Give me a sista I can't resist-a, Red beans and rice didn't miss her

Tonight the Rice & Beans crew is taking over The Peacock Room for their monthly party. Here's some background from their Myspace page:

A collective emerged to create and reinvent history. "Rice & Beans" introduces a uniquely refined concoction of Latin Funk & Soul, Salsa, House, Hip Hop and various sounds influenced by the diverse rhythms of the Caribbean. Vaya!

Music will be provided by Stereo 77, Rod-1, ThinkDifferent and That Digga'.

Working for the Weekend

Ok, so I've been slacking. Well, technically, I've been too busy to breathe, forcing me to put my beloved event blog on the back burner. I missed the chance to call Steve "DJ to the Stars" Aoki an Asian jumping bean! I missed the chance to talk about the last-Thursday-of-the-month debauchery that is Velvet Sessions at the Hard Rock Hotel, where $25 bucks will get you free drinks AND a slightly washed-up (although completely awesome) rock star. I even missed a prime opportunity to make fun of Bret Michaels!!! Naw, I'm still going to post that one:



And the best glam rock cover of all time? Look What The Cat Dragged In!!!



Now, on to the weekend.

Tonight the legendary Eddie -- errrr --- Charlie Murphy will be performing at Hard Rock Live. I wonder if anyone has ever told him that he looks like his brother??? Naw. I also wonder if anyone would know him if it weren't for the long-lost Chapelle Show.



And now for a shameless self plug: I'll be DJing with Cub Saturday night at RV's Studio. That's the same warehouse space used for the Pintura Grafitti Conference a few weeks ago, in case you weren't sure (I wasn't). We'll be doing the funk/soul/disco thing if you're down. It's an early gig -- 6 to 10 PM and here's the flyer:



And, as much as I like to be an Orlando cheerleader, I have to admit sometimes there ain't shit going on. Nothing I care about, anyway.

It's these desperate times when we are forced to take road trips and I would suggest partying down with the St. Pete kids over at the Vitale Studio. They're having an art show dedicated to the baddest gang in Coney Island: The Warriors. A few Orlando artists will be showing -- Dolla, Andrew Spear, Johannah O'Donnell, Adriaan Mol, Terribly Odd, Horsebites -- among St. Pete's finest: Bask, John Vitale, Joey Vitale and a ton more. Click the (semi-unreadable) flyer for all the info.



And a St. Pete Saturday night wouldn't be the same without visiting The Lobby for some DJ Mega action. Oh burrrrrrg!



Back in Orlando, Sunday night brings the return of Rockstar Bowling to the infamous Colonial Lanes. What exactly is Rockstar Bowling, you ask? Imagine all the bartenders in town getting together every other week for three games of bowling and booze. It's basically their "Saturday" night throwdown and things can get pretty messy (in a good way). Not for the faint of heart or those who can't handle Monday morning hangovers.



Don't feel like bowling? Just show up to drink at their super dope retro bar and watch Hearst from Sky60 intimidate the other teams.

Have a nice weekend, kids!

Feel Fantabulous

Since my day job has me trapped in post-holiday despair, here is the dealio about tonight via a Myspace bulletin from Phat-N-Jazzy.



tomorrow at phat and jazzy is a great line up...
beef wellington, divinci, swamburger, alex, bmf, and adeem of glue... will all be sharing the same stage at the same time... WOW

AND IT'S FREE... NO COVER
along with the bside artists blessing up the atmosphere.


swamburger

A three-day weekend on my mind

Of course, you know about The Worst Music Party® by now, so I will only briefly say that it is THE BEST thing going on in Orlando tonight!!!! And this post is mostly for other weekend events, so let's get on with it.


Kick your Saturday night off in the Winter Park Village at the quaint little robot toy store slash comic book shop, Überbot. Apparently the store is in danger of closing and needs your support to continue thriving. How can you help? Visit the store between 7 and 11 PM for their fund raiser and art show -- local artists include Phil Noto, Terribly Odd, Erik Jones and others. All sales will benefit the store so get off your ass and help support our local businesses!!!



The world's most recognizable DJ, Tommie Sunshine, will be playing Saturday night at Firestone. Also on the bill is the man rarely photographed without a hat, Junkie XL. These super-mega tours are getting confusing: first MSTRKRFT paired up with John Digweed and now this. Picture this scene: a boardroom meeting full of stuffed shirts sitting around a conference table, intensely discussing how to make a larger profit from the "rave scene." A young go-getter named Mark jumps up and exclaims: "By, George, I've got it! We can match two DJs/Producers with completely opposite music taste, force them to go on tour together, and thereby doubling our potential audience! Plus we can charge twice as much to see them both!!!" Well, Mark got promoted, makes way more money than me, and made me want to see the show much less. Thanks, Mark! I can't wait for the Boys Noize and Tiesto tour next year!!!



Hailing from the deep depths of Austin, Texas is heavy metal band, The Sword, who will be unleashing their wrath and fury upon The Social on Saturday night. They may look more like writers than rockers, but everyone knows the die-hard metal people are super nerds! Trust me, I just saw Ace Frehley last weekend. Yes, I am a nerd too.



What better way to enjoy your long weekend then by getting drunk and biking around Orlando? Yep, it's time for another world famous Beer Bomb Bike Tour! You know the drill -- meet on Sunday at Mills Market around 6:00 PM, have some beer, bike to some bars (hopefully not Wally's, yikes!), lather, rinse, repeat.

Ok kids, be safe, have fun, say no to drugs, don't do anything I wouldn't do, etc. etc.

We don't have to take our clothes off, to have a good time! Oh no!

We can dance and party all night! And drink some cherry wine! Uh huh! :)

Wooooooooo! The Worst Music Party® is upon us! It's better than that day where we pretend to celebrate the birth of Jesus, even though he was really born in July or something.

Here are some awesome videos to get you in the spirit!!!

I'm Too Sexy For My Hat! Too Sexy For My Hat - Whatchou think about that????


It's Hammer go Hammer MC Hammer go Hammer and the rest can go and play! Can't touch this!


The song that has haunted me since 7th grade -- OMG, Becky, Look at her butt!


Yo VIP, Let's Kick It!


Just get on the floor and do the New Kids dance!


And I actually really <3 this song by Rob and Fab! You know it's true!


Oh word!!!! All those horribly awesome songs and MORE -- tonight at The Hideaway!!!





Don't miss the party of the year!!!!!

Kids in the Hall + Yo Majesty + She Wants Revenge

The original gay-not-gay boys, Kids in the Hall, are bringing their "we-really-need-to-pay-our-bills-so-we-reunited" tour to Hard Rock Live this evening and I can't figure out why I'm not going!!! I was obsessed with KITH all throughout high school, thanks to the Comedy Central reruns. I had a whole collection of VHS tapes filled with Kids and The State (hopefully I won't get sued for admitting that here) that my friends and I would watch and quote endlessly. I would love to see their live comedy on the stage: Sir Simon Milligan & Hecubus, the Chicken Lady, Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuk, I'm Crushing Your Head, a gay Buddy Cole monologue... damn, why am I not going??? Oh yeah, because THE WORST MUSIC PARTY® is tomorrow and I have a bajillion and one things to do.

Anyways, here is my absolute favorite KITH sketch with Kevin and Dave about the guy who is never wrong about anything, especially the movie Citizen Kane.

If you like all that crunk-punk-rap B-more music, then head on over to BackBooth to see Yo Majesty. Hey, if nothing else, at least you'll see boobs:


LOL! View original photo at: Kevin Collier's website

Maybe not the boobs you wanted to see, but, hey, they'll be there. Also playing are Rosetta Stoned, Mostbangin'est, Justin Scott, Miss Fit and a super secret special guest. Oooh, mysterious!



I'm not a big fan but since some people are, I will mention that She Wants Revenge is performing at the House of Blues this evening. After the show, Adam 12 (the guy without the hair in the above photo) will speed over to Firestone for a DJ set.

But tomorrow is the real meat and potatoes because it's finally time for the Worst Music Party® Volume 12!!!!!!!!



Don't even think about doing anything else!!!

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down!

I hate the term Rickrolled and, thanks to the distribution of this flyer, I have heard it about 9,865 times this week. Thanx int3rn3tz n3rdz.

Anyways, we are reaching The Final Countdown to the be-all, end-all parties of the year -- The Worst Music Party® Volume 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



(Yikes -- Rick Astely is never gonna let you down!!! BEWARE!!!)



I hope you're all ready for some dunking booth action!!!!!!!!! You'll all be Rickrolled, |\/|u†h@ƒu©k@$$$$$$$!!!!!

Scarlett Johansson does Tom Waits???!!!???!!!

Dear God, please say it ain't so.



I guess if you're hot, you can do whatever you want.

We can only hope Jessica Alba does a Bob Dylan tribute album next!!!

Tonight: Phat 'N Jazzy Presents: The Good Rub

I thought I didn't know who they were until this past Sunday when I was dining unexpectedly at hoity-toity Houston's in Winter Park. The jazz trio that was playing there consisted of a few guys I used to hang with in college: Tony and Willie from The Windham Group (on bass and drums respectively) and Harris from 11 Red Apples on piano. Turns out they are the ones who make up The Good Rub, along with another college friend Brian Mackey (aka "Slackey") on saxophone.

After this bit of information, I highly recommend seeing their new jazz collective at The Social tonight. They are all seasoned musicians who have graced the P-N-J stage in the past, improvising over BMF's DJ sets. Also playing tonight is Peter Baldwin, and resident DJs BMF and Slack.

Tonight: Solo Art Exhibit by Johannah O'Donnell

Tonight The Peacock Room will unveil their monthly art exhibit for May featuring the works of Johannah O'Donnell. Here is a bit of background information on her from Peacock's website:

Johannah O'Donnell, a Florida native, grew up in Sarasota, where she graduated from Ringling School of Art and Design. O'Donnell moved to Orlando in 1998 and has been in numerous group exhibitions in the area.

Influenced by both the American Pop Art movement and Spanish Surrealism, Johannah O'Donnell's paintings comment on beauty, consumer culture, and our relationship with the natural world.

The opening reception begins at 8 PM with music provided by Monotron, the experimental music project of artist Adriaan Mol, along with Cub.