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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Iceage, LL Cool J, Fleetwood Mac,...
Concerts, June 6-12 by Leilani Polk THURSDAY, JUNE 6LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip w/Ice Cube/Public Enemy/De La Soul A four-pack of hip hop groundbreakers from back in the day flow, rip, rhyme, and flash...
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Cops caught on camera
Police officers know there are smartphones capturing their every move. And yet … by Scott Harrell I can’t remember the last time we went a solid week without a news story chronicling an unfortunate...
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USF CAM explores modern Cuba
Occupying, Building, Thinking highlights images of loss, impermanence and hope in contemporary Cuban video. by Melanie Wiesen Political and social turmoil continues to slog Cuban contemporary life, but...
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Kurt Elling: Question man
The surprising, satisfying music of Kurt Elling, vocalist, singer and scholar. by David Warner Though you might not guess it from his soul-patched jazzman persona, vocalist Kurt Elling grew up singing...
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Citywide recycling in St. Petersburg remains a dream
Why “Florida’s First Green City” is last in universal curbside recycling. by Arielle Stevenson It’s Tuesday morning in St. Pete’s Old Northeast neighborhood. Blue and green recycling bins overflow...
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Mitch Perry Report: On the end of the gay pride ban
As you know by now, the Hillsborough County Commission repealed its eight-year-old ban on promoting or sponsoring gay pride events yesterday, which according to one of the Christian conservatives who...
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"Let's stop talking and do some walking": the Prancercise revolution (with...
This past winter did a number on my health, and I'm still dealing with the aftermath of the Bronchitis 2012-13 tour of my upper respiratory system — even today. So, since I fell off my semi-religious...
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Mayor Buckhorn engages in a touching display at the Florida Aquarium
The new Stingray Beach at the Florida Aquarium held its official grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday night, recognizing the completion of the first phase of the Rising Tides Capital...
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Tampa City Council passes car noise ordinance that threatens jail time for...
The Tampa City Council approved an ordinance on a 6-0 vote on Thursday that would sanction drivers who are blasting audible music from 50 feet away. The ordinance includes possible jail time for third...
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Review: Frampton's Guitar Circus brings a six-string extravaganza to Ruth...
A look back at the Sun., June 2 show. by Gabe Echazabal Peter Frampton's aptly titled "Guitar Circus" tour recently made a stop at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall and undeniably dazzled the rowdy Sunday...
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Andy San Dimas' excellent adventures and bogus journeys in porn
Andy San Dimas is an illusion — a porn star puppet crafted to the specifications of men's fantasies. If you look closely at her glossy veneers, into eyes circled by dark makeup and through her...
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Weekend wrap-up: Florida Night Heat at New World, George Clinton at Ferg’s
Last weekend proved a lively musical romp despite the rain, with Florida Night Heat raging the standing room stage at New World Brewery in celebration of releasing a new recording, and George Clinton...
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Mitch Perry Report 6.7.13 - There's Jan Brewer's way of pushing her...
It's time for Allison Tant and the Florida Democratic Party to start firing up some commercials, even if they're just on the Web, challenging Rick Scott for his lack of motivating his Republican...
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Cringing at The Purge
Ethan Hawke’s latest barely gets below the surface of its intriguing premise. by Kevin Tall It’s a brave, new world and the New Founding Fathers have decreed a new holiday, one that has saved society....
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Dunedin IPA Fest was a hoppy, soggy good time
The longest line at Dunedin Brewery's IPA Fest was not for the brewery's new Chronicle 10: Double Oatmeal Pale Ale (which was excellent). Nor was it for Rapp Brewing's Black IPA or 7venth Sun Brewery's...
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An acceptable Internship
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson crash Google. by Anthony Salveggi The premise is so dated, satire website The Onion has already ridiculed The Internship as a funny movie — for 2005. Point taken.…[ Read...
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Crum's Bar and Grill closing
Crum's Bar and Grill in St. Petersburg, home to a vast selection of craft beers on tap and homemade potato chips, is closing. Thursday night, owners Chris Crum and Lanette Miller announced the bar...
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American Stage’s Mammoth undertaking
7 Homeless Mammoths may survive extinction on its strengths, but overlooks the theater’s process of natural selection. by Mark E. Leib 7 Homeless Mammoths Wander New England is an exasperating play to...
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St. Pete City Council allows for Lens referendum, debate wording
The ongoing saga over the fate of the “Lens” took another step toward its conclusion Thursday afternoon as the wording of the question for the August 27 referendum was approved by the St. Petersburg...
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A Q&A with singer-songwriter and lesbian icon Melissa Ferrick
Following the release of her latest album, “the truth is,” earlier this week, Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick will be in the area for a free show on Saturday, June 8, 7 p.m., at...
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