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This performance series, now in its third year, specializes in music and dance with a world flavoring, and a heavy dose of thumping percussive beats. Featured this year are...
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At the age of 76, Lee Perry's grip on reality seems to have finally and completely relinquished. But who needs reality anyway? It's a cumbersome thing for so intrepid and...
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Bastille Day is a holiday that may fall under the category of mildly dubious. Though the French stormed the Bastille along the winds of political change, the events on July...
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Dragon boats are long, thin boats, often decorated to look like a dragon, that have been raced in China for the past 20 centuries. A team effort, boats usually hold 20 to 24...
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Mitch Fatel is not a political comic. "No, not at all. Zero," he insists. "No interest in politics. I figure there are a lot of other people who do it better than me, and I...
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With a sonic presence adoringly reminiscent of the Capitol Records vault, First Communion Afterparty have spent the last three years maturing from wunderkind devotees of all...
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The amiable charmer who put the beat in Beatles, Ringo not only was the invaluable timekeeper for the Fab Four, his personality immeasurably enriched the lads' irreverent...
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Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, looks like an old, miserable bloodhound, and he isn't going anywhere soon. Despite the raised hopes of thousands of...
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The appeal of those Crosby, Stills & Nash harmonies is undeniable. The question is, does this same magic hold up after almost 40 years of this band's existence? Reports...
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Mark Knopfler established his reputation leading Dire Straits, including a signature guitar style that was wonderfully evocative, fueling both rock 'n' roll anthems and...
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Life's a beachWe, the regulars of Hidden Beach, were all very excited about your recent article ("The Legend of Hidden Beach," 6/25/08). However, we have a few...
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My mission seemed impractical, if not downright quixotic: get down with five shows over four days in a whirlwind effort to synthesize a neat little encapsulation of the Twin...
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As gastronomic genres go, Chinese food has had a pretty rough run. The granddaddy of Asian ethnic cuisine in the United States, the Chinese restaurant now stands 36,000...
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The Walker Art Center begins the 32nd year of its summer series combining classic movies with top musical acts. This year's movie theme is "Elected!"—showcasing a...
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When I took my seat before Mom's the Word, I said hello to a couple of very kind-seeming ladies sitting next to me. "So," one of them asked me. "Is it intimidating to be the...
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The first 30 seconds of the ZMO Trio's self-titled debut EP is nothing if not striking: The delicate bass arpeggios, the roomy, naturalistic drums, and the tinkling, intricate...
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TOP PICK – Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville (ATO)Phair's potty-mouthed classic celebrates its 15th anniversary with a CD/DVD combo that tags on three outtakes and a new...
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Stark-naked, bounding across highways, running for the hills. The revealing cover for Sigur Ros's latest musical excursion, Með suð í eyrum við spilum...
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EAT SKULL "Dog Religion" No-fi, washed-out shove-punk that might as well have been recorded into the producer's answering machine through a pipe; think early Misfits, only...
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WEDNESDAY 7.09 Ice Rod 7th St. Entry There is an ongoing war between truth and fiction, and in an age that drinks so greedily from the wellspring of irony, the...
