Blade Runner
A sequel a little too desperate to emulate the success of the popular Mask of Zorro but not quite sure how to go about it, The Legend of Zorro is as shapeless and uninspired as the original was elegant and sure of itself. A charismatic Antonio Banderas returns in the title role, but the movie…
He Writes The Songs
With The Outsider, tunesmith Rodney Crowell returns in top form.
Planet Picks
DAVID BYRNE NOT INCLUDED The Gorilla Theatre stages four of Alan Bennett's celebrated Talking Heads monologues, which were first written for BBC-TV in 1988. The characters are "ordinary people" and their seemingly mundane problems range from lower-middle class pretensions to cleanliness, propriety and sexual repression. The monologues presented by Gorilla Theatre are: "Bed Among the…
Costume Shops
If you're serious about dressing up for Guavaween or any other festive occasion, here's a short list of places where you can find alternatives to the same old witches and ghouls. House of Make Believe1001 N. Hercules Ave.Clearwater(727-446-1890) Fun Stuff6161 Ninth Ave. N.St. Petersburg(727-547-9607) Rena's Wild Wear33649 U.S. 19 N. Palm Harbor(727-939-0397) Wooden Nickel1441 E.…
Non-American Idol
Why waste space describing Billy Idol's music? There's no question that you've probably done one (if not all) of the following: (a) Howled "a nice day to — start AGAAAAAINNNN!" in time with him; (b) Pumped your fist and sneered while mugging for a camera; or (c) Listened enthusiastically to the CD he released earlier…
Spins
One Down, One Up: Live at the Half Note JOHN COLTRANE Impulse/Verve It's been an exceptional year for unearthed jazz treasures. On the heels of a Parker/Gillespie live recording from 1945 (Uptown), and a 1957 Monk/Coltrane set from Carnegie Hall (Blue Note) comes this 1965 double disc, culled from late-night radio broadcasts, that captures the…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, OCT. 27 AIMEE MANN The former Til Tuesday frontwoman/New Wave icon turned critically hailed singer-songwriter returns to Tampa Theatre. Mann's evocative, nearly flawless Americana most recently manifested itself via this year's beautiful The Forgotten Arm, an ambitious narrative album chronicling love among the carnies. (Tampa Theatre, Tampa) RUSTED ROOT Like Widespread Panic, 15-year-old Rusted…
Random things
Twelve utterly random items found at Hobbs' Junkyard Two playground slides One yellow fire hydrant One pink toilet One 1956 Mongolia Valley firetruck One Triple Action Airwaves exercise bike, sans handles or a seat Two solar panels One printing press One hotel key card maker Twelve turquoise high school lockers One non-functioning industrial scale One…
The Blotter
The Sting: On the night of Sept. 23, a female officer from the Tampa police department was assigned to the area of Nebraska Avenue and Clifton Street in an effort to "combat prostitution." Wearing "a pink tank-top, jean shorts and pink/white flip-flops," the officer was in for a busy evening. Here's a sample: 7:52 P.M.:…
Men Of Steel
The Lee Boys’ ‘sacred steel’ music makes a heavenly noise at Sarasota’s Blues Fest.
Costume Parade
For These Five People, Dressing Up (or Dressing Other People Up) Isn’t Just For Guavaween — It’s A Big Deal All Year Long.
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. 12TH ALL AMERICAN WINE FESTIVAL This event features over 30 wines from Oregon, California and Washington, from wineries like Markham, Simi and Sokol Blosser. $15, includes $5 coupon toward purchase.…
Shakin’ the Skipperdome
WMNF brings another Tropical Heatwave Revisited sort of bill to the Skipperdome. The caustic, volatile Southern Gothic cavalcade of roots-punk that is Th' Legendary Shack Shakers has been at the top of our Must See Live list ever since its latest album, Believe, came out on Yep Rock about this time last year; your eyes…
The Best Things in Life
Freebie
Murder, he wrote
A Remarkably Textured Portrait Of A Writer And The Masterpiece That May Have Destroyed Him.
Wine Therapy
Where do we sign up?
Hanging With The Junkman
Clarence Hobbs toughs it out in Tarpon Springs.
Ybor City’s Weenie Festival
The true origin of Guavaween is certainly not as interesting as the fake one, so let's begin with the birth of Mama Guava — or really, her conception, which occurred after a puzzling union between Jose Gaspar and a scrub palmetto in a steamy Ybor City grotto, where the roots of the palm merged with…
Right On Target
The Artillery mounts a joyful, pop-infused show at Covivant.
Feedback to Political Party
Our first Political Party drew a wide range of response. Here are excerpts from two letters — one from local DJ Laurel Dickman and the other, referred to in Wayne Garcia's article at left, from soprano Rose Kue. LESS TALK, MORE ACTION I was at the symposium this evening at the Shimberg Playhouse and I…
GASP — We Forgot Gaspar’s!
Sometimes, in the midst of Best of the Bay, we overlook a few establishments. And sometimes, owners of said establishments react with anger. But it's rare, very rare, that an owner sends out a mass e-mail, written from the point of view of a pirate, blasting us for omitting his Ybor City, jam-band loving, swashbucking…
2005 Sarasota Blues Festival
This year's Sarasota Blues Festival artists have made names for themselves by doing more than just playing the blues. To varying degrees they've added something to the illustrious history of the genre, whether through their charismatic stage presence, technical prowess, storied background or just their outright refusal to go unheard. Here's an overview: CHASE VICKERS…
The Truman Show
Philip Seymour Hoffman talks about Capote.
The American Way
French import Buffalo Steakhouse imitates U.S. chains all too well
Nothing But The Best
Talking with the talented young actress Katherine Michelle Tanner.
Music Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., Nov. 1: Altamont, Monkee's Uncle (Ant Acid Audio) Trey Anastasio, Shine (Sony) Burt Bacharach, At This Time (Sony) Bloody Lovelies, Some Truth & A Little Money (Cheap Lullaby) Bright, Bells Break Their Towers (Strange Attractors) Bush, Zen X Four (Kirtland) Catlow, Kiss the World (Boompa) Confessor, Unraveled…
Outtakes
New Releases BORN INTO BROTHELS (NR) Academy Award-winning documentary about the children of Calcutta prostitutes and the efforts of filmmaker Zana Briski to get the kids out of their Red Light Hell and into some better place. Briski, a photojournalist by trade, equips the children with simple point-and-shoot cameras, teaches them the basics of photography,…
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
A Planet panel looks at ways to keep emerging artists here at home.
