EDC Weekend In Techno Town

EDC Weekend has arrived!! EDC is taking place Friday afternoon through Sunday night at Tinker Field adjacent Camping World Stadium. Listed below are other club concerts taking place around town,many officially in conjunction with EDC.

THU   09OCT     VANGUARD     DJ Deadmau5 (CDN)

THU   09OCT     CELINE     DJ Kayzo (USA)

THU   09OCT     HOME BASS     DJ Will Clarke (GB)

FRI     10OCT     VANGUARD     DJ Subtronics (USA)

FRI     10OCT     CELINE     DJ Hugel (F)

FRI     10OCT     HOME BASS     DJ Lee Foss (USA)

FRI     10OCT     OPTIVIEW (Longwood)     DJ Suzy Solar (USA)

FRI     10OCT     HEIST LOUNGE     DJ OnDaMike (USA)

FRI     10OCT     BARBARELLA   Memento Mori: DJ Lavidicus (USA)

FRI     10OCT     PROPER     DJ Diamond D (USA)

SAT    11OCT     VANGUARD     DJ Excision (CDN)

SAT    11OCT     CELINE     DJ Mau P (NL)

SAT    11OCT     HOME BASS     DJ Rusko (GB)

SAT    11OCT     OPTIVIEW (Longwood)     DJ Robotic (USA)

SAT    11OCT     MANGOS     DJ Chus (E) & DJ Tony Guerra (YV)

SUN   12OCT     VANGUARD     DJ duo The Chainsmokers (USA)

SUN   12OCT     CELINE     DJ duo Gorgon City (GB)

SUN   12OCT    HOME BASS     DJ Ghengar (USA)

SUN   12OCT    OPTIVIEW ( Longwood)     DJ Darcii Darka (USA)    

This Weekend In Techno Town

EDC is just 2.5 weeks away yet there's lots going on THIS weekend!

FRI     27OCT     HEIST LOUNGE     Torque: DJ Makoto (J)

FRI     27OCT     CELINE     DJ ACraze (USA)

FRI     27OCT     OPTIVIEW 360 (Longwood)   DJ Rob GEE (USA) 

FRI     27OCT     VANGUARD     DJ Sullivan King (USA)

SAT    28OCT     ORLANDO AMPHITHEATER   Halloween Story Music Festival

SAT    28OCT     IOA PLAZA @ UCF     DJ Diesel (USA)

SAT    28OCT     THE PATIO (Daytona)  DJ duo Snack Pack (USA)

SAT    28OCT     MANGO's ORLANDO     DJ Victor Calderone (USA)

SAT    28OCT     VANGUARD     DJ Atnarko (USA) & DJ Flashdrive (USA)

SUN   29OCT     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Danny Daze (USA)

TUE   31OCT     CELINE     DJ OMNOM (USA)

This Weekend In Techno Town

It's Memorial Day weekend with lots of fun in the area. FRIDAY MAY 24 

Venue 13 is back, now every Friday at Castle Nights on Edgewater Drive in Lockhart.  Goth & Industrial ft. DJ Paul Vaine. ($5)

Over at Vain Nightclub, their House music Fridays continue with DJ duo Stafford Brothers (AUS).  Should be a huge crowd!
($10)

SATURDAY MAY 25
Running from 12 noon to 12 midnight, Sunset Music Festival in Tampa has a DJ that Orlando has never had: David Guetta (F).  Click on the flyer for the full line-up including the recent addition of a Trance stage!  Outside Raymond James Stadium.
($89)

Much closer to home, the NLP DJ group is celebrating their 5th anniversary with a huge party at up-and-coming Fusion Ultra Lounge in Longwood.  And legendary Breaks DJ Sharaz will be guesting!  Fusion is located at 272 West SR 434.
(PRICE NA)

Downtown is celebrating Memorial Day weekend at Suite B Lounge with DJ's Leo Montoya and Fobia.  I got to see both of them play a few weeks ago and the House music was great!
($5)

There is always EDM at Vixen Bar and this weekend they have the legendary Breaks/Bass DJ Fixx!  He has helped produce some great songs released by DJ's such as Baby Anne and Keith Mackenzie.  DJ's Adam Flurk and illDJ ChrisB will be playing too.
(FREE)

SUNDAY MAY 26
With Monday a holiday for many, the weekend continues Sunday night so why stay home?  And speaking of Baby Anne, she'll be guiding the masses on the revolving dance floor of Amphitheatre in Tampa on Sunday night!  With DJ's Mondo and Chris Craze!
($10)

Last but never least, come get "Old Skooled" by DJ's Andy Hughes and D-Xtreme this Sunday night at Suite B Lounge. Lots of old style House in a very relaxed atmosphere.
(FEEE < 11pm; $5 > 11pm)

Wings Over Downtown!

For the past few months I have been taste-testing Buffalo wings in downtown Orlando to see who had the best ones. This was a non-scientific study based on a single visit and with just me doing the tasting and eating. The requested flavor was always buffalo medium. We began with Ember where you can dine inside or outside on their patio. The french fries were not tested here. Having watched DJ's play at Ember and having sizzling plates of wings pass by, I knew they'd probably be good. And they were. Deep fried crispy and a really good wing sauce. The presentation was nice as well. GRADE: A-

Elixir Bar is a popular location for lunch and Buffalo wings are on the menu. The fries were of the coated variety which is a downer for me. And while I had heard good things about their wings, I didn't quite figure them out. To be good, wings should be deep fried but I couldn't tell with Ember's wings whether they were deep fried or baked in an oven like you do boxed Tyson wings from the grocery store. They tasted pretty good though. GRADE: B-

I never knew the bar Harp & Celt had a restaurant but someone mentioned it to me so I needed to check them out. The wings were decent as were the frozen but not coated fries. GRADE: B

Ace Cafe used to have something called Mahogany wings which were blackened and carried a unique flavor. During a recent visit I did not notice that name on the menu and just requested "wings". The flavor was good but some of them were still a bit gooey. The fries were of the coated variety so that was disappointing. GRADE: B-

Harry Buffalo is a Cleveland-based restaurant chain that has a location downtown on Church Street. With a name that includes "Buffalo", you'd think they'd have good wings. They do. These were the best I experienced downtown. The fries did not appear to be fresh cut but some did have skins on them. GRADE: A

Sly Fox added food to their drink menu during the bar/club closures this past spring which allowed them to remain open. The order size is ample and came soaked in medium sauce. They were crispy and good; did not try the fries. Worthwhile. GRADE: B+

Not included in the downtown contest are my favorite wings in the Orlando metro and that's Wings of Winter Garden on Colonial Drive in Winter Garden. They have a unique sauce I've not run into anywhere else and their curly fries are cut right there from fresh potatoes. Pappa Bees in Longwood also has great wings and they use fresh cut fries. So there you have it; the best wings in downtown Orlando IMO is: Harry Buffalo.

Club Reports: Mulligans, Luke Combs’ Category 10, Iron Cow

The Breaks crowd was out at Mulligans in Longwood last night and sister website Orlando Entertainment News was there! You can find all the pictures HERE.

 

Club Report: Fusion Ultra Lounge

Back to Orlando.  First ever visit last night to Fusion Ultra Lounge in north suburban Longwood, not wanting to miss out on the 5th anniversary party for the NLP DJ group.

DJ J-Dub was playing when I arrived.

And at that time the dance floor had a few people on board.

And it picked up as the mostly Breakbeats format continued.

With a lighted hoops routine keeping things quite interesting.

The leader of the pack, DJ Matrix taking over around midnight with more Breaks and some old skool House.

MC Marybeth looking fine.

Mannequins!

EDC - Orlando!

Guest DJ Sharaz beginning his set around 1am.

Continuing the evening's theme of Breaking it up/Old skool!

Dance floor was pretty jammed by this point.

And a good time was had by all!

EDC Week: List Of Before, During & Afterparties

EDC Week has arrived with Electric Daisy Carnival - Orlando taking place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Tinker Field beside Camping World Stadium. There will be many before parties, during parties and after parties taking place this weekend as well and we've compiled a number of them for your convenience. This is not meant to be all-encompassing so there may be other events we've not included. Also, while we think each flyer was accurate at press time, there could have been changes so check events on your own for the latest updates before you make any purchases. Now, on with the shows!

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ THE VANGUARD:  THU: DJ duo Gorgon City (GB) FRI: DJ Porter Robinson (USA) SAT: DJ Cloonee (GB) SUN: DJ duo Chase & Status (GB) Advance Tickets HERE.

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ CELINE: FRI: DJ Ayybo (USA) SAT: DJ duo Loud Luxury (CDN) SAT ROOFTOP: DJ Dreya V (USA)  SUN: DJ MPH (GB) Advance Tickets HERE.

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ ELIXIR BAR FRI: DJ Kettama (IRL) SAT: DJ duo Barely Alive (USA) SUN: DJ Korolova (UA) Advance Tickets HERE.

 

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ FIXTION SAT: DJ Omnom (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ FIXTION SUN: DJ Green Velvet (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

 

OVERNIGHT PARTY @ KALI ULTRA LOUNGE inside Mango's: FRI: DJ Victor Calderone (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

EDC OFFICIAL OVERNIGHT PARTY @ MANGO'S FRI: DJ Bart Skils (NL) Advance Tickets HERE.

OVERNIGHT PARTY @ MANGO'S: SAT: DJ Rafa Barrios (E) Advance Tickets HERE.

OVERNIGHT PARTY @ MANGO'S: SAT: DJ duo Pleasurekraft (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

OVERNIGHT PARTY @ MANGO'S: SAT: DJ Dose (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

OVERNIGHT FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY @ KALI ULTRA LOUNGE inside Mango's: SUN: DJ Roger Sanchez (USA). Advance Tickets HERE.

EDC OFFICIAL PARTIES @ YAZ SAT only: DJ Loofy (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL ALTAMONTE SPRINGS The flyer above for this music festival includes the entire list of DJ's performing. Single & Multiday Passes Available with or without hotel rooms HERE.  

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL FRI: 808LIFE Takeover ft. Scratch-D of Dynamix II (USA) & DJ James Wolfe (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: FRI: TORQUE Takeover ft. DJ Circle K (USA) & DJ Darciidarka (USA) & MC Collaborator (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SAT: ESSENTIAL FREAKS  Takeover ft. DJ duo Essential Freaks (USA), DJ Keith Mackenzie (USA) & DJ Merlyn (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SAT: ROLLEDUP Takeover ft. DJ AK1200 (USA) with MC Freak (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SUN: DJ Mr. Smith (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SUN: DJ Hyde (USA) & DJ Monk (USA) Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SUN: DJ Dave London (GB/USA) Advance tickets at the link above.

EPYKLANDIA HOTEL TAKEOVER @ OPAL HOTEL: SUN: DJ Santana (USA) & DJ Brad Smith (USA). Advance tickets at the link above.

FUN-D-MENTLZ @ KANDI-LAND LONGWOOD FRI: DJ LNX (USA) SAT: DJ Mo Skills (USA) SUN: DJ Mixxx (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

BEST OF BREAKS PRE-PARTY @ OLIV BAR: THU ONLY: DJ Tooltime (USA). FREE

AFTERGLOW AFTERPARTIES @ TRUTH 18 LOCKHART: FRI: DJ BALO (USA), SAT: DJ Hulian (USA) SUN: DJ Jake Anthony (USA) Advance Tickets HERE.

AFTERPARTY AT DANCERS ROYALE SUN only: DJ KJ (USA), DJ OSB (USA), DJ Micro (USA) ADMISSION: Door Only.

DIRTY BASS @ BROKEN STRINGS BREWERY FRI: DJ Matrix (USA), DJ Supagroover (USA) & DJ duo Swagglerok (USA) SAT: DJ Robotic (USA), DJ duo Brothers of Funk (USA) SUN: Duo Rob E & Security (USA) Tickets: Door Only $20