target audience. After it s over, you ll be bingeing
Space Force just out of gratitude! (
Netflix)
Fresh Fried and Crispy Harden your arteries on a cross-country search for the finest fried delicacies America has to offer. Your host is Daym Drops, the food reviewer who s a sensation on YouTube. And soon, WebMD. (
Netflix)
Loki OK, he technically died at the beginning of
Infinity War. But Thor s bratty half-brother is back anyway, thanks to an alternate timeline. Or a glitch in the multiverse. Or sunspots. Or something. This new series shows Loki going all Zelig on us, working his mischief on major events in Earth s past. Hey, remember when the guy who made
For the re-do of our 5th anniversary year, we are pulling out all the stops to wow you with stellar music, liberating fun and good vibes with three massive, high-quality main nighttime events by Masterbeat, OVERDRIVE and our own new party brand, WÜF! Tickets are now available.