New contributor Alex Santiago understands the Central Florida music scene. A member of 48StatesAway, Santiago has played, promoted, or attended shows in most of the independent venues in the region. Each Saturday, Santiago will bring you the past, present, or future of the local music scene.
Lakeland's First Friday features street corner musicians...as you'll see in a Lakeland Minute video by Darby Critendon
Yes – that headline says April 15. Your tax forms must be in the mail by midnight tonight. Apopka Cops say that the house being used for a reality show was once used to broadcast live sex acts for an adult entertainment Web site. Can’t you imagine the idiots behind this? “Hey, we got this [...]
NBC is looking for physically fit adventure-lovers who crave a reprieve from their everyday lives. If you are the type of person that won’t back down from anything, you may want to check it out. Here is the craigslist ad: Crab fishing in the Bering Sea. Bridge painting, dangling 35 stories above a river . [...]
I was fully prepared to write a post extolling the virtues of Megacon and listing the one-stop-shopping convention as the best option for nerdy fans of gaming, anime, comics, and sci-fi for another year. The truth is when I got to the con, I realized I enjoyed FX more than I enjoyed Megacon this year. FX [...]
The 12th Annual Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival began Monday and runs through Wednesday, March 19. Heres a brief look at the schedule, according to the festivals website: Thursday, March 6, Tampa Theatre, 7 p.m. Making Trouble (2007, 85 min) An impeccably researched documentary that explores six legendary American Jewish women comics. Produced [...]
This weekend is BIG for us; Tommy and I have been married for 5 years as of Saturday, March 1st. The little one will be at her moms house so we can do whatever we want! Well, kind of. The band plays Friday night so we only have Saturday and Sunday. [...]
After a successful debut in 2007, the Gasparilla Film Festival has bigger and better plans for this years festival, which opens tonight, February 27. At a recent press conference, festival executive director John Rosser and president Eric Odum presented the film line up, announced guest appearances, and listed the panels, receptions and special events planned [...]
Bio: I am a byproduct of two rebelling children whom sought adulthood without understanding its actual meaning. I was raised in a 100 by 35 mile beautiful piece of land in the middle of the Caribbean by two of the greatest souls that have ever walked this planet. Now, I belong to the planet, I pray for balance, and my path is of awareness. After years of shifting parents, interests, countries, and journeys, I made the decision of buying my first home and settling in Lakeland, Florida. And here I am: A friend, father, husband, student, singer, writer, baker, decorator, event planner, promoter, advertiser, and trash picker; living my life in the middle of Florida always seeking answers and trying to make a difference one day at a time either with my music, my writing, or my friends. I have been told that I am one of those “rare breeds,” that I do not fit the mold of my generation, and I guess most people are right. I am not a liberal and I am not a conservative. Left and right is an illusion and all I seek is balance and rationality. I guess some call me an idealist--but I like it that way. In the upcoming weeks, months, and even perhaps years, I will be sharing my world and my life the way that I see it and the way I perceive it. I will share my writings, my songs, and my stories; but most importantly, I will be sharing the people that influence these creations; how these creations come about; and what all of this does for me and this town, county, region, state, country, and world. I invite you to come along and enjoy my world in the (863) and to recognize the people that are constantly working hard to make this town a more enjoyable place.