Covering the local music scene has never been a strength of Living Orlando. We’ve mentioned a couple shows at The Social over the past year, but much like pointing out a couple grains of sand at the beach, two posts do nothing to uncover the amount of live music being performed in Orlando. For that reason, I’m very happy to have found Scene Central.

Scene Central is an Orlando-based website that aims to bring musicians and music-minded people together. Specifically, they hope to bring more people to the music scene by posting information about all of the shows and music-related events going on around town. They’ve even gone so far as to publish a monthly newsletter with concert listings, band interviews, venue information and more. October’s issue, which is actually the very first issue, lists 32 shows at places like The Social, The Haven, Central Station and Back Booth.

In addition, the’ve included some advice for booking a band and some “Do’s and Don’ts When Going To Shows”. Of the latter list, here is my favorite:

Don’t Be That Guy/Girl In The Pit
Anyone who has ever been in or around a circle/mosh pit knows who that guy is; he’s the guy that leaves the wake of trampled teens in tight pants dazed on the floor with the other half left conspiring how to end the reign of tyranny. THE PIT IS NOT A CONTEST. Your don’t WIN the pit, you respect it and the others involved. [AND EVEN IF] you could win the pit, it wouldn’t be done via douche baggery. The point of the pit is to COME TOGETHER in a union with the music, not to go on search and destroy missions until you’ve had your fill.

It’s actually a very sensible newsletter and a very useful tool for finding out about live music in Orlando. I found mine at Panchero’s Mexican Grill on Church St., but you can download one of your own, or just visit their website for all of the good info. A link to Scene Central will be placed permanently here on Living Orlando, too.

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