Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Short List
THERE'S AN UPSIDE TO EVERYTHING NEW GUN BILL PASSES"Rally 'round the family, with a pocket full of shells." THE RING TWOSequels never measure up, but this makes The Legend of Curly's Gold look like Citizen Kane. BRITNEY AND KEVIN's REALITY SHOWHaving already provided an upside to deafness, she moves onto blindness. TERRI, THE POPE, FRANK…
Behind Closed Doors
A brilliant new documentary examines the life and work of reclusive artist Henry Darger
Pending Legislation
Threatened by liberals? Sick of slowpokes? Have we got a law for you!
Citizens Without Voices
The ongoing struggle for felons’ voting rights
Spins
GueroBECKInterscopeLook, we love Beck, the cheesy falsetto-voiced balladeer and lovemaker. And we love Beck, the mature, contemplative singer-songwriter. But the Beck we really love is the goofy, eccentric electro-pop-funk ringleader; the guy who waxes stoned immaculate and does the whitebread James Brown freakout over clever beats, rootsy guitar and bass lines so tasty they can't…
Shakespeare Shuffle
Romeo, Romeo, which one art thou, Romeo?
All Around Town
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Music Concerts
Thursday, Apr. 14 42nd Street Bistro Rick Pupelo 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Galse Trippsmith Duo Adobe Gila's Bacardi Boys Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Brass Mug Shadow Rising Captain Jack's Rus Anderson CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams Clancy' s of New Orleans Steve Santo…
TEN YEARS AFTER
It was back in 1994 that pop-punk first broke through to the mainstream – flying right by the first-wave alt-rock of the Lollapalooza Generation to become aboveground music's Hot New Thing – on the strength of exactly one song: "Longview," from Green Day's deceptively childishly titled album Dookie. Over the course of the next decade,…
Freebie
Lend Me Your EarsGrab the family and head to Tampa for the annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival, a happening that's been charming locals by the thousands for the past 25 years. National storyteller and musical artist Heather Forest opens the festivities with a performance of her unique, minstrel-style storytelling, which combines original music and folk…
Scoring Cash
Such a deal. Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, has offered to "invest" $150 million to renovate the Georgia Dome. Hooray for Art. Two things immediately come to mind. First, Blank is without a doubt one of the nice guys among pro sports team owners. He really does seem to care about Atlanta, and…
For Whom The Bill Tolls
Tax time, like adulthood, eventually catches up with everyone
Music Venues
For more venues and events, from the home page, click on "Events," then "Music." 688 SKATEPARK, 6140 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 727-523-0785 THE BANK NIGHTCLUB AND CONCERT VENUE, 1950 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-898-4488 BOOMERZ BOILER ROOM/BOOMERZ CAFÉ, 6990 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, 727-391-7066 BOURBON STREET, 4331 U.S. 19 N., New Port Richey, 727-843-0686 BRASS MUG,…
Culinary Events
ARTE 2005 Tampa Bay's Festival of the Americas – a celebration of vibrant and diverse Latin arts, fine and contemporary arts, crafts, film, literary arts, cuisine and more. April 7-16. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa (www.tbpac.org). COLUMBIA DINNER Celebrate Columbia's 100th anniversary. Sample a different Spanish wine each month, paired…
Musical Mesh
Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson share more than just attitude
Reasons to Believe
A look at some of the most buzz-worthy acts in the Southeast
Music Menu
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 NEW WORLD BREWERY 10TH ANNIVERSARY BLOWOUT Yeah, yeah, we usually don't include the issue's street date in our events listings, because most of you don't actually pick up the issue until Thursday. But tonight kicks off a five-night celebration of the New World's 10-year run, so we figured we'd wedge it in.…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Wine List
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail winestuff@weeklyplanet.com. MAMMA MIA ITALIAN TASTING Taste little known vernaccia, cortese, traminer grapes as well as sangiovese & Chianti standards. $12 in advance, $15 at door. 7:30 p.m. Fri., April 15. Charlie's…
Road Trippin
A ride through some of the wildest, coolest, strangest and most interesting musical landmarks of the Southeast
Laughs That Last
Classic comedies from Hollywood’s Golden Era, now on DVD
Letters
Doctor LoveRe: "Calling Dr. Vegas," by Max Linsky (Apr. 6-12) Thanks for your excellent work on the Vegas Brown story. What a compelling article. It was all that I aspired to during my years as a reporter – at times I was near tears and at others, I couldn't contain my chuckle. I saw the…
Hands On/Hands Off
The crafty dualities of Cuban artists Los Carpinteros
The Best of the Fests
The top music festivals in the Southeast
Big Organic Daddy
Get to know Mendocino, mecca of organic winemaking
Planet Picks
APRIL 14 THURSDAY A ROCKIN' EDUCATION If we were taught songs like "I'm Just a Bill" and "Three Ring Government" while learning about the establishment in school, there's a good chance I would have retained the information. However, I must admit I'm pleased that my childhood memories of School House Rock haven't been tainted by…
Attention to Detail
The precise cuisine of Redwoods’ Jason Orchard
Her Prom
The dance of Southern lesbian punk
Who Knows?
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
The Other Bedside
The Schiavo case as an argument for marriage rights – for everyone
Happy Birthday to Brew
Scene cornerstone New World Brewery turns 10
5 Scary Things I Found At the Grocery Store
And then, bravely, ate…
Upcoming Concerts
April 21 George Clinton & P-Funk Jannus Landing 21 American Head Charge w/Blood Simple Boomerz Boiler Room 22 Arbouretum/Candybars/Nut Tank/Jarvic 7 New World Brewery 22 Club Empire's Tenth Anniversary Feat. Flavor Flav Club Empire 22 Abi Tapia & Friends Sacred Grounds Coffeehouse 22 Agnostic Front/Martyr AD/Love is Red/All Shall Perish State Theatre 22 Richard Thompson…
Ask the Advice Goddess
Mop In The Name Of Love My girlfriend of two years is a real gem, and has a terrific kid. While she's an incredibly organized and efficient office manager, and maybe even borderline workaholic, the rest of her life is messy and chaotic. I'm hesitating to propose to her because I often feel like her…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., April 19: !Action Pact!, Punk Singles Collection (Captain Oi!) The Adicts, Rollercoaster (Sos [Car400]) The Chemistry, Chemistry (Razor & Tie) Clit 45, Self Hate Crimes (Better Youth Organization) The Crack Pipes, Beauty School (Emperor Jones [Rev]) Deadly, Wolves Are Here Again (Pluto) Disgorge, Parallels of Infinite Torture…
