Music Menu
THURSDAY, JUNE 23 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY w/CROWBAR/ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY Over the years, North Carolina's legendary Corrosion of Conformity went from being an envelope-pushing political hardcore outfit, to an ahead-of-its-time thrash/hardcore crossover unit, to an above-average groove-metal act. The band's latest, In The Arms of God, is a straight-ahead thrashy and Black Sabbath-y blast. (Oddly, Galactic drummer…
Upcoming Concerts
June 30 Luciano/Dean Frazier & The Jah Messenger Band Jannus Landing July 1 Digable Planets The Tamiami @ Jannus Landing 1 Afroman w/TBA Boomerz Boiler Room 1 Say Anything/Emanuel/Circa Survive State Theatre 1 Hot Tuna Skipper's Smokehouse 2 The Rev. Horton Heat w/The Legendary Shack Shakers State Theatre 2 Frankie J & Baby Bash Jannus…
Culinary Events
Classes and events that bolster your cuisine expertise and offer tasty experiences
Wine List
NECTAR OF THE GODS: GREEK WINES Explore newly exported wines. $10 w/souvenir glass and hors d'oeuvres. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., June 24. Uncorked, 2706 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg (727-892-WINE). TASTE THE WORLD Taste wines, sparkling wines and beers from areas including Australia, Chile, Germany, South Africa and California. $15 in advance, $20 at door. 7:30…
Music Concerts
Thursday, Jun. 23 42nd Street Bistro Stacey Knights 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar 4th Street Band Adobe Gila's Audioband Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Big J.R.'s Restaurant and Lounge Steve Santo/DJ Rockin' Rick Brass Mug Cell Pan/Immoral Habit/Chaos Symphony Captain Jack's Rus Anderson Carlie's Diamond Gray…
Female Aficionados
Women increasingly wow the wine world
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Monster Homes
Florida houses are getting bigger and bigger – and it’s not just the owners who are paying for them
The Blotter
Money On Her Mind: Police were dispatched to S. Third Street in Tampa to transport a woman to the hospital who was being committed under the Baker Act. Neighbors had complained that the woman was yelling at them, repeatedly calling one a bitch, and "saying that everyone is going to hell." When the cops arrived,…
Ditch the Witch
The big-screen Bewitched is less than enchanting
Mississippi Klan: Just Turn Over a Rock
I got directions to the Lawrence, Miss., home of the reputed Grand Dragon of the state's Ku Klux Klan. No one seemed to be home at the residence on U.S. 80 marked with four flags. That doesn't mean the Kluxers aren't around. Here's what happens when you turn over a rock in Mississippi. Frank Edmondson…
Come Fry With Me
Tips to take the intimidation out of fried chicken
Music Venues
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 MUG, 1441 Fletcher Ave. E., Tampa, 813-972-8152 CAFÉ ADAGIO, 1111 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-823-2877…
Letters
Free FallingRe: "The Free Way," by Max Linsky (June 8-14)Your story was excellent. I once was homeless and found that since I did not look the part I was able to do just as you did with little to no attention. I was able to get out of the situation I was in and go…
Mexi-Go
In search of the best lunchtime taco in downtown St. Pete
A Tasteful Event
Come ring in the year's most oppressive months, and hear more worthy local talent than you probably knew existed – just make sure you wear something that breathes. The fine folks of Tastemakers have been building their eclectic twice-monthly Wednesday-night shindigs for several months. Now they're bringing you their most ambitious undertaking to date: Summer…
Freebie
Creek LessonsBrooker Creek Preserve is located on 8,500 acres of wilderness set aside by Pinellas County to protect a vast array of native plants and animals while maintaining the area's natural diversity, and to safeguard Lake Tarpon by overseeing and preserving the water quality of Brooker Creek and its watershed. The Brooker Creek Preserve Environmental…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Spins
Get Behind Me SatanTHE WHITE STRIPESThird Man/V2A critically-loved hit album like Elephant earns a lot of capital, and a lot of leeway spending it. Do you cater to your new, wider fanbase, or get all self-indulgent on its collective ass? Here, Jack and Meg White lean toward the latter; fortunately for them (and us), The…
Heaven Sent?
Recent events point to God’s existence – and his hatred of tourists
Ask the Advice Goddess
GONE WITH THE WINMy boyfriend and I have been dating for a year and a half. I know without a doubt he truly loves me, and I truly love him, but for some reason, we fight constantly. It starts with a little disagreement or because one of us thinks the other is talking with an…
Short List
Five to One??? Ronda Actually Goes Through With itAnd, with a 5-1 vote, Hillsborough actually regresses half a century. whatifsports.comEnd every stupid hypothetical sports argument you've ever had. Marion County Commissioner Randy Harris wants to send sex offenders to MexicoSeminole County Sheriff wonders if he could ship 'em over there during a hurricane. Cruise pops…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., June 28: Arcana, Serpent Rouge (Projekt) Astral Doors, Evil Is Forever (Locomotive Music) Beecher, Breaking the Fourth Wall (Earache) The Black Halos, Alive Without Control (Liquor & Poker) A Burning Water, We Can See the Sky from Here (Negative Progression) James Carter Organ Trio, Our of Nowhere…
Simon Said…
USF stages the masterful and meaningless The Odd Couple
Bug Off
Despite a title that will probably have Ronda Storms suspecting gay porn in the house, this is merely Disney's attempt at resuscitating its 30-year-old franchise about a loveable, anthropomorphic automobile. Fully Loaded doesn't stray much from the formula of the original Herbie movies – a lot of cute mugging, a bit of mild action and…
Spank You Very Much
The Asylum Street Spankers are an irreverent roots-rock riddle
Planet Picks
JUNE 23 THURSDAY HISTORY AT SEA In 1787, Captain William Bligh and a crew of 45 men sailed the HMS Bounty to Tahiti to collect a cargo of breadfruit saplings, which would be transported to the West Indies and eventually yield food for slaves working on British plantations. The Bounty was on its way home…
