Welsh rockers the Joy Formidable make their way to the Social
photo by James Minchin Monday, May 6 – The Joy Formidable with Io Echo 7 p.m. The Social 54 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thesocial.org $15 Welsh rockers the Joy Formidable make a whole lot of racket for a three-piece. While some guitar gauze, indie-pop quirk, occasionally complex lyricism and orchestral arrangements make their way into…
Sunday Film News Roundup — May 5th, 2013
Between offending Sarah Palin fans, the start of principal photography on House of Cards Season 2 and the supposed Great Purge of titles that hit this week, Netflix had an interesting week. Sarah Palin is not worth talking about — ever, and we know nothing about House of Cards yet. Streamaggedon, as it was called, is a…
In Defense Of ‘Iron Man 3’
I’m not sure what constitutes a “spoiler” nowadays, and I’ve tried to keep reveals at a minimum. But if you’re on a quest to avoid any information about Iron Man 3, then I suggest you stop reading. Seriously Stop. “Phase 1” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while certainly action-packed, was mostly a series of origin…
One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk tonight at Firestone Live
Saturday, May 4 – One More Time: A Tribute to Daft Punk 10 p.m. Firestone Live 578 N. Orange Ave. 407-872-0066 firestonelive.net $15-$20 Daft Punk is responsible for more rumors than Kim K. and Kanye combined. They’re playing SXSW, they’re playing Coachella, they’re playing Ultra, their album is leaked and all 13 tracks will send…
The race is on: Urban ReThink hosts 2nd Annual Broomstick Pony Derby
photo by Gian Carlo Photography Saturday, May 4 – 2nd Annual Broomstick Pony Derby 3-6 p.m. Urban ReThink 625 E. Central Blvd. 407-704-6895 broomstickponyderby.com free for spectators, $20 registration per person For more than a month now, jockeys of all ages have assembled at Urban ReThink for a series of broomstick pony-making workshops. And hopes…
Don’t be so quick to leave Iron Man 3 this weekend…
Because, as I’m sure we’re all accustomed to by now, there is a post-credits scene that apparently ties the movie together, though [NOT REALLY A SPOILER BUT WHATEVER] much like the post-Avengers sharwama scene is just a character moment, not a teaser for Thor: The Dark World or Avengers Phase Two.
May 4 is Free Comic Book Day!
Saturday, May 4 – Free Comic Book Day various stores freecomicbookday.com We think it’s fantastic how everybody gets a custom-made holiday these days. Administrative Professionals Day, a recent upgrade in respect from the old Secretaries Day, happened just last week, as did Record Store Day, a day for those who see the value in an…
The ultimate brainy music event is this Saturday
MUSIC AND THE BRAIN | 2-5 p.m. Saturday, May 11 | UCF College of Medicine, Lewis Auditorium | www.centralfloridasfn.org/events.html | $10-$20 When I was in middle school, my older sister did that age-old science experiment where she played different genres of music for the same species of plant and monitored whether or not the songs…
Producer-only farmers market and farm-to-table dinner headline Winter Garden Harvest Festival
photo by Rhonda Walsingham-Colonna Saturday, May 4 – Winter Garden Harvest Festival 9 a.m.-2 p.m. festival, 7 p.m. Farm-to-Table Dinner downtown Winter Garden wintergardenharvestfestival.com free-$75 Aside from its growing familiarity, the farm-to-table movement really shouldn’t be considered one of those soon-to-fade memes. More so it’s become an integral part of our mealtimes – and for…
Short Film Friday: Cooking Dog and Hot for Teacher
Omelette Directed by: Madeline Sharafian Runtime: 2:30 http://maddiesharafian.blogspot.com/ (thanks Laura G. ) After a pretty rough week this is exactly the kind of short film I wanted to run into – charming, heartfelt, funny and, most importantly, short, which is not always the case with short films. Omelette is a personal little tale about a dog,…
Film Review: Iron Man 3
It's been half a year since Marvel's Avengers trashed Manhattan while saving it from an alien invasion (and cleaned up $1.5 billion in worldwide box office), but the superhero team's most popular member is still a self-proclaimed hot mess. Iron Man 3 (or “Iron Man Three” as the retro-styled closing credits claim) finds wisecracking billionaire…
WMFE-FM announces new president/general manager
LaFontaine Oliver, new president of WMFE-FM It’s been more than six months since José Fajardo departed WMFE in a cloud of toothy charm and firm handshakes – and at least three pledge drives – but the staff of our local NPR affiliate has carried on, grown and excelled, despite lacking an official leader. Now the…
Royal drubbing: Will Regal get killed over Obamacare?
At the risk of sounding like a lefty cliché, I love me a good boycott. “The needs of the many, Lieutenant, outweigh those of the fucktards.” I love it when progressive groups boycott a supermarket chain over the exploitation of its produce growers. I love it when women’s groups boycott businesses that advertise on misogynist…
Breakthrough Theatre stages The Facts of Life Live
Thursday, May 2 – The Facts of Life Live through May 12 8 p.m. (3 p.m. Sunday matinee) Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park 419A W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park 407-920-4034 breakthroughtheatre.com $10-$12 For a certain latchkey generation of post-Little Darlings pseudo-feminists, the weekly televised tumult surrounding an ensemble of boarding-school girls in Peekskill, N.Y., was…
On sale this week: KISS at Amway Center
On sale: Friday, May 3 KISS 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16 Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. 800-745-3000 amwaycenter.com $35-$95 Down the road: Phoenix, May 8 at House of Blues Dirty Bourbon River Show, May 9 at The Social Milk Carton Superstars CD Release Show, May 10 at Backbooth Cheap Trick, May 10 at Hard…
GAMELANDO: Game Review: ‘Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon’
Cyber-Sex The muffled ‘clink-clank’ of my cybernetic legs compliment a cheesy 80’s club beat as I creep through the jungle towards the rat bastard. He doesn’t suspect a thing and my blood is boiling. Suddenly a loud “CRACK” from above and I jerkily fling my bow to the clouds. I just barely make out a…
Remix: a fresh take on the Paloma cocktail
Cinco de Mayo means cocktail columns don’t have a choice: If it’s May, the recipe has to be tequila. Last year’s grilled-pineapple margarita was, if I may say so, a great drink, but this one’s a bit less labor-intensive. (If you’re grilling on Sunday, though, give it a try.) This year, we’re diverging from the…
IBM scientists create short film by animating atoms
You’ve heard of short films, but now we’ve moved into a new realm: small films. IBM engineers created this 90 second short film by magnifying atoms (100 million times) and manipulating them into a remarkable little 8-bit block style animated film called A Boy and His Atom. Well played, science. Well played. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC3xW5hwGn4
Par-baked perspectives of young women: My conversation with Kitty
Yesterday, as it happened, I was walking with a friend by the Little Econ river, and we were talking about normal things like relationships and our jobs, and my idiot dog (who I love) was doing unending laps around a lake trying to collect two tennis balls at once to bring back to shore. She…
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait brings his stand-up gig to Orlando Improv
photo by Mindy Tucker Thursday-Sunday, May 2-5 – Bobcat Goldthwait 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday; 7:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Saturday; 7:30 p.m. Sunday Orlando Improv 9101 International Drive 407-480-5233 theimprovorlando.com $17-$20 Please, a little respect. Bob “Bobcat” Goldthwait is no longer the trembling raw nerve of his early film performances…
Insomniac Folklore play a chaotic arrangement of sounds at Stardust
Wednesday, May 1 – Insomniac Folklore 8 p.m. Stardust Video & Coffee 1842 E. Winter Park Road 407-623-3393 stardustie.com price TBD When a music genre is born from a literary spark fueled at once by history and technology, it’s bound to get a little confusing, even for those who are making it. And if you…
Snap 2013: The Home Team
Eric Borr, Geoff Levy, Yuri Maiorov, Brian Minnich, Brooks Potteiger
Pedal Challenge rewards musicians for experimenting
Monthly contest challenges musicians to creatively compose on the spot
Soapboxer
Want to complain about Walmart’s working conditions? That’s a lawsuit
Snap 2013: The Technologists
Jeff Frost, Jay Mark Johnson, Stephanie Jung, Nerhol
Cinco de Mayo events
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Snap 2013: The Anthropologists
Cedric Arnold, Mei Xian Qiu, Lisa Kristine
Snap 2013: The Fall Guy
Kerry Skarbakka
Florida House rejects federal health care money
Proposed House plan calls into question the possibility of a Senate compromise
In Your Queue
Reviews of Bright House Video on Demand titles To the Wonder and Gimme the Loot
Savage Love
I am a 23-year-old straight man. My ex-girlfriend and I started dating in high school, when we were both 17, and continued dating until I broke up with her the summer after our freshman year in college because things felt too serious. We continued to have sex, but I blocked out all my feelings for…
Snap 2013: The Glamour
Szymon Brodziak, Christy Lee Rogers, Nicolas Sénégas
Album Review: Dead Confederate's 'In the Marrow'
Athens Southern rock band’s new album requires careful
Thaitanic Sushi
Notable pan-Asian fare steers Winter Park eatery in the right direction
More time for booze?
Orlando drinking hours debate resurrected
Los Angeles indie pop band Io Echo comes to the Social
The “pastel doom” of Io Echo’s foggy, cross-cultural pop was born following a happy accident
Snap 2013: The Light Painters
Aurora Crowley, Vicky DaSilva, Stephen Knapp, Patrick Rochon
Snap! photography exhibits return to Orlando
Four days of photo-centric events make us fall in love with photography again
Opening in Orlando
Movies opening this week: Iron Man 3, The Company You Keep, Mud
Snap 2013: The Fantasists
Jill Greenberg, Jim Kazanjian, Santlov, Martin Stranka, Olivier Valsecchi
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist checks out SWIMM, Dick Dale and Laura Stevenson
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Are you afraid that you lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Do you have a goal that you’re worried might be impossible to achieve because of this inadequacy? If so, now is a good time to make plans to fill in the gap. If you formulate such an intention, you will…
Tip Jar
Cask & Larder adds Saturday brunch, Smart Coffee HD opens, you-pick blueberry farm opens for the season and more
Live Active Cultures
Some PR rules hold true, whether you’re a billion-dollar corporation or a shoestring theater company
Underdogs of the NBA playoffs to root for
The postseason is no fun without a team to root for, so I can hardly blame the Magic fans I know for being indifferent to the playoffs, especially the first round. But then, of course, there was the singular interest in witnessing Dwight Howard’s demise leading a Kobe-less Lakers that kept everybody mildly invested, but…
Hammer to fail!: Politics (finally) imitates life as the parent-trigger bill dies in the Florida Senate
In a repeat of last year’s down-the-middle reasoning from the Florida Senate, today the smarter side of the legislative coin decided to knock Jeb Bush’s corporate education volley out of consideration just before this year’s session closes on Friday. You may recall that the shoot-em-up state House hadn’t been nearly as thoughtful earlier this month…
