DO IT TODAY: Sunshine Factory at New World Brewery

New World Brewery – 1313 E. 8th Ave. (Ybor City) – $7 – 9 p.m. — 21 & up Sometimes bands take the whole shoegaze thing way too far. That’s not the case with The Sunshine Factory, who take the droning aspects of the genre and combine them with pop sensibilities, resulting in songs like “Down,” Don’t Fall Asleep,” and “My Bon Ami.” They even slow it down completely on “Sugar Sister” – the highlight of their 2011... Read More

DO IT TODAY: The Vera Violets, Fever, Creepers at New World Brewery

Creepers (pictured above) will play New World alongside The Vera Violets and Fever this Friday. New World Brewery – 1313 E. 8th Ave. (Ybor City) – $7 – 9 p.m. — 18 & up They celebrated the New Year by giving away a stellar seven-track demo rife with jangly, filthy, guitar drone and noise, and now Orlando’s own Fever are kicking off an über-eclectic weekend at New World Brewery with a show that also features the return of The Vera... Read More

Vera Violets announce first show in over a year, offer free download of 2004′s Faintly Acquainted

It’s been a while since anyone has had the opportunity to catch them live (about a year-and-half by our count), but The Vera Violets have just announced a show in support of their latest LP, In Between Fires.  The Tampa, Fla.-based four-piece will play New World Brewery on Friday, May 27, and have celebrated their return by posting several old albums on their Bandcamp page, including 2004’s Faintly Acquainted LP, which is available for free. The... Read More