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Tumbleweed Tuesdays
Is The Mink two steps away from being a country hot spot? Maybe
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
We were both excited and a little skeptical when we heard about The Mink’s Tumbleweed Tuesdays, where fans of early country and folk can down whiskey specials or $10...
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Gift of Murder
Theatre Suburbia performs George Batson’s comedic thriller
By Lee Williams
Published: January 3, 2008
Theatre Suburbia is offering us all a little bit of mystery to chase away the winter doldrums: a production of George Batson’s comedic thriller Gift of Murder. Full of...
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Graham Weber
Settling in Austin by way of Los Angeles and a broken heart, this singer/songwriter is making a name for himself in Americana circles
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 3, 2008
A resident of Austin by way of Los Angeles (a broken heart made him hit the road), Graham Weber admits he’s a singer/songwriter of the “Americana persuasion.”...
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Cinco de Año
Felipe Galván y Sus Carnales celebrate the fifth of January — because why not?
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Apparently, the fifth of any month is now fair game for celebration. All you have to do is insert “Cinco de” in front of said month’s Spanish name and presto:...
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My Education
Ambient Austinites stop into Rudyard’s with Alkari and Hym Six
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Austin instrumental outfit My Education have an interesting résumé. Not only have the ambient rockers released a few nationally acclaimed albums, they’ve...
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The Red Balloon and White Mane
Albert Lamorisse’s Academy Award-winning short film
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Before an angst-ridden teenager recorded a plastic bag “dancing” in front of a brick wall in American Beauty, a balloon followed a little boy around the streets of...
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Donnie Darko
This 2001 film wears its cult sensibilities on its sleeve
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 3, 2008
Donnie Darko, showing at the River Oaks Theatre today, may be the first cult film that was actually meant to be a cult film. It seems modeled after its predecessors in the...
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Houston International Boat, Sport, and Travel Show
From yachts and sailboats to fishing reels and beef jerky, it’s all here
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: January 3, 2008
Now that Santa has fulfilled the wish lists for area kiddies, it’s time for their dads to salivate over even bigger toys at the Houston International Boat, Sport & Travel...
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Fantasy Core
This Nagasaki indie rock group is gathering fame in the US
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 3, 2008
Since the mid-’90s, indie rockers have been fascinated with what is christened J-pop (Japanese rock and pop) because of the genre’s readiness to dive into sci-fi...
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Veronica’s Room
Theatre Southwest presents a pins-and-needles-producing show
By Lee Williams
Published: January 3, 2008
Incest, murder, necrophilia — how’s that for a little winter pick-me-up? Leave it to Ira Levin, author of the sinister Rosemary’s Baby and the...
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Jake Allee
A ceramist opens a one-man show at 18 Hands Gallery
By Troy Schulze
Published: January 3, 2008
Ceramist Jake Allee describes his work in the kind of smarter-than-thou language many artists utilize. Take this bit from his self--written bio: “I employ the ideas of the...
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23rd Biannual Bridal Extravaganza Show
Before you say “I do,” check out this “everything for the big day” show
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: January 3, 2008
They are often longtime campaigns that require detailed planning, incisive knowledge of both friends and enemies, and casualties by the roadside. We are speaking of course, of...
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The Best Country Singer in Houston Contest
Sam Houston Race Park hosts its annual singing competition
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 3, 2008
Dust off your cowboy hat and warm up your singing voice — it’s time for the Best Country Singer in Houston 2008 contest at Sam Houston Race Park. Up for grabs is the...
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John Mulaney
Comedian muses on Law & Order, Billy Joel and Donald Trump
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Comic John Mulaney could be called a Law & Order groupie. “I talk about Law & Order a lot because I’m obsessed with it,” the comedian said in a bit he performed...
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“Open House” at Joan Wich Gallery
This group show features the latest works of several artists
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: January 3, 2008
“Open House,” the latest group show at Joan Wich Gallery, offers works by some of the gallery’s most popular artists. Martha Thomas’s photographs are stark...
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“Second Annual Texas Teapot Tournament”
Potters from around the globe take on the teakettle
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Short, stout, handle and spout will all be taken for an interesting spin today at the “Second Annual Texas Teapot Tournament.” The competition features plenty of...
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Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show’s host gets some unscripted practice
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: January 3, 2008
Despite the writers’ strike, many late-night talk-show hosts will return to their desks in January. This means a lot of unscripted joking around, but The Late Late...
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“Jackie Gendel and Valerie Hegarty”
Painters’ painters show off their work at CTRL Gallery
By Nick Keppler
Published: January 3, 2008
The current two-person show at CTRL Gallery, “Jackie Gendel and Valerie Hegarty,” features two painter’s painters whose work seems to comment on the art form...
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“Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway”
The Houston Symphony performs classics from the Great White Way
By Julia Ramey
Published: January 3, 2008
A lot of Broadway fanatics were left out in the cold — literally — last month when New York’s stagehands went on strike. Add that to Times Square’s brutal...
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Frozen at Theater LaB Houston
This Tony Award-nominated play examines revenge, grief and forgiveness
By Julia Ramey
Published: January 3, 2008
‘‘I tell friends what the play is about, and most of them say, ‘I’d love to come, but I have to rearrange my spice rack,’” actress Swoosie Kurtz...
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