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Yip-Yip
This synthefied duo brings musical chaos to The Mink
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
Meet Yip 1 and Yip 2 (a.k.a. Jason Temple and Brian Esser). With their synthesized powers combined, they are Yip-Yip. The experimental Florida duo produces the kind of sounds...
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The Gateless Gate: A Musical Exploration
Rodney Waters, Adam Tendler, et al., give us a program of reflective music
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: October 2, 2008
The Gateless Gate: A Musical Exploration, a program of reflective music, features pianist Rodney Waters, artistic director and founder of the Mukuru "Arts for AIDS" series, and...
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Growing Up with Tamales
Gwendolyn Zepeda reads from her new book
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: October 2, 2008
Houston author Gwendolyn Zepeda's new children's book, Growing Up with Tamales, is the touching story of two sisters, six-year-old Ana and eight-year-old Lidia. It's time for...
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Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water)
Don't let the leaky remake scare you away from the real thing
By Julia Ramey
Published: October 2, 2008
Fan of The Grudge? How about The Ring? Don't mention it too loud, or film geeks will quickly accost you and give due praise to the Japanese, who are responsible for the...
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Third Annual Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt
Two-wheeled contestants hunt Houston for clues
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
The Third Annual Heights Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt offers a way to explore a good portion of the Bayou City on two wheels (translation: on a bike - you know, the non-car...
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KUHF Classic Film Concerts: Nosferatu
The Golden Arm Trio gives this early horror classic a new soundtrack
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
What could make a classic silent horror movie more horrifying? A killer soundtrack. The KUHF Classic Film Concert series will hand the baton over to Austin's Golden Arm Trio...
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"Body Worlds 2 & The Brain: Our Three Pound Gem"
This is what you look like on the inside
By BLAKE WHITAKER
Published: October 2, 2008
Whether you're fascinated with the inner workings of the human brain or simply enjoy being grossed out by what we look like on the inside, the second round of Dr. Gunther von...
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Henry Rollins: Recountdown Tour
Punk rock icon turned spoken-word artist loves animal attacks, hates homophobes
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
Henry Rollins is starting to sound a lot like a preacher...in a good way. Of course, we're not talking about the former punk rock icon's sentiments; it's more his style of...
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"Coming of Age
Teens, twixters and quarter-lifers
By Julia Ramey
Published: October 2, 2008
"Coming of Age," Kristy Peet's new show at the gallery inside Hungry's Cafe & Bistro, deals with the blurry line between American childhood and adulthood. Bar mitzvahs and...
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Almost Famous
Rolling Stone journalist Cameron Crowe gives insight into his days as a teenage rock writer
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
Admit it, if you could leave your couch right now and tour with an up-and-coming rock band, you would. No? What about as a teenager? We thought so. Almost Famous is the...
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Anne Enright and Ann Patchett
Inprint brings in two award-winning authors
By Lee Williams
Published: October 2, 2008
When she was short-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize in 2007, Anne Enright was considered a long shot. Her novel The Gathering, in which she wanted to "explore desire and...
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The Parallax View
This one goes out to the conspiracy theorists
By Julia Ramey
Published: October 2, 2008
As the presidential campaign reaches its zenith, those who'd like to trade bland stump speeches for some political thrills should check out Alan Pakula's 1974 film The Parallax...
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The Prestige
Christian Bale simmers in The Prestige
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: October 2, 2008
There's something to be said for secrets; sometimes wanting to know everything can be deadly. It is in The Prestige. The 2006 film by director Christopher Nolan centers on two...
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Mozart in Vienna
Da Camera trots out the Mr. M masters for their opening night concert
By Julia Ramey
Published: October 2, 2008
The music Mozart composed while residing in Vienna is among his most popular of all time - as mainstream as it gets when it comes to classical. But even the most superior of...
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Radio Golf
August Wilson's ten-play cycle ends with this look at middle-class African-American life in the 1990s
By Lee Williams
Published: October 2, 2008
As we've learned, elections can be full of drama. So hand it to the Ensemble Theatre for opening its 2008-2009 season with a play about a successful entrepreneur who sets his...
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Cyrano de Bergerac
The Alley Theatre stages the woes of a large-nosed soldier in love
By Dusti Rhodes
Published: October 2, 2008
The play Cyrano de Bergerac inspired Roxanne, that movie featuring Steve Martin with a really big nose. The original work is a more tragic tale about Cyrano, a gifted soldier...
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Compañia Flamenco José Porcel
Spain's most exciting performers bring their mix of gypsy, Indian, Arabic and Jewish dance to the SPA stage
By Julia Ramey
Published: October 2, 2008
Even if you know very little about Spain's culture and heritage, you know this: The Spanish are an energetic, soulful people who love passion, energy and beauty. Spain's...
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Patti LaBelle
She has a once-in-a-generation voice and she's coming to Houston - again
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published: October 2, 2008
The last time she came to Houston, Patti LaBelle played to a pitiful crowd that didn't even fill up half of the Arena Theatre. But the small crowd didn't deter her: "20 or...
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Game On
For Those About to Rock... Again
Rock Band 2
By Chris Ward
Published: October 2, 2008
This summer, the drummer from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts threw a drumstick at my face. To be fair, that's what drummers do — even fill-in, faux-Blackhearts from Joan...
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Soldier Suicides
Surviving our War on Terror calls for more than an ability to dodge bullets and IEDs
By Megan Feldman
Published: October 2, 2008
They buried the first brother the day before Thanksgiving. As mourners trickled out of Lubbock's Resthaven Memorial Park in the gray chill, Andrew Velez stayed behind. He stood...
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