Congats Sarasota!
A special word of congratulations is due our fine neighbors to the south. According to this year's listing of "the 20 worst cities for treating the homeless" (as compiled by The National Coalition for the Homeless, and reported by CNN) Sarasota has placed FIRST! (Edging out the likes of Lawrence, Kan. and Little Rock, Ark.…
Having An Epiphany
Our resident unbeliever attends Tarpon Springs’ holiest event.
Outtakes
New Releases GLORY ROAD (PG) Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Pictures produce a tale of athletic and social advancement about the struggle and triumph of black players breaking into a sport primarily dominated by whites. Glory Road is based on the true story of Coach Don Haskins (played by Josh Lucas of An Unfinished…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, JAN. 12 BILLY JOEL As he ventures out of his Long Island manor, expect a sobered-up and hopefully slimmed down Billy. Since he hasn't released any new pop-oriented material in quite some time, you can also expect a good-time romp through his songbook, and an animated stage presence. Joel has something to prove, and…
MLK is Dreamy
HOLIDAY/FREEBIE
A New Raw Bar
It's that time of year again, when we begin pimping the Southeast Music Alliance's annual In The Raw acoustic-show series so hard you'd think we own stock in the damn thing. We don't, of course (though we'd be remiss not to disclose the fact that SMA spearhead/Auditorium frontman Joran Oppelt is a Planet employee). We…
Doggy Style
Being a proud owner of a couple of mutts myself, I just love me a dog show, so you can imagine my excitement when I learned that the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship was coming to the Bay area. To get up close and personal with the dogs, spectators can "Meet the Breeds" at the Tampa Convention…
Resolution Dissolution
2006 gets off to a Wild start at Clearwater’s latest seafood joint.
The Mystery Woman From Ninth Street
The click of heels, a glimpse of ankle, a knock on the door.
Classic!
In a stellar year, these were the best DVDs of all.
The Blotter
HOT WIRED: Police responded to a residence on Cord Street N. in Tampa after a report of a hit and run accident. Upon arrival, cops found the suspect vehicle, a green and white Ford extended cab pickup with a tow-truck rear boom, abandoned on the street with the driver's side door wide open and the…
Backspins
Cahoots THE BAND Capitol Cahoots, the fourth LP by The Band, one of the greatest ensembles in rock annals, does not get the critical love heaped on its predecessors, Music From Big Pink, The Band and, to a lesser extent, Stage Fright. But I've always loved it, and so should you. Cahoots was arguably the…
Wicked Good
Theater
Tastings
BLUEBERRY WINE We know you're curious: Try some Plant City blueberry wine from Keel and Currey. Free. 4-7 p.m. Fri., Jan. 13 and noon-6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14. Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa (813-873-7428). IGT — IT'S GOOD TASTING IGT, an Italian wine delineation, can point you in the direction of great…
New Music
The following releases will be in stores Tues., Jan. 17: Absolute Steel, Womanizer (Black Lotus) All Mighty Senators, Checkered Past, New Tomorrow: Essential AMS (Severn) Aqualung, Strange and Beautiful (Sony) Battleroar, Age of Chaos (Black Lotus) The Blue Aeroplanes, Swagger (EMI) Britny Fox, Bite Down Hard (Wounded Bird) Bob Brozman, Blues Reflex (Ruf) Jonathan Cain…
Port AuthorityA primer for the uninitiated oenophile.
Nothing evokes social panache like serving a good port wine. A carefully chosen port can get you laid, secure a raise or impress the in-laws. Since it's a mystery to so many, it always makes an impact, more than Scotch, more than liqueurs like Amaretto or Bailey's, and definitely more than regular wine. And, although…
Bobby’s Waltz
BobMilitello, Saxophonist In The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Talks Bop.
Play-Acting
Steven Dietz is a tease. As audiences know from his most famous play, Lonely Planet, and from his most recent NYC production, Fiction, Dietz is a playwright who loves to keep us guessing about what's real and what's not, who's telling the truth and who's just telling stories (not that there's anything wrong with that).…
Waiting for freedom
Attorneys for Al-Arian, Fariz push for acquittal or settlement
Outbrief
A Hearty Breakfast
The Weirdest Weird News of the Year
The top stories of 2005 — that is, if you’re into inept crooks, big babies, blood-sucking teachers and the world’s most lethal middle name.
Spins
The Cellar Door Sessions 1970MILES DAVISColumbia Legacy A whole, whole lot of a good thing. The Cellar Door Sessions comprises six CDs of live material, portions of which appeared on the double LP Live Evil. Miles and his backing quintet (augmented by guitarist John McLaughlin on discs 5 and 6) delve into long, funky forays,…
The Girls Next Door
A sunny love affair, a brutal attack — and a step toward understanding.
Ball Hogs
headline: "Sharon reportedly moves his right hand" The peace process is back on! capote, brokeback mountain top movie award NOMINATIONS Keep it light, keep it bright, keep it gay. UTAH JAZZ OWNER BANS BROKEBACK FROM HIS THEATER He'll stick to watching 10 sweaty men in loose shorts bang into each other under the rim. TAMPA…
He’s Charlie Murphy, Bitch
Comedy
Getting Orff
Classical
Take Two
The demise of Romeo's Studio 1515 in Ybor City left several Bay area cultural outlets without a home. This included the Coffeehouse Film Reviews, a free monthly showcase of local film and video headed by independent filmmaker Paul Guzzo. The event, oddly enough, was a 2005 Best of the Bay winner for "Best Reason to…
