MC Lars
MC lars Norse Korea brings the best in nerdcore to the Backbooth stage this thursday. the bill includes a four-finger death punch of Mcs Lars, Frontalot, MegaRan and Schaffer the Darklord. there’ll be rhymes and beats paying tribute to all of the best stuff from your childhood, like Nintendo games, Voltron … I don’t know, probably some Star Wars or Dungeons and Dragons references? Just – whatever you do – don’t read the comments. 7 p.m. thursday; Backbooth, 37 W. Pine St.; $12; backbooth.com torque 18th anniversary torque – central Florida’s longest-running drum & bass night (is there much competition there?) – celebrates 18 years of snare rushes and wobbly basslines with a Friday-night party at Native Social Bar. three-time DMc World champion DJ craze should provide plenty of draw-dropping cuts, scratches and beat-juggles, but hometown hero AK1200 also gets some time to shine. Spring for VIP if you want to be able to see the action up close. 9 p.m. Friday; Native Social Bar, 27 W. church St.; $20-$40; facebook.com/ torquednb dappy hour Soul machine charles Bradley passed away far too early last month, but superfan Jessica Pawli and funkmaster DJ cub pay tribute to him with an early DJ set at Lil Indies on Saturday. Find out why Bradley was known as the “Screaming Eagle of Soul” while sipping on some fancy cocktails, but bring some cash to throw in the jar for his favorite charities, the All-Stars Project and Music Unites. 7-11 p.m. Saturday; Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave.; donations; willspub.org
orlando Gay Chorus: Uncut Cabaret orlando Gay chorus’ most entertaining fundraiser of the year, the Uncut cabaret, marks its 10th birthday this weekend at Parliament House. oGc members get to grab the spotlight individually or in groups for a cabaret performance with plenty of adults-only humor and bawdy costuming. Participate in the “tops & Bottoms” game for a $200 prize pack. We don’t know what that game entails, but it sounds right up your alley, wink, wink. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Parliament House, 410 N. orange Blossom trail; $20; orlandogaychorus.org
Henry Rollins Jan. 4, 2018, at the Plaza Live Bleached, oct. 25 at Will’s Pub Santana, oct. 26 at Amway center Toadies, oct. 27 at the Plaza Live Third Eye Blind, oct. 28 at House of Blues John Bellion, oct. 30 & Nov. 2 at House of Blues Bebe Rexha, Nov. 1 at the Plaza Live Bad Suns, Nov. 3 at the Beacham Wax Tailor, Nov. 3 at the Social Iron & Wine, Nov. 7 at the Beacham Jethro Tull, Nov. 8 at the Dr. Phillips center Pato Banton, Nov. 8 at the Social Hoodie Allen, Nov. 9 at the Plaza Live
Imagine Dragons, Nov. 10 at Amway center Jay-Z, Nov. 11 at Amway center Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, Nov. 14 at Amway center Grizzly Bear, Nov. 15 at House of Blues Son Volt, Nov. 15 at the Social Waxahatchee, Nov. 16 at the Social Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, Nov. 18 at Will’s Pub Marc Anthony, Nov. 19 at Amway center The Front Bottoms, Nov. 19 at House of Blues The Drums, Nov. 30 at the Social Bear Grillz, Nov. 30 at the Beacham
Poptone, Dec. 1 at the Beacham Gabriel Iglesias, Dec. 2 at Amway center Wynton Marsalis, Dec. 3 at the Dr. Phillips center Cut Copy, Dec. 5 at the Plaza Live The Kills, Dec. 8 at the Beacham Giraffage, Dec. 13 at the Social Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dec. 16 at Amway center Bill Burr, Dec. 16 at Bob carr theater
Say Anything, Jan. 9-10, 2018, at the Beacham Shakira, Jan. 9, 2018, at Amway center The Zombies, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Plaza Live The Moody Blues, Jan. 12, 2018, at cFE Arena Jackson Browne, Jan. 23 at the Dr. Phillips center Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Jan. 26, 2018, at the Beacham
Katy Perry, Dec. 17 at Amway center
Riverdance, Jan. 26-28, 2018, at the Dr. Phillips center
Reverend Horton Heat, Dec. 22 at House of Blues
Trevor Noah, Jan. 27, 2018, at Bob carr theater
Henry Rollins, Jan. 4, 2018, at the Plaza Live
Lana Del Rey, Feb. 2, 2018, at Amway center
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oct. 18-24, 2017
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