Caribou tonight, er, tomorrow
Senior Editor Eric Snider and I were planning to see Caribou (here's my interview with band leader Dan Snaith) perform tonight at Crowbar in Ybor City. Problem is, Caribou isn't scheduled to start performing until midnight, which means the band probably won't play until 12:30 a.m., which means the show won't wrap until around 2…
Au revoir, Chateau France
Painters are busy covering the atrocious pink facade at Soho's Chateau France outpost; the number for the N. Dale Mabry location is disconnected; both locations have vanished from Chateau France's website. Looks like impressario Antoine Louro is in complete retreat to his base in St. Pete. According to former Chateau France (SoHo) chef Tony Savage,…
Going Dutch … To Hell!
The Dutch, in partnership with catering giant Sodexho, have built an entire restaurant as an ongoing behavioral experiment. I am curious and horrified at the same time. Forget the side issue of audio and visual recording throughout the place — most people will know all about it before walking through the doors. Do we really want…
The Greatest CDs: A through Z
There are people who prefer digital downloads and the thrill of carrying around a zillion songs in a device that’s the size of a Zippo over bulky old CDs. I understand this. But I’m a CD guy. I love to tear off the cellophane, leaf through the liner notes, and then push the disc into…
Going to Jail? Leave your wallet at home
Interesting fact I found out while reporting this week’s Urban Explorer column: Spending a night in jail can cost some cash. Twenty bucks to be exact. Several of the released inmates I interviewed for the story told me they paid the jail $20 to be held for the night. Col. David Parrish, who has acted…
The Short List — Tues., Oct. 16
I see James Brown, how about you? Vladimir Putin goes to Iran, warns U.S. not to invade. Way to go Vlad. I'm sure Bush will back down now. Tonight's special in Kurdistan: Turkey armed with the all trimmings. Body painting for the big game? If you go to Manatee High School, that's a boys-only activity.…
The Pipettes: reviewed
We are the Pipettes THE PIPETTES Cherrytree/Interscope Charming, smart and sexy, The Pipettes are a near-perfect pop package. The British trio’s debut album, We Are The Pipettes, is 16 tiny tracks (only one clocks in at over three minutes) of blissed-out subversion. The sonics are pure sweetness: shimmering vocal harmonies; soaring string symphonies that hark…
Behind The Beer — The Judges
In honor of this week's Beer Issue (check the stands on Wednesday), I'll be devoting this entire week to the stories that couldn't make it into the issue. And, unlike my aborted beer-a-day experiment, I won't get tired and fall asleep after each one. When I visited with the Tampa Bay BEERS homebrew club for…
Sugababes top U.K. chart, remain unknowns here
I'm a sucker for good pop music. Everything from Abba's "Dancing Queen" to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" rank high in my book. The hottest pop act to bend my ear in recent years is the multi-ethnic, all female U.K. trio Sugababes (pictured). They first caught my attention when the awesome, Montreal-based mp3 blog Said the Gramophone…
Top 10: Sunday music links
Spin music editor has way too much time on his hands: 'imagines a [Radiohead] conversation between R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and chef Mario Batali'. 1.2 million people downloaded In Rainbows and every single one of 'em posted their review of the album online. Ronny Elliott sets record straight on underrated rock pioneer Bill Haley. Bob Mould…
The Svastika
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Svastika Position: The woman begins this position sitting erect on the floor. She then extends her left leg to the side as the man scoots his loins between her lovely legs. Wrapping her right leg around his waist, she pulls him in as close as she can and crosses…
Top 10: Friday music links
'Madonna split may herald record industry's death.' Miami's BANG! Festival postponed. Alicia Keys' new single "No One": Best pop ballad of the year? Watch her perform tonight on Leno. Or watch the video. Watch trailers for new Dylan biopic I'm Not There. Shelby Lynne tackles Dusty Springfield. It ain't easy being Snoop D-O double G.…
The Short List — Fri., Oct. 12
Oh, Pooh … Gore takes the Nobel Peace Prize. Missile Defense raises U.S. tensions with Russia. It's going to be ironic when the shield fails to protect us during the war started over the shield. The Marines want out of Iraq. Damn phony soldiers, why can't they just support the troops? CNBC's managing editor Allen…
Let the music play
So, I'm at Yeoman's Road Pub on Davis Islands in Tampa last Friday drinking with colleagues after work. I like the place. Cheap beer. Good food. But shitty staff. Or, should I say, just one shithead staffer. My buddy Sal puts a Marvin Gaye song on the jukebox and it gets skipped so the bartender…
The Short List — Thurs., Oct 11
"Just stay hidden, Dick, and let me walk out first." Call President Bush and tell him that yet another expanded wiretapping bill will only further damage this nation. Or better yet, call anyone and just address the president directly. AT&T or the NSA will get him the message. Christ! Can someone please give Al Gore…
Radiohead: best $2 album ever
Radiohead's In Rainbows now available for download. Digging what I'm hearing so far… Especially the song [track No. 4] about the fishes that makes me feel like I'm three inches tall and drowning in a badly maintained bedroom aquarium. By the way, our cheap asses paid $2 for a copy. How about you? The (hilarious)…
The Short List — Wed., Oct. 10
Who's hungry? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes on the anti-war left … which happens to be her main constituency. That seems politically savvy, especially for an elected official from San Francisco. President Bush calls for clemency in the case of a Mexican illegal immigrant who raped and murdered two adolescent girls. This can only mean…
Drama Queen
Before Indian-born director Shekhar Kapur ascended to Hollywood heaven with his 1998 Elizabeth, he labored for years in the salt mines of Bollywood, where he was responsible for at least one certifiable classic — Mr. India, an invisible-man adventure-comedy that's as thoroughly appealing as it is ridiculous. It turns out to be a lot easier…
Music Week Briefs
Hip Heartbreak Emit, Tampa Bay's venerable series of concerts focusing on experimental, avant-garde and ethnic music, has really scored a coup with Boleros Perdidos (Love Songs Lost). Led by Miami violinist/composer (and Cuban expatriate) Alfredo Triff, and fronted by gruff-voiced singer Roberto Poveda, the group takes the raw materials of Afro-Cuban music and transforms them…
A Dozen and One
Music Wednesday, October 17
Student Perspectives
This summer, 48 kids — grades four through nine — from Melrose Elementary and John Hopkins Middle Schools participated in the Midtown Summer Journalism camp. Over 11 days, these industrious student journalists were taken on a few dozen field trips to sites around the Midtown neighborhood in St. Petersburg. They delved into local history, visited…
Open-air Exhibit
Special Events Saturday, October 13
Native Movements
Dance Thursday, October 11
I Scream, You Scream
Temperate times are, theoretically, on the way, so it's time to partake of one last taste of summer while you still can. There are ice cream joints aplenty out there, but here's a primer on some Bay area independent shops that still churn their own cream. Bo's Ice Cream, 7101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, 813-234-3870Bo's…
Never-Ending Stories
The comments keep coming…
Trainspotting
Tampa Bay, don’t do transit like Atlanta did.
Don’t Rock the Jukebox
Or mess with my songs.
Why are foreign powers getting involved in the Iraq war?
Don’t panic… Your war questions answered
Retard-O-Bot, Henry McGee, John Gorka…
What’s coming up at local venues
Student Perspectives
Art Friday, October 12
Spay It Ain’t So
FUNDRAISER
Boulevards of Broken Dreams
Tampa Bay’s future is haunted by the ghosts of roads never built.
Stuck-In-Traffic Stumpers
A Tampa Bay road trivia quiz.
Four out of five sommeliers recommend …
The experts suggest wines for drinking on the cheap.
Too Little Information
The real victims in the primary debacle? As usual in Florida, it’s the voters.
A Philharmonic Picnic
Music Sunday, October 14
Outtakes
Upcoming Releases WE OWN THE NIGHT (R) Writer-director James Gray, who previously tracked the criminal element from an immigrant's point of view in Little Odessa and The Yards, is back on familiar turf with this male-dominated family saga of corrupt cops and Russian gangsters mixing it up in Brighton Beach. Gray reunites his stars from…
The Ink Spot
That’s what The Arts Center becomes with a tattoo-themed exhibition.
Payback Time
Largo commissioner candidate John Mandujano wants voters to remember the Stanton scandal.
Extra Texture
Caribou’s Dan Snaith crafts complex, compelling pop.
THE LATE LATE SHOW
David Dondero plays into the wee hours of the morning at New World.
Springsteen makes magic
Joni Mitchell, not so much
Keep it on the KT
Tunstall on YouTube
Method Acting
Larry Craig, Clay Aiken, Laura Dern…
Derringer, Dillinger, Hot Hot Heat…
Coming up in October and November
It came from the ’70s
Crossover jazz with spunk
Hallows Horror
Film Monday, October 15
Jailhouse Blues
Regrets and repentance outside the Orient Road Jail.
Unbalanced
Perfection is tedious.
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. B-21's 7TH ANNUAL AUSTRALIA AND RHONE GRAND TASTING Join B-21 for a big tasting of the wines of Australia and France's Rhone Valley. There will be a strong emphasis on…
Larry on loan
"Born in Council Idaho. He attended Idaho schools, graduating from the University of Idaho with a degree in political Science. Served in the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. Thirty years of exemplary political service to the State of Idaho and the Country speaks for itself." –—From the biography of Sen. Larry Craig…
Camp Out
USF’s production of Rocky Horror hits all the right notes.
Mac ‘N’ Seas
There’s something fishy about this version of a comfort-food staple.
OKTOBEER
Oktoberfest is officially over, at least in Germany, but here in the Bay area we keep the barrels rolling until November hits the calendar. Anyone who wants to keep their stein full through Halloween should check out Creative Loafing's International Beerfest on Oct. 20, or try out some of these local Oktobeer stragglers. Oktoberfest Brew…
‘Tis the Season
Sandy Claws Are Coming To Town.
Tackling Transit
Can a former Bucs linebacker lead Tampa Bay to transportation glory?
Palantine
Intelligent rock from Tampa
Weekly Planner
CL's must-do list for the week of Thurs., oct. 11-Wed., Oct. 17 11Find out more about sustainable development during A Conversation on Green Building. Five individuals from the area's green building movement take part in this moderated panel discussion; a reception follows. 3:30-6 p.m., USF Bio-Sciences Auditorium, BSF 100, Tampa. 12The Arts Center unveils several…
Cultural Snapshots
Art Tuesday, October 16
Fixing a hole
George Clooney delivers as a legal “fixer,” and TIGLFF finishes strong.
Nadine Smith: “This desire to speak up …”
Who? Nadine Smith, 42, has been the executive director of Equality Florida since its inception in 1997. The organization's mission statement says, "Equality Florida is our statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights organization working to change Florida law so that no one suffers harassment or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender…
