Without a doubt, this new concert venue made the biggest shockwaves in the local music landscape this year. The mighty triad of promoter Pete Olen (Endoxa Booking) and club owners Will Walker (Will's Pub, Lil Indie's, Dirty Laundry) and Jerry Dufrain (the Orpheum in Tampa) — all of whom are Central Florida concert cornerstones — joined forces and took over the long-running Haven Lounge, turning it into a proper live venue. While keeping the worn-in rock patina, they've dramatically opened up the room and upped the level of booking and operational quality. Now its stage is lit with a regular procession of bigger national names and better local acts. Moreover, the musical menu has expanded beyond just heavy metal to include a much wider range of sounds. And it has already reshaped the scene.

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2nd: Hard Rock Live, hardrock.com/live/locations/orlando

3rd: The Plaza Live, plazaliveorlando.org

1st: Montgomery Drive, montgomerydrive.com

2nd: Jessica Pawli, facebook.com/jessicapawli

3rd: 407 Booking, instagram.com/407booking

1st: Sanford Porchfest, sanfordporchfest.org

2nd: Electric Daisy Carnival, orlando.electricdaisycarnival.com

3rd: WJRR Earthday Birthday, wjrr.iheart.com/featured/earthday-birthday

1st: Smartpunk Records, smartpunk.com

2nd: Swamp Cabbage Records, swampcabbagerecords.storenvy.com

3rd: Popnihil, facebook.com/popnihilpress

1st: Red Lion Recording Studio, redlionrecordingstudio.com

2nd: Studio 1509, studio1509music.com

3rd: Phat Planet Studios, phatplanetstudios.com

1st: Austin's Coffee, austinscoffee.com

2nd: The Alley, facebook.com/thealleylive

3rd: Renaissance Theatre Co., rentheatre.com

1st: Orlando Sings Solaria Singers, orlandosings.org/choirs

2nd: Violectric, violectric.net

3rd: Anthology String Quartet, anthologyquartet.com

1st: Angel of Boom, instagram.com/itsoffcialangel

2nd: DJ Edil Hernandez, djedilhernandez.com

3rd: DJ Richie Rich, facebook.com/iamdjrichierich