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January 2012 January 3 - Arts: Five From Florida January 3 - Music: Space Cowboys New Orleans funk jazz masters Galactic orbit back to Northeast Florida January 3 - Money Jungle: Weakness is Provocative January 3 - News: Old and In the Way January 3 - Editor's Note: Sins of Commission January 3 - Cover Story: Blast From The Past Repeat air and water quality violator NAS Jax lands on a watch list of national polluters and repeat offenders. January 10 - Cover Story: Rainbow's End The effort to end discrimination against gays in Jacksonville is muzzled by a conspiracy of silence. January 10 - Editor's Note: True Stories How long would it take you to confess to the worst crime you can imagine? January 10 - Backpage Editorial: Right of Passage It may not "rhyme with Lumb," but City Council's resolution was common sense. January 10 - Movies: Mane Attraction Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" is ahead of the herd in this year's awards race. January 17 - Cover Story: Home Remedy A refugee of war, 'Mama' Rachel Obal helps others find peace in her adopted country. January 17 - Editor's Note: Over the Rainbow Will Mayor Alvin Brown step up in the name of human rights, or fall in line with the bigots? January 17 - Backpage Editorial: Big Top Brawl Ringling Bros. Circus' visit to Jacksonville sparks protests over elephant abuse. January 17 - News: Watershed Moment A new St. Johns Riverkeeper signals a passing of the torch - and a change in the way the group does business. January 24 - Special Issue: Health and Beauty 331 ways to reduce stress, work your body, soothe your mind, relieve pain, improve focus, sexify your parts, eat well, and detoxify your bad self. January 24 - Editor's Note: Blind Spot Rep. Bill Proctor's eminent domain bill offes a legislative reward for bad behavior. January 24 - Backpage Editorial: Getting Schooled Why purple Floridians are seeing red. January 24 - News: The Doctor is Out St. Johns County Commission pulls the plug on its mental health provider just five months after privatizing care. January 31 - Cover Story: Cristian Conversion Baby-faced murder defendant Cristian Fernandez upends perception and reality in the Northeast Florida criminal justice system. January 31 - Arts: As You Know It For NPR radio show personality Michael Feldman, "Whad'Ya Know?" is both the question and the answer. January 31 - Arts: Road Scholars The man behind "The Moth" brings his roving gang of storytellers to Northeast Florida. Garage rock royalty King Khan and The Shrines bring their crazy-ass show to Northeast Florida. I Give My Soul: Legendary Singer-Songwriter Billy Joe Shaver wrote the book on Outlaw Country January 31 - Guest Editorial: Shot in the Dark The state's most dangerously powerful lobbying group can celebrate victory in a hail of bullets. January 31 - The Fire This Time Jax Beach firefighters say their union duties have been punished with retaliation and harassment. January 31 - Sportstalk: Slot Caller Scott's hyprocrisy on issues of gambling is somewhere between street hustle and confidence game.
February 2012 February 7 - Special Section: Book of Love We're in the mood for love, baby! And after reading this year's Love Notes, you will be, too. Pass this issue to your sweetie as a surprise, or grab the link to email your note at folioweekly.com. February 7 - Special Section: Wedding Planner February 7 - Arts: River City's Edge Crispin Hellion Glover transforms his rogue vision into highly weird art February 7 - Music: Silver Racket Dynamic duo Sleigh Bells brings its shred-pop revolution to town in an exclusive Florida tour Three decades in, They Might Be Giants are still living large and in charge February 14 - Cover Story/Arts: Broad Influence Comic artists from Northeast Florida join their global counterparts in the first all-female Comix Anthology February 14 - Editor's Note: Crime of the Century What happens behind bars in American prisons is an injustice in which we are all complicit February 14 - News: Mad as Hell Who's in Angela Corey's crosshairs? We are. But we're not alone. February 14 - Music: Cloak and Stagger Indie rock supergoup The Togas swing through town for a beach-themed cover-band bacchanal February 14 - Music: An Original Arrangement Both obscure and legendary, Van Dyke Parks has built a career on creative defiance February 14 - Backpage Editorial: The Price of Sprawl Secret information politicians don't want you to know February 21 - Cover Story/Arts: The Cult, The Wig, His Life & Some Lovers Edgy, gender-bending director-actor John Cameron Mitchell brings his sexual revolution to Northeast Florida February 21 - Editor's Note: What Lies Beneath A lesson in rivers: past, present and future February 21 - Music: Flying High Portland folkie six-piece Blind Pilot enjoy the view from atop the indie rock scene February 21 - News: A Newt Dawn A small print shop takes it in the Fannie (Mae) after the Gingrich campaign blows out of town with unpaid bills in its wake February 21 - Backpage Editorial: Break These Chains The echoes of slavery still reverberate on Chain Gang Road February 28 - Cover Story: Sound Effects Ryan Turk struggles to keep the storied - and sometimes fictionalized - Warehouse Studios afloat. February 28 - Music: No Direction Home Kevin Barnes of Athens indie freaks of Montreal goes off the map for the band's latest February 28 - News: National Defense A federal judge rules that EPA can - and should - set water pollution limits where the state has failed to do so February 28 - Backpage Editorial: The Eternal Fallout Shelter A history of doomsday huckerism, from cults to the U.S. Government
March 2012 March 6 - Cover Story: The Punisher The jail is overflowing, taxpayers are footing the bill, and a new report says State Attorney Angela Corey is to blame March 6 - Guest Editorial: Bad Medicine Punk rock legen Henry Rollins has left music behind, but not his revolutionary rhetoric March 6 - News: (No) Sympathy for the Devil Tarot readings and nekkid mannequins draw retaliatory prayer sessions from local Baptists March 6 - Arts: Sticks and Stones Local sculptors find inspiration in an ancient approach March 13 - Cover Story: Water Hogs Part VI Still Sucking After All These Years March 13 - News: Party Crasher A Clay County Republican running for Congress accuses fellow GOPers of bribing him to drop out of the race March 13 - Arts: Tower of Babble Power When it comes to sound poetry, Jaap Blonk always has the final word March 13 - Music: Eat, Play, Love Jennifer Chase and friends cook up a little romantic reverie around her latest play March 20 - Special Issue: Bite by Bite by Neighborhood 2012 | PDF Version Get Out of Your Shell with Our Complete Guide to Dining Out - from Ft. Clinch to the Matanzas Bay! March 20 - Editor's Note: Prison Break Jacksonville's tired approach to prosecutions fail to deliver the promise of its brand A rural road-paving project becomes an environmental disaster for JEA - with a potentially hefty price tag March 20 - Arts: Lady Sings the Blues Grammy-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater riffs on family, activisim and plenty of soul March 27 - Cover Story: Wasteland A day in the life of the crap you throw away March 27 - News: Special Miseduction A former principal sued for proseltytizing is now accused of inappropriate punishment of disabled students Opiate Eyes release a slew of brand new and solo material for every season March 27 - Music: Well-Connected The big sound of Omaha's psychedelic sextet Conduits gives shoegazer rock haunting new life March 27 - Arts: Crazy Over You Players by the Sea darkens its stage lights to capture the edgy story of "Bug" March 27 - Guest Editorial: Show and Tell A mother's wish for a better world - and a safer place for all young men
April 2012 April 3 - Cover Story: Meaner - and Dumber - than Rats Hal Crowther on Florida's unique role in the Republican spectacle April 3 - News: In It to Win It A request for bids to manage the city's entertainment facilities seems crafted to favor the contractor who already runs them April 3 - Music: Signature Style Cursive's Tim Kasher celebrates a loud, fun alternative to his moody solo work April 3 - Sportstalk: A New York Minute Tebow trades small-town perks for major-market benefits in his embrace of the Jets April 3 - Arts: The Animated Life Underground animator Don Hertzfeldt puts poetry in motion - in fresh and unsettling ways April 3 - Editor's Note: Live Through This The art, life and legacy of Florida author Harry Crews April 10 - Guest Editorial: Gates of Hell The modern gated community is defined not so much by who it keeps out as much as the mindset it perpetuates within April 10 - News: Signs of a Problem The illegal removal of 2,094 trees in the Panhandle prompts calls for an investigation closer to home April 10 - Music: See You in the (Orchestra) Pit Ben Folds delivers a symphonic spin on his well-loved tunes April 17 - Cover Story/Special Section: Kids Directory Blow your kid's mind with a summer of fun! April 17 - Editor's Note: Dramatic Effect Angela Corey's command performance rips political victory from the headlines and sets the stage for four more years Clay County's raging flagpole prayer battle threatens to become part of the fall political landscape April 17 - Music: Unfaithful Servant Elvis Costello has spent decades testing the creative waters while being loyal only to change April 17 - Arts: Steely Resolve Jacksonville artist Devin Balara forges universal truths from natural materials April 24 - Cover Story: One Hundred Years of Gratitude Jacksonville Beach's volunteer lifesaving corps was the first of its kind - and is now the last in the nation April 24 - Editor's Note: Everything, Illuminated How one alt weekly journalist managed to shed light on the darkest human experience April 24 - News: Redflex Menace How the company behind Duval County's red-light cameras became our default eyes in the sky April 24 - Arts: Brass Knuckles Improv saxophonist Jamison Williams attempts to liberate the local music scene, one note at a time April 24 - Music: Against the Grain Whole Wheat Bread survives novelty, lineup changes and even gunshots to celebrate 10 years of killer punk rock
May 2012 May 1 - Cover Story: Earning His Stash Shahid Khan's celebrated rise, his detractors say, comes at the expense of workers and the environment May 1 - Editor's Note: A Private Matter Advocates for government privatization don't need multiple seats on JEA's board May 1 - News: Real Dirty Politics A prominent elected official is rattled and a GOP activist arrested after a fake Craigslist sex ad poisons a School Board race Flagler College screens a five-pack of classic music films for an outdoor film fest sure to rock May 1 - Music: Nothing's Shocking Three decades on, Jane's Addiction and Perry Farrell are still rocking - and reeling May 8 - Cover Story: Brother from Another Planet Jacksonville musician Patrick Evan makes sould for the hip-hop generation May 8 - Editor's Note: Madness in the Spring There's such a thing as overstepping nature's bounds - even in Florida May 8 - News: What's the Stadium Dealio? Friends-of-the-mayor and influential lobbysists: This is beginning to sound familiar Pioneering rock and roller Buddy Holly comes to life in a raucous musical revue Journeyman guitarist Nels Cline leads Wilco's three-guitar attack May 15 - Cover Story/News: Judicial Review Hijinks, controversy and a rare election-season challenge: Circuit Judge John Merrett draws fire and shoots back The battle for city manager in Fernandina Beach resurrects political rivalries, bitter feuds - and the fortunes of former Mayor Joe Gerrity Lucero stays pleasantly true to their punk rock Southern roots May 15 - Arts: Technicolor Dreams The latest exhibit at MOCA explores the "Me Decade" from photorealism to cult films Dear North Carolina |
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