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. CHILI, CHILLY AND CHILE WINE AND FOOD PAIRING Try a velvety Malbec and Tannat, in addition to Chile's style of cabernet, merlot, chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, all paired with regional…
Freebie
A Light-hearted DebateA really good debate can be just as exciting as a high-energy football game. The topics are announced beforehand and the two sides face off in a battle of wills, words and wisdom. This week, you can see a different sort of debate when University of Tampa students team up with four students…
Miscellaneous Debris
All the music news I bothered to dig up
Small Change
Director Danny Boyle delivers a modern-day fairy tale
Go See Gomez
England's Gomez never reached the level of stardom that pundits predicted for them, and were dropped from their label last year after four full-lengths. Time to go in the tank? Not a chance. With live performance being Gomez's main outlet at the moment, the buzz on their shows has been particularly strong. Gomez boasts three…
Wal-Mart’s Failed Pitch
Mike Buffington publishes four weekly newspapers along the Interstate 85 corridor in northeast Georgia. He's also this year's president of the National Newspaper Association, a trade group of small dailies and weeklies, many of which serve rural and ex-urban communities under assault from growth. "Some of our (NNA's) publishers view any development as good development,"…
Upcoming Concerts
Upcoming Concerts April 14 The Music of Styx: Dennis DeYoung & Rock Symphony Ruth Eckerd Hall 14 Keb' Mo' Tampa Theatre 14 Sugarland w/TBA State Theatre 14 The Panhandler's Tour Feat. Psyche Origami/Mina Mina Good Song/Science-Non-Fiction/More Masquerade Infinity Room 15 Todd Rundgren & Joe Jackson Ruth Eckerd Hall 15 OK Go w/Soulfound/March to May/The Dauntless…
Arte, Primero
Two early entries in Arte 2005 set a high standard for the rest of the fest
Music Venues
VENUES For a comprehensive list of addresses for the nightspots listed in SOUNDBOARD, visit 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., New Port Richey, 727-843-0686 BRASS…
The Impersonal Touch
In the food biz, technology trumps humanity
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., April 12: Peter Alexander, Finest Selection of Peter Alexander (Fresh/Zyx) American Hi-Fi, Hearts on Parade (Maverick) Athlete, Tourist (Astralwerks) Bandivil, Junaokissei (Musea) Bourbon Princess, Dark of Days (Accurate) Mariah Carey, Emancipation of Mimi (Island) The Colossus of Rhodes, Seventh Progressive Rock Wonder (Musea) The Dan Band, Dan…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Friday Night Light
BayWalk’s first First Friday with a curfew: How’d it go?
Short List
The Dead End Edition BK's Enormous Omelet SandwichSo big the box can double as a coffin. Official end of The Tampa Museum Damn, downtown needed a gas station. Blaming heavy metal for the behavior of disturbed teenagers, againYeah, yeah, they're listening to the devil. But how do they get CDs to play backward? Boy Scout…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
You Should Know Jack
Stageworks’ latest is a good chance to catch a rising star
Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Is open government an oxymoron?
Hotel Swell
A skilled chef shines in the midst of malldom
Planet Picks
APRIL 07 THURSDAY BAKED TO PERFECTION Denis Calandra has been an important academic presence in Tampa since 1978. In addition to serving as a professor of theater at USF, Calandra is an accomplished producer, director and author whose works focus on individual passions and social conscience. The School of Theatre and Dance at USF closes…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, APRIL 7 RODNEY CARRINGTON The half-country musician/half-comedian carved his own niche at the tail end of the '90s by working traditional outlets on both sides of the street, appearing on morning radio shows and at comedy clubs as well as music venues. Cruel time has told us that a comedian with a guitar in…
Have a Ball
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
El Tribune: Coming Soon?
Plus: The amendment that scares the shit out of developers.
Music Events
Thursday, Apr. 7 42nd Street Bistro Eddie Rosicky 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Galse Trippsmith Duo Adobe Gila's Spin 40 Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Captain Jack's Rus Anderson CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams Clancy' s of New Orleans Steve Santo * Clearwater Main Library…
Koi To The City
America’s aquariums depend on farmers like Jeff Carter
A Life In Pictures
On the eve of his first career retrospective, photographer Bud Lee looks back at some of his favorite shots.
Letters
Don't Blame VinolyRe: Art, "The Ow Factor," by Mary Mulhern (March 23-29) Having worked on the drawings for the now-deceased Tampa Museum of Art, I felt compelled to respond to your recent derogatory opinion piece on it. As a five-year resident of Tampa, I have been utterly dismayed with the barrage of substantially unenlightened potshots…
Culinary Events
Got an upcoming or ongoing food event? E-mail time, date, location, cost and details to foodstuff@weeklyplanet.com. RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Come out and experience the Feast of Fantasy: a six-course gourmet feast. $50. 1 p.m. daily. Then, meet the Queen at her Royal High Tea: a 4-course luncheon featuring desserts. 3:30 p.m. daily (Both include entertainment). Until…
Shopping Lists
How to make the most of a restaurant wine list
Ask the Advice Goddess
YOU DEPLETE ME I've always detected an undertone of condescension from my boyfriend whenever we discuss any subject more complex than the color of a stop sign. He's always enjoyed proving me wrong, but lately, he's become downright patronizing. For example, I'm working toward my Ph.D. in molecular biology, and yesterday he remarked how "adorable"…
Spins
Knockdown SouthJIMBO MATHUSKnockdown South Records Your name is James Mathus and a couple years ago you moved back to your native Mississippi. Opened a studio called Delta Recording in Clarksdale. Started your own label. Played second guitar with Buddy Guy. Your old band the Squirrel Nut Zippers is long gone. James Mathus? Nah. Time to…
