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Night & Day
Ain’t Misbehavin’
See the Harlem Renaissance come to life today at the Ensemble Theatre
By Lee Williams
Published: June 26, 2008
The joint will be jumping with tunes from Fats Waller at The Ensemble Theatre’s Ain’t Misbehavin’, the 1978 Tony Award-winning musical revue that’s...
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Game On
Majesco's Blast Works: Blowing stuff up DIY-style
Blast Happy
By Chris Ward
Published: June 26, 2008
The words "user-generated content" usually mean you're about to encounter one of two things: an irritating Super Bowl commercial made by 16-year-olds, or another dramatic...
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Feature
What Happens When Chronically Ill Kids Grow Up
Physically disabled young adults who weren't supposed to live this long find themselves hemmed in by an unprepared heath care system
By Paul Knight
Published: June 26, 2008
Doctors once predicted that Miguel Guevara would not survive his childhood. Born with muscular dystrophy, he was told as a young teenager he would not see 20. Then doctors...
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News
A New Retreat for the ManKind Project Houston
The organization settles a lawsuit, says it'll make changes
By Chris Vogel
Published: June 26, 2008
When Kathy and Ralph Scinto decided to sue a men's group after their son killed himself following one of the organization's weekend getaways, they said to themselves that they...
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Crime
To Catch a Rapist
Sometimes it takes someone willing to make a hard tackle
By Randall Patterson
Published: June 26, 2008
Corey Williams comes home from work after midnight, tired usually, and sometimes thinking about the joy he used to feel "knocking people over." As a powerful defensive end, he...
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Hair Balls
Useless Protest
Homeowners find the rules can change from county to county
As told to Richard Connelly
Published: June 26, 2008
If you're a homeowner who has seen the assessment on your house rise a significant amount, you usually protest it. You might bring evidence to your hearing like the fact that...
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Letters
Dr Pepper, Planned Parenthood and Air Conditioning
Published: June 26, 2008
Dr. Fill Worth the drive: While it may be possible to get bootleg bottles of Dublin Dr Pepper all over the state, anyone from Hico to Weatherford will tell you the best way to...
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BayouSphere
Bayousphere
By Daniel Kramer
Published: June 26, 2008
"If you keep blasting that a/c, I'm gonna need more paint here!!" Vonetta Berry deals with touchy issues as she makes a piece of art out of Kat Jones at H Gallery. The gallery...
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Music
Neo-soul's dapper, unusual Peter Hadar
One Cool Weirdo
By Craig D. Lindsey
Published: June 26, 2008
For a self-described "cool weirdo," Peter Hadar doesn't sound that weird. "Everyone says that, man," he laughs. "I got the interview face on right now." During this particular...
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Noise
Ten Things I Love About the Houston Music Scene
By Chris Gray
Published: June 26, 2008
Whether driving or dating or writing a weekly column, once you get past that first time, it's all gravy. So for my first go-round as music editor, I thought I'd list a few...
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Nightfly
The Almeda-Genoa Icehouse Crawl
Two Outta Three Ain't Bad
By Shea Serrano
Published: June 26, 2008
If you're gonna open up a service establishment like a bar or restaurant, you need permits: alcohol permits, food permits, Dumpster permits, blah, blah, blah. But if you want...
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Local Rotation
The Hates: 30 Years of Hate 1978-2008
By Chris Gray
Published: June 26, 2008
Houston's Hates — or at least the trio's sole remaining original member, singer/guitarist Christian Arnheiter — have been waving the circle-A punk-rock flag loud...
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Rotation
Lil Wayne: Tha Carter III
By Ben Westhoff
Published: June 26, 2008
Destined to be a stoner classic, Tha Carter III should silence critics who think Lil Wayne can't make a cohesive album. His vision and self-confidence have improved...
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Rotation
My Morning Jacket: Evil Urges
By Danielle Sills
Published: June 26, 2008
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James claims the overall theme of Evil Urges, his band's fifth album, is one of moral confusion. But after a few listens, the most mystifying...
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Rotation
Local H: Twelve Angry Months
By Michael Gallucci
Published: June 26, 2008
Think you've had a bad year? Get a load of Local H's. On Twelve Angry Months, the Chicago alt-rock duo flips through its calendar and recalls 365 days' worth of lousy dates,...
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Playbill
The Death Set, with Matt and Kim
By Alex Begley
Published: June 26, 2008
Luckily for Houstonians, this East Coast pack of semi-underground, hipster-friendly, DIY punks has scraped together enough gas money for its first Texas trip since last March's...
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Playbill
Riff Tiffs, Tontons, Fat Tony, Lisa's Sons
By David A. Cobb
Published: June 26, 2008
All too often, local talent goes unnoticed by most Houstonians, so a big venue such as Warehouse Live hosting a slew of local bands is both a rare treat and an opportunity for...
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Playbill
Her Space Holiday, with Lymbyc Systym
By Freeman, Doug
Published: June 26, 2008
Like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone or Say Hi, Her Space Holiday perfects the delicate balance of deadpan bittersweetness. Over the past decade, Marc Bianchi, the primary...
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Playbill
Canada Day, with the Drams
By William Michael Smith
Published: June 26, 2008
Houstonians who know when Canada Day is are few and far between, but not at the Maple Leaf Pub, where hockey is king and stellar Denton rockers the Drams will lead lovers of...
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Playbill
Stone Temple Pilots, with Black Francis
By Michael Gallucci
Published: June 26, 2008
Scott Weiland had barely wiped Slash's bootprint from his ass when he and his Stone Temple Pilots bandmates announced their own reunion tour. Seriously. After the singer was...
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