Thursday, March 12, 2009

The "Thursday is Technically the Weekend" Preview

Looking for something beyond the orgy of basketball? Friday the 13th, presuming you are brave enough, you can catch Seven Mary Three in Indianapolis, or Shinedown in Kansas City. Out west, hip-hop pioneers De LA Soul play San Diego. They are marking 20 years since "3 Feet and Rising." Back east, the Dropkick Murphys have a weekend of gigs all over Boston, go figure. Boston is also having their "St Patrick's Weekend Kickoff Party," meaning Tuesday's binge drinking starts Friday afternoon.

Saturday night, Dan Tyminski, the guy who sang what George Clooney lip-synced in "O! Brother, Where Art Thou," plays lovely Roanoke, VA. That same night Ludacris is at the cleverly-named Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, TX. Oh, and if you didn't get to see De La Soul in San Diego, catch them in Redondo Beach.

As for film, there's only one we want to see this weekend. We've been breathlessly awaiting the arrival of "Edge of Love" starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys and Cillian Murphy. Loosely based on the life of Dylan Thomas, the film explores the bohemian underworld of war-torn London. Can't wait. We've already got tickets. Kidding. All movies with actors named Cillian suck. Out loud. We care about "Miss March," obvi. It's got two things we like; a Playboy-theme and guys from Whitest Kids U Know.

Oh, all right. If you have to see a film with more substance, check out "Sunshine Cleaning." Amy Adams and Emily Blunt play sisters in a dark comedy about bio-hazard clean up. Alan Arkin, always good in movies that have "Sunshine" in the title, co-stars.