The Vans a-Rockin’
Cut off the fatigues, slather those tats with sunscreen and break out the shoplifted Oakleys — mid-summer's here, and the Warped Tour is coming back to town. This year's lineup is the most eclectic yet; here are some highlights and lowlights. Jimmy Eat World See above Music column. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes The…
Dining Guide
HILLSBOROUGH Tampa Carrollwood/ Northwest Tampa Kaisen Sushi, 12785 N. Dale Mabry, in Mission Bell Square (813-969-3848). This friendly, casual and tiny cafe offers exceptionally fresh, artfully prepared, delicious and value priced sushi. What more can you ask for? A must-try is the calamari, thick slices of succulent grilled squid served in a dark, smoky sauce.…
Spins
James Brown Live at the Apollo Volume II: Deluxe Edition It's commonly understood that James Brown's first Live at the Apollo, released in 1963, is an unmitigated classic (some hold it aloft as the greatest live album ever). The natural tendency is to anoint the '67 sequel as same. Not quite. In the four years…
Outtakes
A.I. (PG-13) A film directed by Steven Spielberg based on a long-gestating idea by Stanley Kubrick, A.I. is an odd and intriguing hybrid of a movie, combining elements that smack of both filmmakers but not really fully in either's camp. The story tells us of a little robot boy (Haley Joel Osment) who has troubles…
A Fish Tale
Once upon a time, there were two bold young fellows named Frank Chivas and Tom Pritchard. Frank grew up among commercial fisherman and worked in seafood restaurants while Tom, who loved mucking about in kitchens, opened his own restaurant in Majorca. During their journeys, one of the young men (no one knows which) saved a…
Books
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell Viking/$24.95 If there were an emotion-evoking Olympics, Maggie O'Farrell would definitely be standing on the middle podium. This poignant story stabs the heart with gut-wrenching grief that at times is almost difficult to bear. Set in modern London and Scotland, O'Farrell's debut novel has a sort of Sins of…
Unsettling Settlement
It is doubtful that University of South Florida professor Diane Elmeer could have found a better teaching assistant than Derek Washington to help her class explore the hot-button topic of racial stereotyping in art. An avowed "visual terrorist," Washing-ton was equally fortunate to have a student like Nicole L. Ferry enrolled in Elmeer's introductory course…
Soundboard
<font Thursday, July 26 Events Frankie's Patio Big Sky/Cowboy Mouth King Corona Cigars Irritable Tribe of Poets Orpheum Ghetto Tech Event w/Disco D/Godfather/Archea/Snarf/Skinny Yeoman's Road Pub Mohead Bars/Small Stages Adam's Mark Jamtastics/Jimmy Griswold Alley Cat's Cafe Jamie Perlow Bahama Mama's Bobby Sibayan Beach Place (Whitey's) Pirate Big J.R.'s The New Sevilles Bourbon Street Real Knockout…
Planet Picks
Thursday 7.26 Road Trip Sports Illustrated for Kids, the nation's quote-unquote premier youth sports magazine, is traveling across the country with its interactive sports-based multimedia tour for families. It's 18-wheeler trailer is stocked with virtual reality, video and racecar games, plus a virtual sportscasting booth, where participants can give play-by-play to famous moments in sports…
The List
Visual Arts Openings Lemon Studios and Gallery, 1601 N. Marion St., Tampa (813-251-4192). This is Tampa's newest alternative gallery and artist-run studio space. Four local artists (Ryan Berg, Linda Chumley, Mandy Greer and Chuck McGee) renovated the 600-square-foot space to provide themselves a place to work and display their art. The gallery is hosting an…
Indie-gestion Cure
Jimmy Eat World fans have come to expect a certain daring dichotomy in the Mesa, Ariz., postpunk quartet's recorded output. Over the course of six years and two full-length albums for megalith Capitol Records, not to mention the clutch of singles, EPs and collections released on various indies, the band has developed a penchant for…
Legal Assault
The Confederate flag flies high over the county government complex in the northern Florida city of Ocala, where Dr. James Scott Pendergraft was convicted in February of extortion, conspiracy and mail fraud by the U.S. government. In an unprecedented attack on an abortion provider through the criminal justice system, local officials in Ocala collaborated with…
The Egg Comes First
A USF professor cracks us up with his ability to mastermind larger chicken eggs.
Fast Acting Relief
When I first saw Visiting Mr. Green a year and a half ago at Sarasota's Asolo Theatre, what struck me most was its formulaic structure. Plays like Driving Miss Daisy and Old Wicked Songs had employed just the same strategy: Two very different characters are forced into each other's company and, after the inevitable conflict,…
Public Life
Starting a Business Thursday, July 26 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The St. Petersburg Business Development Center offers this program on starting a business. Attendees get an introduction to concept feasibility, marketing, business plans, financing and licensing issues. The center is at 1045 16th St. S., St. Pete. Call 727-893-7146. Police Chief Discussion Thursday, July 26 7…
Web Site of the Week
Hungover.nethttp://www.hungover.net Do you know the feeling of waking up to the world, blurry and tongue fuzzy? Does realization that the stench of alcohol and stale cigarettes is emanating from your pores make one of the epileptic elephants dancing inside your skull decide to stop squishing the final vestiges of usable brain cells and dive straight…
Yawning From Art Film Apathy
About to give up hope over the hum- drum state of affairs known as summer at the megaplexes? Well, you might want to consider renting some good DVDs to watch, because you're probably not going to find any relief this week at our local nonmainstream venues. Dull as most of the big summer movies have…
Culinary Events
FOOD Beer, Beer, Beer Dinner Kelly'sFor Just About anything, 319 Main St., in downtown Dunedin, serves up a dinner of beer, beer and more beer. Oh, and some food too. You'll savor four courses of delicious appetizers, salad, entrees and dessert all paired with microbrews. Start with coconut shrimp with spicy banana dipping sauce, choose…
Letters to the Editor
Stands With Fork Re: "A Change in Menu" by Bonnie Boots (July 19-25) Damn. First the music critic, Sugg, now Bonnie Boots. Planet staffers are clearing out faster than audience members after watching Spielberg's AI. Ms. Boots, are you sure about this technical writing path? Who else could have made describing an all-you-can buffet as…
