January 4–11, 2001 critic pick|theater Paul Zaloom “I do feel part of a tradition. A profane, kitschy, weird, miserable part, but a part nonetheless.” Performance artist Paul Zaloom is talking about what he does best, storytelling. His first performances were…

March 1–8, 2001 critic pick| jazz Eric Mintel Trio Thirty-two-year-old Wycombe, PA-based pianist Eric Mintel has performed at the Kennedy Center, at numerous festivals and in the White House (under the aegis of the jazz-friendly Clinton administration). In July of…

December 14–21, 2000 disc quicks|electronica DJ Icey Essential Mix (Sire) The DJ mix record has become as ubiquitous as governmental overspending or fundraisers for PBS. The patchwork pathology of the DJ world — and its genre-specific labels — has grown…

December 14–21, 2000 six pick African-American Christmas Stories It doesn’t surprise Bettye Collier-Thomas that InterAct Theatre Company would want to stage pieces from her African-American Christmas Stories collections (published in two volumes in 1997 and ’99). After all, the men…

November 23–30, 2000 six pick Jane Olivor Back in the ’70s, while Kathie Lee was spinning hamminess on TV’s Name That Tune, another singer appeared on that ghastly program: Jane Olivor. Her showing was not unlike placing a dark, nervous…

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November 16–23, 2000 six pick Ray’s Vast Basement Ray’s Vast Basement, named for a fictional California cave-turned-speakeasy, is a fuzzy-bordered San Francisco outfit purveying an imaginative breed of West Coast country for the hip and the down-home alike. Jon Bernson,…

November 16–23, 2000 gift guide Cocktail Glamour —Megan Curran $90, Trading Post, 4021 Market St., 215-222-1680.

November 9–16, 2000 cover story Web-a-delphia: Citizenship/Advocacy Government • City Guides • Education • Citizenship/Advocacy • Community Groups • Transportation • Media • Arts/Culture • Galleries/Museums • Research • Sports • Shopping • Movies • Music/Concerts • Radio C: Content U: User…