Alchemy the Hair Salon

(pictured above: The Kills)

There is some killer music in town this week, including the Kills. This duo from England puts out some of the darkest and coolest sounding blues rock today. Also indie folk favorites the Mountain Goats are bringing their unique songs here this week. One other show this week that will be excellent is on Thursday. Its a party to celebrate the Norse Korea Booking guys for their first year of success. A bunch of local favorites are getting together at Will’s Pub for a free show to celebrate those dudes for a kick ass 2011 of shows. Hope to see you out at some of these happenings. Later!

MUSIC

1/23 Old 97’s @Plaza Theatre

1/24 Mountain Goats @the Social

1/26 Tycho @The Social

1/26 Great Deceivers / Yip Yip / Basements of Florida @Will’s Pub

1/29 The Kills @House of Blues

1/29 Anthony Green / The Dear Hunter @the Social

1/29 Jucifer @Will’s Pub

FILM

The Artist @Enzian

Animalopolis @Orlando Science Center IMAX

1/27 Shame @Enzian

ART

The Venus Complex @Peacock Room

Maybe Its All Still A Dream @Twelve 21 Gallery

Replicated @Mother Falcon

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

Roseville Pottery @Morse Museum

(pictured above: The Artist)

Enzian is showing The Artist this week. Its a silent film that shows a behind the scenes look at the silent film industry. Its up for a bunch of awards and the trailer looks absolutely stunning. I’m going to see it sometime this week, i suggest you do as well.

Kind of a chill week in Orlando. I think everyone’s still recovering from the holidays. I’ll be keeping up with the future happenings and keep checking back weekly for the updates. oh yeah!

MUSIC

1/12 Akron Family @Backbooth

FILM

The Artist @Enzian

1/10 Royal Tennenbaums @Enzian

1/12 The Nutty Professor @Central Park winter park

1/14 The Seventh Seal @Enzian

ART

Great American Art Hype @Substance

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

Roseville Pottery @Morse Museum

Contested Object: Ninomiya Kinjiro @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Few of Our Favorite Things @City Arts Factory

Riot Girl Poster Art Show @Mother Falcon

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

William H. Johnson: An American Modern @Mennelo Museum of Art

(pictured above: Wayne’s World)

MUSIC

1/4 Sam Rivers Tribute @the Social

1/7 David Bazan / Chris Carraba @House of Blues

FILM

The Artist @Enzian

1/4 Wayne’s World @Enzian

ART

1/5 Sculpture the Ultimate Process - 1st Thrusday Event @Orlando Museum of Art

1/6 Great American Art Hype @Substance

1/7 Barbara Sorenson: Topographies @Orlando Museum of Art

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

Roseville Pottery @Morse Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Contested Object: Ninomiya Kinjiro @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Few of Our Favorite Things @City Arts Factory

Riot Girl Poster Art Show @Mother Falcon

William H. Johnson: An American Modern @Mennelo Museum of Art

(pictured above: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation)

I know alot of you will be busy with family and friends and xmas parties and shopping and just having a crazy hectic week. well wednesday night you should take a break and relax with one of the funniest holiday movies of all time, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. You’ll also be able to enjoy the cooler evening weather we have been having as of late because the Enzian is showing it outside. Make sure to bring blankets and jackets and hot cocoa!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Alchemy and see you next year!

MUSIC

12/28 Owen / Fake Problems @The Social

FILM

12/21 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation @Enzian

12/23 The Artist @Enzian

Being Elmo @Enzian

ART

The Scribble Party @Twelve 21 Gallery

Dialogue: Camilo Velasquez @Maitland Art Center

Serious Art of Make Believe @Orange County History Center

Art of Enemy @Extra Large Gallery

Riot Girl Poster Art Show @Mother Falcon

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Roseville Pottery @Morse Museum

Tuesday night, Enzian is treating Orlando to a showing of the classic film Goodfellas. One night only and its a 35mm print. An actual film reel will be on the projector, not a dvd or blu-ray, so you’ll be seeing it just as it was when first released in the theater. Its a steal at $5 and a truly rare experience. Theyre also showing Die Hard for free outside of Enzian on wednsday night for free.

After the movie, you should check out Psychedelic San Francisco stoner freaks Moon Duo, who will be slaying Will’s pub on Wednsday night. Heck this whole week is filled with crazy awesome live music acts. Thursday night Vinyl Richie is throwing his annual christmas party at Will’s as well with 3 awesome garage pop acts. Seeya out on the town a bunch this week!

MUSIC

12/13 Avril Lavigne / Cobra Starship @House of Blues

12/14 Stevie B @Beacham Theater

12/14 Moon Duo / Universal Expansion @Will’s Pub

12/15 Skrillex @House of Blues

12/15 The Chariot @The Social

12/15 Peach Kelli Pop / Golden Pelicans / Love Handles @Will’s Pub

12/15 Black Tusk / Monstro @Backbooth

12/16 Attached Hands @Will’s Pub

12/17 Yip Yip / Southern Nights @ Will’s Pub

FILM

Young Goethe in Love @Enzian

12/13 Goodfellas @Enzian

12/14 Die Hard @Enzian

12/18 Nutcracker Royal Ballet Film @Enzian

ART

12/15 Thorton Third Thursday Art Walk @Thorton Park

12/16 Mamona Art Show @Substance

12/18 Grandma Party @Stardust

Eight From Florida @Mennello Museum of American Art

Ice Sculpture Wonderland Exhibit @Gaylord Palms Resort

Maxine Rude “Europe Displaced” Photographs 1945-46 @Holocaust Resource Memorial Center

Art of Fellowship in Painting and Drawing @Crealde School of Art

The Scribble Party @Twelve 21 Gallery

Serious Art of Make Believe @Orange County History Center

Art of Enemy @Extra Large Gallery

Anti-Mall Art Show @Red Light Red Light

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Riot Girl Poster Art Show @Mother Falcon

(pictured above: My Morning Jacket)

Ceremony and local favorites No Friends are playing Will’s Pub on thursday night. Should be a great mix of hardcore and punk maniacs going crazy. Ceremony has been consistently strong in their recordings and putting on incredible live shows. No Friends is always a blast to see live as well.

Alternative Country greats, My Morning Jacket, are playing Hardrock on sunday. They have such a great classic folky sound mixed with the perfect amount of modern rock. Their first record was stellar. Haven’t heard the new album yet but its gotten some great reviews.

Some really great holiday related events are going on this week too. There’s ice-skating going on at UCF, a holiday laser light show at the Science Center and of course, the Nutcracker ballet at the Plaza Theater. Christmas is coming up quick so get your holiday celebrations starting this week.

MUSIC

12/8 Ceremony / No Friends / Khann / Demoter @Wills Pub

12/9 Thou @Will’s Pub

12/11 My Morning Jacket @Hardrock Live

FILM

Melancholia @Enzian

12/7 The Thing @Enzian

12/10 It’s a Wonderful Life @Enzian

ART

12/5 Nutcracker Ballet @Plaza Theater

Light Up UCF feat. Ice Skating, Holiday Light Shows and Films

Ice Sculpture Wonderland Exhibit @Gaylord Palms Resort

Holiday Laser Light Show @Orlando Science Center

Maxine Rude “Europe Displaced” Photographs 1945-46 @Holocaust Resource Memorial Center

Art of Enemy @Extra Large Gallery

(pictured above: Mastodon with some guy)

well Mastodon is probably going to destroy the House of Blues on Thursday night. Might be one of the last times you’ll be able to go to a show there. This band is loud loud loud and their breed of metal just pummels you. Their new record “the Hunter” is incredible. Can’t wait to hear the songs live. Dillinger Escape Plan is opening up for them. Theyre a bunch of super technical metallic maniacs too. I am certainly not going to survive in the pit at this one.

Melancholia is playing at Enzian this week. its the new film by Lars Von Trier, the man behind Dancer in the Dark, Antichrist, and a handful of other twisted, surreal dark films. This one stars Kirsten Dunst and appears to be about a new marriage and the end of the world. it will surely be a visually captivating film. check out the trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/melancholia/

MUSIC

11/29 A-Trak @The Beacham

11/30 Prince Rama @Will’s Pub

12/1 Mastodon / Dillinger Escape Plan @House of Blues

12/2 Wale / Black Cobain @Beacham Theater

FILM

Melancholia @Enzian

11/29 Planes Trains and Automobiles @Enzian

11/30 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome @Enzian

12/2 A Christmas Story @Central Park in Winter Park off Park Ave.

ART

12/1 Art under $200: First Thursday Event @Orlando Museum of Art

Light Up UCF feat. Ice Skating, Holiday Light Shows and Films

Orlando Puppet Festival @Various Venues

Holiday Laser Light Show @Orlando Science Center

Maxine Rude “Europe Displaced” Photographs 1945-46 @Holocaust Resource Memorial Center

Harry’s Big Adventure: Live Insect displays @Orlando Science Center

The Way We Were: Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s @Winter Park History Museum

2011 Faculty Biennial @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Anti-Mall Art Show @Redlight Redlight

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

Eight From Florida @Mennello Museum of American Art

(pictured above: Melt Banana)

Epic Weirdo Japanese Thrash Band Melt Banana will be performing at Backbooth on Tuesday night. A live performance you won’t want to miss. I dont know how to describe it besides a crazy woman yelping her head off and a masked madman making unimaginable sounds on his guitar.

Then the following night, Backbooth has another killer show, the indie supergroup Mister Heavenly will be playing. Featuring members of Man Man, Modest Mouse, Unicorns, Islands and Black Heart Procession. Imagine all of those bands mixed together and thats what it sounds like. Poppy tropical carnival like sounds with two vocalists. Their album on subpop is solid all the way through. Hopefully their live show is too.

And if youre not in the mood for that show on wednsday night, but you wanna have a few laughs, come to Enzian for their free outdoor showing of Coneheads. As always theirs really fun trivia with jello shots for prizes. Share some laughs outdoors at another great free event put on by the awesome people over at Enzian.

MUSIC

11/8 Melt Banana @Backbooth

11/9 Mister Heavenly @Backbooth

11/11 Peter Murphy / She Wants Revenge @Firestone

FILM

11/8 Cat on Hot Tin Roof @Enzian

11/9 Coneheads @Enzian

11/11 Martha Marcy May Marlene @Enzian

11/12 Its Mad Mad Mad World @Enzian

ART

Maxine Rude “Europe Displaced” Photographs 1945-46 @Holocaust Resource Memorial Center

Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked The World @Orlando Science Center

The Last Show on Earth @Twelve 21 Gallery

Interference @Pom Pom Teahouse

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

The Very Queer Portraits of Heyd Fontenot @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

2011 Faculty Biennial @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Roseville Pottery @Morse Museum

Eight From Florida @Mennello Museum of American Art

The Way We Were: Park Avenue in the 60s and 70s @Winter Park History Museum

(pictured above: The Drums)

Enzian is killing it this week with two of the most classic horror films of all time. I mean these are films that originated the horror films of today. Personally im not sure they can be beat. Wednsday night they are showing the original Halloween outside of their outdoor bar. Should be alot of fun to watch outside in the cool weather we’ve been having. They usually have horror inspired fun drinks and a haunted walk to enjoy. Friday night at midnight they are showing the original Friday the 13th. See how masked madman freak Jason started it all. I’m pretty sure this one is in the indoor theater.

The Drums are playing the Social on Thursday Night. Should be alot of fun. I missed them the last time they were here. They come from NYC and have a pretty dancey, new orderish sound to them. Similar to old Factory Records artists. Theyre also doing a free in-store at Park Ave CDs earlier in the evening and i heard its going to be a more mellower set. Should be interesting to see an acoustic version of their sound. Here’s a link for a music video for their most recent single: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqYgNiZdfh4

MUSIC

10/24 The Toasters @The Social

10/27 Memory House @Backbooth

10/27 The Drums @The Social

FILM

Margin Call @Enzian

10/25 The Terror @Enzian

10/26 Halloween @Enzian

10/28 Friday the 13th @Enzian

ART

Phantom Limbs @Mother Falcon

Art by Ivan Riascos @Stardust Video and Coffee

The Very Queer Portraits of Heyd Fontenot @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

(pictured above: OFF!)

Hardcore Punk supergroup OFF! is coming to Backbooth this Friday the 21st. Keith Morris (original vocalist of Black Flag) fronts this amazing new group. Surely will be the rowdiest time. Seeya in the pit at this one. I cannot wait for this show.

Wednsday night, Enzian is showing the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre outside in their little park area beside their little outdoor bar. Its a part of their ongoing series of horror films for the month of October. If you’ve never seen this grainy, brutally horrifying classic film, you need to be there. Plus its free and they usually have fun little trivia questions to go along with the movie. They have pretty cool drink specials for these outdoor movie events too!

MUSIC

10/18 The Rapture @Beacham

10/19 Deer Tick @The Social

10/21 OFF! @Backbooth

10/22 Reverend Horton Heat / Supersuckers @Firestone

10/23 Little Dragon @Firestone

FILM

The Whistle Blower @Enzian

10/19 Texas Chainsaw Massacre @Enzian

10/21 Margin Call @Enzian

10/22 Evil Dead @Enzian

ART

10/18 Cocktails with Collectors @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

10/18 Art Adventures @Orlando Museum of Art

10/20 Thorton Third Thursday Art Walk @Thorton Park neighborhood

10/21 The Last Show on Earth @Twelve 21 Gallery

10/22 Samain: Halloween Art Gathering @Redlight Redlight

The Very Queer Portraits of Heyd Fontenot @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Kim Russo: Family @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

A Room of One’s Own @Cornell Fine Arts Museum

Mexico: World Heritage Cities @Orlando Public Library

Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked The World @Orlando Science Center

Phantom Limbs @Mother Falcon

Darker Shades of Red @Polasek Museum

Art by Ivan Riascos @Stardust Video and Coffee

Lessons from Rwanda @Holocaust Memorial Center

David Isenhour: Road to Hamartia @Orlando Museum of Art

Drawing From Nature @Museum of Florida Art

UCF Faculty Art Show @UCF Art Gallery