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41. Playbill

    Split Lip Rayfield

    By Rubrecht, Ward

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Critics likely will never agree on whether Split Lip Rayfield should be classified as bluegrass or country. The good news is that it really doesn't matter. The band is doubly...

42. Playbill

    Blowfly

    By Sirianni, Dominic

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Under his given name, Miami native Clarence Reid penned numerous soul songs for the likes of Betty Wright, Sam & Dave, K.C. and the Sunshine Band and himself. Then he became...

43. Cafe

    Island Grinds

    Two new Hawaiian fast-food joints are bringing down-home Asian fusion to Houston.

    By Robb Walsh

    Published: April 9, 2009

    The Spam musubi at Little Island Grill on Westheimer looked strange. There was so much nori wrapped around the outside of the sushi roll, I couldn't see the pink pork product...

44. Hot Plate

    Sweet 'n' Spicy Calamari at Vic & Anthony's

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Terrific trifecta: There are three flavors that, when combined, form a perfect harmony. They are sweet, savory and spicy, and they can all be found in the calamari ($10.50) at...

45. Stirred and Shaken

    T.K. BITTERMAN'S RUSTY NAIL

    By W. Healy

    Published: April 9, 2009

    I guess the front-row tickets and backstage passes Brit Brit was supposed to send me got lost in the mail. Whatever. I found myself having a rusty nail at T.K....

46. Dish

    Calliope's Po-Boy and The Big Mamou

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Dish Lisa Carnley recently moved to Houston, where she's serving authentic poor boys, gumbo and red beans and rice at her new place, Calliope's Po-Boy (2130 Jefferson,...

47. Film

    Violent Miscreants and Power-Tripping Sociopaths

    Mall cops on parade in Observe and Report.

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Observe and Report writer-­director Jody Hill makes mean-spirited tragedies that studios market as inane comedies because otherwise no one would pay a cent to see them....

48. Art

    Poster-Sized Post-its

    Rachel Hecker creates larger-than-life art from her daily life's ephemera.

    By Kelly Klaasmeyer

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Rachel Hecker has made art from the ephemera of daily life — the kinds of stray bits and pieces of paper you find floating around in your desk drawer, tucked in your...

49. Artbeat

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Dennis Harper — Ritual Prototypes for the Afterlife," "Face Off: A Selection of Old Masters and Others from The Menil Collection," "Get a Rope," "Sarah Sudhoff — Repository"

    By Troy Schulze and Beth Secor

    Published: April 9, 2009

    "Dennis Harper — Ritual Prototypes for the Afterlife" Dennis Harper's delightfully subversive installation at Lawndale features a video interview with a man describing...

50. Encore

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Constant Star, Hunter Gatherers, Little Women

    By D.L. Groover and Lee Williams

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Constant Star Five actresses portray the complex post-Reconstruction pioneer Ida B. Wells in Tazewell Thompson's glorious "play with music," but by the time the tribute's over,...

51. Ask a Mexican

    Ay, Caramba!

    Mythical euphemisms and Hispanic panhandlers

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: April 9, 2009

    Dear Mexican, For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: Drinking lots of cerveza, having lots of niños and saying "¡Ay, caramba!"...