Orlando Scene TV

Becky reminisces about a dirtier Downtown Fringe of days past.

Raffa and Rainer is an acoustic duet out of Miami, and they were performers in Orlando’s ELLA Music Fesitval in October 2007. In this video they tell Becky how they got together and a little about their weekly open mic at Churchill’s Pub in Miami. The ELLA (Elevate, Listen, Love, Apprieciate) festival was a celebration of female singer/songwriters and female fronted bands from Florida. Raffa and Rainer are just one of the 10 acts who performed at the ELLA Fest. Subscribe to OrlandoScene.TV to get updated when new videos are posted.

More videos coming out every week on Miro and iTunes. If you’d like to get involved by suggesting an event or venue for us to highlight, get in touch with us at OrlandoScene.TV – thanks for watching.

The first ever ELLA Music Festival took place at the Rogers Building in downtown Orlando in October 2007. The festival was a celebration of female singer/songwriters and female fronted bands.

In this video, one of the performers, Rachel Goodrich, turns the tables and interviews our host Becky for a change! We also get a sample of Rachel’s musical stylings in the background, recorded upstairs just minutes earlier.

This is just a tiny sample of what happened at the ELLA Fest. Subscribe to OrlandoScene.TV to get updated when new videos are posted.

More videos coming out every week on Miro and iTunes. If you’d like to get involved by suggesting an event or venue for us to highlight, get in touch with us at OrlandoScene.TV – thanks for watching.

This weekend Becky and Ryan will be attending and videotaping the 2007 E.L.L.A Music Festival at the Rogers Building (the old DMAC at Pine and Magnolia). The event starts at 7PM Friday and Saturday, October 5th & 6th.

These are the sort of events we really love. Local artists representing a niche, but with a message strong enough to reach a wide audience. Instead of waiting a few years for this event to gain popular acclaim, you can be part of the very first adventure by our friends at Gamble Records.

There will be some amazing female-fronted bands at this festival:

Friday October 5th
The Actomatics, Geri X, Victoria Lynn Shultz, Channing Deren, Jenny K. Surrounded by Wolves

Saturday October 6th
Raffa and Rainer, Sunny, Jen Pumo, Rachel Goodrich, Holly Riggs

Tickets are $10/day or $18/two day in advance and $12.50/day or $20/two day at the door. A Portion of Proceeds will benefit: Florida School of Herbal Studies; Simple Living Institute; The Solilla School 4 Creative Kids. Tickets are available now at Dandelion CommuniTEA, Austin’s Coffee and Park Ave. CD’s.

In this episode Becky talks to the owner of a College Park original, Taste. Tracy explains the Small Plate format and highlights her favorite dishes. After a look at some art as part of Doug Rhodehamel’s Fungus of the Stars, Becky got to sample some of Taste’s cuisine. Taste is located at 717 Smith St in College Park, just off Edgewater Dr.

As far as food and drink go, Taste has something for everyone – spanning several cuisines and providing for all appetites, I’d bet you you can take even the most particular person and get them to grumble a bit less. The food overall is aimed at someone who appreciates paying for quality ingredients, bringing the average bill to somewhere between $20 and $30 per person. Remember that you’re meant to share, like Tapas. There are 3 seating areas (4 if you count the stage) and the bar, including a few tables outside for those cool spring and fall evenings where you can’t help but sit outside.

We’ve been hearing good things about Taste on local radio and through word of mouth for a number of years now; one can’t mention the restaurant/venue/gallery without thinking “Fish Tacos”. Recently, we noticed a large number of events taking place or relocating to this hip College Park location, and we knew we needed to get a video out ASAP to help people looking for more info on the web get an idea of what they can expect at Taste.

Some of these events include the charity auction we mentioned in the show, Monday night comedy with Absent-Minded Improv (look for an upcoming video featuring AMI), Tuesday Hookah Night, Wednesday night acid jazz with the Absinthe Trio, and live music on the weekends with promotions by Will Walker of Will’s Pub. A new development is a Thursday night open Mic called Preacher Bill Presents.

More videos coming out every week on iTunes. If you’d like to get involved by suggesting an event or venue for us to highlight, get in touch with us at OrlandoScene.TV – thanks for watching.

As our show is so new, we are still getting some of the kinks in the system worked out. Ryan and Julie put a lot of work into the first two episodes of OSTV, and the goal is to have a new show out every Monday. However, things don’t always go as planned. Expect to see the next episode in the middle of this week as we get ourselves up to speed.

We have some exciting stuff planned for release, like a piece about a new art gallery, an interview with the immortal Michael Winslow, a look at a local creative networking group, a profile about a local improv comedy night, even a long-running swing dance night in a most unlikely location. We are constantly looking for new events, groups and locations to promote, so we welcome your suggestions. Please send any information to < liberatr AT gmail DOT com >.

One of our hosts, John, is currently off on a 3-month tour of the Americas, which means he is currently in Colorado heading West. We will be checking in with John and his wife Kamrin soon, but if you can’t wait, check out FindingAmerica.TV for lots of video, live updates and their travel route on an interactive map.

Another contributor to the show, Mark, is currently in NYC auditioning for next season’s show-stopping productions. We might be hearing from Mark about some New York goings-on in addition to the regular Orlando fare, check back here for more developments in the future.

Of course, we can’t mention John and Mark without giving some love to Michelle and Becky. Michelle you know from the Film Slam episode, and we are taping Becky’s first episode this weekend. They are sharing their interests and favorite local spots with the production staff and planning new episodes, perhaps even as you read this.

Ryan, the producer, is hard at work editing and alternately scouting new locations and making connections all over town. He organizes a monthly Happy Hour called Florida Creatives that would be of particular interest to anyone watching this show. The event happens each third Monday of the month – check the website for details.