Ida Eskamani

1 week ago | orlandoweekly.com | Ida Eskamani

click to enlarge Photo by Logan Borges Watts head out on tour this week “I think in this EP, as opposed to the last one, you can hear a bit more of that anger, especially within my vocals and my lyrics. I showed the lyrics to one of my friends and they told me that's probably the meanest thing I've ever written.” The state of the world is hardcore. And with their newest EP Slowly Conditioned, Orlando’s Watts is rising to the occasion.

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Ida Eskamani

click to enlarge photo by Gavin Smith Less Than Jake bring the circus to Orlando Step right up, Orlando. Gainesville’s Less Less Than Jake’s Summer Circus is coming to town on Sunday, and it’s bound to be a ska-punk spectacular. We got that tip from a pretty reliable source: Chris DeMakes, the guitarist, vocalist and founding member of Less Than Jake. DeMakes beamed in from his home studio in Tennessee to give Orlando Weekly the scoop.

1 month ago | orlandoweekly.com | Ida Eskamani

Florida punks Dikembe drop new song with a music video heavily featuring Orlando New ‘Haymakers’ video by our honorary hometown band was shot at Central Florida Skatepark By Ida V. Eskamani on Tue, May 13, 2025 at 10:59 am Florida punks Dikembe have released a resonant new song, and the accompanying music video heavily features Orlando.

2 months ago | orlandoweekly.com | Ida Eskamani

click to enlarge Courtesy photo Mayday Parade sell out House of Blues Orlando Florida’s Mayday Parade are celebrating 20 years since their start with a new record and a run of sold-out shows, including in the City Beautiful this week. Founded in Tallahassee, the pop-punk stalwarts are releasing a new trilogy (!) of albums to make up for lost time, starting with first chapter Sweet, released this month.

Mar 5, 2025 | orlandoweekly.com | Ida Eskamani

"The world around us that we experience is told through stories, whether that's the way we cognitively function from an evolutionary standpoint, but even the scientific method is a story in itself." Orlando Weekly found Menzingers co-vocalist and guitarist Tom May in his living room (converted into a recording studio) on a cold morning in Philadelphia.