Subject: Sammy Davis Jr.

• RIP, James Brown

  December 27, 2006

• The Burial and Resurrection (maybe) of Doug Sanders

  June 16, 1994

• In the Room

  January 5, 1995

• Sound Check

  July 25, 1996

• Combustible Vegas

  November 14, 1996

• The Voice, The Spark, The Image

  May 21, 1998

• Idol Beat: The Final 36, Group 2

  Michael Becker/ Fox Adam LambertThere were a few seconds during the Rolling Stones' 2006 Super Bowl halftime performance where formaldehyded guitarist Keith Richards let his inner demon peek out. I can't remember for the life of me which song the band was playing, but Richards let loose with a bit of gnarly fret nastiness where he could've played it straight; it was a quick, effective display of virtuosity, a reminder that dude could've run away with the entire mini-set if he'd so chose.

  February 26, 2009

• Bedroom Banter

  June 18, 1998

• Tommy Davidson

  February 26, 2009

• Houston, Humor Hotbed

  Houston Comedy Festival

  September 2, 1999

• Wayne Brady

  Actor/Comedian/Singer fronts Houston Symphony

  October 9, 2008

• Tommy Davidson

  February 7, 2008

• The Rat Pack: Live at the Sands

  It’s Frank, Sammy and Dino — again

  March 6, 2008

• Deer Tick

  November 29, 2007

• Black Box Office

  Je'Caryous Johnson brings movie and TV stars to Houston. And chances are, you've never heard of him — unless you're African-American

  June 14, 2007

• Rock and Roll Autobiographies

  Stars' tell-all stories

  May 31, 2007

• Musical Food Groups

  If singers were cheese, what kind of cheese would they be?

  February 22, 2007

• Papa Didn't Take No Mess

  RIP, James Brown

  January 4, 2007

• The Dean Is Risen

  Some Dean Martin albums we wish existed

  August 3, 2006

• Do You Hear What I Hear?

  Wack's Very Special Holiday Music Guide

  December 8, 2005

• Something Missing

  Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results

  October 6, 2005

• The Hipster's Guide to Rock and Roll Vendettas

  And you thought rappers were the only ones who had beefs

  August 11, 2005

• Animal Crackers

  Plot-light Madagascar still manages clever gags for grown-ups

  May 26, 2005

• Dennis DeYoung

  The Music of Styx Live with Symphony Orchestra (Grand Illusion Music)

  November 11, 2004

• The Evolution Control Committee

  Plagiarythm Nation (Creations/Seeland)

  July 17, 2003

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  April 17, 2003

• Xmas Marks the Spot

  A guide to new holiday discs, from surprise presents to Tannen-bombs

  December 19, 2002

• Look Ahead

  D.A. Pennebaker doesn't make history, but he's captured so much of it

  May 24, 2001

• The Malcolm X Files

  Spike Lee's scathing satire of network television goes out with a bang

  October 19, 2000

• Chucking It All

  Bryn Tustin was an electrician from New Jersey who became a punk-music DJ in Houston, opened a record store and remade himself into Chuck Roast.

  March 18, 1999

• Press Picks

  March 23, 1995

• Dive Bars

  October 15, 2009