Dogs hate Mondays
Assistant Editor Dog Tucker has a hard time getting out of bed on Mondays. His intern, Button, has an even harder time.
California rapper Kendrick Lamar heads to UCF Arena
Tuesday, April 9 – Kendrick Lamar with Steve Aoki 8 p.m. UCF Arena 50 N. Gemini Blvd. 407-823-3070 ucfarena.com sold out From his album’s selection as one of Rolling Stone’s top 100 greatest debuts of all time (No. 86, to be exact) to taking the high road when that same album was publicly bashed on…
Feeling emo? Post a Stupid Kitten.
Dear Orlando Weekly Diary: So, I recently went through a breakup. Toxic, mind-raping agony. It took me out of my personal power, sucked the life out of every orafice, and left me weeping like ditched prom date. An engagement was ruined (I proposed on a Broadway stage for christ’s sake), my family lost all respect…
Sunday Film News Roundup — April 7th, 2013
I think even people who have been living under a rock are aware of the passing of Roger Ebert earlier this week from complications due to a reemergence of the cancer that took his jaw and his ability to speak, but never took his voice. I can’t quite remember the last time I’ve seen such…
Florida Film Festival review: AKA Doc Pomus
AKA DOC POMUS ???? Jerome Felder, AKA Doc Pomus, “was a white boy hooked on the blues.” With a life story that sounds tragic on paper – contracting polio at 6, ultimately dying of lung cancer and resorting to gambling to stay afloat – you’d expect this film to be somber and sympathetic, but the…
Country, folk and bluegrass bands headline the Sunday Morning Coming Down Picnic Jam
Sunday, April 7 – The Sunday Morning Coming Down Picnic Jam 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mennello Museum of American Art 900 E. Princeton St. 407-246-4278 mennellomuseum.com $10 We love the vintage country sets curated on Sunday Morning Coming Down, the defunct Real Radio show that eased slow starters back into the world of the living, smooth…
Electro-popster Chad Valley stops by Will’s Pub tonight – and perhaps IHOP!
Saturday, April 6 – Chad Valley with Ghost Beach, TideUp 8 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org $8-$10 When a musician grows up on Bowie and Queen, his song-craft tendencies have no need to stray far from that native land. It’s essentially the same idea behind “you can’t take the country out of…
You could become the next Knightro!
Think you’re the biggest UCF Knights fan? Think you’ve got what it takes to become Knightro? Well, we’ll see about that, as this weekend UCF offers students the chance to become Knightro, the school’s beloved mascot. According to a report by Knightnews.com, UCF will first hold an audition meeting 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 5, and…
In Your Queue: Juno Temple Edition
It happened just sort of by accident, but there has been a single prominent theme recurring in a lot of the films I’ve been watching over the last few weeks: the wild flaxen mop of doll hair and bright, mischievous punim of Juno Temple. I didn’t set out to watch any Juno Temple films –…
Your opinion means shit (and other things Ebert was too nice to tell you)
Some fields die a little bit every time one of their avatars passes away. Rock and roll, for example, lumbers closer to extinction whenever another of its stars of the ’50s, ’60s or ’70s leaves this mortal plane (increasingly, of natural causes). For 20 or so years now, that genre has simply failed to replenish…
Movies opening in Orlando this weekend
6 Souls, Evil Dead, Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience
TastyChomps’ Ricky Ly shares his Food Lovers’ Guide to Orlando at Herndon Library
Saturday, April 6 – Local Orlando Restaurant Chefs and Their Recipes 2 p.m. Orange County Library, Herndon Branch 4324 E. Colonial Drive 407-835-7323 ocls.info free Ricky Ly of TastyChomps is one of our favorite hustlers. The UCF grad has turned something most of us have – a deep enjoyment of eating out – into a…
McRae Art Studios hosts spring open house
art by Mary Ostrander Saturday, April 6 – McRae Art Studios’ Spring Open House 4-9 p.m. McRae Art Studios 904 Railroad Ave., Winter Park 407-599-9956 mcraeartstudios.com free There’s not a lot of opportunity in Orlando for people to experience the open-studio concept, which is why this event is truly something to look forward to when…
GORELANDO: Check out the new trailer for the ‘Carrie’ remake!
They’re all going to laugh at you. Usually, I’m a nervous wreck when it comes to remakes. Oftentimes, we ask ourselves “why do they need to be made at all?” or “where are all the original ideas?”…This time, I’ll be a bit of a hypocrite and say Kimberly Peirce’s Carrie remake is shaping up to be a…
Ya Missed Out: March Edition
Very occasionally, because I go out sort of a lot (I’m kind of a lush, some might say), I have the delightful experience of being in the right place at the right time. It happened once at Crooked Bayou, years ago, the first time I saw Jacuzzi Boys play. That shit was ridiculous, and next…
Film Review: Jurassic Park 3-D
Twenty years, two diminishing-returns sequels, multiple theme park attractions, and endless merchandising may have conspired to dull your memory of that magical first viewing of Jurassic Park. The 1993 sci-fi adventure, adapted from Michael Crichton's thoughtful thriller about chaos theory and genetic engineering, was in a way the last gasp of director Steven Spielberg's aesthetic…
Orlando Predators host season home opener against Philadelphia Soul
Saturday, April 6 – Orlando Predators vs. Philadelphia Soul 7 p.m. Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 407-648-4444 orlandopredators.com $10-$200 It’s been a busy offseason for the Orlando Predators – one abuzz with all sorts of rousing news. Not only does the team have new leadership in head coach Doug Plank and star quarterback Kyle…
Richard Reep and Kimberly Mathis present works in Contemplatives art show
‘Why Do I Have To Do It All’ by Kimberly D. Mathis Friday, April 5 – Contemplatives 6 p.m. through April 28 Stardust Video & Coffee 1842 E. Winter Park Road 407-623-3393 kapsul.org/public/contemplatives free It’s an eternal issue in a town our size: The people who can write knowledgeably about any given art form are…
Updated: Orlando police seek identity of child found on OBT
UPDATE: The guardian of this little girl has been located. She had been left with a babysitter who fell asleep while watching her. Orlando police just sent out a bulletin seeking help identifying this child who was found wandering alone on Orange Blossom Trail. Poor kid. Hope her parents come forward and have a really…
Battle Knights: 5 Year Return of UCF Elements of Hip Hop
photo by Josh Salcedo Friday, April 5 – Battle Knights: 5 Year Return of UCF Elements of Hip Hop 7:30 p.m. UCF Education Complex & Gym 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Room 205 elementsofhiphop2@gmail.com free After five years of silence, the heavy bass often associated with hip-hop music makes its grand return to UCF. Return? When…
Orlando City embraces local bands
Orlando City Soccer Club stirred up some sports frenzy instantly when they came to town, nodding to MLS fans who were so hugely dedicated to their overseas soccer clubs, they packed the Celt at unheard-of drinking hours between 5 and 8 a.m. during the World Cup, getting rowdy before it was a locally cool thing…
Pinterest-inspired projects focus of Ladies’ Art Lounge
Friday, April 5 – Ladies’ Art Lounge: Projects From Pinterest 5:30-7:30 p.m. Germaine Marvel Building Art & History Museums – Maitland 210 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland 407-539-2181 artandhistory.org $25, registration required There’s a wide range of what we like to call “Pinterest Personalities”: the party planners who plan an entire get-together’s decor and menu around…
Album Reviews: Kinski, Josh Rouse and Black Angels
Three great albums serve as much-needed comebacks for three very different artists
Bill of Goods
Senate Bill 58 would prevent foreign or religious laws from being used in stat courts
Orlando Weekly's guide to the 2013 Florida Film Festival
Central Florida’s annual festival of film and food returns for its 22nd year
Building authenticity
Casa Feliz colloquium unearths the architectural gems hidden among Orlando’s synthetic-stucco McMansions
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist checks out Kitty, Half Undressed and Set and Setting
Happytown: More state bills attack reproductive rights
Three new initiatives clear Tallahassee subcommittees this session
Savage Love
I am trying to understand some sexual fantasies I have. They involve having sex with a woman who has a penis. Sometimes I fantasize that my wife grew a penis. The fantasies started when we first tried pegging a few years ago. We recently had our first child and can no longer find the time…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Titus Andronicus at Orlando Shakes
Cartoony carnage should appeal to younger audiences, but what will the bluehairs think?
Tip Jar
Local food news: Wings and Brew, Taste of Winter Park, Big Wheel takes a break, Cabaret & Cabernet and more
Weak Constitution
The Roberts Court may not legalize gay marriage, but it’s hard to imagine that it’ll uphold Prop 8 and DOMA
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) “Art cannot be modern,” said Austrian painter Egon Schiele. “Art is primordially eternal.” I love that idea. Not all of the artifacts called “art” fit that scrupulous definition, of course. Katy Perry’s music and the film Wreck It Ralph may have some entertainment value, but they’re not primordially eternal. I bring…
Happytown: Tuition hike proposed for state schools
House Speaker Will Weatherford suggests 6 percent increase for all public universities
Live Active Cultures
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah! Five myths about incendiary Disney film ‘Song of the South’ busted
Siro Urban Italian Kitchen
Cool tourist-area kitchen looks to lure locals with a farm-to-fork approach
Food programming at Florida Film Fest
This year’s film fest panels and parties are a celebration of Southern feasts
Remix: A fresh take on the classic Manhattan cocktail
I’ve avoided remixing the Manhattan up until now, though it’s been on my list since the beginning of the column, purely out of intimidation; the Manhattan is such a classic that I haven’t wanted to take it on. But, with the sixth season of Mad Men premiering Sunday, it felt like an auspicious time to…
the peach-bourbon smash: a lighter, springier version of this month’s Remix
In this month’s Remix of the Manhattan cocktail, we promised you a “lighter, springier version” … and here it is. Cocktails are great (obviously) but sometimes you just want something not-so-strong to sip on while hanging out, cooking, doing yard work, barbecuing, reading, whatever. That’s where a great category of cocktails called “smashes” come in —…
On sale this week: The Front Bottoms at Will’s Pub
photo by Lucia Holm On sale: Thursday, April 4 The Front Bottoms with Weatherbox 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7 Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. willspub.org $10-$12 Down the road: Senses Fail, April 10 at The Social Anthrax, April 12 at House of Blues Coldspot 8, April 12 at Will’s Pub…
