OW goes to the RNC: Don’t believe the liberal media!
And so one feeder band leads to another . We arrived in Tampa around 4 p.m. and settled into my very gracious Tampa-dwelling cousin’s house—thanks, Jordan!—and proceded to get all gussied up for tonight’s big event, Nuestra Noche, a gathering of every Hispanic Republican that could be rounded up within 20 miles, headlined by Jeb!…
The Local Cool: 3 Nights of Carmen Carrera
Of all the Labor Day weekend events Orlando has to offer this year, Revolution has perhaps the most fabulous one of all. Carmen Carrera (aka The Body Beautiful) will be performing 3 consecutive nights at Revolution. Carmen is mostly known for her participation in the 3rd season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Although, she…
Noise of summer
Summer jams that show how the 1990s made us dumber
The Newsroom: Pros and Cons, Season One
Since it began to air ten weeks ago, I’ve been trying hard to avoid all of the Twitter chatter about The Newsroom. The West Wing aside, Sorkin is a notoriously slow starter, and one of the (many) problems with Studio 60 was that both the viewers and the network had largely written it off before…
OW goes to the RNC: Beware, P*rn!
Given all the debauchery set to happen in Tampa this week—even though the party’s Mormon nominee’s lips aren’t allowed to taste beer or cigarettes or even coffee, which is, frankly, weird—we thought we’d begin by highlighting an email that landed in our inbox this morning from a group called Morality in Media titled, “P*rn [sic]…
OW goes to the RNC: Strippers, hurricanes and bathhouses, oh my!
Greetings, Orlando Weekly readers. It is I, Jeffrey Billman, former OW senior writer/prodigal son back from Philly, here. (Perhaps you remember me from that time I made up a story about eating manatees or got a town full of rednecks to hate me—or when I reported on OPD’s tendency to rough up people four years before some…
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Notable Noise: This Week’s Best Shows [Special Labor Day edition]
Labor Day weekend is this weekend! Drive safely! Have fun! Here are some of the best shows going on in town this week. Tuesday, Aug. 28 Kaleigh Baker and the Downgetters [Tanqueray’s] Oceana, Coyote Theory, the Velaceras, Makari, Montana [Social] Wednesday, Aug. 29 Alias Punch [Will’s] Thursday, Aug. 30 Levek, the Dewars, Telethon, Trails…
Sunday Film News Roundup — August 26th, 2012
It was a hell of a rough seven days, days that saw the end of Tony Scott, Phyllis Diller, Jerry Nelson and Neil Armstrong. For our purposes here, Tony Scott was the biggest loss, but personally, while I liked the other three, I admired the hell out of Neil Armstrong as much for his stoicism…
Photo Gallery: Postcard from NYC’s Chelsea Market
As Hurricane Isaac sloshes towards Central Florida — an obvious sign of Jehovah's displeasure with the RNC — I decided that discretion is the better part of valor, and discreetly departed Dodge for the relative safety of New York City (the Empire State Building shooing gallery excepted). If you've followed my blogging, you know that…
Red Chair Affair kicks off Orlando’s cultural season
Saturday, Aug. 25 – Red Chair Affair 7 p.m. (5:30 p.m. for VIP) Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre 401 W. Livingston St. 407-872-2382 redchairproject.com $15-$225 Because every now and then this bland little burg needs a reminder that it indeed boasts a “cultural season” for boosters and aesthetes alike, this Saturday the Bob Carr will…
It’s getting hot in here: live music, food trucks and more at Hot in the City block party
Saturday, Aug. 25 – Hot in the City 6-10 p.m. Alchemy the Salon 2812 Edgewater Drive 407-650-8022 alchemyorlando.com free Alchemy is more than just a hair salon, in the same way that Park Ave CDs is more than a record store and Stardust is more than a place to get coffee. The miscellaneous enthusiasms of…
City of Casselberry hosts Sport and Recreation Expo
Saturday, Aug. 25 – Sport and Recreation Expo 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Secret Lake Park Recreation Center 200 N. Triplet Lake Drive Casselberry 407-262-7700 casselberry.org free Who would’ve thought the tiny town of Casselberry had so much going on? Sure, it may be a speck of a city, squished between bigger players like Altamonte Springs and…
Taste of the Nation rounds up Orlando’s top restaurant chefs
Saturday, Aug. 25 – Taste of the Nation Orlando 6:45-10 p.m. Orlando World Center Marriott 8701 World Center Drive 407-808-7508 tasteofthenation.org/orlando $150 Finding it tough to justify laying down a Benjamin and a half for a night of eating and drinking? It’s easier to swallow knowing your noshing/boozing at Share Our Strength’s annual Taste of…
They did it all for the Wookie
Orange County Convention Center has been the run- of-the-mill trade show spot for years, handling large crowds of professionals in casket-ready suits passing out free schwag and business cards. These next four days will be a bit different, like from another galaxy different. The Star Wars Celebration VI opened yesterday (Aug. 23rd-26th) and expects over…
Überbahn Fridays presents Boy Division at the Falcon
Friday, Aug. 24 – Boy Division with DJ Savant 9:30 p.m. The Falcon 819 E. Washington St. 407-423-2788 facebook.com/thefalconbar free Fridays at the Falcon, the art-bar spawn of Mother Falcon T-Shirts, have been a dark and icy experience for the last few months with the advent of their synth-pop/cold-wave night, Überbahn. Now comes their first…
Opening in Orlando — August 24th, 2012
The Apparition — Sebastian Stan, Twilight’s Ashley Greene and Tom “Draco Malfoy” Felton lend their millennial cachet to first-time feature director Todd Lincoln’s attempt to scare up some Paranormal Activity of his own. This time, the pesky poltergeist bedeviling a spooked young couple is one that was set loose by a college experiment. (You knew…
Get yer GOPorn here! Tampa gears up for a lube hurricane!
We weren’t sure what to think of this when it crossed our filth transom yesterday. For one, it seems like it would be easy to mock up some of those sort of strip/gay club flyers rather quickly for political purposes, so maybe it’s all a scam? For two, a couple of us – one of…
Heart of Darkness with Greg Barris tonight at Will’s Pub
Thursday, Aug. 23 – Heart of Darkness with Greg Barris with New Beard, Yazan, Wigmaker’s Son, Larry Fulford 8 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $5 Greg Barris is a great comedian with a distinctly rock & roll steelo. Brooklyn-based New Beard is a great band that’s also very funny. Together, they’re…
To hell with “working” today… Sight & Sound released their full poll of 358 directors
The once-a-decade Sight & Sound Best Films poll is often referred to as a critics poll, but the fact that they invite so many world directors to submit lists of their own is probably the most interesting part of the poll. Certainly it’s the most interesting way to sort the list. I think most critics…
Vote for your favorite burger in Orlando
Are you a burger aficionado? Or just know a go-to local joint that serves up the ultimate between-the-buns goodness? Whether it’s the quality of meat, the freshness of the bun or the variety of the toppings that does it for you, Orlando food blog TastyChomps is calling for all burger lovers to vote for their…
Star Wars Celebration VI hits Orlando
Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 23-26 – Star Wars Celebration VI with Carrie Fisher, Seth Green, Mark Hamill, Kevin Smith, Ben Burtt, Warwick Davis, Chris Hardwick and more through Sunday, Aug. 26 Orange County Convention Center 9800 International Drive 888-334-8719 starwarscelebration.com $55-$135 “The saga is complete,” proclaimed the posters in advance of 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III –…
VOD Review: Why Stop Now – Dorling, Nyswaner (2012) (2 Stars)
In Why Stop Now, Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s new stoner comedy, Jesse Eisenberg plays Eli, a put upon young pianist who is about to experience the worst day of his life. For years, Eli has been the one taking care of his younger half sister, Nicole (Emma Rayne Lyle), while his wild drug addict…
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New Orlando Concert Announcements [David Bazan, Earth, Matt & Kim, Mac DeMarco, Death Angel, more]
Sept. 4: Personal Boy, Marble, Sundrenched, Apoch, Glad Animal Movements (Will’s) Sept. 5: Alkoholiks + The Beatnuts = The Liknuts (Social) Sept. 6: (hed)PE, Soil (Social) Sept. 9: Trails (Will’s) Sept. 11: Weedeater, Sourvein (Back Booth) Sept. 11: Eureka California, Flashlights, Hot Hands, the Areolas (Will’s) Sept. 16: There for Tomorrow (Social) Sept. 21: Dino…
On sale this week: The Expendables at House of Blues
On sale: Friday, Aug. 24 The Expendables with Iration 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side 407-934-2583 hob.com $20-$24 Down the road: Steve Aoki, Aug. 30 at The Plaza Live Chasing Kings, Aug. 31 at Will’s Pub Pepper, Sept. 2 at House of Blues Tyga, Sept. 2 at UCF…
Happytown
The week where we realized that voting rights were intended to be a ball of confusion before we dropped our yogurt over a long-overdue arrest. You take the bad, you take the good.
The best of us?
What do our own choices for what we think is best about our city say about Orlando?
Spork Cafe
Thornton Park café leaves diners with a sense of cheer and well-being
Influential dance music DJ Morgan Page says the genre has a blind side, and it's not the college kids
Dance music is back! Wait, don’t roll your eyes. DJ-remixer extraordinaire Morgan Page knows what you’re thinking. "Why is this, the third wave of electronic music, why is this valid?" Page says from his home in Los Angeles. "Because college students are into it. That didn’t happen before. It’s truly a college movement where everybody…
Council watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Album Reviews
Reviews of albums by Bill Fay, Teengirl Fantasy, and Yeasayer
Maakies
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Company-owned existence
The modern-day company town is still no way to live
Live Active Cultures
Urban ReThink’s Collide*scope series presents an electric evening – and schemes a safe harbor for the homeless
Savage Love
I am a college-age gay man. Last year, I dated two guys. The first – let’s call him Mitt – I dated for five months. He broke up with me, and it hurt as much as breakups do, but I got over it. A few months later, I dated another guy – let’s call him…
Geography of nowhere
Interstate 4 defines and divides Central Florida
DVDs Nuts
Lesser-seen, critic-approved films on disc and on demand by Justin Strout and John Thomason
This Little Underground
How to feel about a suspect finally in custody for the killing of beloved Orlando musician Ralph Ameduri is uncertain ground. The due process of our justice system needs to be allowed to do its thing thoroughly, but may this at least bring some sort of denouement to Ralph’s family and many friends. The beat…
Bartender burps way through night of beer pong
I represent that embarrassing combination of rabid competitor and abysmal athlete. You name a sport, I’ve played it, and it pressed charges shortly thereafter for emotional damages. So when I found beer pong in college and displayed an idiot-savant competency at it, I never looked back. I could be a mangy tree sloth and still…
Hit and Run
A strong cast led by real-life couple overcomes a sloppy, ’90s-era chase comedy
Drink Events
Things to do for people who love booze
Mickey Mouse, creationism and I-4 Corridor culture
Four local perspectives on the phenomenon of Orlando
Local girl punk trio Wet Nurse back up their buzz on debut record
Almost immediately after they first emerged in late 2010, it was pretty evident that Wet Nurse might be something special, but now that they’ve spent the past couple years cutting their teeth and lighting up Orlando’s DIY punk circuit, it’s an established fact that the twin-fronted trio of Nina Chaplin (guitar, vocals), Susana Chaplin (bass,…
Cosmopolis
David Cronenberg’s R-Patz-starring adaptation of a Don DeLillo novel bites off more than it can chew
Walking with dinosaurs
Why is there a billboard for the Cincinnati Creation Museum on I-4?
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Do you know what a controlled burn is? Firefighters start small, manageable fires on purpose to eradicate brush that has accumulated too close to wooded areas. With less fuel around, bigger fires are not as likely to ignite accidentally and turn into conflagrations. I encourage you to use this as a…
KoyWan Hibachi Buffet
Quantity trumps quality for some diners; for them, KoyWan is a gold mine
Tip Jar
This week: East End Market, Taverna Opa wine dinner, Taste of the Nation, Fresh Market, Mojo, Hotto Potto and more
Culture 2 Go
Newly launched Orlando Design District keeps Orlando ODD; GOAT christens new permanent space; “Blood Sisters” goes to the DNC
Protesters at Planned Parenthood President’s Home
Weekends are supposed to be a time for relaxation – preseason football, barbecues, walks around the neighborhood. Jenna Tosh, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Greater Orlando, was out for a weekend walk recently with her husband and 3-year-old son, but it wasn’t a relaxing stroll around the burb for the family. In…
