Posted on December 19, 2017
Tuba Christmas is a national annual concert originally organized by Dr. Harvey Phillips, a legendary tuba player, composer, advocate, and professor, as a tribute to his teacher, William Bell. The first Tuba Christmas concert took place at Rockefeller Center in 1974. Since then concerts have taken place all over the United States (and elsewhere), locally […]
Posted on November 9, 2017
Triple Trip put out an update to spout: monochrome mission, the pixel flying/carving game. Music by yours truly. Arthur Guibert coded it all. Here is a link to the original spout game that this was based on.
Posted on October 8, 2017
Heard Brown Bag Brass Band tonight at Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen off Aloma. They are an informal sideline band with a rotating lineup, and they play around town at various places such as Tibby’s, Muddy Waters, Will’s, The Social, and private events like weddings, etc. They are fun and funky, and have that classic New […]
Posted on September 2, 2017
I saw Chris Hiatt playing in New Smyrna tonight. In the US he tends to stick around the Florida east coast (Daytona, Flagler, New Smyrna, etc.). Overseas he frequents Scandinavia, especially Sweden, having done 20+ tours. He seems to mostly be known as a Stevie Ray Vaughn cover act, having done SRV shows for many […]
Posted on July 28, 2017
Just wanted to post something about Eugene Snowden, our patron saint of feel good music here in Orlando. He’s been playing in and around Central Florida for well over 20 years now, probably longer. Anyone who’s semi-knowledgeable of the Central Florida music scene, or has even gone to various local shows over the years, knows […]
Posted on March 28, 2017
Tonight I attended a live recording of NPR’s Science Friday at the Bob Carr Theater here in Orlando, hosted by WMFE-FM 90.7. It was very cool to see Ira Flatow in person reading lines for the show, cracking jokes, and interviewing guests. The show featured robots, prosthetics, live music, and space exercise. And to top […]
Posted on March 9, 2017
There is a small but cool little barcade off Mills Ave called BART. They regularly rotate their arcade and pinball machines. They offer various craft beers and ciders (bottle only). And they have local art on the walls for sale. There are some cozy couches in the back to hang out on. Usually they not […]
Posted on February 28, 2017
I’m composing music for a new tactics game, and because the team doesn’t have many visuals for me yet, I’m actually composing to Final Fantasy Tactics in the meantime. I’m no Hitoshi Sakimoto, but I’m still having a lot of fun!
Posted on February 23, 2017
There’s a new retro bar & lounge called Joysticks in downtown Orlando at the corner of Pine & Magnolia. They’ve got a playable Atari 2600 (which I played several games on), an NES, a bunch of arcade machines, and 80s pop culture galore, including statues of Q*Bert, Piranha Plants, Slimer, etc. They also play 80s […]
Posted on January 25, 2017
There is a great little Irish pub in downtown Orlando away from the main street called Harp & Celt. It’s actually two separate pubs connected together. In addition to a great atmosphere and occasional authentic music, the food is very good as well, including some classics, Americans dishes, and currys. A local group of musicians […]