Prohibition Is Over! Now, Let's Drink!

December 5th is a big day in the history of drinking. Remember that time, back in the 20’s, when alcohol was illegal? Me neither. But today you can thank Utah for being the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment, which canceled out that lousy 18th Amendment for those of you playing along at home. So this weekend, why not raise a glass to Utah -- something I doubt you will ever do again -- to celebrate this glorious date in history. Then get wasted in honor of it. Here are some options to help you out.

Tonight, kick off your drinking binge at Heritage Square with the Orlando Holiday Brew Fest. For the (mere) $25 admission fee, they promise food, entertainment and (obviously) lots and lots of beer.



The boys of Get Mental are back tonight at Sky60 after a month-long hiatus. Not sure if this weekly party is going to continue in the future, but they promise madness and mayhem tonight. The weather will be in the 50s, which is not cold, people. So don’t complain, throw on an extra layer and enjoy the un-humid, non-sticky evening outdoors. Password for free admission: Fuck Rent, Let’s Party.



First Friday means one thing at the Peacock Room - Mexican wrestlers. The holiday edition of Club Queso features the usual cast of characters: Q-Burns, Atnarko and Sleazy McQueen. Free CD to the first 50 people.



Also tonight, Taste will be hosting a benefit party for Syd Zed. I don’t know the guy personally, but he got injured on the job, was misdiagnosed, and is now dealing with all kinds of workers comp hell on top of his injuries. If you click the info website, you can see pretty horrific photos of his foot or just read more about how he is being fucked over by the man. Support him tonight, along with local bands Franchise, The Mondellos, Jim O'Rourke, Hot Hands, The Saved 666 and DJs Cub and Dirty Sneakers.



Or, if you just feel like catching a movie, the Enzian will be presenting Gremlins as part of Popcorn Flicks at Winter Park Central Park at 7PM.



On to Saturday! You may have heard about the party I am throwing, but just in case... join Miss Becky (that's me!), Nigel and Cub for The Non-Denominational Holiday Funfest at the Peacock Room. God, I love The Simpsons.



A little band called The Misfits are also performing at Firestone on Saturday night. I’m guessing if you want to go see them, you probably wouldn’t come to my party anyway. And, since I can never resist a Jem and the Holograms reference, “We are The Misfits. Our songs are better. We are The Misfits, The Misfits, and we’re gonna get her!”



Have a lovely weekend and don’t forget to get drunk -- after all, it’s your constitutional right as an American. Thank you, Utah!

Flyer-Only Friday

I'm moving this weekend, kids, and have zero time for a blog update. I don't want to leave you high and dry, so here is a flyer only (ok, maybe some text) post. Note: I will eventually get these posts done ahead of time so you can actually plan accordingly. Until then... deal with it :)

TONIGHT

SOLD OUT - Nick Swardson at Hard Rock Live
Henry Rollins at House of Blues
Frontiers - Journey Tribute Band at The Social

Get Mental at Sky60 - Password for free admission is "WE are all MAS-DE-BATERS !!!!!!!" This is in honor of the non-debate (McCain is a pussy) not masturbating. I think.
Ian Lee, Marshall Jones and TARD at Crooked BayouDress to Get Screwed with Marcus Bacalis, Buckner, Rob Slac and Ernie Turner at The Peacock Room


SATURDAY

Central Florida Beer Festival at the Central Florida Fair Grounds

Andy Warhol Show at RV Studios

***I can't get the flyer to upload. Sorry.***

Bold Hype Grand Opening Art Show

Post Renaissance 1 Year Anniversary Party at Tatáme

Have a nice weekend kids! Wish me luck on my move. Anyone up for some heavy lifting???

Avast Ye Mateys!!! National Talk Like a Pirate Day and other stuff

Ahoy, mateys (maties?). It's National Talk Like a Pirate Day and we've got plenty of happenins to shiver your timbers. Arrrrrrrgh.


First up, as usual is Get Mental at Sky60. Password for free admission is "I’m Mental, Hope You’re Mental Too."



After you check out the Global Peace Film Festival, head to Crooked Bayou for the afterparty. Special guests Chang and Mr. Marley have hitchhiked all the way from Tampa to DJ.



At The Peacock Room this evening, is a party that proves Orlando promoters have run out of ideas. What's the theme for this shindig, you ask? Wait for it... sunglasses. Yes, that’s right, cheap sunglasses. Get there early and get a free pair.



It’s finally September and that can only mean one thing: Oktoberfest. Wait, what? The Orlando Brewing Company is hosting their own version Saturday beginning at noon with authentic German food, music and (of course) beer.



And no doubt you’ve seen (or at least heard about) those giant guitars downtown by now. If not, you can see them all Saturday at the Orlando Guitar Town Kickoff, starting at 3 PM at City Hall. There will be a free concert and, of course, the unveiling of the 10-foot tall Gibson Guitars designed by local artists.



If you missed Mel’s story on the Black Kids yesterday, read it here and then check them out at The Social on Saturday night. Then teach my boyfriend how to dance with you.


Sunday brings us the final edition of the SPLASH! Pool Party at the Metropolitan at Lake Eola. Come kiss summer goodbye with the salsa sounds of the Rice and Beans Soundsystem.


And now for a horrible pirate joke to kick your weekend off!

Q. What is a pirate's favourite type of music?
A. Arrrrrrrgggghhhh and B!

Cures for the Summertime Blues

Let's see... it's 90+ degrees outside, it rains every afternoon at 2:00 and the mosquitoes are a-bitin' ... Summer in Florida must be in full effect. There's plenty going on in Orlando this weekend to kick off your muggy season properly.



First up, the new weekly Friday night party at Sky60: Get Mental with MOT and Andrew Spear. These guys totally kill it and usually have a few tricks up their sleeve (like wearing KISS makeup when they opened for MSTRKRFT). Not to mention, they write the best Myspace bulletins ever:

Holly SHEET man the weekend is here. You know what that means? Me neither. But you can sweat fluorescent light bulb funk from the office out of your system and replace it with alcohol fueled dancing at the most mental party on the planet.

We don't fuck around when its time to play our favorite tunes.

Wait we totally fuck around. We are idiots behind the decks in the most AWESOME way to show YOU a GOOD TIME...Does that make sense? Hell yeah that makes sense!!!! Who's Mental. I'm Mental when I write these Bulletins. Anyway.

So come GET MENTAL Friday Night at Sky 60 with MOT and ANDREW SPEAR.

Password for free admission is "Bipolar as I wanna be"



If you're low on cash but still want to get your drink on, hit up Crooked Bayou tonight for "Indulgence." There's no cover, but dropping $20 at the bar will get you all you can drink (!!!!). Wow. Quite a bargain in my world. Music provided by Nic Alvarado and T.A.R.D.



Over at The Peacock Room, Induced Grooves is hosting a "Celebrity Trash Theme Party." Dress like your favorite celebrity and get in free before 11. DJs Kevin Terry, Quez MV and Just Affects will be on hand and there will be giveaways from Van Gogh Vodka.





Tonight at BackBooth, local band Summerbirds in the Cellar will be making a hometown pit stop on their summer tour through the Southeast. Also playing are Athens band, Maserati. They always have dope flyers.



And Saturday, if you're looking for an alternative to Wall Street's Beerlympics, look no further than Orlando's favorite organic brewing company, Orlando Brewing. From 4 PM - Midnight, they will be hosting the Brew Music Fest with local bands Fairweather Friend, XOXO and The Sugar Oaks to name a few.



If you're a Cancer and celebrating your birthday month (like me!) hit up the Chuck Norris approved B-day bash Saturday night at Crooked Bayou. This is the part where I would tell you who's playing but since I can't read the flyer, you're on your own. C'mon, DJ's!!! Use readable fonts to promote your parties, please!!! Still, the name of the party is funny, so I am posting it.



Have a great weekend!

Another Beer Fest + Space Ace + Punk Rock

What could be better than standing in a parking lot on this hot Saturday afternoon? Wait, there's beer involved? Count me in! The The Great Orlando Beer Festival is being held today from 2 - 7 PM in the parking lot behind Firestone (42. West Concord St.)



All the KISS fanatics will be flocking to the House of Blues tonight to see the makeup-less Ace Frehley's solo performance. And although I doubt sparks will be shooting from his guitar, he's probably still a badass (his makeup is my favorite!) and the people-watching will be prime.



Punk rock kids should head over to Taste, where the Hate Bombs will be playing. Opening for them are The Dyin' Days, who wrote this awesome description of their band:

In the room where Grandma Santina kept the pictures of her dead children, there were four photos enclosed in a single frame. These were the photos of The Dyin' Days, Grandma's only son born with four heads.

Word. Click the flyer for info.



Oh, and it's flyers like this that make people think Orlando is whack. Mariah Carey's "offical" DJ??? Fuck off.

Beer fest + John Beltran + SOS Band + Tittsworth

Blogger power outages and a musical about two witches has left me MIA the past few days. (ADD moment: speaking of MIA, I am absolutely in love with the Soulwax remix of 'Paper Planes,' a song that is normally almost unlistenable. Go download it from Glitter and Gold right now!!!!!) Also, forgive me if I don't link everything below -- I am running late, as usual. Anyways, what was I saying? Oh yes...

This weekend is totally going off. Tonight there's an over-priced Beer Fest taking place at Heritage Square that may be worth checking out. Maybe, maybe not. Sometimes these things can turn into drunken frat boy fests (try saying that five times fast!). Not my scene, jellybean.

The Fast Forward crew will be bringing another one of Ubiquity's golden boys, John Beltran, to DJ at the Peacock Room this evening, alongside Dr. Um and Riverside. Nujazz, soul, funk, broken beat and house music lovers unite!



And on to Saturday's events.

The house kids in this town have been trying to pull together a daytime pool party for ages, and it seems as though it's finally happening on the roof of the Vue building downtown. Not too shabby. The free party goes from 12 - 6 PM with DJs Atnarko, Edson, Rob Slac, Mo Negro, Nat, Buckner and TARD.



Old skool kids can relive their Firestone days for a good cause. Tomorrow night a memorial party will be held for Donald Johnson in an effort to raise money for the family he left behind. The lineup includes Stylus, Sandy, Rob E and more. Click the flyer for full details.



Orlando is on a roll with awesome disco-band reunions -- tomorrow Star 95.4 will host a free block party on Central Ave between Orange and Magnolia. Who's performing? None other than the S.O.S. Band. You know them -- they sing "Baby we can do it, take your time, do it right, we can do it baby, do it tonight!" Since I can't find any awesome funked out photos of the band, here is a great album cover that could have easily been shot last week at a hipster fashion show.



And here are two dope songs from the same album:

S.O.S. Band - You Shake Me Up.mp3
S.O.S. Band - Can't Get Enough.mp3

The big event of the weekend will take place right down the street from the block party. Art and music nerds alike will be flocking to the warehouse space at 630 West Central Ave. for the Pintura International Graffiti Conference. The all-day event begins at noon and will continue until the wee hours of the AM. Headlining the event is Tittsworth; other talent on the bill includes Kittybat, Swamburger, Phat-N-Jazzy Collective, Andrew Spear, MOT, Mega, Cub and a ton more. Find all of the details on WPIentertainment.com and MBArtProjects.com.



Grab the Tittsworth remix of AC/DC at Awkward Pirates (and grab the Crookers version too, it's sick).

And finally, if warehouse graffiti parties aren't your thing, the Peacock Room is hosting its new monthly hair metal party, "Turbo Love Machine," and DJing this month are Anti Social and Angry Asian. Come prepared to rock out with your cock out.