AltWeeklies Wire
Strip Clubs and Massage Parlors Aimed at Latinos are Thrivingnew
News of the Latino-targeted Chicas' opening comes as the Valley has also seen 15 massage parlors staffed mostly by Latinas open in the last six months, like so many lupine flowers popping through desert sand after rain. What is going on here?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Timothy Pratt |
11-10-2008 |
Performance
Righteous Anger: Henry Rollins Plants His Black Flag on the World Stagenew
Anger gets a bad rap these days. If only the Left had Henry Rollins representing them on all these Sunday morning roundtables instead of the weak-kneed Nicholas Kristof's and Joe Lieberman's, then there might have been a check on the madness that hijacked our discourse for the past decade or so.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
11-06-2008 |
Performance
Lewis Black is on the Road Again and Still Very Pissed Offnew
The thing is, Black talks most about the things that make him angry. And when I asked him about Sen. John McCain, his Democratic rival for the presidency, Sen. Barack Obama, and all the noise and whistles that come with the campaign, he got angry.
New Haven Advocate |
David Riedel |
10-28-2008 |
Performance
This Little Undergroundnew
The local music community got in on political action with the well-organized Obamarama Concert for Change. Besides a brief set by the incomparable Sam Rivers crew, I caught talented local act K-G and the Band delivering their smooth, robust blend of Afrobeat, funk and soul.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-23-2008 |
Performance
A Lot of Belly (Dance) for Your Bucknew
Hundreds of women find their zhuzh at Orlando Bellydance and their inspiration in Suspira, owner, founder and the petite powerhouse who teaches all of her 800-plus students herself.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley |
10-17-2008 |
Performance
Are Rape Jokes Ever Funny?new
Irreverent comic Sandra Bernhard won't be shilling for the Boston women's shelter Rosie's Place this year. Are the rules of comedy different for girls?
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-16-2008 |
Performance
This Little Undergroundnew
In November, local indie rock band Kingsbury will bear-hug modernity and offer their new EP, Lie to Me, for free through their website (www.kingsburymusic.net).
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-16-2008 |
Performance
Tags: ELLA music fest, Kingsbury
This Little Undergroundnew
Man, Winter Park was totally bangin' this week. (Did he just say Winter Park???) Yes, I did. And no, I can't believe that just came out of me either, but it's true.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-16-2008 |
Performance
Abracadabra: St. Louis Has Become a Flourishing Place for Magiciansnew
The city has a thriving magic community, and membership in the International Brotherhood of Magicians is on the rise. The local chapter, or "ring," is now up to 150 people, five times more than the average large city.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
10-10-2008 |
Performance
This Little Underground: Redlight Redlight's Futurenew
In the now-foreseeable future, the beer-smart, indie-centric hangout will finally be liberated from the draconian Winter Park bar laws that force it to close at the amateur hour of midnight. Renovation work has been going on for months in a new space, but inspections by authorities are happening as we speak.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-07-2008 |
Performance
Posthumous CDs From Mitch Hedberg and George Carlinnew
Reviews of Hedberg's Do You Believe in Gosh? and Carlin's It's Bad for Ya.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Lori Hill and Andrew Milner |
10-06-2008 |
Performance
This Little Undergroundnew
The weather may not be there yet, but at least it's already autumn on the awakened concert calendars. Time to get fat on that live action, music heads. It kicked off this week with a parade of heavyweight imports.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-01-2008 |
Performance
Interviewing Dick Smothers, the Favored Sonnew
When CBS canceled top-rated Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in April of 1969, Tom and Dick Smothers were shocked. Nearly 40 years later, Dick, says that's probably why he and his brother remain famous.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
09-24-2008 |
Performance
Cheech & Chong Talk Motown, Dope and That Palin Chicknew
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took several decades off to pursue solo careers (and Chong spent nearly a year in prison for selling a bong on the internet) -- but they're back and ready to light up America.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-23-2008 |
Performance
This Little Undergroundnew
Their second album for Anti-/Epitaph Records won't drop until early next year, but local hip-hop stars Solillaquists of Sound have just released the album's first single, "Death of the Muse," featuring J-Live, Jurassic 5's Chali 2na and Maureen Yancey.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-18-2008 |
Performance
