Flight Plan
How to get away without leaving the airport
Freedom of Choice
A stellar week for free events. Consider the following:
Spins
Everything's OKTHE REVEREND AL GREENBlue NoteI Can't Stop – the 2003 album that reunited Al Green in Memphis with producer Willie Mitchell, the man who helmed his historic '70s output – seemed aural proof that you can't go home again. Weak material and bloated production, perhaps designed to conceal Green's weakened voice, doomed the project.…
A Minor Woody
Woody Allen's latest film offers what purports to be two versions of a single story, as a pair of playwrights sit around a dinner table spinning alternate takes, one comic and one tragic, on the same basic scenario. This would appear to be an ideal framework for Allen, whose best work has always skillfully balanced…
The Freshman
A pass-fail report card on Senator Mel Martinez’s first months in office
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., April 5: Adema, Planets (Earache) The Album Leaf, Seal Beach EP (Better Looking) Bargain Music, Little Taste of … (Beatville) Benevento/Russo Duo, Best Reason to Buy the Sun (Rope a Dope) The Blue Van, Art of Rolling (TVT) The Books, Lost and Safe (Tomlab) C-Note, Tales Frim…
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area
Suggs Blog
PRAYING FOR HEADLINESTerri Schiavo lives, absolutely. My faith in her life is a result of, well, my faith. I believe her soul thrives because I'm a Christian. The only question is whether Schiavo and the heavenly hosts are laughing uproariously at the pathetic circus that infests Pinellas Park, where the flesh that once housed the…
Smile When You Drink That
Wines with funny names can be good for more than a laugh
Planet Picks
MARCH 31 THURSDAY A CHARMING FOLLY Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic comedy, Talley's Folly, is set in 1940s Missouri, and reveals the seemingly unlikely courtship between two opposites: Sally Talley, a 31-year-old "spinster" from a wealthy, conservative family of narrow-minded Protestants; and Matt Friedman, a Jewish accountant 12 years her senior, whose family members were…
Play It Again, Sam
USF stages four by Samuel Beckett, with impressive results
Music Events
Thursday, Mar. 31 42nd Street Bistro Eddie Rosicky 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Back Water Blues Band Adobe Gila's Bacardi Boys Alley Cat's Cafe Ulterior Motive Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon The Bank Nightclub and Concert Venue Left Lane Captain Jack's Rus Anderson The Chic-A-Boom Room Stephanie Anderson CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant Derrick Williams…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
The Good, The Bad, The Local
The Planet’s bi-monthly local-release roundup
Short List
Droppin' Bombs, Jabroni! Native-American Nazis Best expect a certain amount of inner conflict. Sitcoms where a fat blue-collar guy is married to a really thin, really hot girl. Tired. Jokes about sitcoms where a fat blue-collar guy is married to a really thin, really hot girl. Somehow, even more tired. Snyder's Pumpernickel and Onion Pretzels…
Music 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., New…
Letters
The Schiavo Debate Re: Political Whore, "Florida Catechism No. 1," by Wayne Garcia (March 23-29)I've enjoyed reading your column each week since you've joined the staff at the Weekly Planet. I just had to write today because I feel you've done a great job in separating the facts from the fears and fiction in the…
The Classroom Experiment
Should the St. Pete Times facilitate a public official’s blog?
Ask the Advice Goddess
FACE THE MUZAKFor two months, I've been dating a guy I've known for two years. When we're together he seems really into me, but when I call him, he either seems distant, or says he'll call me back, then never does. Maybe he's shy? Maybe he's not a phone person? Regardless, his running hot and…
So Long
And Thanks For All The Fish
Calling Dr. Vegas
A doctor-to-be faces the first day of the rest of his life
Blood Simple
For the strong of stomach, Sin City is one wild ride
Warning Signs
Help! English language under attack by public misspellings!
Culinary Events
COLUMBIA DINNER The Columbia celebrates its 100th anniversary. Sample a different Spanish wine each month, paired with a multi-course dinner for two. Available nightly, $100 per couple. Columbia Restaurant, 2117 E. Seventh Ave., Ybor City (813-248-4961). RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL Come out and experience the Feast of Fantasy: a six-course gourmet feast. $50. 1 p.m. daily. Then,…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, MARCH 31 LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO Say it out loud with me: Joseph Shabalala. Joseph Sha ba la la. Feels good, huh? He's the leader of Ladysmith Mambazo, which burst on the international scene as part of Paul Simon's groundbreaking 1985 album Graceland and its long, globetrotting tour. The large South African ensemble sings lush…
Smashy Smashy
Austin's …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead may be known more for their tendency to destroy everything on or near the stage during performances than for their technical yet visceral rock, but the latter is as good a reason to see them live as the former. After a couple of albums…
Upcoming Concerts
April 7 Rodney Carrington Ruth Eckerd Hall 7 MC Chris w/Tres Bien/Yip Yip/Internet Drama State Theatre 7 7 Mary 3 Masquerade 8 Red Elvises Skipper's Smokehouse 8 Hot Water Music Santa Fe Community College (Gainesville) 8 Foghat State Theatre 8 The Red Chord/Bury Your Dead/A Life Once Lost/It Dies Today/Silence After Tragedy Orpheum 8 The…
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. APRIL FOOL'S! Got Wine offers tastings of some of Italy's finest, and some fine April Fool's specials. Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., April 1. Got Wine, 662 Main St., Dunedin (727-736-4077).…
