Street Players + Club Queso + Say When + Beer Bombs

If you’re a tad older and a music nerd like me, then you’ll probably be excited to see Chicago play at Hard Rock Live tonight. (Cue: Baby What a Big Surprise.) If you’re not down with the Cetera-less band, then read on for other happenings.

First Friday must mean it’s time for everyone’s favorite night of deep house and Mexican wrestling masked mayhem. Club Queso, starring Q-Burns and Atnarko, is going down tonight at the Peacock Room and they promise super villains, dancing queens and a free mix CD to the first 50 people.



Saturday night the local art scene gets a nice kick in the ass thanks to Bold Hype, the art gallery next to Stardust Video that totally knows what’s up. Their group show, Say When, opens tomorrow night and features some of the best internationally-known artists and illustrators. The flyer claims this to be the “biggest new contemporary art exhibit in Orlando. Ever.” and they’re totally right. Don’t miss out. 7 PM – 11 PM.



Once the show ends at 11, the festivities continue next door at Stardust with yours truly and Andrew Spear hosting the official Say When Afterparty. We’ll be playing all kinds of music – or maybe just disco and funk, we haven’t really decided yet. Either way, it’s better than listening to the same untz untz beats all night. Best of all, they have liquor and there’s no cover charge.



If drinking beer on a Sunday is your thing, you’re in luck! The Beer Bomb Bus Tour is scheduled for April 5th and tickets are available at Redlight Redlight for $45 per person. What does that include? You get to ride on the fully-stocked Shipyard bus for four different beer classes at four different bars in four different towns. Sounds like you’ll be four different kinds of obliterated before it’s over. The party kicks off at Redlight Redlight at 2PM and stops include The Sanford Wine Company, OM Bar in New Smyrna Beach, and then to The Abbey in Deland. Visit the Myspace page for more info and other upcoming events.



Have a nice weekend, kids! Street sounds swirling through my mi-i-i-ind.

What You Should Be Doing Tonight!

Check it:

Mythology Mural Show at Bold Hype



Brice Stephens' show at Stardust Video (conveniently located next door to Bold Hype!)



Girl Talk at Firestone



False Alarm Warehouse Party (free admission with your Girl Talk ticket stub)



Happy Saturday!

Grandma Party + Duran Duran + The Invincilbles

Today is very special. It's one of the few days the hipsters will brave the hot Florida sun and come out during the daylight. The annual Grandma Party Bazaar will be taking place from 10 AM until sundown in the Stardust parking lot. Expect to see a lot of bicycles, cut off shorts and pale legs (yeah, I'm really one to talk). Should be fun times! Click the flyer for more details:



Duran Duran will be playing tonight at the UCF Arena. I really hope they don't play Ordinary World because that songs sucks. Here's a photo from when they were dope:



Weren't the 80's great? It was totally hot for men to look super gay! I had the biggest crush ever on post-Wham George Michael. Actually, you may see the same hairstyles featured in the photo above at the Grandma Party.



And finally, over at The Social, you'll find west coast rapper Murs joining forces with Florida punk band Whole Wheat Bread to create The Invincibles. Get there early to hear Kittybat throw down beforehand.

Get some damn culture tonight!

There are plenty of art happenings about town this evening. Today, the Orlando Sentinel ran this article regarding the downtown art scene. The focus of the story was the new Dynetech building, which will be hosting a party tonight to unveil the massive artwork adorning the four sides of the building. The ceremony will feature the artists that conceptualized and executed the pieces. Among those artists are Andrew Spear and Charles Marklin, co-owners of Metro Finishes, who painted the mural pictured above in record time. The festivities will be begin at 6:45 and will wrap up in time for the rich-people party also scheduled at Dynetech tonight. The building is located on the corner of Washington and Magnolia downtown.



Just down the street at the Pound Gallery, local artist Patrick Fatica will be hosting a solo show beginning at 8 PM. Expect to see a lot of cute chicks with big eyes and long necks.



If you're in the mood for a movie, check out the Hunter S. Thompson classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which is playing at the Enzian this evening. This movie totally rules, even if you're not on drugs when you see it.

I'm also pretty sure there's an art show at Stardust tonight, but I can't find any info about so I'll leave the detective work to you kids. Have a nice night!