
Broadside: the interview
Photo courtesy Victory Records/Hannah Verbeuren I had the opportunity to speak with Broadside, a pop punk band from Virginia, after their Dec. 11 performance at Backbooth in Orlando while on tour with Handguns, Sudden Suspension, Roam, and two local openers, Bad Year and The Year I Disappear. We talked about the meaning behind “Playing in Traffic”, lead singer Oliver Baxxter’s love of “Harry Potter”, what the point of fingerless gloves is and drummer Andrew Dunton’s coffee co

REVIEW: Local Bands Shine at BackBooth
Indie rock band Polyenso, post-rock band Arcadence, acoustic blues/progressive band Letters to Part, alternative rock band Sleeping Sons, and progressive groove band Former Traits came to Orlando’s BackBooth on October 22 for a well-attended night of local music. BackBooth is a small venue that is easy to miss the first time. The entrance is tucked away on a street in Downtown Orlando next to an Orlando fire station and across from a parking garage. A nondescript BB with a fl