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Bill Maher to headline Ruth Eckerd on Oct. 25
Bill Maher, showbiz's alternately affable and loathed pundit, will be headlining Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall on Sat., Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, May 17, at noon. The host...
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Selwyn Birchwood signs to Alligator Records, releases debut LP Don't Call No...
There's no mistaking the sound of the blues, one of the 20th century's oldest and most practiced genres, a fact that makes it difficult for bluesmen (and women) to stand out in amid the seemingly...
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Inkwood celebrates Children's Book Week
For most of us, a childhood void of our favorite storybook is almost unimaginable. The familiar faces pictured inside were more than just characters to us – they were friends, and often teachers who...
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Watch Neil Young & Jack White Perform and press a vinyl record on The Tonight...
After announcing his ultra-high fidelity music service and personal audio device Pono, Neil Young seems to be going in the complete opposite direction with a performance that will be recorded and...
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New Music Tuesday! (May 13): Michael Jackson, Tori Amos, The Black Keys,...
The second week of new releases in May features some giant names, both dead and alive. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of...
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Mitch Perry Report 5.13.14 - The Crist campaign takes a page out of the Obama...
Immediately after President Obama was named the winner of Florida in the 2012 presidential election (which incidentally was five days after Obama actually defeated Mitt Romney), then Florida...
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R.I.P. H.R. Giger
H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist best known for gifting the world countless nightmares with his unsettling designs for the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien, has died at the age of 74 from injuries he...
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Allen West latest conservative to go off on #BringBackOurGirls
Add former South Florida Congressman Allen West to the parade of conservatives disapproving of the emphasis by the Obama administration and others on the kidnapping of 276 Nigerian girls by the...
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Listen to a demo from Talk Nice, a new local group featuring members of...
What's better than two Best of the Bay winning bands? Two BOTB winning bands joining forces to create a new promising outfit, duh, and that's exactly what's happening on this demo of Talk Nice's...
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Going global
Fast-food workers from 150 U.S. cities and 30 other countries will come together to stage one-day protests on May 15, demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour and the right to unionize. The initial...
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DWS & other Florida Dems bash Florida GOP for passing abortion bills
Perhaps because it's an election year, the GOP-led Florida Legislature seemed to be on their best behavior when it came to voting on divisive "wedge" issues. But that doesn't mean they went cold...
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Ed Jany says fear of losing his job, not Times piece, is why he dropped out...
Although Ed Jany's departure from the CD13 race comes just two days after a report in the Tampa Bay Times revealed that he had inflated his education credentials, the Marine Corps Reserve colonel...
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Mitch Perry Report 5.14.14: You still can't drive 75 in Florida
A host of bills from the 2014 Florida legislative session await Governor Rick Scott's signature, among them two pro-life bills that have angered Democrats and some women's groups, prompting a...
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It's no secret that Rick Scott is sort of famous amongst Florida political reporters for avoiding answering certain questions. Not always, but frequently the governor doesn't just direct you to another...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
This week we have a lion (Joe DeLion), a wolf (Lou Angelwolf) and a wrestler (Mick Foley) gracing comedy stages. There are impressions, singing, some magic and plenty of jokes. Here are your options...
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Tampa Bay House Republicans resolute against raising minimum wage
Mitt Romney made news last week when he said that he supports an increase in the minimum wage, one of the major issues that President Obama and Democrats nationally are running on this year.“I, for...
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Tampa Bay Brewing Company to open second brew restaurant in northwest...
One of the biggest successes in Ybor City in recent years has been the increased popularity of the Tampa Bay Brewing Company, particularly after it moved into its Centro Ybor location in 2006. Much of...
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Do This: Comedian Mike Rivera lets us in the Teacher's Lounge tonight in Ybor...
We all had that funny teacher back in school who made us laugh and made their class more fun than any other. But they weren't actual comedians. You wouldn't expect them to get up on stage and...
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Sexting with Sydney Leathers
Sydney Leathers texted me a picture of her pussy. His name is Oliver. The photo was the first assault in her campaign to convince me to have a drink at her Ft. Lauderdale hotel instead of driving back...
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Restaurant review: Down on the farm
My older brother visits in the spring each year. I love introducing him to new things; we’re very different, you see. The city mouse and the country mouse. I spent decades in DC while he was in the...
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