Eric A.T. Dieckman

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Death to the Salesmen

Devious deal-closers prey on dimwits in Glengarry Glen Ross

Pole Position

Stages Repertory Theatre debuts a hilarious ethnic Joke

Hay Ya

Texas dance's grande dame steps into DiverseWorks

How Would Jesus Groove?

A Broadway Superstar returns to save your soul

Downtown Cubs

Tilman's tigers are on the prowl

The Joy of Cooking

Las Nuevas Tamaleras is a corny kitchen comedy

Male Call

Houston Ballet's Peter Pan gets manly

Thong and Dance

Hang with the scantily clad at the No Pants Party

Family Man

Christopher Titus turns dysfunctional into comical

Hey, L.A.D.I.E.S.

Hardworking, hard-rocking women take the stage at the Proletariat

Three Chicks from dos chicas

Envy the Cockroach looks inside a women's prison

Gear Head

Ron-E fades into the night

Unearthing Kitsch

Media Archeology digs up some quirky film relics

The Kings of Queens

The Kinsey Sicks quartet busts into Houston

Canadian Invasion

SXSW heaps sloppy seconds on Houston

Bohemian Rhapsody

Homelessness, AIDS and suicide take their toll, backed up by rock and roll

Bar Brawl

Fighters duke it out in no-holds-barred cage matches

Just Say Yes

People in the upper tax brackets can afford to ignore social mores

Ringing from the Rooftops

Microcinema International gets political

On the News

Henry Rollins brings Kabul home

Kids' Night Out

Spare your tykes the sight of you on New Year’s Eve

In Harm's Way

Texas women are no strangers to active military duty

Achtung, Baby

The 1936 Olympics in Berlin revealed the tip of the Nazi iceberg

Burning Down the House

Bowfire shows off its hot hands at Hobby

The Unplugged Menace

New Model Army's show will have all of punk's power -- at a reasonable volume

When Harry Met Santa

Christmas comes early courtesy of Harry Connick Jr.

Steel Strippin'

New setting, new songs, same hook

Rat Pack Redux

The Whiskey Brothers ring the old-school bell

Animal Farm

Kids and grown-ups learn hands-on lessons about ecology

Moddening Crowds

DJ Mod Scott brings '60s pop to Helios

Knock on Wood

Jeff Dunham gets by with a little help from some dummies

Fire, Work with Me

Fun on the Fourth

People-Watchin'

The Westheimer Street Fest returns to its rightful home

Still Standin'

Project Row Houses revives the old Eldorado Ballroom

Don't Mock Us

A book that's impossible to read

Berry Talented

Charlie Berry performs at Porky's

Tiny TUTS

Kids ham it up at Miller Outdoor Theatre

My Way

Stanley Jordan plays his own kind of jazz

Adorable Dora

A Latina heroine comes to town

First Dance

Kid's Play inspires more than just youngsters

License to Entertain

Pass the Salad

This dance festival has got the world's best ingredients

Bird Brains

Kids learn to use their heads at 1-2-3 Imagine!

Bot Love

Schoolkids go techno

Good Folk

Caroline Herring shows her South side

No Haters Here

OrchestraX plays for peace

Not Normal

Randall White's characters live a little left of center

Barfin' Green

Hangover planning for St. Patrick's Day

Don't Try This Anywhere

If Steve-O comes at you with a staple gun, run!