JACKSONVILLE INSIDE clap your hands say yeah How many lightbulbs does it take to change a people? • laura street art gallery jacksonville gets • win tickets to see spiderman 3! green • downtown pub crawl entertaining u newspaper free weekly guide to entertainment and more | april 19-25, 2007 | www.eujacksonville.com 2 april 19-25, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper table of contents Cover Photo provided by Solar Energy Inc. feature Downtown Pub Crawl ....................................................................................... PAGE 14 Jacksonville Gets Green ................................................................................... PAGE 15 Step It Up 2007 ......................................................................................... PAGE 16 Green Things To Do ................................................................................... PAGE 17 Solar Energy ............................................................................................. PAGE 18 Riverkeeper ............................................................................................... PAGE 20 Holistic Pediatrics ...................................................................................... PAGE 21 Exhale Oxygen Bar..................................................................................... PAGE 21 Farmer’s Market - Organic Produce ........................................................... PAGE 22 Healthy Way .............................................................................................. PAGE 22 Earth Day at the Landing ........................................................................... PAGE 23 Tree Hill Butterfly Festival ........................................................................... PAGE 23 movies Hot Fuzz (movie review) ..................................................................................... PAGE 6 Aqua Teen (movie review) .................................................................................. PAGE 6 Movies in Theaters This Week .....................................................................PAGES 6-10 Seen, Heard, Noted & Quoted ............................................................................. PAGE 7 In the Land of Women (movie review)................................................................. PAGE 8 Fracture (movie review) .................................................................................... PAGE 10 at home Volver (DVD review) ......................................................................................... PAGE 12 Jump In (DVD review) ...................................................................................... PAGE 12 HBO’s Sopranos and Entourage (TV review) ..................................................... PAGE 13 Video Games ................................................................................................... PAGE 13 music Pub Ragusa Jam Night ..................................................................................... PAGE 24 Music Calendar .........................................................................................PAGES 24-28 McCoy Tyner (Jacksonville Jazz Festival) .......................................................... PAGE 25 A Slight Breeze (interview) ............................................................................... PAGE 26 Nekromantix (interview) ................................................................................... PAGE 27 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (interview) .............................................................. PAGE 28 arts / theatre / on stage Laura Street Gallery .......................................................................................... PAGE 30 Dorothy Bishop CD release (The Metro) ............................................................ PAGE 31 Arts Calendar ............................................................................................PAGES 31-32 As Bees & Honey Drown (Players by the Sea) ................................................. PAGE 32 columns and stuff What’s Eating You? .......................................................................................... PAGE 33 The Jock .......................................................................................................... PAGE 33 NASCAR News & Notes ................................................................................... PAGE 34 eujacksonville.com | april 19-25, 2007 3 Don’t miss Jeff FOXWORthy thisweek this Saturday. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the indie rock group based APRIL 20 in Brooklyn, New York, was named “Best New Music” friday by Pitchfork Media. The band released their second album, Some Loud Thunder on January 30 of this year, however, they are known for playing non-album songs frequently at live concerts. Also playing, Elvis Perkins in Dearland. Read interview with Clap Your Hands on page 28. Freebird Live Info: 246-2473 Latin Palooza This show presented by Joey Medina will feature several hilarious comics including Gilbert Esquivel, Rene Garcia, Brad Williams and Mike Robles. Tickets: $35, $45 and $75 for VIP which entitle you to the exclusive afterparty. Florida Theatre - 8 pm 355-2787 APRIL 20 - 21 1st Annual Big Pineapple Festival Don’t miss the chance to see an assortment of talented local musicians and help out a good cause. This year’s festival’s proceeds will go to Grove House. Apathy Eulogy, Efface, Shawn Fisher and Crystal Stafford are just some of the bands performing. Fuel Coffeehouse-1037 Ahn Trio Park St, Fri. 8 pm - 1 am, Sat. 11:30 am - 1 am. For more info Korean sisters Maria (cello), Lucia (piano) and Angella (violin), call 386-2245. Ahn’s modern approach to presenting classical music has won APRIL 20 - 22 them fans of all ages. Riverside Fine Arts Association. Church of the Good Shepherd, 1100 Stockton Street - 8:00 pm Goodguys Hot Rod & Custom Car Nationals Info: 904-389-6222 Features over 1500 rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks. Vendors & exhibitors, Goodgals Gallery, swap meet & Common, Less Than Jake Common Andre Rieu cars 4 sale, Muscle Car of the year, Family Fun Day - kids free and Joe Gaskin on Sunday. Jax Municipal Stadium- 8 am - 5 pm Friday & Common (formerly Common Saturday, 8 am - 3 pm Sunday www.good-guys.com/events/ Sense) is a native of Chicago’s Andre Rieu and His Johann Strauss Orchestra South Side known for lyrics that World-famous, charismatic violinist André Rieu, known as the focus on love and spirituality. “Waltz King of Europe,” leads his Johan Strauss Orchestra in a Don’t miss one of the best festive program of romantic melodies and classical favorites. Rieu saturday APRIL 21 concerts to hit UNF. Also playing, is known for the brilliant, festive atmosphere that he brings to his Less Than Jake and UNF’s own concerts. He encourages his fans to enjoy the music by getting out 2007 Earth Day Jacksonville Ecology Fair Joe Gaskin. Tickets: $10 for of their seats and waltzing in the aisles. A passionate violinist, Rieu students, $15 military, $20 General Spend a day of family fun at the 2007 Earth Day Jacksonville is a mesmerizing conductor. He presents his concerts with a blend Public. UNF Arena - 8 pm Ecology Fair and learn with your kids about how we can all of humour and irresistible charm. Info: 620.2460 or www. make changes to help preserve the earth. Read more about it Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena- 8 pm Info: 630-3900 ospreyproductions.net on page 23. Jacksonville Landing 10 am – 4 pm. Minkus’ Don Quixote Much Ado about Books Jeff Foxworthy Don Quixote arrives in all its splendor in this charming retelling He may define being redneck as possessing “a glorious lack of Jacksonville’s Premier Book Festival, an annual fundraising of Miguel de Cervantes’ tale of romance, chivalry and bittersweet sophistication,” but the truth is that Foxworthy, for all his regular- event to benefit the Jacksonville Public Library. For the first time emotion with the bravado and excitement of some of classical guy image, is a decidedly sophisticated artist.” Kevin Thomas, LA ever, the keynote luncheon will feature a panel of three New York ballet’s most technically demanding dances. Tickets range in TIMES. This show is presented by Uptown Civitan and will benefit Times best selling authors, Sandra Brown, Brad Meltzer, and price from $27.50 to $47.50. (904) 632-3373 or order online at Seamark Ranch. Luanne Rice. Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center 9 am - 3 pm artistseries.fccj.org. Times-Union Center – Moran Theater - 8 pm Times Union Center Moran Theater - 7:30 pm Info: 633-6110 Ellis Paul Starship starring Mickey Thomas This concert is part of the International Floral Show & Mosaic Ellis Paul is one of the leading voices in America’s thriving singer- Mosaic is an annual MOCA Jacksonville fundraiser that celebrates songwriter folk circuit. He remains among the most pop-friendly Exposition. Starship had a string of hits through the ‘80s and ‘90s. Material covered in live performance range from Mickey’s equality for all people in Northeast Florida. The party will have of today’s singer-songwriters and his songs regularly appear in hit high energy dancing, cocktails, and rotating DJs. The museum’s movie and TV soundtracks. He has bridged the gulf between the tenure with The Elvin Bishop Band and Starship, as well as songs from his solo albums. Tickets: $20 advance, $30 gate. warehouse and second floor galleries will be transformed into a modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody