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Oktoberfest in Florida 2011

Oktoberfest is an annual event to celebrate Bill Brasky’s perpetual drunkenness. If you live in Florida, here’s where you should go to partake in the festivities.

WOBToberfest – Tampa

October

1

Saturday

Live music, seasonal craft beers, and food.

World of Beer Tampa Palms
17004 Palm Pointe Drive Tampa, FL 33647-3504

October

1

Saturday

The German American Society will celebrate 60 years in Pinellas County and is indisputably the principal German American organization of Tampa Bay.

Each year we produce a accurate and genuine representation of the world’s largest and most famous Oktoberfest held annually in Munich Germany. Our Tampa Bay festival, hosted by Germans, is totally authentic.

The food is German in every detail and the beer is especially brewed for Oktoberfest and imported from Germany. The original ethnic costumes, decorations and atmosphere are what you’ll find in Munich. The event faithfully resembles the original based on traditional ceremonies, events, activities and history.

German American Society
8098 66th St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781

October

1

Saturday

This year’s event will feature 18 pubs and patio bars from one end of the District to the other – each pub will be offering a complimentary 4-ounce beer, many spots will be giving out freebies and some will even have German food for sale. Participating bars include Blue Dog Bistro, The Bricks, Green Iguana, Hamburger Mary’s, James Joyce Irish Pub, Mema’s, New World Brewery, Game Time, Double Decker and many more.

MAC’Toberfest – Tampa

October

1

Saturday

Enjoy German beer, food, music, and games.

$10 Open Beer bar from 4PM – 6PM.
Specials from 6PM – close.

$5 Jagermeister
$6 Jager Bombs
$6 Octoberfest Litres

MacDinton’s Irish Pub
405 South Howard Avenue Tampa, Florida 33606

October

7

Friday

The German American Society will celebrate 60 years in Pinellas County and is indisputably the principal German American organization of Tampa Bay.

Each year we produce a accurate and genuine representation of the world’s largest and most famous Oktoberfest held annually in Munich Germany. Our Tampa Bay festival, hosted by Germans, is totally authentic.

The food is German in every detail and the beer is especially brewed for Oktoberfest and imported from Germany. The original ethnic costumes, decorations and atmosphere are what you’ll find in Munich. The event faithfully resembles the original based on traditional ceremonies, events, activities and history.

German American Society
8098 66th St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781

October

7

Friday

Oktoberfest will be celebrated in the old-world German tradition featuring the sounds of Dan Witucki &amp Heimatland Musikanten. Come join in on the interactive live show featuring everything from yodeling to crowd sing-a-long fun.

Celebration Town Center
701 Front Street, Celebration, FL 34747

October

7

Friday

The German American Society will celebrate 60 years in Pinellas County and is indisputably the principal German American organization of Tampa Bay.

Each year we produce a accurate and genuine representation of the world’s largest and most famous Oktoberfest held annually in Munich Germany. Our Tampa Bay festival, hosted by Germans, is totally authentic.

The food is German in every detail and the beer is especially brewed for Oktoberfest and imported from Germany. The original ethnic costumes, decorations and atmosphere are what you’ll find in Munich. The event faithfully resembles the original based on traditional ceremonies, events, activities and history.

German American Society
8098 66th St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781

October

8

Saturday

Celebration Town Center welcomes Central Florida’s premier rock and blues band-Mo Geetz and opening act, the incomparable Jordyn Kane. Lead by Micah Read, Mo Geetz band has been featured in both local and national media and was named one of Florida’s top artists by one prominent local newspaper.

Hop on a hayride, dance to terrific live music, paint a pumpkin, or just stroll and enjoy the crisp fall air and enjoy the great savings at the lakeside promenade.

Celebration Town Center
701 Front Street, Celebration, FL 34747

October

14

Friday

The Florida Aquarium’s Brews By The Bay features Oktoberfest brews &amp craft beers from Pepin Distributing and is the Aquarium’s annual beer &amp food festival.Enjoy one of the best parties in Tampa while sampling more than 85 different types of beer, excellent food from bay area restaurants and live entertainment! There are no crowded streets or long beer lines at this party, only cool exhibits and the kind of fun that can only come from a full barrel of beer.

The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Dr. Tampa, Florida 33602

October

14

Friday

This year we bring you the extremely limited Konig Ludwig Oktoberfest Spezial. We’ll be celebrating with german cheer, dancing and singing to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough river downtown at the heights this Oktober 14th, 15th, and 16th. Oktoberfest Tampa 2011 is a time to unwind and make new friends. Learn new customs and sing a few songs.

Tampa Water Works Park
1710 N. Highland Ave., Tampa, FL, 33602

October

14

Friday

The German American Society will celebrate 60 years in Pinellas County and is indisputably the principal German American organization of Tampa Bay.

Each year we produce a accurate and genuine representation of the world’s largest and most famous Oktoberfest held annually in Munich Germany. Our Tampa Bay festival, hosted by Germans, is totally authentic.

The food is German in every detail and the beer is especially brewed for Oktoberfest and imported from Germany. The original ethnic costumes, decorations and atmosphere are what you’ll find in Munich. The event faithfully resembles the original based on traditional ceremonies, events, activities and history.

German American Society
8098 66th St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Taptoberfest – Brandon

October

14

Friday

Food, games, live music, and beer.

The Brass Tap
775 Brandon Town Center, Brandon, FL

October

15

Saturday

Experience 44 craft beers, wine and champagne – all included with ticket price. Vendors will be selling food and non-alcoholic beverages while you enjoy music from four different live bands. Admission $30 – Must be 21 and over.

Grand Central District in St. Pete
St. Pete, FL

Oktoberfest on the Beach – Indian Rocks Beach

October

15

Saturday

Enjoy music and dancing all day.

Kolb Park
Indian Rocks, FL

October

15

Saturday

The German American Society will celebrate 60 years in Pinellas County and is indisputably the principal German American organization of Tampa Bay.

Each year we produce a accurate and genuine representation of the world’s largest and most famous Oktoberfest held annually in Munich Germany. Our Tampa Bay festival, hosted by Germans, is totally authentic.

The food is German in every detail and the beer is especially brewed for Oktoberfest and imported from Germany. The original ethnic costumes, decorations and atmosphere are what you’ll find in Munich. The event faithfully resembles the original based on traditional ceremonies, events, activities and history.

German American Society
8098 66th St. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781

October

15

Saturday

This year we bring you the extremely limited Konig Ludwig Oktoberfest Spezial. We’ll be celebrating with german cheer, dancing and singing to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough river downtown at the heights this Oktober 14th, 15th, and 16th. Oktoberfest Tampa 2011 is a time to unwind and make new friends. Learn new customs and sing a few songs.

Tampa Water Works Park
1710 N. Highland Ave., Tampa, FL, 33602

Taptoberfest – Brandon

October

15

Saturday

Food, games, live music, and beer.

The Brass Tap
775 Brandon Town Center, Brandon, FL

October

16

Sunday

This year we bring you the extremely limited Konig Ludwig Oktoberfest Spezial. We’ll be celebrating with german cheer, dancing and singing to cooler weather and colder beer along the Hillsborough river downtown at the heights this Oktober 14th, 15th, and 16th. Oktoberfest Tampa 2011 is a time to unwind and make new friends. Learn new customs and sing a few songs.

Tampa Water Works Park
1710 N. Highland Ave., Tampa, FL, 33602

October

21

Friday

This community festival will feature a biergarten serving German beer and concessions, live entertainment from The Swinging Bavarians, a fungarten with games and activities and local vendors selling the best Orlando has to offer.

Downtown Orlando
Livingston Street between Rosalind Ave and Ruth Lane – 2 blocks North of Lake Eola


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What Is Going On Here?

Here are some recent album covers-notice anything unusual?

Unless you have that rare recognition disorder that plagued Dudley from The Royal Tenenbaums, you have probably noticed a lot of similarity here. 45 degree angles, convergence to a vanishing point, natural horizons, collaging, natural images used as fills between lines, some color coincidence… Pick any two and you can find a remarkable amount of similarities (even the first and last – mostly dissimilar, but nearly identical dusk backgrounds).

Update – Carlos (aka Navigateur) found another one (my alarm is almost real at this point):

Double Rainbow?

Being the average American idiot, I assumed it all had to mean something. So I decided to investigate patterns between the album titles, putting on my best Da Vinci Code paranoia complex:

  • Painted Palms – Canopy EP (2011)
  • Tame Impala – Innerspeaker (2010)
  • Ladytron – White Elephant (2011)
  • Goose – Synrise (2011)
  • Hushpuppies – The Bipolar Drift (2011)
  • Datahowler – Live (DJ set) (2011) – reader submitted, 9-22

“Painted Palms” contains all the letters in “Tame Impala”. Also….

Also….

Shit.

I’m at a dead end. But like any unfounded belief, if we combine efforts and keep looking, we’ll find evidence of what we assumed to be true. So, help! I’d be interested to see if anyone can find more album artwork that seems to fit into this phenomenon.

Regardless of the absence of any substantial coincidences, there’s a VERY good chance that my observations correlate with the imminent enslavement or extermination of mankind.

You heard it here first.


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Universus II features Luke Vibert + Jimmy Edgar Collaboration

Circuitree Records (Miami) is back with another compilation, this being the second volume in their 4-part Universus Series.

Universus Vol. II serves up some Florida talent alongside international producers Ak Kids, and yes, a collaboration between Warp alumni Luke Vibert and Jimmy Edgar. The compilation comes out on September 24th, but you can get some early sample action:

Exclusive MP3:
AK kids – Albino Egg

Stream Luke Vibert / Jimmy Edgar collab, “Disco”:


Universus Vol. II
CIRC025
Release Date: September 24th, 2011

Tracklist:
1. Sleepover – JP’s Glasso Remix
2. Panther God – Brokknee
3. RBTS WIN – Pom Pom Girls
4. Miranda Rae ft. Peripheral – White Noise
5. Ak Kids – Albino Egg
6. TFPP – I Want To Smoke Your Hair (Miracle Cat Rmx)
7. Luke Vibert / Jimmy Edgar – Disco (bonus track)

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