AltWeeklies Wire
Live Active Culturesnew
Miss me? Sorry to disappear last week, but the perfect storm that was the 17th Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival blew my regular musings right off the map.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
05-29-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Warning: This is a pretty boring week in crime. So do what I did: Slam three shots of Jack Daniel's and a fistful of Vicodin and let's get on with it. And don't bitch. I have to write the damn column; all you have to do is read it. Anyway.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Happytown Goes to an Obama Town Hall Meetingnew
Because we are good journalists committed to bringing you the news in an evenhanded manner, the Happytown™ Mobile Election Center yes-we-can–ed our way down South Orange Blossom Trail all the way to the Kissimmee Civic Center to cover Sen. Barack Obama's May 21 town hall meeting.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
05-29-2008 |
Media
Kathy Mattea Revels in Freedomnew
This series of old-school country songs about coal-mining cuts like a diamond.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: coal, Kathy Mattea
One Orlando Resident Wants to Use the Historic Preservation Board to Fight a Developernew
Sue MacNamara is fighting Eola Capital's plans to erect a 200-foot-tall office complex at the end of Washington Street, right off Lake Eola.
Orlando Weekly |
Bill Manes |
05-29-2008 |
Housing & Development
The Old 97's Go Through a Second Childhoodnew
While it's still quite good, the group's latest can't quite match up with the band's previous releases.
Tucson Weekly |
Andrew Mortazavi |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blame It on Gravity, The Old 97's
Spokane Police Think They've Found a Serial Killernew
Piecing together cold cases, police now believe five Spokane women may have been killed by the same man.
The Inlander |
Jacob H. Fries |
05-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Cowboy Junkies Celebrate the 20th Anniversarynew
The seminal alt-country band returned Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity to re-record their pivotal second album, The Trinity Session, with some old friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Revisited
Eliza Gilkyson Explores Shadow and Lightnew
After growing up around music, Gilkyson never thought of doing anything else.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beautiful World, Eliza Gilkyson
Jamie Lidell Cranks Out Fresh Retronew
On his new album, Lidell is a "nostalgic pioneer of sound."
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
05-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jamie Lidell, Jim
The Incredible Imagery of 'The Fall'new
A story told by a paralyzed stuntman to an injured girl makes for one of the most inventive films in recent memory.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Fall, Tarsem Singh
Florida is Stuck on Stupidnew
Here we are again. The earth has orbited the sun. The continents have drifted farther apart. The seasons came and went, as they do. Que sera, sera. But through it all, one ironclad reality remained: Our state is stuck on stupid.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Dark Side of Horse Racing is Finally Being Revealednew
This year, a horse called Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby. But Big Brown's win was overshadowed by the No. 2 horse breaking both ankles after the finish. Eight Belles was humanely euthanized at the track.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-29-2008 |
Sports
What Up, Was?new
All hail the triumphant return of Was (Not Was).
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-29-2008 |
Music
Tags: Boo!, Was (Not Was)
'Flight of the Red Balloon' Takes a Languid Strollnew
The lovely but languid film presents such commonplace activities, level emotions, and long, leisurely takes that it's perfect for mellowing out after a stressful day or a sensory-overload film like Speed Racer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-29-2008 |
Reviews
