Notable Noise: This Week’s Best Shows
You know how all summer, I’ve been all “yeah, summer is a slow time for shows, but this week is totally okay!”? Well, that sunny optimism runs out this week. This week’s show calendar sucks. Static-X, Stryper, and Warped Tour are the big shows this week. Thankfully, some good stuff is happening on a smaller…
Sunday Film News Roundup — July 22nd, 2012
This week in movies fucking sucked and I don’t want to talk about it. I stopped paying attention to Twitter and blogs on Friday morning, so this week is soft on links. When I went to sleep on Thursday night (well, Friday morning), the story was “unconfirmed shooting at Batman screening in Denver.” I know…
Fathom Events presents Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event
Monday, July 23 – Star Trek: The Next Generation 25th Anniversary Event 7 p.m. various theaters fathomevents.com $12.50 Star Trek: The Next Generation has unofficially been the coolest brand of Trekkie delight for some time now, with its darker themes and less-rubbery green lizards. And now, Jim Kirk won’t be the only star captain who…
Indie-pop group Pomegranates tonight at Backbooth
Saturday, July 21 – Pomegranates with Kitten, the Pauses 8 p.m. Backbooth 37 W. Pine St. 407-999-2570 backbooth.com $8-$10 There’s a great clip of a Pomegranates performance in San Francisco in which singer Isaac Karns cordially and somewhat seriously introduces a new song: “It’s about Ezekiel getting pulled up into heaven by his hair.” After…
The Local Cool: Mondaze at BackBooth
Smile for Camera is at it again. The promotion company responsible for more club nights than there are iterations of Star Wars has recently set up shop at BackBooth for a new Monday night, aptly titled Mondaze. This time around they decided to go with a less conventional format. The event centers on nu…
The Seven Year Itch opens at Theatre Downtown
Friday, July 20 – The Seven Year Itch 8 p.m. through Aug. 11 Theatre Downtown 2113 N. Orange Ave. 407-841-0083 theatredowntown.net $10-$20 Theatre Downtown takes on the play that, in cinematic form, made Marilyn Monroe a household name. That white dress fanning upward in the thigh-exposing draft from a subway grate is the most iconic…
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This Week’s Top 25 from Park Ave CD’s [July 9 – July 15]
Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan Soundtrack – Moonrise Kingdom Aesop Rock – Skelethon Twin Shadow – Confess Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls The Tallest Man On Earth – There’s No Leaving Now Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel… Beachwood Sparks – The Tarnished Gold Glen Hansard – Rhythm And Repose Hot Chip –…
Never Not Lurking 3 cell-phone photography show at Spacebar
Friday, July 20 – Never Not Lurking 3 8 p.m. Spacebar 2428 E. Robinson St. 407-228-0804 nevernotlurking.com free The third installment of Mike Altz and Tommy Mot’s cell-phone-only photography show hits Spacebar Friday night, bringing another round of its irresistible mix of local landscapes, travel snaps, carefully posed GPOY and fortuitous split-second captures (a snake…
Emmys to ‘Horror Story’: You just lurk there and look pretty
So it looks as if the decision to submit American Horror Story in the “Miniseries or Movie” Emmy category paid off. Or did it? Going solely by the numbers, it’s a big win. AHS tied Mad Men for the most nominations: 17 in all. The most expected nod was Jessica Lange’s, for Best Supporting Actress; what wasn’t…
Opening in Orlando — July 20th, 2012
The Dark Knight Rises — Everybody in the business of making and exhibiting motion pictures is so afraid of the expected behemoth that is TDKR (reviewed this week) that not a single other new film is opening in Orlando this weekend. There isn’t even some underpublicized indie slipping into Regal Winter Park Village for a doomed…
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New Orlando Concert Announcements [El-P/Killer Mike, Ed Sheeran, Punch, Deerhoof, Minus the Bear, Sharon Van Etten, Cheap Time, Supersuckers, lots and lots more]
July 20: Hot Hands, PIllowfight, Thee Holy Ghosts, MKnAlice (Vinyl Richie’s) July 27: Punch, Sin Orden, Centuries, Knife Hits, Abuse, Direct Effect (Will’s) July 27: DJ BMF, Le Spam (Peacock) Aug 4: 5 Billion Dead, Gargamel, Mr. Bella, Another Life Spared (House of Blues) Aug. 7: Fire in the Cave, Swamp Ruins, Primary Colors, Demons…
Target Family Theatre Festival starts July 20
Friday, July 20 – Target Family Theatre Festival through July 29 Orlando Repertory Theatre 1001 E. Princeton St. 407-896-7365 orlandorep.com free-$15 Teachers need a break too, so every year they close school for the summer and leave the little darlings in your hands. Thus begins the search for activities that keep them mostly out of…
Man or Astro-man? bring retro-futurism to the Social
Thursday, July 19 – Man or Astro-man? with the Ultras S/C 8 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $15 Despite the retro-futurism of their whole schtick, it seems like Man or Astro-man? may well have been a fairly prescient underground rock band. During the ’90s, when it seemed like bands could be…
Billy Manes helps you meet the candidate of your dreams!
Thursday, July 19 – Speed Campaigning: Meet the Candidate of Your Dreams 6-8 p.m. Sip 724 Virginia Drive orangefldemocrats.com free Ever fantasize about going on a date with longtime Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles? How about cocktails with Gina Duncan, our first openly transgender county commissioner candidate? If your idea of retail politics…
Best Of Orlando 2012
This year’s Best of Orlando issue was written, edited, tallied, combined and compiled with the blood, sweat and tears of Marcus Griggs, Holly V. Kapherr, Faiyaz Kara, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Billy Manes, Dave Plotkin, Eleanor Roy, Justin Strout, Erin Sullivan, Aimee Vitek, Katie Westfall and Jessica Bryce Young. Rob Bartlett of bartlettimage.com was our…
On sale this week: Tyga at UCF Arena
On Sale: Friday, July 20 Tyga with Meek Mill 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2 UCF Arena 407-823-6006 ucfarena.com $30-$75 Down the road: Shawn & Marlon Wayans, July 26 at Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre Punch, July 27 at Will’s Pub Vans Warped Tour featuring Taking Back Sunday, July 27…
Two great shows tonight: Wet Nurse at Uncle Lou’s and Levek/Basements/Roadkill at Back Booth
Yeah, yeah, I know. The Orlando Weekly Best of Orlando party is tonight and it’s a big deal. But, you know, not everyone can (or wants to) get in to it. Lucky for them, there are two awesome shows tonight featuring some great local (and sorta-local) bands. Wet Nurse just kicked off their IndieGoGo fundraising…
Music & Nightlife – Staff Picks
Best skyline drinking 180 Grey Goose Lounge 400 W. Church St., 407-440-7180, 180downtown.com If you’re afraid of heights, stay away: Aptly named after its striking 180-degree view of downtown Orlando, this chic sanctuary sits at the top of Amway Center’s spire. It’s open year-round – not just for concerts and sporting games – which makes it…
Music & Nightlife – Reader' Picks
Editor’s note: This year, we attempted to introduce a category for Best Singer/Songwriter in the Bet of Orlando Readers Poll. Unfortunately, our tallying software failed us, and the program did not tabulate any votes for the category. We apologize to all of the singer/songwriters and their fans who campaigned for Best Singer/Songwriter. We’re moving to…
Food & Drink – Staff Picks
Best attention-grabber beverage Beet & green apple juice from Café 118º 153 E. Morse Blvd., Winter Park 407-389-2233, cafe118.com Nope, it’s not Tru Blood – "cow’s blood mixed with goat milk" is our usual deadpan response when startled Park Avenue pedestrians stop to ask what we’re drinking. In truth, the not-so-petrifying potable is a blend…
Food & Drink – Reader' Picks
Best Caribbean 1st Bahama Breeze, multiple locations, bahamabreeze.com 2nd Mama Millie’s, 12273 University Blvd., 407-382-3570, mamamillies.com 3rd Caribbean Sunshine Bakery, multiple locations, caribbeansunshinebakery.net Best Chinese 1st Hawkers Asian Street Fare, 1103 N. Mills Ave., 407-237-0606, facebook.com/hawkersstreetfare 2nd Imperial Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 2045 W. State Road 434, Longwood, 407-786-2266, imperialdynasty.com 3rd Lam’s Garden, 2505 E. Colonial…
Sports & Recreation – Reader' Picks
Best billiards hall 1st Sportstown Billiards, 2414 E. Robinson St., 407-894-6258, sportstownbilliards.com 2nd Cue-Phoria Billiards and Café, 2050 Semoran Blvd., Winter Park, 321-972-1867, cuephoria.com 3rd Trick Shots Billiards, multiple locations, trickshotsbilliards.com Best city park 1st Lake Eola Park, 195 N. Rosalind Ave., 407-246-4485, cityoforlando.net 2nd Central Park, 251 S. Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-599-3334, cityofwinterpark.org…
Sports & Recreation – Staff Picks
Best sport you’ve probably never heard of Orlando Hurling Club orlando.florida.gaa.ie First word we received about this Gaelic jumble of a sport was when Orlando Hurling Club hosted their Clash of the Ash tournament last September. Dubbed "the fastest game played on a grass field," according to Orlando Hurling Club’s Scott Graves, hurling is an…
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Happytown
The week where Buddy Dyer wrote a rose-colored blog, Rick Scott sold more of his influence and we got to split hairs about the voter purge. The best week ever?
Best of the bar scene
When you work in a bar, being in a bar can get really old really fast – days blur together and sometimes you can’t tell your Friday night from your three Saturdays before. So I’m thankful that there are some bars out there offering something out of the ordinary to help break up the weekly…
Savage Love
I am desperately in need of your help. After eight years of marriage, it turns out that the blow jobs I give are "good but not great" and are now getting "boring." My husband is unable to tell me anything specific that he wants me to do, just that I should do something different and…
'The Dark Knight Rises'
Nolan’s bat-finale reaches the top rung on the ladder
Goods & Services – Reader' Picks
Best adult entertainment store 1st Fairvilla Megastore, 1740 N. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-425-6005; 7631 International Drive,407-826-1627, fairvilla.com 2nd Premier Adult Factory Outlet, 5009 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-857-2050, premieradult.com 3rd Tease, 6325 N. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-445-3939 teaseorlando.com Best bike shop 1st Orange Cycle, 2204 Edgewater Drive, 407-422-5552, orangecycleorlando.com 2nd Kyle’s Bike Shop, 203 N.…
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Arts & Culture – Reader’ Picks
Best Arts Event/Festival 1st The Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival, orlandofringe.org 2nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org 3rd Nude Nite Art Exposé, nudenite.com Best Art Night (Recurring) 1st Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, omart.org 2nd Third Thursday Gallery Hop – Downtown Arts District 3rd Blank Space Art Market (now closed) Best Arts Advocate…
Local Color – Reader' Picks
Best of Orlando 2012 This year’s Best of Orlando issue was written, edited, tallied, combined and compiled with the blood, sweat and tears of Marcus Griggs, Holly V. Kapherr, Faiyaz Kara, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Billy Manes, Dave Plotkin, Eleanor Roy, Justin Strout, Erin Sullivan, Aimee Vitek, Katie Westfall and Jessica Bryce Young. Rob Bartlett…
Arts & Culture – Staff Picks
Best public art that doubles as a weapon "Symphony," 1989, by Paul Marco Mennello Museum of American Art 900 East Princeton Street 407-246-4278 mennellomuseum.com If you’ve ever thought of an "ice knife" as the perfect murder weapon (it melts! No fingerprints!), then here’s a treat for your sick little mind: a public art piece so…
Local Color – Staff Picks
Best Sport Jose Melendez, Orlando’s Mr. Gold Gracing the cover of Orlando Weekly’s 2012 Best of Orlando issue is no sweat, when you’re Jose Melendez. Better known as Orlando’s Mr. Gold, Melendez is the man in the gold lamé Elvis suit, dancing at the corner of Colonial Drive and Maguire Boulevard. His job is to…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Acro-Yoga is a relatively new physical discipline. According to a description I read on a flyer in Santa Cruz, it "blends the spiritual wisdom of yoga, the loving kindness of massage and the dynamic power of acrobatics." I’d love to see you work on creating a comparable hybrid in the coming…
Goods & Services – Staff Picks
Best selection of gold by the pound Magic Mall 2155 W. Colonial Drive Nameplates! Doorknockers! Gucci bamboo hoops! Cuban links, herringbones, dookie ropes! Medallions! Dog tags! Caps and grills! On strictly utilitarian purchases like these, it just makes sense to seek out rock-bottom prices. To ensure you’re not getting ripped off, hit one of the…
Foreign Film Predictions Update
For the last few years I’ve been doing a yearly piece trying to forecast the upcoming foreign films we might be talking about at some point. It’s tough work and it tends to be something I put months of thought into, whittling it down to 30 or so films to write about before I’m confronted…
