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August 18, 2011
arts + entertainment a r t , f i l m , m u s i c , s ta g e , b o o k s a n d o t h e r s i g n s o f c i v i l i z a t i o n . . .
August
“Watch The Throne”
After months of anticipation, Jay-Z and Kanye West have finally released their collaborative album “Watch the Throne”. Does it live up to the gold-leaf hype? Maybe not, but it’s still pretty great. If you don’t download the entire thing, at least get “Otis”. iTunes.com.
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For the love of beer…
It’s almost time for one of our all-time favorite annual events—Emerald Coast Beer Festival. We look forward to this event pretty much all year because the only thing better than drinking beer is drinking beer for a good cause, and Beer Fest proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida and Seville Rotary. The big event is Sept. 9 and tickets are on sale now. emeraldcoastbeerfest.com.
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Jahman Brahman at Hopjacks
“Shred ‘N’ Flow” is how Jahman Brahman describes its sound. You can decide how accurate that is when you check out this five-piece collaboration from Asheville, N.C. on Saturday, Aug. 20. hopjacks.com, jahmanbrahman.com.
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Awesome live music, awesome live art by Evan Levin and awesome drink specials—the crew at 5 1/2 Bar are really making sure their weekly “Awesome Mondays” events live up to their name. If you haven’t checked it out, this your week. facebook.com/5.5bar.
art by Evan Levin
Just Vote Already!
Voting ends Sept. 1 for our annual Best of the Coast poll, so if you’ve got a favorite anything in or around town, you better let us know before it’s too late. inweekly.net.