Going to Extremes

February 10-16, 2005 art Going to Extremes Sumi Maeshima, Flied Egg #3 (2004), 13 inches by 10 inches by 10 inches, earthenware and nails. Ceramics that are over-the-top, understated and somewhere happily in the middle. by Susan Hagen A trio…

Cigar Store Indians

January 6-12, 2005 musicpicks Cigar Store Indians ROOTS/ROCKABILLY If their name alone weren’t enough to delight, Georgia’s Cigar Store Indians have a killer reputation as one of the South’s hardest-working roots-rock bands. Founded in the early ’90s by songwriter/guitarist Ben…
- Jan 6, 2005 - 8:42 am
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No No No No No No

December 30, 2004-January 5, 2005 music No No No No No No These are the best albums of 2004. Brian Wilson Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE (Nonesuch) Yeah, I don’t know who’s really running the show over at Brian Wilson: Genius,…
- Dec 30, 2004 - 12:31 pm
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The List Tureen

December 30, 2004-January 5, 2005 music The List Tureen Who voted for what. M.J. Fine’s Top 10 Ken Stringfellow, Soft Commands (YepRoc) Fur Cups For Teeth, Allergic 2 Fur (Self-Released) Le Tigre, This Island (Universal/Strummer) The Organ, Grab That Gun…
- Dec 30, 2004 - 12:30 pm
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New Movie Shorts

December 23-29, 2004 movie shorts New Movie Shorts DARKNESS (Not reviewed.) A haiku: Just like House Party except replace Kid n’ Play with ghosts n’ murder (AMC Orleans; Cinemagic; UA 69th St.; UA Cheltenham; UA Grant; UA Riverview) FAT ALBERT…
- Dec 23, 2004 - 8:32 am
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Merry Musicals

December 2- 8, 2004 art Merry Musicals Songs to sing as you dream by the fire. by David Anthony Fox Dracula True to the nature of its fanged hero, Frank Wildhorn’s Dracula slinked into town quietly in late summer and…
- Dec 2, 2004 - 8:08 am
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35 and Counting

November 11-17, 2004 artpicks 35 and Counting dance It’s Philadanco’s birthday bash starting tonight at the Kimmel Center, four straight days of performances celebrating 35 years as a groundbreaking, risk-taking contemporary dance troupe. Artistic Director Joan Myers Brown likes her…
- Nov 11, 2004 - 7:55 am
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Hangin’ Out On the Street

October 28-November 3, 2004 cover story Hangin’ Out On the Street hair scare: Rhea Hughes, winner of our Best Sports Chick award, gets a trim from Ray Ray at The Hair Lounge, named Best Place to Get Your Hair Cut…
- Oct 28, 2004 - 7:49 am
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Eatin’ & Drinkin’

October 28-November 3, 2004 cover story Eatin’ & Drinkin’ Here’s Lookin’ At Ya’: Johnny Goodtimes, an award winner for his Quizzo and dolphin-training accomplishments (see p. 43), sips N. 3rd’s blood orange margarita, our winner for “Best Drink for Vampires…
- Oct 28, 2004 - 7:48 am
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Consider Us Entertained

October 28-November 3, 2004 cover story Consider Us Entertained SWING vote: Actors Sarah Sanford and Quinn Bauriedel, award winners for Sexiest Dueling Duo in Tennis Whites, horse around in character at the Hawthorne Cultural Center playground. Photo By: Michael T.…
- Oct 28, 2004 - 7:47 am
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