BandifestoDec 31, 20203 minOrlando music year in review: 20 things we loved in an unlovable 2020 By Ida V. Eskamani and Matthew Moyer It's been a hard year. And somehow, our local music scene continued to create, to record, in the fac...
BandifestoJul 7, 20201 minyeah, sure's newest release "Hot Brains" is a COVID dreamBy Ida V. Eskamani You probably didn't know you needed a 90's grunge revival band's take on the coronavirus. Yet Orlando's yeah, sure see...
BandifestoJun 29, 20201 minIggy T and the Crazymakers Are Here to Be HeardBy Bandifesto Iggy T and the Crazymakers, led by Sarah Todd and David Franz, released their first full-length album earlier this month. W...
BandifestoMay 25, 202013 minThe art we need to create, create, createWritten by Pablo Terraza Turn around to face the sky. Tell me what you hear when you consider our past. Among the greatest artists to hav...
BandifestoApr 26, 20203 minTo The Music That Moves UsWritten by Marissa Corrente I love, love, love live music. At the end of 2018, I wrote an article for Bandifesto about the music that mov...
BandifestoApr 26, 20203 minSad Songs To Make You Feel BetterWritten by Ida V. Eskamani How are you doing? Terrible?? Same. We are all grieving— too many grieving loved ones gone; millions grieving ...
BandifestoApr 24, 20209 minHow Music Lovers Learn To Say “Goodbye”Written by Pablo Terraza A popular template of a conversation that people around the world are having right now is a discussion on the pr...
BandifestoJan 23, 20203 minThe Black Lips soundtrack 'a world that's falling apart' Written by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly. "Realistically, when has the world not been falling apart?" Jared ...
BandifestoDec 11, 20193 minPhilly punks Mannequin Pussy are racing headlong into the mainstreamWritten by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly. "Our music is for someone who really wants an intense, cathartic e...
BandifestoOct 23, 20193 minWorldwide punk showcase Foreign Dissent brings the universal language of outrage to OrlandoWritten by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly. In just a few days and for the sixth consecutive year, punk bands ...
BandifestoSep 22, 20193 minThe Growlers bring their psych-pop to Orlando's Plaza LiveWritten by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly. When asked if he would consider himself an "old soul," frontman Br...
BandifestoJul 24, 20193 minThe ever-evolving pop music of Gabby’s World will enrapture you Tender forever Written by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly. "Oh, how my heart can fly when your smile has good ...
BandifestoJul 10, 20193 minMom Jeans level up with a spot on the Sad Summer FestivalOriginally published in the Orlando Weekly. Eric Butler, the unassuming frontman of up-and-coming sad punks Mom Jeans, doesn't mince word...
BandifestoJul 7, 20193 minThis Week's Mixtape of Music that Moves UsWritten by Ida V. Eskamani Bandifesto is a home for music that moves us. Music that shapes the most impactful moments in our lives and th...
BandifestoMay 11, 20193 minDapper post-punk stars Interpol return to maraud Orlando Written by Ida V. Eskamani Originally published in the Orlando Weekly "Rock & roll bitch/I'm into it," Interpol vocalist Paul Banks' doom...
BandifestoMar 31, 20196 minWomen Making History Playlist"Just get a female opener, that'll fill the quota." Written by Ida V. Eskamani Women don't have a whole lot, but goddamn do we have a mon...
BandifestoMar 8, 20197 minThese Are The Setlists Of Our Lives Written by Pablo Terraza As the music industry evolves, album sales and song streaming mean less, and concert tickets, licensing and merc...
BandifestoFeb 25, 20196 minIntroducing SparksWritten by Trent Jones The eclectic 50+ year band and why I love them The first of a series of articles of where to start with seemingly ...
BandifestoFeb 11, 20195 minMixtape of Music that Moves Us: (anti)Valentine's Day EditionWritten by Ida V. Eskamani Bandifesto is a home for music that moves us. Music that shapes the most impactful moments in our lives and th...
BandifestoJan 24, 20193 minEmo stalwarts Joyce Manor are growing up alongside their fans Originally published in the Orlando Weekly Still crazy after all these years Written by Ida V. Eskamani Like the Cure did in the 1980s fo...
