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Dec 19-25, 2007

Dec 19-25, 2007 / Vol. 20 / No. 40

Burning Tree heat up Blueberry Patch

Here's a concert review/video footage from Creative Loafing editorial intern Katherine Clement: Unplugged for the Holidays w/Burning Tree/Jacuzzi Fuzz/Indica, Sat., Dec. 22, Blueberry Patch, Gulfport "Unplugged for the Holidays" was the kind of show you can’t walk away from without feeling good. Even if you didn’t like the music, your other senses were bombarded with…

by Wade Tatangelo

Greatest Christmas Song/Video Ever!

I can't believe it's been nearly two decades since the release of this Run-D.M.C. classic and the album A Very Special Christmas. Pretty sure my mom has the tape in her holiday music box somewhere. Speaking of moms, time for me to wrap up and start heading to my parents' house for tonight's big meal.…

by Wade Tatangelo

Trombone Shorty ready to rock St. Pete

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, New Orleans' hottest performer (pictured with George Clinton), returns to Tampa Bay for a WMNF-sponsored New Year's Eve gig at the Coliseum in St. Pete. Here's my interview with him. Gleaming Amoebas to play Emerald tonight. The Roches, Mojo Gurus and more in Music Week. Acho Brother release one of the…

by Wade Tatangelo

The Falls

Get ready to get a little wet on this one. The woman is instructed to kneel in a tub half full with warm water, lean forward so that her man can sneak behind for dog style penetration. While the woman holds one side of the tub for balance, she either runs the water from the…

by Eric J. Leech

Yet Another Bailout by Mayor Baker and the St. Pete Times

As today's Times reports, the Florida International Museum received yet another bailout from the St. Petersburg City Council yesterday, this time to the tune of $260,000. The Mayor praised the unanimous vote and, once again, the Times editorial staff was on the winning side. But if you look deeper into the coverage of this seemingly…

by Alex Pickett

Fly Guy

In the past two years, Fly has shown that not only can restaurants succeed in downtown Tampa, they can thrive. The lively restaurant and bar has made a name by drawing crowds in for the bar scene, rooftop deck, late hours and upscale small plate dining. Now, owners Leslie Shirah and Matthew Sturm want to…

by Brian Ries

‘Camelstonegate’ and other fun links

Canadian punks Fucked Up (and other members of "Indie Rock Universe") about to get fucking rich off "Camelstonegate." R.Kelly may be trapped in Chicago. Download this classic saloon song by Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Beck gussies up Odelay. Amy Winehouse arrested. No way. Anthrax lands new lead singer via MySpace message. That's…

by Wade Tatangelo

Evander Preston in the news again

The Times grabbed a hold of the Evander Preston story today, previewing a City Council item that will review the legality of handing out alcohol on city sidewalks and streets. The media seems to have latched onto the "Woodstock Santa" title that City Councilman Bill Foster gave him in a recent city memo. Foster is…

by Alex Pickett

St. Pete to Consider “Woodstock Santa” Ordinance

In a recent issue of CL, I reported on Pass-A-Grille gallery owner Evander Preston and his Christmas tradition of handing out bourbon and cigars to the homeless at Williams Park. As online comments revealed, some downtowners are upset by Preston’s gift-giving. Now the controversy has reached the higher echelons of St. Petersburg's government. On the…

by Alex Pickett

Rayme Nuckles: “It could be your neighbor…”

Who? Rayme Nuckles, executive director of the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County. He is also the president of the Florida Coalition for the Homeless and the Governor's Council on Homelessness. Sphere of Influence: Hillsborough County has the fifth-largest population in the nation of homeless men and women. Nuckles, through the HCHC, advocates for the 10,000…

by Alex Pickett

Upcoming Concerts

December 29 Sevendust Jannus Landing 30 ZZ Top Ruth Eckerd Hall 31 The Bellamy Brothers Dallas Bull 31 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue The Palladium JANUARY 8 Ronnie Baker Brooks Skipper's Smokehouse 10 The Dresden Dolls Tampa Theatre 11 Tab Benoit Skipper's Smokehouse 12 Galactic Jannus Landing 12 Ruthie Foster Skipper's Smokehouse 13 Neil Sedaka…

by Wade Tatangelo

Just Our Imaginations

Remember that depressing study a while back that said most of us in Tampa Bay would rather stay home and drink beer than venture out into the world at large? Well, I have some good news. The reason we're all staying home is that we just can't stop reading! We're leaving home, just not bodily;…

by CL Staff

Reasons to Celebrate

"Whenever I saw a fly in my cell, I was filled with joy." —Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah, a Yemeni man held by the CIA in one of the ag ency's so-called "black sites" for 19 months, without ever being criminally charged "He will work to put abortion on a path to extinction." —The editors of…

by CL Staff

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