Upcoming Concerts
SEPTEMBER 9 Van Halen St. Pete Times Forum 9 Bain Mattox Skipper's Smokehouse 9 Sting & Annie Lennox w/Dominic Miller Ford Amphitheatre 10 WMNF's 25th Birthday Party Feat. Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men/Deborah Coleman and The Thrillseekers A La Carte Event Pavilion 10 Reverend Horton Heat w/St. Felons/Dead Popes Jannus Landing 10 Badfinger Largo…
Hate Crime
Spike Lee more incoherent than ever in She Hate Me
Culinary Events
FREE COOKING CLASSES "The Six Steps to Super Immunity" with Joel Chudnow, a natural lifestyle counselor and wellness coach. 7 p.m. Tues., Sept. 7. Regularly scheduled cooking demonstrations feature various products from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Mon. and Wed. Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater (727-443-6703). CHEF BLITZ'S TASTING TOUR Sample cuisine…
Restaurant Whine
Whatever happened to wining and dining?
Ask the Advice Goddess
Life In The Fast Wane Recently, I "met" a woman online and asked her out. At her suggestion, our first date was a day at an amusement park. (I was a little wary of spending a whole day with a stranger, but thought, "Why not?") We had a great time and seemed to connect well.…
Billboard Hits
Musicians hawk cars for local ad campaign
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
They Were New Music Lovers Once … and Young
Quitters get stuck on the music that played back in the day
Spins
She Loves YouGREG DULLI'S TWILIGHT SINGERSOne Little IndianAfghan Whigs, the marginally successful adult alternative act Greg Dulli fronted until their breakup in 2001, had a knack for repackaging old soul and R&B tunes. It became most evident on 1992's Uptown Avondale (where their version of The Supremes' "Come See About Me" was impeccable), but frequent…
Music Venues
420 Park Place, 420 Park Place Blvd., Clearwater, 727-796-7867 42nd Street Bistro, 516 S.Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-253-0042 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar, 2900 Fourth St. N., Suite A101, St. Petersburg, 727-898-1884 688 Skatepark, 6140 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, 727-523-0785 Adam's Mark, 430 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater, 727-443-5714 The Aging Still, 11561 Walsingham Road, Largo, 727-581-5466…
Lions and Tigers and … Geckos? Oh, My!
For the past few months, I've been getting frequent e-mails touting Gecko Fest 2004, a festival that celebrates Labor Day weekend while also showcasing the lovely uniqueness that is Gulfport. Of course, I was immediately curious — what would inspire a festival with a slimy, albeit cute, lizard as its theme? So, I did a…
Music Events
THURSDAY, SEP. 2 42nd Street Bistro Raphael and Co. 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Raw Project Alley Cat's Cafe Brian Babalouie's Mark McGourley Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Bahama Mama's Chris Murphy Barnacle Bill's Jason Longoria Big J.R.'s The Johnny Charro Band Blackstone Grill Expressions Blue Shark Darryl Jarmon Brandy's True Colors Band Cafe…
Planet Picks
FRIDAY 9.3 Characters Reincarnate St. Petersburg-based artist Paul Pavlovich takes his vision of subcultures to a new level in his latest exhibit, Temporary Past Life, which opens this evening at Covivant Gallery & Studios. This is Pavlovich's first solo show in the Tampa Bay area and it's inspired by his personal role in the underground…
The Battle of MAD Beach
An unlikely activist fights to save a strip of Madeira Beach
American Dreams
Two new troupes tackle a Miller tragedy and a Yankees musical
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Cottage Industry
First-rate French in a hideaway on the beach
Halloween Comes Early
It’s never too soon to assume a costume
Republicans Invade New York!
A report from the front lines of the NYC/RNC protests
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tuesday, Sep. 7: Daevid Allen, Gentle Genie (Mister E) American Popular, Sold Out (The American Way) (Artist One-Stop) The Autumns, Autumns (Pseudopod) Anita Baker, My Everything (Blue Note) Captain Everything, It's Not Rocket Science (Union Local 2112) Michael Carpenter, Rolling Ball (Not Lame) Caustic Soul, Absence of Warmth…
