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. CALIFORNIA CABS Find a rarity at this tasting: the affordable, great-for-everyday California cabernet. $10; includes souvenir glass and hors d'oeuvres. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., March 18. Uncorked, 2706 Fourth St. N.,…
Events
Thursday, Mar. 17 42nd Street Bistro Eddie Rosicky 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Back Water Blues 688 Skatepark Two Term Nightmare/Abayomi/Black Zepta/The Suspicious/Killjoy Crew Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Byg Kat Wine Bar & Tavern The Pipe Pippers Captain Jack's Rus Anderson CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams Clancy' s of New Orleans Steve…
Welcome Snowbirds
…and here are some useful tips
Music Venues
VENUES For a comprehensive list of addresses and contact information for the nightspots listed in SOUNDBOARD, log on to 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.,…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
The Urban Cowboy
In a growing South Tampa neighborhood, Marion Lambert lives the old-fashioned way
Exceptional Italian
Villa Gallace feeds the stomach and nourishes the soul
Spins
Woman KingIRON & WINESub PopBearded, beloved retro-roots-folk bard Sam Beam couldn't do a whole hell of a lot with a bigger budget; to mess with or expand on his sleepy, swampy and above all intimate sound too much would surely change it completely. He does manage to widen his aural palette on this five-song EP…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, MARCH 17 SAGE FRANCIS w/SOL.ILLAQUISTS OF SOUND/JARED PAUL/SCIENCE-NON-FICTION Spoken word artist/poet/battle rapper/social commentator Sage Francis' A Healthy Distrust delivers – it's a taut, moody collection of mostly hard-edged tunes that take on everything from Clear Channel to organized religion, and Francis can spit and write. Jazzy hip-hop fusionists Sol.ILLaquists of Sound return to town,…
A Veggie Tale
Salads don’t necessarily make you healthy … or happy
Freebie
May the Force Entertain YouThis weekend, the United States Air Force's foremost entertainment troupe, Tops in Blue, stops in Tampa to perform a free show at the St. Pete Time Forum. With 50 years of experience, Tops In Blue is one of the oldest and most widely traveled entertainment groups of its kind. The all-active-duty…
New Faces
Charlie Justice, St. Petersburg At 34, Charlie Justice has already served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives and is currently the Democratic whip. But the House is an anonymous kind of place for a politician. Justice is going to find out just how anonymous as he runs for the Florida Senate in 2006…
Lessons Learned
Can one of the Democrats’ brightest young prospects overcome his defeat the first time out?
Letters
ADULT CONTENTRe: "Midnight Munchies" by Heather Kuldell and Curt Holman (March 9-15)I greatly enjoyed the article you published in the March 15 edition of the Weekly Planet. As soon as I saw the cover, I knew this would be a great issue. I am a professor and artist and a GREAT fan of Adult Swim.…
Culinary Events
Classes and events that bolster your cuisine expertise and offer tasty experiences.
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tue., March 22: Acetate, This Band Makes Me Feel (Sanctuary) Aqualung, Strange and Beautiful (Red Int./Red Ink) Anorexia Nervosa, Exile (Season Mist America) Brendan Benson, Alternative to Love (V2) Bloc Party, Silent Alarm (Atlantic) James Burton, Corn Pickin' & Slick Slidin' (Sundazed) Cardinal Sin, Oil and Water (Suburban…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Brews Clues
Some tips on trading beer for wine … for a day
Ask the Advice Goddess
Fetal AttractionFive months ago, I slept with a woman I dated for a few weeks. She said she was on the pill, so I didn't use a condom. Last week, out of the blue, she called and told me she's pregnant and is having the baby. When I asked how it could be mine, she…
Fore Play
The latest from American Stage makes it halfway to greatness
The Urban Cowboy
In a growing South Tampa neighborhood, Marion Lambert lives the old-fashioned way
World Party
For their 10th album, the venerable jam-jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood wanted to try something different, so they enlisted producer John King (whose credits include Beck's Odelay and the Beasties' Paul's Boutique) to fashion an update. The result is End of the World Party (just in case), which distills the group's funky instrumental sound…
Planet Picks
MARCH 17 THURSDAY GREEN PARTIES In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is traditionally recognized as a religious occasion. Here, the holiday gives us another reason to let loose while wearing our finest green vestments, drinking green ale, and celebrating Irish culture with any number of parades, parties and feasts. In Dunedin, there's the St. Patrick's Day…
A Study in Success
Interpol remain indie-rock kings by just doing their thing
It’s Not Easy Being Mean
New Jack: ��blade in the ring��
Cali Combo
San Francisco guitarist Roy Rogers melds traditional and modern blues
Going Global
A splendid collection of international films graces Burns Court
Upcoming Concerts
March 24 Copeland/Acceptance/Lovedrug/As Tall As Lions State Theatre 24 The Sarasota Jazz Festival Presents Kenny G Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (Sarasota) 24 Eyes Like Knives w/Auditorium/Arcade Inferno New World Brewery 25 Maroon 5 w/The Donnas St. Pete Times Forum 25 Machine Drum/h8/The Band of the Name/Hydra The Sea Serpent/Function New World Brewery 25 The…
2005 Tampa Bay Blues Festival
FRIDAY, MARCH 18 1-2 p.m., DAMON FOWLER Young phenom no longer, though still young, firebrand singer/guitarist Fowler has dodged the dreaded flame-out and become a budding national blues act. 2:30-4 p.m., JANIVA MAGNESS Los Angeles-based and Motor City-raised, Magness walks the line between uptown blues chanteuse and down-and-dirty belter. 4:30-6 p.m., TINSLEY ELLIS A true…
Sugg Blog
TEACHING PREACHING IN THEOCRACYLANDIt hardly seems like a theological hotspot. It is a modest house with a small sign that proclaims "The Craddock Center," just down Cherry Log Road from one of North Georgia's finest cultural establishments, the Pink Pig Barbecue. The town of Cherry Log itself is very unimposing – it is a small…
Upside’s No Downer
Another take on middle-aged romance and the gender wars, among other things, that tackles territory previously staked out by As Good as It Gets and, more often than not, gets it right. As the title suggests, this is a movie that's ostensibly about angry or otherwise disappointed people, two of whom are aging alcoholics -…
Short List
What's up, Doc? savetoby.com If America doesn't donate 50K by June 30th, this guy's gonna devour his cute-as-can-be pet bunny. Ah, capitalism at its most desperate. Office Scrabble "OY," while technically a word, is lame. Gourmet Pizza Company Fueling Short List meetings since 2005. Interbay Meat Market Cheap, good and well-stocked. And you get a…
