Music Venues
VENUES For a comprehensive list of addresses and contact information for the nightspots listed in SOUNDBOARD, log on to www.weeklyplanet.com. 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.,…
Short List
"POT" HEAD Killing off the hottest GUY ON LOSTAmends can be made in the form of some Jack-on-Sawyer action. CHECKERS' 99-CENT APPLE PIESNo, seriously. Get one, you'll see. LIFELONG SMOKERS SITTING THROUGH SIN CITY WITHOUT DUCKING OUT FOR A BUTTClimbing Everest is easier. BLOGGER PHOTOSHOPS TERRI SCHIAVO'S FACE ONTO PANCAKESomewhere, the Virgin Mary's agent instructs…
The Magnificent Seven
Some of these names might be familiar to readers; many might not. But like Dave Attell, the artists in this handful are key figures in the ongoing trend toward more individual, eccentric and/or thought-provoking comedy, and all are as good a place for deprived or curious fans to start as any. DAVID CROSS Sounds familiar…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., April 26: Acceptance, Phantoms (Sony) Russell Allen, Russell Allen's Atomic Soul (Inside Out Music) Better Than Ezra, Before the Robots (Artemis) Broken Bones, Time for Anger, Not Justice (Dr. Strange) Bruce Lee Band, Beautiful World (Asian Man) Built Like Alaska, Hopalong (Future Farmer) The Caesars, Paper Tigers…
Culinary Events
VEGAN BUFFET DINNER Visit India Grill for a vegan buffet dinner. $11 for members. $13 for non-members. 7 p.m. Tues. April 26. Reservations required. (727-461-2636 or 813-269-4665). CULINARY CLASSES Learn to prepare pastries and icings. Pastries class: $125. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. May 1. Icing class: $60. 6-10 p.m., Tue. May 3. Let Them Eat…
Bash Is A Smash
An unforgettable show in an out-of-the-way spot
Consider The Possibilities
There’s no reason the Belleview Biltmore has to be demolished – and now there’s new hope that it won’t be
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Spins
The DuhksTHE DUHKSSugar Hill As traditional and contemporary styles become increasingly homogenized in the genre-bending acoustic music world, it gets harder to truly classify much of what is being created. Multi-hyphenated monikers cloud the categorization and confuse the prospective listener. One must simply listen intently to really appreciate what an artist is doing. All it…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Freebie
¡Fiesta !
Hung Like A Horseradish
Get to the roots of a potent ingredient
Back to the Trough
Pigface and their minions return for more barely controlled chaos
Music Concerts
Thursday, Apr. 21 42nd Street Bistro Rick Pupelo 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Back Water Blues Band Adobe Gila's Bacardi Boys Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Blue Martini Black Honkeys Boomerz Boiler Room American Head Charge w/Blood Simple Captain Jack's Rus Anderson Carlie's Restless Soul CK's…
Funny Never Sleeps
Comedian Dave Attell riffs on his influences, playing clubs, and the future of Insomniac.
Save The Children
A hate-crimes bill keeps getting shelved, and some protesters are willing to “die” for its passage
Music Menu
George Clinton
Blotter
The New Math: Twenty bucks sure buys a lot at the corner of 27th Avenue E. and 26th Street N. An undercover cop working vice in the area got a generous offer when he picked up a suspected prostitute and asked what he could get for $20. "All four," the woman replied. No word yet…
Something In The Oven
Local potters have warmed to St. Pete Clay
Casino Royale
Indian tribes, gambling and the secret lives of lobbyists
Kung Foolery
Jackie Chan meets Charlie Chaplin meets Roadrunner
Ask the Advice Goddess
HIS BITTER HALF When I moved in with my fiancé, his roommate treated me horribly. If she wasn't ignoring me or making snide remarks, she was leaving me to pick up after her and never even thanking me. She finally moved out, then trashed me to everyone we know. My fiancé did stop talking to…
Talk Tight, Get Heavy
How to speak wine-geek
Suggs Blog
I am ecstatic at the thought of the Rapture – that prophesied event where Tom DeLay, George Bush, Ralph Reed, Jerry Falwell and friends are zapped up to Jesus. I was pondering this the other evening at the Limbo Lounge while watching the big screen as Beelzebub's Brutes prepare to scrimmage with the Angelic Avengers…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Planet Picks
APRIL 21 THURSDAY LOVE AND MARRIAGE Set in Oregon in the 1850s, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (a stage adaptation of the 1954 movie musical) follows farmer Adam Pontipee as he journeys to town to find a wife. After meeting a woman named Milly, he convinces her to marry him in a single day. Milly's…
Upcoming Events
upcoming concerts April 28 Billy Idol Ruth Eckerd Hall 28 Authority Zero University of South Florida 28 The Sound of More Tour Feat. Houston Calls/Self Against City/More Brass Mug 28 Rupee & The .Com Band/Deja Jannus Landing 29 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts St. Pete Times Forum 29 The Crystal Method Floyd's @ The Seminole…
Music Menu
FRIDAY, APRIL 22 CLUB EMPIRE'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY FEAT. FLAVOR FLAV Anybody remember when The Masquerade used to be down at the other end of Seventh? Or when the club was called Evolution? Well, if it seems like just yesterday, it wasn't, because hip-hop-heavy Club Empire has been packing 'em in on the strip's east side…
Wine List
AUSTRALIAN WINE DINNER: PETER LEHMANN Grab this opportunity to explore the best Australia has to offer: Peter Lehmann wines. $85, excluding tax and gratuity. 7 p.m. Thurs., April 21. Six Tables, 4267 Henderson Blvd., Tampa (813-207-0527). AUSSIE FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Taste down under food paired with specially selected Australian wines. $12 in advance, $15…
Tampa´s After-Hours Urban Legend
Tampa Bay fans of Attell and Insomniac have waited four seasons for an episode of the show featuring their hometown. In fact, many insist such an installment has already been filmed, and assume either that they missed it, or that it hasn't aired yet. But those expecting a Tampa-centric Insomniac shouldn't wait up – according…
Old Faithful
The view and the ingredients are sublime, but the cooking’s a bit out of date
