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Houston Dr. Sketchy Life Drawing June Party
This is what happens when cabaret meets art school
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Psst, wanna see a naked woman? Head over to the Houston Dr. Sketchy Life Drawing June Party. Okay, maybe the model won’t be completely naked, but with a theme of Raunchy...
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Juneteenth Celebration
Talk about a slow boat
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 19, 2008
On June 19, 1865, Texas finally got the message that slavery had been abolished (two years after the rest of the country). Today, African Americans celebrate Juneteenth as an...
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Jeremy Scahill
Author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army heads to Houston
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Before September 2007, big media didn’t have any interest in Jeremy Scahill. Then 17 Iraqi civilians were killed by Blackwater guards in Baghdad. “On September 17,...
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WWE’s Smack Down!
Double Down with twice the action at this uproarious show
By Bob Ruggiero
Published: June 19, 2008
While the more realistic (and brutal) Ultimate Fighting Championship and similar mixed-martial arts leagues have made big inroads into their demographic, World Wrestling...
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Annual Summer Concert: A Juneteenth Celebration
Houston Ebony Guild marks the holiday with music from composers Adolphus Hailstork, Robert Morris and Houston’s own Lela Anderson in “African American Spirituals: The Tradition Renewed”
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 19, 2008
It’s Juneteenth, baby, and that means parades, picnics and a whole lot of music. Among the various performances and shows, Houston Ebony Opera Guild is celebrating with...
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Metamorphosis: Echoes of the Voyage
Bayou City Performing Arts has a few friends join it on stage
By Lee Williams
Published: June 19, 2008
One of the oldest gay men’s choruses in the United States, Bayou City Performing Arts, hits the stage again today, and this time it’s not alone. A chamber orchestra,...
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“Daredevil Island”
Space Center Houston mixes adventure with fun
By Julia Youssefnia
Published: June 19, 2008
We’re not really sure what Indiana Jones and astronauts have in common. Maybe Space Center Houston is featuring the Indiana Jones-themed exhibit “Daredevil...
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Mixers, Elixirs & IMAX
Picture Book gives visitors the UK treatment
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Prepare for a British Invasion invasion. The Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Mixers, Elixirs & IMAX will be taken over by local cover band Picture Book. As patrons...
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The Red Dons
This Portland foursome is packed full of post-punk influences
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
The Red Dons’ lo-fi post-punk borrows heavily from Portland outfit The Observers — with good reason. The band is led by former head Observer Douglas Burns. After...
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DEAR Camp
Lee Gamel and Brian Neal Sensabaugh look at the art of compromise
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 19, 2008
Brian Neal Sensabaugh’s exhibition “DEAR Camp,” presented at Lawndale Art Center in the winter of 2007, could have been seen as a kindred expression of the...
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Geraldo de Barros
Sicardi Gallery pieces together the history of a picturesque pioneer
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
In the 1940s, when other photographers were doing straight documentary and portraiture photography, Geraldo de Barros was creating abstract photos. He started with the...
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“Defending Democracy”
The Station Museum of Contemporary Art looks at the struggle for freedom in the U.S. and Mexico
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 19, 2008
Angry about politics? The economy? The exhibition “Defending Democracy” at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art might provide you with some relief. The exhibit,...
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
This horror spoof survives repeated ketchup jokes
By Nick Keppler
Published: June 19, 2008
Made just before horror movie spoofs became almost as cliché as actual horror movies, 1978’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes shows the human race plagued by...
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“Uncle Charlie’s Art Show”
A well-known local poster artist puts 18 years’ worth of concerts on sale
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Uncle Charlie will likely forget more concerts than you’ll ever attend. The local artist began designing concert posters back in the ‘80s and, 18 years later,...
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Keiji Haino
A Japanese psychedelic rocker makes his debut performance in Texas
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Keiji Haino had a life-changing experience after hearing The Doors’ “When the Music’s Over.” (No, he wasn’t on drugs.) The 11-minute psychedelic ditty...
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“Wine, Worship and Sacrifice: The Golden Graves of Ancient Vani”
Look, it’s shiny!
By Julia Ramey
Published: June 19, 2008
Civilizations come and go, empires rise and fall, but mankind’s obsession with shiny yellow gold seems to be everlasting. That obsession is immediately apparent at the...
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Katt Williams
This pint-sized comedian continues his crude crusade with It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’ Tour
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: June 19, 2008
Katt Williams is out to prove big pimpin’ comes in small packages. Along with his HBO, BET and Comedy Central specials, the comedian also hosted the Roast of Flavor Flav,...
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Alice Neel
An intimate gaze at a painter known for intimate gazes
By Nick Keppler
Published: June 19, 2008
Painter Alice Neel was known for her “inner landscapes,” portraits that reflected the hearts of her subjects in mood and background. Examples include a portrait of...
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The Tamarie Cooper Show
She’s Baaaaaack!
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: June 19, 2008
Tamarie Cooper is back, and this time she’s married. In her previous Tamalalia series of autobiographical mega-musicals, Cooper covered such diverse topics as love, drugs,...
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Game On
Ninja Gaiden II Pours on the Gore – and Glitches
Bloody Good, Not Great
By Gary Hodges
Published: June 19, 2008
It's probably a good thing Game On wasn't around to review Ninja Gaiden when it hit Xbox in 2004 — we probably would've written An awesome, brutal, majestic action...
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