7th Annual Red Chair Affair Fills Bob Carr
Last Saturday evening (Aug. 27, 2011), the seeming entirety of Orlando’s arts community – or at least those not busy performing across town – attended the 7th Annual Red Chair Affair at the Bob Carr. The event, ostensibly a revenue raiser for the Red Chair Project’s cultural marketing efforts, has become a de facto season…
Selection Reminder: Holiday Shores tonight at Will’s Pub!
Sunday, August 28 – Holiday Shores Consider this remarkably exciting show a kind of indie State of the State address as breakout Tally beach-rockers Holiday Shores headline a night of loose-limbed garage, breezy surf and melancholic soundscapists from all over this crazy swampland of ours. Tallahassee’s Pitchfork-courting five-piece may stand the tallest out of the…
Sunday Film News Roundup — August 28th, 2011
So, my big deal of the week (aside from the earthquake and hurricane and cats and dogs living together) was that I signed up for a month trial of Hulu+ to see about cancelling Netflix discs (since their spat with Criterion, the bluray selection has been severely disappointing and not worth the extra money on…
Emerging Artist: JSHIH
Orlando beatsmith JSHIH is on his way up. Producing a solid blend of trance, IDM, and chill-wave, JSHIH matches syncopated glitch-hop rhythms with cathedral hall vocals, or balances dirty, aggressive bass lines with warm synth pads. Slow evolutions in atmosphere and casually delicate song-crafting make for some extremely memorable moments. Listen to “This, Distant” here.…
Selection Reminder: Vinyl, Books and Food Trucks at Park Ave CDs!
Saturday, August 27 – Vinyl, Books and Food Trucks It’s not the most creative name, but it’s certainly compelling – add cats and bacon and it could be a list of Orlando’s top five favorite things. The Audubon Park Garden District is taking over the parking lot in front of Park Ave CDs and setting…
The Pauses AMAZING Tour-O-Blog
While The Pauses are off touring this great nation, barely escaping the clutches of a Hurricane (we’ll see…) on their “Come On Irene” Tour, they continue to entertain us even while they are away. Keep up to date with their ramblings, photos, and videos posted on their Tour-O-Blog. That is all. You are dismissed.
Selection Reminder: Never Not Lurking photography show at Spacebar!
Saturday, August 27 – Never Not Lurking “A rock star, a single mom, a couple of professional BMX riders, a few designers, a few bloggers and a grip of others from all over the country and right here in Central Florida – all of whom have a habit of snapping photos on their phones.” That’s…
Selection Reminder: Red Chair Affair tonight at Bob Carr!
Saturday, August 27 – Red Chair Affair Lack of time and money are probably the biggest excuses people give for not patronizing the local arts. This week, they’re also the lamest. For less than the cost of a night at the movies for you and your boo, you can pick up two tickets to this…
Underrated: Isabella – Pang Ho-Cheung (2006)
Early on in Isabella, we find thirtysomething Ma Chen-Shing (Chapman To), a moderately corrupt cop on the island of Macau, as he wakes up and finds the girl he slept with the night before, Cheung Bik-Yan (Isabella Leong), on his couch eating a bowl of instant Ramen. In spite of her apparent young age, his hand…
Selection Reminder: Benjamin’s Entertainment & Art Circus tonight at Taste!
Friday, August 26 – Benjamin’s Entertainment & Art Circus When a male strips a female mannequin of its clothing and hair, then paints its breasts black and its nipples in flaming red, we tell ourselves that the artist is either a pubescent teen or “probably one of those dudes who loves the circus.” Benjamin Sawinski…
Selection Reminder: Two-Piece Mini Fest tonight at the Social!
Friday, August 26 – Two-Piece Mini Fest When done correctly, the two-piece band is one of the most exciting arrangements in rock music. The economy, the energy – it’s a thing of beauty. So when the Two-Piece Mini Fest debuted in January and featured area duos, it instantly became one of the best themes of…
College Guide Extra: Protect your loot, UCF students
Here’s a piece of advice that didn’t make it into the print edition of this year’s College Guide: if you’re a UCF student who truly cares about your TV, your smart phone, your bicycle, or anything else with a serial number, you should conquer your Big Brotherly fears and send that piece of information along…
Big Beards
Central Florida James Beard Nominees Charity Dinner 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29Cress Restaurant103 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand,386-734-3740cressrestaurant.com$275 Call it a gastronomic all-star game, a midsummer classic bringing five of Central Florida’s finest chefs together under one roof for one night. The names – Kevin Fonzo of K Restaurant and Wine Bar, Scott Hunnel of Victoria…
Fountain of youth
Beer and wine bar lets Winter Park’s grown-ups feel young again
Nonessential learning
A compendium of useless information about your campus
Which drink are you?
The five drinks you meet in college
The anti-‘Throne’
Chuck D’s response to Jay and ‘Ye brings perspective back to the game
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) I predict that in the coming weeks, you will be able to extract an unexpected perk or benefit from one of your less glamorous responsibilities. I also predict that you will decide not to ram headfirst into an obstacle and try to batter it until it crumbles. Instead, you’ll dream up…
Doing time
Civil rights activists and ex-felons displeased with Florida’s strict new clemency laws
No ordinary trip
Local dream weaver Maximino drops an enveloping EP
The human equation
Retrospective show brings warmth to a calculated motif
What to expect from the unexpected
Making your personal reproductive choices without ‘help’ from zealots
The Guard
Brendan Gleeson captivates in low-key Irish murder mystery
Dorm gourmet
Recipes for college cooks who are more Top Chef than Top Ramen
Their eyes were watching the bottom line
Eatonville’s Zora Neale Hurston Festival prepares for major changes
Our Idiot Brother
Paul Rudd indie comedy won’t leave well enough alone
DVDs Nuts!
Lesser-seen OW approved titles
Tired of binges and body shots? Here’s where your professors drink
But if you do see your prof at the bar, remember: They’re drinking to forget about you
Orientation
Your guide to the college experience, Orlando Weekly style
Live Active Cultures
Seth questions the Third Golden Age of Arabia and seeks a missing camel
This Little Underground
Our local music columnist checks out Roadkill Ghost Choir, Little Lo, Last Good Tooth and the Naked Show.
Get on the bus
Catch a ride on a party bus bound for the bars
Inked in the clink
Former inmate Victor Sandifer talks about the art of the jailhouse tattoo
Back to School Events
Aug. 24: Taste of UCF Concert featuring Chiddy Bang, Big Sean 7:30 p.m. UCF Arena, University of Central Florida; free-$20; 407-823-6006; ucfarena.com Aug. 25: Back to School Open Mic Musicians, comedians and spoken-word artists invited to perform. Call to sign up at 10:30 a.m., open mic starts at 8 p.m.; Natura Coffee & Tea, 12078…
Rotation: What local artists are listening to
This week: Rebekkah Joy of ONE31
Mad Men’s Jones not a bitch? Is too!
Yesterday, Jared Gilmore was merely my hero; today, I consider him nothing less than a cross between Perez Hilton and a Christian martyr. Gilmore is the kid actor who, you may have heard, will not be returning to the part of Don and Betty Draper’s son when Mad Men resumes next year. (If you’re looking…
Selection Reminder: Identity Festival today in Tampa!
Wednesday, August 24 – Identity Festival From Steve Aoki to Kaskade to Skrillex and the Chemical Brothers, Rockstar Energy drink’s massive EDM celebration is like the Winter Music Conference with a shorter drive. The organizers claim it’s the first-ever touring electronic festival, and whether that’s true or not, it certainly carries a big stick. Aoki…
Maximino Releases Not So Cold, Cave
Maximino Local resident and multi-instrumentalist Gerald Perez is making huge strides with his recordings as Maximino. His latest effort, Not So Cold, Cave, based on a psychedelic experience in the Marianna Caverns near Tallahassee, is a minimalists’ exploration through subtle orchestration and washy effects. Perez plays every instrument on the record including cello, synths, voice, percussion…
