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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Amos Lee, Ski Beatz, Mobb Deep, Jesse...
THURSDAY, APRIL 3Branford Marsalis Quartet Of prestigious Louisiana jazz pedigree, Berklee-trained Branford Marsalis is the elder of brother Wynton by a mere year, plays soprano, tenor and alto...
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USF Dance Shorts Film Festival showcases an emerging genre
Serving as an usher for an event last May at University of South Florida’s Music Concert Hall, Sharon McCaman had an idea: a festival to be hosted at USF, specifically showcasing dance for film and...
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Film Review: Goodbye World
Goodbye World attempts to reinvigorate the relationship indie film with apocalyptic results. by Scott Harrell Most fans of the ’90s indie-film boom are familiar with a certain talky sort of...
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Poet's Notebook: Backward & Forward
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main…; any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; and therefore never send to know for...
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Adventures in Virginity: Exploring Masturbation with The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther was my first sex partner. Each night I slept with him mashed so tightly between my thighs that I permanently deformed his protruding nose (I’m sure there’s a children’s book idea in...
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Tampa City Council approves new contract on red-light cameras
Cameras will continue to flag motorists who drive through red lights at key intersections in Tampa, after the City Council today approved the city's contract with their vendor, Arizona-based American...
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Safety Harbor Singer Songwriter Festival launches this weekend
Tucked almost out of sight in northeast Pinellas, Safety Harbor offers bayfront views and scenic parks, a quaint Main Street and early 20th century bungalows that line shady, hilly two-lane roads....
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Does Marvel Studios have movies mapped out through 2028?
If you'd rather not read the long Bloomberg Businessweek piece about Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, The AV Club has helpfully extracted the most important/intriguing/fanboy-relevant...
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Auditions for three upcoming Tampa Bay productions
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to bust out your acting chops, have no fear. Three local theaters are holding auditions for summer plays. Tampa’s m.a.d. Theatre is holding an open audition...
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The Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
If you want to see comedy this weekend, you could go a few different ways. You could go with the traditional mic-and-stand comedians, you could go with puppets, you could go with crazy voices or you...
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Senate discussion that could allow Uber to operate in Hillsborough County...
St. Petersburg state Senator Jeff Brandes' proposal that could see Uber finally operating in Tampa ended in confusion and disarray this morning, when the clock ran out in the Senate Transportation...
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Avett Brothers give Tampa their all
The Avett Brothers consistently put on an exhilarating live show. Based on the five times I’ve seen them, they always give it their all — jumping, jamming, body slamming, hair whipping, shimmying and...
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Drake Drops "Days in the East" and "Draft Day" in the Span of a Day
Yesterday, seemingly out of nowhere, Drakedropped the Lauryn Hill-sampling head topper, "Draft Day", then promptly followed up with the release of the sleek, dark six-minute ballad "Days in the East"...
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Mitch Perry Report 4.4.14: One and done
In the spirit of Larry King's old-school columns in USA Today, here are some random thoughts on this first weekend in April..... David Letterman's announcement that he's shutting down his brilliant...
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The week in sex news (NSFW)
SEX ART -Delicate nude portraits of Brazilian women bathed in natural light (NSFW): nerve.com -Bizarre and beautiful photos of women pole dancing at home: slate.com -Controversial photos of gay...
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So long, David Letterman! Hello ... ?
David Letterman announced this week that he's stepping down from the late-night pantheon in 2015. His tenure totals 33 years — he will have hosted Late Show With David Letterman for 22 years and...
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Tampa/Hillsborough Film Commission raises its game
Over the past 15 years, more film and television productions have gone outside of Cailfornia and New York to film their productions, attracted by powerful tax incentives that help bring down the cost...
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The Hip Hop ABCs: Letter J
It is nearly impossible to get a bunch of passionate hip hop fans to agree on anything. But I tried anyhow, starting with a series of polls on Facebook that aimed to figure out which emcee or group was...
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Bill's Sports Binge: Playoffs, butt-less seats and you never forget your first
Before the hockey season started, if I told you that A) we weren't sure about the goalie situation; B) the best player on your team would break his leg and be out for four months; and C) your team...
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Do This: Travelogues, Party for Theo, Seminole Heights First Friday and more
We had an affection for the perky, smart and sweet gal-about-town Gina Moccio long before she joined Creative Loafing as marketing and events coordinator. Just barely out of college, the lit-culture...
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