March 12–19, 1998 20 questions   Christine Choy Interview by Sam Adams Who Killed Vincent Chin? Electric Shadow Homework Assignment What effect has the increasing global dominance of American movies had on Chinese filmmakers? I think one of the most…

March 5–12, 1998 hit and run Toot Suit When New Orleans jazz trumpeter Nicholas Peyton played the Grammys he did it in style—Philly style. ” I wanted everyone else to rush off the stage,” says Philadelphia designer Ron Wilch. “And…

March 5–12, 1998 disc quicks|rock/pop Various Artists Melrose Place Jazz (Windham Hill) Amanda. Taylor. Roll back the talons. It’s time to take a 20-second break and listen to some Tuck and Patti. When Melrose Place introduced the “Upstairs Jazz Club,”…

February 26–March 5, 1998 icepack Blues, Bop and Beyond Olu Dara’s music is influenced by everything from apple orchards to Zora Neale Hurston. by a.d. amorosi Every week I hear something that’s supposed to affect me spiritually and sonically. But…

February 19–26, 1998 yeah sherr “The Pazz and Jop was onto Prince when Christopher Cross won Best New Artist.” Best Damn Song The Grammys and Pazz and Jop keep reaching for the stars. by Sara Sherr I hate this time…

February 19–26, 1998 review|theater Laurie A. Norton with Seth Pendleton in Boom Boom Room: “Heartbreakingly, infuriatingly right.” The Girl From Manayunk An early, affecting David Rabe play revived at Villanova. by Toby Zinman In The Boom Boom Room Villanova Theatre,…

February 19–26, 1998 six pick Jimmy Dale Gilmore His music has been described as beautiful and desolate, much like the flatlands of West Texas where he grew up. But what Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s music hasn’t been called is “commercial” or…

February 12–19, 1998 six pick Mighty Blue Kings The young uptown jazz and blues musicians of Chicago’s Mighty Blue Kings are swinging into Philly with their jump-rhythm and blues boogie. The band’s second album, Come One, Come All (R-Jay Records),…

February 12–19, 1998 movies The tango is not portrayed as the usual eruption of hot-blooded passion, but as a clinically pristine ballet. The Tango Lesson A coolly observed film about control, compromise and learning to dance. Written and directed by…