Upcoming Concerts
September 16 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Jannus Landing 17 Thee Shams/The Unrequited Loves/The Empty Spaces/Dead Horse Detective Agency New World Brewery 17 Sound Proof The Music Spot 17 Everclear Jannus Landing 18 DJ Irene Masquerade 18 Ani DiFranco w/Dan Bern Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center 19 Clint Black w/Sugarland St. Pete Times Forum 22 Live…
Ybor City Bike Fest 2004
A few years ago, I was hangin' in Ybor and noticed (or, really, tried hard not to gawk at) what seemed to be an overabundance of bikers who were parked along the streets, riding up and down Seventh Avenue, and pretty much having a raucous good time everywhere you looked. I didn't know it then…
Planet Picks
THURSDAY 9.9Not Quite Ms. Parton Dolly Levi is a turn-of-the-century matchmaker who has decided that she herself is the best match for her latest client, the affluent Horace Vandergelder. Insert wild goose chase, sub-plot involving Vandergelder's employees, and tons of singing and dancing and you have the absurd but delightful Hello Dolly!, which opens this…
Big Bird
The Skinny Rooster is cock of the walk
Letters
QUITTERS NEVER WINRe: “They Were New Music Lovers Once … And Young,” by Scott Harrell (Sept. 1-7) Well said/written, and certainly an epidemic in my age group, where the dividing point can be determined by: "What role did punk/new wave/rap music play in your life?" The death of non-homogenous radio and a dinosaur-ish record industry…
Mail Bonding
Because no question — OK, hardly any question — is stupid
Spins
UnspeakableBILL FRISELLNonesuchBecause guitarist Bill Frisell is versed in everything from bluegrass to avant-jazz to world music and beyond, you never know what his next album will be all about. He stays true to form with Unspeakable. Following an American roots record (2002's The Willies) and a world-music project (last year's generally disappointing The Intercontinentals), the…
Got up and voted
First-time voters are “just great,” political reporters are Cone heads
Dog Pound
Populist pundit Molly Ivins rides herd on Washington’s big dogs
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
A Friend Indeed
If you're a musician who's lived or worked or played in the Bay area for any length of time during the last 15 years or so, it's damn near impossible for you not to have at least heard of George Harris. In addition to his role as guitarist in myriad bands over the years —…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tuesday, Sept. 14:
Culinary Events
Classes and events that bolster your cuisine expertise and offer tasty experiences.
Molly Ivins Can Say That… And Does
Excerpts from Who Let the Dogs In?
Sons Never Set
Stageworks working better than ever in All My Sons
You Can Go Home Again
Ex-FAMU president opens a library back in the ‘hood
Fakin’ It
Intimate Strangers truly a great pretender, The September Tapes a sham
Music Events
Thursday, Sep. 9 42nd Street Bistro Raphael and Co. 4th Street Cigars & Martini Bar Backwater Blues Band Alley Cat's Cafe Jamie Perlow Babalouie's Mark McGourley Bahama Breeze Mike Hastings/Denny Falzon Bahama Mama's Chris Murphy Barley Hoppers Stephanie Anderson Barnacle Bill's Jason Longoria Big J.R.'s The Johnny Charro Band Blackstone Grill Expressions Blue Shark Darryl…
Ask the Advice Goddess
Guest Control Issues I've been dating this incredible guy. He was with his ex for a number of years, and his family adores her. I am not at all concerned that there's anything between them. He broke up with her. Plus, she's married and expecting. Still, I'm uncomfortable that she and her husband are frequently…
Don’t Panic
Your war questions Answered
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 Adam's Mark, 430 S. Gulfview Blvd., Clearwater, 727-443-5714 The Aging Still, 11561 Walsingham Road, Largo, 727-581-5466 Algusto Tortilla & Salsa, 912 W. Kennedy…
Lockdown
What America didn’t see during the RNC
