Lez Zeppelin rocks!
Perhaps the sexiest tribute band of all time, the all-female Lez Zeppelin blew me away when they performed at a Sarasota Film Festival bash a couple years back. This 8-minute-plus clip shows the New York City-based foursome doing a ferocious rendition of the Led Zeppelin I blowout “Dazed and Confused,†replete with a monster, violin-bow-on-the-guitar…
St. Pete Homeless and City set for a showdown
Those St. Pete homeless advocates are at it again! Since Sunday evening, Rev. Bruce Wright and Eric Rubin have gathered with other activists and segments of the homeless population protesting St. Pete’s treatment of street people. By setting up camp — literally — outside the Mahaffrey Theater, the activists had hoped to bring national attention…
Pink Lincolns: Not Pretty
Photo of Chris Barrows by Gabe Loewenberg Pink Lincolns Sat. Nov. 24, New World Brewery, Ybor City. Two verses into the first song, Pink Lincolns singer Chris Barrows hurled the metal mic stand at an audience member. The kid managed to put his hands up just in time to prevent having his face clobbered. It…
Just Make It Moxie For Florida
Finally, Maine’s official state soft drink is available here in Florida, thanks to the fine people at Sweetbay. Moxie Soda has long had a cult-like following of evangelical fans, due both to its unusual flavor and small distribution area. Earlier this year, Coca-Cola Bottling of Northern New England purchased the brand and planned to expand…
The Avett Brothers’ “Shame”
This morning I'm scheduled to do a phoner with singer/banjoist Scott Avett , of North Carolina's The Avett Brothers. The alt-bluegrass trio performs Dec. 8 at Skipper's Smokehouse. Here's a clip of the band doing a spirited version of "Shame," my favorite song off their latest album Emotionalism. The CD stays mostly locked in mope…
Dazed and confused
New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote an interesting piece about the "fragmentation of American music" and its role in our "segmented society." In it, he interviews Steven Van Zandt. The E-Streeter/actor argues that most young people don't know the heritage of music. As a music history geek who sorta still qualifies as a young…
James Booker says “Let Them Talk”
The flamboyant James Booker had a serious heroin addiction that landed him a prison term and an eyepatch (his eye was knocked out in a fight). Otherwise, he would probably hold his rightful place atop the pantheon of New Orleans piano greats. This rare footage of Booker performing the ballad "Let Them Talk" showcases his…
The Crab
This position begins with the woman taking stance with the yoga position known as the bridge. Lying flat on her back (so far… so good, right?), the woman places her feet and hands close to her body in preparation to lift her body into the air and arch her back so that her crotch will…
The mysterious appeal of tribute bands
Last week, in a post titled "Saluting tribute bands (sort of).", I riffed on my buddy Justin wanting to attend the Australian Pink Floyd Show. One thing led to another and before I knew it my editors wanted it as a cover story. Here's the result. Give it a read when you need an excuse…
Top 10: Songs about the family
Turkey Day brings folks together: mom, dad, brother, sister, that crazy uncle who spends the entire afternoon sucking his teeth and screaming at the football game on TV. Like the Griswolds except with twice the siblings and a brother-in-law, my family is well-meaning and loving but a bit dysfunctional. For instance, high-decibel shouting matches have…
The Jan. 29 Tax Reform Package
• Doubles homestead exemptions to $50,000, saving most homeowners in St. Petersburg; for example, about $336 a year. The additional exemption would not be applied to school taxes. • Allow current homeowners to take their 3 percent Save Our Homes property tax cap with them if they buy another house, letting people trade up or…
Make No One Happy
How did the Legislature manage to screw up property tax reform so thoroughly?
Luther Gives Love
Plus Sigur Rós and the Shout Out Louds
Gilligan’s is great
Parking downtown sucks.
Cold Turkey
Where to go for delicious deli
“My door’s open”
Denise Swisher, anti-violence crusader
For Those About to Pay Tribute …
We salute you (sort of): The mysterious appeal of tribute bands.
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 brian.ries@creativeloafing.com. WINE FESTIVAL AND MARKET Florida Estates Winery will host a Wine Festival & Market from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The event will include fresh foods, homemade arts and crafts, jewelry, live…
Gott Glass
Art Friday, November 23
A Brazilian Legend
Caetano Veloso, plus Chuck Ragan and Steve Connelly
Talk it Out
"[One] caller cut a turkey in half with a chain saw, then worried that oil on the saw might have transferred onto the turkey." "A Kentucky woman was in the doghouse when she called the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. While preparing the turkey, her Chihuahua jumped into the bird's body cavity and couldn't get out. She…
An Allman Joy
Where he sings up a Storm
Numbers Man
Math can be beautiful. Just ask artist John Sims.
The taxpayers are revolting
Insert your own joke here.
The Complete Holiday Happenings List
ART EXHIBITS AND HOLIDAY SHOPPING Merry Fishmas Holiday Show Featuring a range of fine arts and crafts in the holiday spirit by Ron Marvin, Sharon Bottle Souva, Cindy Cicaleo, Jack Roseman, Allynda Esquinaldo, Jason Bohnert, Mary Lou Szafraniec, Bill and Linda Renc, and Barbara and Ira Burhans. Nov. 23-Dec. 31, Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main…
Mega Smegma, Sunset ’07, Pink Lincolns
And Wynonna
Everyone Has a Drug
Just don’t make excuses.
Rapping About Rap
Discussion Tuesday, November 27
Reach Nirvana
Via their Unplugged gig
November 22, 1963
What our leaders have forgotten in the years since JFK.
Direct Hit
Jack Holloway’s direction and a strong cast illuminate The Pavilion.
Rogers Does Funny
Comedy Thursday, November 22
Stinks So Good
Wake up and smell the truffles.
Creative Presents
If you want to do some holiday shopping while avoiding the post-Thanksgiving Day bedlam, three Pinellas art establishments open holiday shows featuring a selection of affordable artwork and handmade gifts. Stargazing: The Arts Center Holiday Exhibition consists of an array of media — holiday-themed and otherwise — by artists who've been featured at the center…
A Powder Keg
Of alt-rock from the Semis
Let’s Hear It for the Ladies!
Theater Monday, November 26
A time for change
A turnaround at Kendall Jackson.
Loosening the Belt
Katherine Harris, Bonds’ big head, Jeff Garcia
Where to Pay Tribute
Upcoming tribute band gigs in the area
Pigs and Problems at the Studio
Film Wednesday, November 28
Blood on the tracks
I’m Not There and No Country for Old Men: Two of the year’s best.
Tony Bennett, Jethro Tull
Plus The Bellamy Brothers
Weekly Planner
CL's must-do list for the week of Thurs., Nov. 22-Wed., Nov. 28 22Kent Rogers Comedy Blowout & Liquidation is a monthly stand-up show by Rogers, a former contributor to The Onion and co-author of Portrait of Yo Mama as a Young Man. 23If you can't get enough of the musical about a pleasantly plump teen…
Ultra of the East
Music Saturday, November 24
Monster Mash
Another animated dip into flesh and fantasy for the graphic novel-reading crowd, Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf pumps up the "motion capture" techniques pioneered in Polar Express, coming up with a testosterone free-for-all that out-300's 300. Co-scripters Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) and fanboy guru Neil Gaiman manage to remain faithful to their source's thousand-year-old essence while bringing…
Outtakes
UPCOMING RELEASES ENCHANTED (PG) A fairy tale prince and princess (James Marsden and Amy Adams) find themselves banished to real-word Manhattan, where chaos ensues in this latest family-friendly Disney production. Also stars Patrick Dempsey, Timothy Spall and Idina Menzel. Opens Nov. 21 at local theaters. (Not Reviewed) HIT MAN (R) Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant stars as…
Don’t Panic
Which -vez should bother Americans more, Cha or Per?
Muppet Humbug
Film Sunday, November 25
Pigs and Problems at the Studio
The St. Pete Film Movement returns after a brief hiatus with two fun and interesting independent foreign films. The U.K. comedy short, Harold the Amazing Contortionist Pig, tracks the success of an extraordinary pig whose ambition takes him beyond the farmyard and into the circus, where his talent is fully realized and gains him instant…
Beautiful Plumage, Innit?
A PETA Thanksgiving
Your Sundae Best
Time to break out the saffron and the pomegranate.
