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This Little Underground: new releases + concert picks
Heads up, TLU will be on pause next week, but only because it’ll be our blockbusting annual Best of Orlando issue. Oh, the tingles!
LOCAL RELEASES
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Although not a music group per se, the Jonesy Collective recently debuted their first music compilation. The Orlando organization is actually a nonprofit that was formed to honor Alex Hwang Jones, an influential figure in the local electronic scene who, tragically, became a victim of gun violence last summer. Founded by his mother with the help of his many friends, the collective is aiming to keep Jones’ memory and spirit alive by using the arts to “promote positive change and inspiration.” Most tangibly, that means mobilizing to raise funds to support other organizations and causes that they believe in.
Among the young group’s many ambitious and varied plans is a music label, and Jonesy Collective Compilation Vol. 1 is its first release. The four-song EP features emerging Florida artists like Fowl
Play, Rest in Pierce, Mystic Grizzly
and Sunken Frequencies alongside like-minded collaborators like Chicago’s Relativity Lounge and Denver’s Pheel. Befitting the Jonesy Collective’s support of organizations like the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the abstract electronic music on the EP tends toward the psychotropic side of the spectrum, blending glitch and beat minimalism to mood-altering effect.
The comp’s now available on Bandcamp and all proceeds go to another worthy non-profit: global reforestation organization One Tree Planted. Volume 2 of the Jonesy Collective compilation series is still in early planning, but founding chair Mimi Hwang tells me that they’re looking next to help LGBTQ+ youth support organization Zebra Coalition, a group that’s both crucial and local.
The nonprofit Jonesy Collective debuted their first music compilation to honor Alex Hwang Jones, an influential figure in the local electronic scene who became a victim of gun violence last summer
MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK
Can’t respect everyone else’s safety? Stay the fuck home.
The Tremolords and the Chotchkies:
This one-two punch of garage-minded Orlando rock bands is worth more than the price of admission alone. But the fact that it’s a chance to enjoy live music at the Veranda Live again makes it an even bigger deal. When this famously scenic downtown courtyard venue began doing concerts in 2018, it had the stuff to become Thornton Park’s musical town square — except for the sustained programming, that is. Well, this long-quiet jewel will rock again for at least one night to benefit the Thornton Park District Neighborhood Association. (7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, the Veranda at Thornton Park, $5 minimum donation)
The SOO Show Live: DJ Rome’s Sound of Orlando radio show leaps out of the airwaves and onto the stage again, this time at a new, rap-minded beer joint. With an all-star lineup featuring the Jungle Brothers’ DJ Sammy B, Channel Live’s Hakim Green, Organized Konfusion’s Prince Po and the Hit Squad’s K-Solo, this edition packs major-league cred. Like “The SOO Show”’s artist interviews, this live event will be a hip-hop history book springing to life, this time before your very eyes and not just your ears. (8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, the Commission Beer Chamber, free)
Foley Sings Prine: With Jordan Foley singing the songs of John Prine, you’ve got one of the most notable young forces in Orlando’s Americana scene honoring one of the genre’s greatest iconoclasts. Joining him in performing this distinguished catalog will be a well-curated roster of homegrown guests including the Oak Hill Drifters’ Rachel Decker, Patrick Hagerman, Elizabeth Ward, Kyle Keller and Wes Morrison. An important show note: Will’s Pub and Lil Indie’s have made the recent, and responsible, decision to reinstate their mask requirement to enter. (8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, Will’s Pub, $7)
Freedom Hawk: I first encountered this Virginia band back in 2009 at Will’s and they were absolutely boss. Their heavy retro sound taps the deep vein of 1970s hard rock with pure fidelity and perfection. They return to town with very fitting tourmates in Delaware’s High Reeper, whose ominous blend of doom metal and stoner rock makes them the ideal wingmen. Supersizing the bill will be the local tonnage of doom-sludge dealers Royal Graves, experimental progrockers the Dark Arctic and thrash act Intoxicated. Masks are again required to attend. (8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, Will’s Pub, $12)
BY BAO LE-HUU
ALEX HWANG JONES | PHOTO BY MIMI HWANG
baolehuu@orlandoweekly.com
