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41. Local Rotation

    Tambersauro: Theories of Delusional Origin

    By Daniel Mee

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Tambersauro is one of the most inwardly motivated and intelligent indie-rock bands in Houston, which, considering it's up against the likes of Motion Turns It On, By the End of...

42. Rotation

    Britney Spears: Circus

    By Stout, Andrew

    Published: January 8, 2009

    In pop music, audacity pays the bills. Britney Spears knows that much, but her reach is often more awkward than it is effective. Take "If U Seek Amy," the most talked-about...

43. Rotation

    Common: Universal Mind Control

    By Ben Westhoff

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Despite his status as a happy, respected old-timer, Common has to rap about something, and his eighth album, Universal Mind Control, is a hodgepodge effort. It contains...

44. Rotation Single File

    Single File

    By Ray Cummings

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Evan Miller, "Or from a Tree Descending": Miller's electro-acoustic guitar strums out a thoughtful, or one might say inquisitive, pattern: several quick discursive paces that...

45. Playbill

    Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: January 8, 2009

    The grandson of late guitarist R.L. Burnside, Mississippi-born drummer Cedric Burnside has been collaborating with guitarist Lightnin' Malcolm as the "Juke Joint Duo" for quite...

46. Playbill

    Peter Cetera

    By Chris Gray

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Now here's a man who will fight for your honor. Peter Cetera has even had to fight for his own once in a while — in the late '60s, the former Chicago bassist/singer and...

47. Playbill

    Junior Brown

    By William Michael Smith

    Published: January 8, 2009

    To my consternation, in high school my daughter was caught up in the end of the whole disco/techno dance-club thing and chin-deep in what was to me a bewildering, developing...

48. Playbill

    Pasadena Napalm Division

    By Chris Gray

    Published: January 8, 2009

    This blast from the past is likely to singe the hairs on your mohawk. Stitched together from three of the most legendary names in Houston's hardcore/metal annals, Pasadena...

49. Playbill

    Ram Herrera

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Somebody forgot to give singer-­songwriter Ram Herrera The Official Tejano Music Handbook. First, he leaves a super-­successful group, David Lee Garza y Los Musicales,...

50. Cafe

    Gas Station Delicacies at Ekko's Greek-American Deli

    By Robb Walsh

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Classic Greek moussaka is made with layers of fried eggplant slices, ground meat in a tomato sauce seasoned with cinnamon and herbs, and a thick topping of béchamel. The...

51. Hot Plate

    Brie Good at Cafesito Cocina Mediterranea

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: January 8, 2009

    This queso isn't that gooey yellow substance served with tortilla chips. Instead, the irresistible queso con ajo ($5.75) at Cafesito Cocina Mediterranea (3750 S. Mason...

52. Dish

    Cielo Mexican Bistro and Collin's Chop House & Whiskey Bar

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Youssef Nafaa just opened two new restaurants on Main Street. In the space that used to house St. Pete's Dancing Marlin, 300 Main, there's now Cielo Mexican Bistro...

53. Film

    Forgiven in Gran Torino

    Clint Eastwood finds salvation

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Walt Kowalski growls a lot — a dyspeptic rumble that wells up from deep inside his belly when he catches sight of his midriff-baring teenage granddaughter...

54. Film

    The Haunting on Revolutionary Road

    Winslet and DiCaprio awake to the nightmare

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: January 8, 2009

    No writer ever gazed deeper or more despairingly into the prison of middle-class American conformity than Richard Yates, which may explain why none of his books sold more than...

55. Film

    Remembrance of Demons Past in The Unborn

    Raiding the modern horror memory bank, from The Exorcist to Auschwitz

    By Nick Pinkerton

    Published: January 8, 2009

    For as long as it forges ahead without explanations, The Unborn works in its way, as a series of snap-cut gotchas introducing each new contestant in its pageant of cold-sweat...

56. Artbeat

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Blind Lines," Hot and Grounded

    By Kelly Klaasmeyer

    Published: January 8, 2009

    "Blind Lines" In the 19th century, locks of hair from the living and the dead were considered sentimental mementos. In the 21st century, collected strands of hair are more...

57. Encore

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Black Comedy, A Fertle Holiday

    By D.L. Groover and Lee Williams

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Black Comedy It takes a scene or two for the cast to settle into Theatre Southwest's production of Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy, but once it does, the farcical story about a...

58. Ask a Mexican

    Gabachos, Compadres and Midgets

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: January 8, 2009

    Dear Mexican, A lot of gabachos, including myself, are learning how to salsa dance and getting pretty good at it. What's your take on gabachos going to Latin dance clubs and...