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Notable Noise: This Week’s Best Shows [Tons of great hip-hop, Central Fl. Punk & Hardcore Fest, plus Wet Nurse’s LP release!]
Monday, Aug. 20 Radio Restoration: An Exploration of Local Hip-Hop History Featuring AmIAm, Madd Illz, Ill Trybe, NRG, Chaos, Maestro [Social] Tuesday, Aug. 21 Lionize, the Sheffield Crew, Hor!zen [Will’s] Thursday, Aug. 23 Heart of Darkness, Greg Barris, New Beard, Corrupt Autopilot, Yazan, Wigmaker’s Son [Will’s Pub] – Comedy! Music! Call in sick Friday! Friday, Aug.…
Sunday Film News Roundup — August 19th, 2012
Much of my week was spent devouring both the Jaws and Royal Tenenbaums blurays. Both films look completely gorgeous in their hi-def upgrades, but beyond that there are some problems. Tenenbaums is the same disc as the DVD that came out 10 years ago, thus all of the features were shot in native SD and nothing can…
Scare tactics: Halloween movies 2012
The seasons, they’re just flying by. Why, you can’t even peek into a gift shop window these days without seeing some slavering, undead ghoul staring back at you. But that’s OK. If you give a Red Hat Lady a nice cucumber sandwich, she shouldn’t be too much trouble. Meanwhile, it’s time to figure out what…
Orlando’s kinky side heats up at the Fetish & Masquerade Ball
Saturday, Aug. 18 – Orlando’s 1st Fetish & Masquerade Ball 10 p.m. Club 57 West 57 W. Pine St. yknotevents.com $12-$15 E.L. James’ Fifty Shades trilogy might have swung wide-open a door into the BDSM lifestyle – based less on the books’ literary merit and more on its kinky fuckery. But Orlando’s no erotic-play virgin,…
Halo hosts Perhaps: New Works From Brandon McLean art show
Saturday, Aug. 18 – Perhaps: New Works From Brandon McLean 8 p.m. Halo Salon & Spa 1910 Alden Road 407-898-4256 haloorlando.com free Halo has been cutting (ha) a swath through the Orlando art scene since opening almost exactly a year ago, steadily exhibiting show after show by established and respected local artists including Karen Russell,…
Meet the Knights players at UCF Football FanFest
Saturday, Aug. 18 – UCF Football FanFest practice: 2:30 p.m. FanFest: 5 p.m. Bright House Networks Stadium University of Central Florida ucfathletics.com free The start of another UCF college football season is just a couple of weeks away, and for die-hard Knights fans, there’s nothing quite like opening gameday. But for many, the annual UCF…
Stop sneezing! Earned Sick Time to make November 6 ballot after clearing petition hurdles and standard county obstructionism!
Stop the presses! After a long day – and, let’s face it, a long summer – of pavement pounding, the activist groups comprising Citizens for a Greater Orange County finally got a taste of victory today when their hard-fought battle to get an earned sick time measure on the Nov. 6 ballot finally got the…
Big Bang Bazaar showcases more than 80 craft vendors
Saturday, Aug. 18 – Big Bang Bazaar 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Maitland Civic Center 641 S. Maitland Ave. Maitland bigbangbazaar.net $5 Crafty bastards of all stripes – artists, artisans, jewelry makers, crafters, vintage-clothing and furniture upcyclers – from all over will truck their wares into the Maitland Civic Center for this daylong event. We counted 85 vendors…
Chris Tobar: Unmasked opens at Twelve21 Gallery
Friday, Aug. 17 – Chris Tobar: Unmasked 7 p.m. Twelve21 Gallery 1221-C N. Orange Ave. 407-982-4357 twelve21gallery.com free Personal growth is a funny thing. Chris “Tobar” Rodriguez has been through a lot in the last few years, good and bad – the violent death of his comrade and colleague Palin Perez Jackson; the steady upward…
The Center responds to FRC shooting and FRC’s post-mortem posturing
This just in from The Center’s Randy Stephens. If you haven’t heard much about the Family Research Council shooting yet, you surely will soon. Well done Randy on measuring the difference and standing up on the right foundations. This isn’t a war, it’s an important disagreement that should be legally resolved by sane people. Let’s…
Photo Gallery: Florida Collegiate Summer League baseball knocks out ninth season
The Florida Collegiate Summer League, Central Florida’s wood bat baseball league, finished up its ninth season on Aug. 9 with a 10-7 win by the DeLand Suns over the Leesburg Lightning at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field. While we covered the hype surrounding the beginning of the season and the championship rematch that was this season’s…
Opening in Orlando — August 17th, 2012
The Expendables 2 — Sly Stallone, Bruce Willis, the Governator and a bunch of other GOP ass-grabbers are back for the second installment of the action franchise that might be termed “mercs on Medicare.” (And now it is, since I just made that up this very second.) This time, a seemingly simple operation goes horribly…
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New Orlando Concert Announcements [The Intelligence/King Tuff, Band of Horses, Regina Spektor, Levek, the Weeknd, and, wow … just a whole lot more]
You guys! The fall concert calendar is filling up! Summer droughts are almost over. Thank God, fall college terms, and the Fest, we’re gonna get shows again! The last week or so has seen a flood of announcements, so let’s get right to it. Aug. 17: The Ludes, the Sh-Booms, Billy Wright, Tigerweather (Hard Rock…
Doug Stanhope performs live at Orlando Improv
Thursday, Aug. 16 – Doug Stanhope 7:30 p.m. Orlando Improv 9101 International Drive 407-480-5233 theimprovorlando.com $25 Kind of like that animated (or blitzed) barstool philosopher full of nihilistic bonhomie suited mostly for moments of blurry, abject despair, comedian Doug Stanhope has spent more than two decades on your left rattling on and on about everything…
Opening in Orlando — August 15th, 2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green — Reviewed this week. (PG)
On sale this week: WJRR’s Halloweenie Roast featuring Rob Zombie
On Sale: Friday, Aug. 17 WJRR’s Halloweenie Roast: Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, J-Devil, All That Remains, Machine Head, In This Moment, Royal Bliss 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 Tinker Field 287 S. Tampa Ave. wjrr.com $35-$145 Down the road: Jay Brannan, Aug. 23 at The Social EL-P, Aug. 24…
Tip Jar
This week: Raga, Piada & Piada, Daniel’s Gourmet Kitchen, Viet-House, Lakeridge Winery Grape Stomp
Stand Up With Jered benefit concert tonight at Will’s Pub
Wednesday, Aug. 15 – Stand Up With Jered with XXYYXX, Saskatchewan, Out Go the Lights, Fortune Howl, Marble, Grant 7 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $7 Late last month, Jered Dowden and Alex Johnson, co-founders of local experimental electronic label Relief in Abstract, were driving home from the Warped Tour when…
Jimm Roberts gallery talk today at Orlando Museum of Art
Wednesday, Aug. 15 – Jimm Roberts gallery talk 2 p.m. Orlando Museum of Art 2416 N. Mills Ave. omart.org reservation requested: 407-896-4231, ext. 262 $8 Visitors to the museum’s exhibition of Jimm Roberts’ Southernmost Art and Literary Portraits might wonder what drove him to build this collection, a photographic record of writers and artists in…
Who needs Dwight Howard? We have Orlando Magic dancers!
A new squad of Orlando Magic dancers are set to hit the Amway Center’s court this fall for their 24th season. This year’s dance team, studded with 13 veterans and seven rookies, will not only root for the boys in blue on the court, but they also plan to appear at a bevy of community…
Avant-rapper Kilo Kish on her Winter Park start and her Brooklyn breakout
To hear Lakisha Robinson describe her career thus far, you’d think it was all just a series of coincidences and lucky breaks. "It was pretty much because I had a roommate who made music and had a little at-home studio set up, so it was super easy and accessible for me to jump in there,"…
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Happytown
Frankly, we can’t even begin to wrap our Happytown™ heads around the shock and awe of the Aug. 14 primary, though it should probably be noted that as of press time, said election coup had yet to occur. But still, wasn’t that awesome? Can you even believe those chills crawling down your wonk legs? No!…
Hold your tongue
What not to say to your bartender
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
A game cast and some good intentions keep a flighty fairy tale properly rooted
Album Reviews
Reviews of albums by Chasing Jonah, Mexican Institute of Sound, and Why?
This Little Underground
The area’s music community is down another esteemed member in Brett Tanner, who just lost his battle with cancer. I didn’t know the drummer personally but I know his thundering work with the exceptionally ferocious Junior Bruce, and it’s truly our loss. Although that’s a devastating hit, what’s up this week is the national dialogue…
YA sci-fi is supposed to make us question society
Is the current crop of young adult dystopian lit holding up its end of the bargain?
Drink Events
Things to do for people who love booze
Defining moments in young adult dystopia: a timeline
Lord of the Flies (1954) By William Golding A group of British schoolboys must learn to govern themselves after being marooned on a desert island during the middle of a nuclear war. The Chrysalids (1955) By John Wyndham Ten-year-old David must hide his "mutant" telepathic ability from post-apocalyptic society leaders who have a theological…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) These days you have a knack for reclamation and redemption. If anyone can put fun into what’s dysfunctional, it’s you. You may even be able to infuse neurotic cluelessness with a dose of erotic playfulness. So be confident in your ability to perform real magic in tight spots. Be alert for…
ParaNorman
Witches, Puritans, curses and bullies abound in this emotional animated tale
DVDs Nuts
Lesser-seen, critic-approved films on disc and on demand
Pandora gets political
Streaming radio service offers political advertisers targeted email sharing
Deja Vu Creperie
Family-run crepe restaurant is a sweet spot in Winter Park Village
BurgerFi
This raucous burger joint aims for nothing less than the burger-fication of the nation
The Queen of Versailles
A billionaire, a beauty queen and popped bubble produce fireworks and humanity in affecting locally tied documentary
Live Active Cultures
Frost/Butcher’s “Quills” asks how far one can push the boundaries of explicitness before an audience revolts
Savage Love
I’ve been confused about my sexuality for two years. I am a 22-year-old female. I liked guys when I was in school, but then, in perhaps the most stereotypical of fashions, I developed a HUGE crush on Tegan and Sara when I was nearly 20. I like the idea of being with women, but I…
RIP Arnold Horshak
Ron Palillo, the actor who played Arnold Horshak on ’70s TV show Welcome Back Kotter, has died. The 63-year-old actor reportedly had a heart attack. Before his untimely death, Palillo had been teaching acting to high school kids at a charter school in West Palm Beach – more than likely to a bunch of kids…
Vacationing Teresa Jacobs doesn’t much care for sick days, thank you…
Never one to let a contentious issue miss her magic wand of reason, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs today released a statement – and an apparent “My Word” Orlando Sentinel column for future publishing – late in today’s primary news cycle. At issue, of course, is the fairly explosive (by local standards) fight to ensure…
Orson Welles’ Great “Touch of Evil” @ Enzian Tonight, 9:30pm, $5
Butchered upon its release by a studio who didn’t care much, Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil was lovingly restored in 1998 by film editor Walter Murch from a copious ream of original notes — a 58 page memo made by Welles for Universal made after screening their edits with reshoots he wasn’t involved with. Most…
Gay rights group adds the Magic and Amway to boycott list
Mike Bianchi’s running off at the typewriter in last Sunday’s Sentinel mentioned that Amway and the Magic are currently being boycotted by a gay-rights group. The reason: Doug DeVos, son of Amway and Magic owner Rich DeVos and part of the team’s management group, donated $500,000 smackeroos to the anti-gay-marriage group, National Organization of Marriage…
