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The Gershwins’ An American in Paris
The Alley Theatre mounts a world premiere
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 8, 2008
The Alley Theatre earns another world-premiere point with The Gershwins’ An American in Paris. The musical comedy imagines a behind-the-scenes love story taking place...
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“Tales”
A local artist draws from myth passed down for centuries and a book recently written by a friend
By Nick Keppler
Published: May 8, 2008
Local artist Constance Braden shows fairy-tale images with heavy undertones. Six of the Victorian-ish images included in her exhibition “Tales” were made to match the...
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Saw Workshop
Sideshow Tramps’ Uncle Tick wants to see saw, hear saw and play saw
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
What’s the hardest thing about learning to play the saw? “I think it’s just finding a bow,” says Geoffrey Muller, also known as Uncle Tick from the Sideshow...
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Golden Axe
This metallic duo does its part to further the great debate
By Chris Gray
Published: May 8, 2008
Forget Obama and Hillary — the issue truly dividing Americans today is real metal vs. hipster metal, which Spin said last month is the “tastes great/less filling...
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You Can’t Take It with You
Messed-up families: always in style!
By Julia Ramey
Published: May 8, 2008
Cinemaphiles fondly recall 1938’s Academy Award-winning You Can’t Take It With You, though plenty might consider the tale itself to be something of a fusty old relic....
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John Witherspoon
The man on David Letterman’s cell phone top ten is either a fatherly Andy Kaufman or, well, crazy
By Nick Keppler
Published: May 8, 2008
We’re not sure if John Witherspoon tells jokes exactly, but we do know that the bowtied entertainer is very animated. To begin his recent Showtime special You Got to...
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Two Hoots and a Holler
Austin wild man Rick Broussard gets things jumping at the Continental Club
By Chris Gray
Published: May 8, 2008
Rick Broussard knows his rock and roll iconography — the cover of his long--running Austin band Two Hoots and a Holler’s self-titled 2005 CD utilizes the same...
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Art Car Block Party
Get your motors revved up for tomorrow’s parade
By Chris Gray
Published: May 8, 2008
It’s time once again to shut down Allen Parkway in the name of ridiculous rides. The Art Car Parade will make its way down the thoroughfare tomorrow, but you can sneak a...
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9 Star Hotel
A documentary chronicles familiar dangers on a different border
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
9 Star Hotel hits close to home with a story about a far-off place. Israeli filmmaker Ido Haar chronicles the life of Palestinian men who cross the Israeli border every day in...
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“Shoot from the Hip”
Artstorm offers up some interesting photo processes
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
The photographers showcased in “Shoot from the Hip” use unconventional methods to produce their images. Chuck Ivy’s stark black-and-white pics look like...
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The Death Head
An artist gives punk rock characters new headings
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
Roller gals with killer bods, B-boys with crazy moves, skaters with sick tricks and DJs with mad beats all get new heads from The Death Head. The Mexican-born artist infuses...
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“It Took the Night to Believe”
Patrick Phipps gets ambiguous with his latest works
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
For “It Took the Night to Believe,” Patrick Phipps took his canvas and crumpled it up. The painter-by-trade created ambiguous papier-mâché sculptures...
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Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press
A documentary chronicles the never-say-die life of an influential journalist
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: May 8, 2008
George Seldes believed retirement to be the dirtiest ten-letter word in the English language. The investigative reporter and press critic worked well into his late nineties,...
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The Public Enemy
Domy screens the James Cagney classic about booze, broads and big shots
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 8, 2008
You remember the moment: Gangster James Cagney is sitting at the breakfast table with his girlfriend. When the conversation doesn’t go his way, he shoves a grapefruit into...
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“The Suburbs of the Emerald City”
Joshua Smith lays the foundation for real estate talks
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
“The Suburbs of the Emerald City,” on view at Lawndale Art Center, brings up another housing crisis: monotony. Artist Joshua Smith examines the effects of home...
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Tig Notaro
Spanish translations keep this comedian tossing in her sleep
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
Tig Notaro likes her name, so she’s keeping it. In one bit, the comedian talks about how she would never lend her name to a product like Jenny Craig, an illness like Lou...
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Strike 3 Percussion
This trio drums up rhythmic knowledge
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: May 8, 2008
Clap your hands, stomp your feet and maybe learn a thing or two. Strike 3 Percussion beats a lesson into its lineup of West African folk, classical and original tunes, meant to...
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Bryan Mealer
The author of All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo visits Brazos Books
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 8, 2008
For his latest book, Texas-born journalist Bryan Mealer went a long way from home — all the way to the west coast of Africa. Mealer left a cushy job in New York to become...
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Albina Shagimuratova
A young soprano makes waves despite opera’s testy waters
By Julia Ramey
Published: May 8, 2008
In the opera world, it’s rare for a vocalist to establish much of an international presence before middle age — this is especially true for sopranos. This is partly...
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Madame Butterfly
Houston Ballet presents a classic at Miller Outdoor Theatre
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: May 8, 2008
Madame Butterfly is the classic tale of a love gone terribly wrong, which is kind of a bummer. But Houston Ballet is presenting the tragic story of the delicate Japanese beauty...
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