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41. Playbill

    Flight of the Conchords

    By Bob Ruggiero

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Wow. For only being "New Zealand's fourth most popular novelty folk duo," singer/guitarists Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement must be pretty ambitious to book Jones Hall. But...

42. Cafe

    Cielo High

    A new Mexican bistro downtown serves up strong cocktails and tasty tapas for low prices.

    By Chris Vogel

    Published: April 30, 2009

    If the sign of a good happy hour is strong cocktails and delicious chicken wings, all for a rock-­bottom price, then Cielo Mexican Bistro may have the best happy hour in...

43. Hot Plate

    Guadalajara Del Centro

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Attention, please: The enchilada marisco ($15) at Guadalajara Del Centro (1201 San Jacinto, 713-650-0101) is one of those dishes that makes you sit up and take note after a...

44. Dish

    Brisa Cocina Mexicana

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Diana Ramos used to own Habanero Blue, near the ballpark downtown, but that fell victim to all of the construction that occurred a couple of years ago. She's back with Brisa...

45. Film

    The Haunting in Rhode Island

    Matthew McConaughey is scary bad in Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

    By Melissa Anderson

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Two weeks after jowly Matthew Perry transformed into pretty Zac Efron to relive his adolescence in 17 Again, Warner Bros. releases Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, another backward...

46. Theater

    Yes We Khan

    Theatre LaB Houston gets un-PC in China: The Whole Enchilada

    By Lee Williams

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Caution: Supersensitive sorts need not attend Theater LaB Houston's production of Mark Brown's China: The Whole Enchilada. The show is about as un-PC as it gets. Played by...

47. Encore

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Rigoletto, The Seven Year Itch

    By D.L. Groover

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Rigoletto Sly maestro that he was, composer Giuseppe Verdi wrote the role of the libertine, sex-obsessed Duke of Mantua as a tenor, making the character thoroughly detestable...

48. Artbeat

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul," "Helen Lessick: Other Arrangements," "Henrique Oliveira: Tapumes," "Literally Figurative," "Perspectives 165: Contents Under Pressure"

    By Kelly Klaasmeyer and Troy Schulze

    Published: April 30, 2009

    "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" Although the Taliban managed to blow up the Bamyan Buddhas, they didn't get their hands on everything. This...

49. Ask a Mexican

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    Make a mariachi's day this Cinco de Mayo.

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: April 30, 2009

    Dear Readers, As you drinko por Cinco this May 5, please take around this column listing songs that mariachis will actually gladly play instead of having to glumly strum...