January 29February 5, 1998 six pick Those Bastard Souls Though Grifters’ guitarist Dave Shouse is the one constant in this ever-evolving band, don’t assume it’s just another sloppy, axe-driven indie-rock side project. In fact, the sound of Those Bastard…
January 2229, 1998 disc quicks|Country Country Matraca Berg Sunday Morning To Saturday Night (Rising Tide Records) Like Rodney Crowell and John Hiatt before her, Matraca Berg has made a name for herself in Nashville as a singer’s songwriter, cranking out…
August 1320, 1998 six pick The Murmurs Blender Pristine Smut Blender’ brushes Mon., Aug. 17, with Kinney Star, Pontiac Grille, 304 South St., 925-4053. –Patrick Rapa
March 1219, 1998 critic pick|hip-hop The Bad Boy World Tour Hip-hop shows, especially large arena ones, are often badly produced “everybody say ho” Boy honcho Combs who threw them all over Puff-produced ephemera such as “All About The Benjamins,” Notorious…
April 916, 1998 hit and run Burger Ball Slam dunks never tasted so good. At least, that is what McDonald’s wants you to think. The burger giant has slapped its new “My McDonald’s” logo on 30 basketball backboards located at…
April 29, 1998 critic pick|blues E.C. Scott Hard Act to Follow Being a first-generation Californian was critical to Scott’s musical development. Her family migrated from the deep south of Monroe, LA, bringing with them the stern teachings and practices of…
December 1118, 1997 six pick Phyllis Diller Art Exhibition She’s been a star of film and theater, comedienne, author, humanitarian, professional piano player, mother of five, and inspiration to all that is fabulous. Who else could it be but Miss…
October 30November 6, 1997 movie shorts Gattaca A ho-hum attempt to cash in on the hysteria surrounding the recent breakthroughs in cloning, Gattaca is set in “the not-too-distant future,” where eugenics has become the law of the land, and natural-born…
October 2330, 1997 on media From left to right, Randall “Tex” Cobb, dinner chairman Russell Kolins, Maria Merlino Bykofsky and Channel 3 weekend sports anchor Gregg Cobb, who will fight Tex Cobb. Julia Lehman/City Paper Here Comes Maria Comedian Maria…
October 1623, 1997 six pick Tony Agostinelli Last spring Tony Agostinelli donned big ears to play a wily rabbit in SCRAP Performance Group’s Sideshow. He’s up to new tricks with Antenna, presented this weekend at the Community Education Center. Tony…
