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Issue: April 9, 2009
Page: 2
51 stories found - 21 through 40
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  1. Night & Day

    Nevada Barr

    Web exclusive!

    By Olivia Flores Alvarez
    Published: April 9, 2009

    At the opening of Borderline, Anna Pigeon is having a bit of a rough patch. She’s on leave from her job at the National Park Service with post-traumatic stress disorder (a...

  2. Night & Day

    Dance Salad Festival

    Believe the hype (not the name)

    By Julia Ramey
    Published: April 9, 2009

    There is just one thing to gripe about when it comes to the Houston International Dance Coalition’s annual Dance Salad Festival: the name. This is no longer a salad....

  3. Night & Day

    "2009 School of Art Masters Thesis" Opening Reception

    This show gives UH students a turn to be on display

    By BLAKE WHITAKER
    Published: April 9, 2009

    The Blaffer Gallery's"2009 School of Art Masters Thesis" exhibition is like an intriguing tasting menu for art lovers. The School of Art students represented in the event have...

  4. Night & Day

    The Seven Year Itch

    Marilyn isn’t the only sexy blond that ever made a man want to scratch

    By Bob Ruggiero
    Published: April 9, 2009

    The film version of The Seven Year Itch gave us Marilyn Monroe in a white dress standing over a New York City subway grate, its hot air blowing up her skirt while she writhed...

  5. Night & Day

    Mauritius

    Playwright Theresa Rebeck explores bad, bad behavior

    By Lee Williams
    Published: April 9, 2009

    The world of philately may not seem the stuff of great drama, but if anyone can make studying rare stamps interesting theater, it’s playwright Theresa Rebeck. Those who...

  6. Hair Balls

    The DWI Bride and Houston's Love for Rush

    Highlights from the Blog at HOUSTONPRESS.COM

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Spaced City The Bride Cried More complaints from the DWI bride by CATHY MATUSOW So it's your wedding night. Your new hubby is driving you from the reception to your...

  7. News

    The Big Show

    WrestleMania XXV brings out 72,000 fans and Mickey Rourke.

    By Pete Vonder Haar
    Published: April 9, 2009

    When talking about professional wrestling, it's hard not to make those annoying air quotes with your fingers every 15 seconds. Just look at WrestleMania, the "sport's" premiere...

  8. Letters

    From Homelessness to Wine Snobbery

    Weighing In Across the Board

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Houston's Homeless Make a donation: Thank you for your ­excellent article on the new breed of homelessness in Houston ["People Like Us," by Mike Giglio, March 19]....

  9. Feature

    Boxing, Sex and Madness

    Mike Tyson's many personalities are on display in James Toback's new documentary.

    By Scott Foundas
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Though he no longer sports the black trunks, sockless black boots and gut-twisting scowl with which he cut such a menacing figure in the ring, Mike Tyson hasn't lost his knack...

  10. Playbill

    Stereo Total

    By William Michael Smith
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Given the average lifespan of European techno bands, Berlin's Stereo Total, which has now been around over 15 years, is a true graybeard. Credit goes to Francoise Cactus and...

  11. Music

    Texas Punk Music Is Gay

    The smartest people in rock and roll are queer.

    By David Ensminger
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Just as gays and lesbians from Wayne County to the Screamers and Hüsker Dü shaped the socially confrontational music of the "Blank Generation," Texas punk stalwarts...

  12. Noise

    Spain Colored Orange

    Gilbert Alfaro and Eric Jackson sound off.

    By Chris Gray
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Psychedelic pop group Spain Colored Orange, winner of Best Band at the 2006 Houston Press Music Awards, finds itself in a curious position for its Warehouse Live show Friday...

  13. Nightfly

    Heavy Lifting

    Cocky Cocktails at Anvil Bar & Refuge

    By Shea Serrano
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Anvil Bar and Refuge (1424 Westheimer) seems like the type of place that, if it were empty (which so far it never is) and you wandered in alone on a rainy afternoon, the...

  14. Chatter

    Morrissey Taps His Never-ending Reserve of Lyrical Bons Mots

    Bigmouth strikes again.

    By Chris Gray
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Whether you call him Moz, the Mozzfather, Steve, the Pope of Mope or just plain Morrissey, there's no doubt the former Smiths front man possesses one of the deadliest poison...

  15. Local Rotation

    Little Joe Washington: Texas Fire Line

    By Chris Gray
    Published: April 9, 2009

    On his second album for Austin's Dialtone ­Records (following 2003's Houston Guitar Blues), the blues flows so effortlessly out of Little Joe Washington's guitar it's hard...

  16. Rotation

    Shooter Jennings & the .357s: Bad Magick

    By Chris Gray
    Published: April 9, 2009

    "I don't wanna be a legend / I just wanna be a man," Shooter Jennings sings on "Living Proof," a Hank Williams Jr. cover and one of two previously unreleased songs on Bad...

  17. Rotation

    The Lonely Island: Incredibad

    By Ray Cummings
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Did Saturday Night Live honcho Lorne Michaels save his show by annexing the comedic talents of The Lonely Island? It's probably too soon to say, but there's no question that...

  18. Rotation

    Jim Jones: Pray IV Reign

    By Ben Westhoff
    Published: April 9, 2009

    While many established rappers are being downsized from major label deals to "independent" contracts, Harlem MC Jim Jones is climbing the food chain. After sharing the...

  19. Playbill

    Bellamy Brothers

    By William Michael Smith
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Not many people remember that Howard and David Bellamy, a.k.a. the Bellamy Brothers, began their career with the cheeseball, saccharine pop smash "Let Your Love Flow" in 1976....

  20. Playbill

    Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Vivian Girls

    By Nicholas L. Hall
    Published: April 9, 2009

    Ariel Rosenberg's creations are like a musical magic lantern. Through tricks of arcane technology, Rosenberg re-creates common, recognizable elements, but generates them as...

Issue: April 9, 2009
Page: 2
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