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Along with high energy and good vibes, one of the key elements of Orlando Rep. Maxwell Frost\u2019s Come Out With Pride float is a live band. The Pheromones, an all-queer, woman-led Orlando band, are stepping up to the mic for this year\u2019s float at the Come Out With Pride parade on Oct. 17 downtown.<\/p>\n
The Pheromones \u2014 consisting of members Skip, Nic, Madi and Joanna \u2014 began while the members were students at UCF in 2022, playing parking garage shows for passersby. Now the band frequents venues like Conduit, Will\u2019s Pub and The Abbey, but they\u2019re getting back to their roots by getting on a flatbed truck.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe played a festival with Maxwell Frost in December called MadSoul, and I feel like after that we developed a relationship with him. He\u2019s been coming to our shows and stuff, which is really awesome,\u201d Skip, bassist and backing vocalist, tells Orlando Weekly. \u201cEvery single year, he has a band on his float with him, and so this year, he reached out to us, and he asked if we were interested in that. I was like, \u2018Of course we\u2019re interested.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Madi had walked with Frost\u2019s float a couple of years prior, so getting the upgrade from walking to performing was an exciting prospect. \u201cI had walked two other years with him and his crew, but now I\u2019m in the band on the float; that\u2019s so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
The band plans on performing a three-song repeating set with a surprise centerpiece for fans along the parade route: an unreleased song.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re playing three songs on loop so that everyone gets to see a similar set. One of our songs is called \u2018Push Back,\u2019 which hasn\u2019t been released yet. It\u2019s kind of a protest anthem,\u201d Skip says. \u201cI think that sharing this kind of message with this audience will be well-received. We just want to support the people, and we feel glad that the people want to support us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels fitting because Pride is a protest; it started as a protest, so the whole message of our song is to not let people [in power] win,\u201d Madi adds. \u201cTo push back from social norms, push back against all of the evil going on, so I feel like it\u2019s a very fitting song to be playing right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The performance will be extra special, as Frost (a percussionist himself) will be joining the band a couple of times throughout the parade on the drums.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never played with him, so I\u2019m really excited,\u201d Madi says. \u201cI\u2019ve seen lots of gigs he\u2019s played.\u00a0 I think it\u2019s really fun that he\u2019s in the music scene separately from politics as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the band, it\u2019s not just about performing with Frost, although that\u2019s an incredible experience; it\u2019s about being in the community and connecting with fans and Orlandoans at large.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis gig kind of reminds me of playing at the UCF parking garages. We would always see cars drive by, people wave, or anyone just walking at UCF, so it kind of reminds me of that,\u201d Nic says. \u201cEver since the beginning, I\u2019ve always wanted to do something like this, be a part of a Pride parade or a parade in general, but obviously Pride is even better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joanna put her excitement into just a simple phrase: \u201cIt\u2019s cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those looking to join in on the fun can RSVP to march with Team Frost from 2 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Team Frost Mobilize Event Page. The exact route of the parade, a private event, was not yet available at press time, but those who RSVP will be given the details.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a band that really embraces counterculture, we\u2019re really proud to be able to represent people this way through music,\u201d Skip says. \u201cThrough women-made music, as well as through queer-made music.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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