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The Scene reviews albums by Mighty Tiger, Black Math Horseman and Twin Tigers.
A new exhibit in the Katzen Museum uses the walls of the building to communicate artist Tom Green’s message. Green says the exhibit, entitled “Accident and Incident,” illuminates the how these two concepts affect all life. The exhibit will remain on display on the third floor of Katzen until March 14.
Plaid: it’s what hipsters and Steve Urkel have in common. The similarities probably don’t stop there (he seems to be a fan of ankle-grazing skinny jeans), but the plaid shirt is what brings these trendier-than-thou kids together with the nerdier-than-anyone TV icon. Oh, and it also includes Scots.
The Silversun Pickups have achieved more than most rock bands, let alone alternative-rock bands, can even hope for.
Never has there been a moment where music and charity have come together quite like in 1985 when Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson joined forces to write the song “We Are the World.” Originally created to help raise money for famine relief in Africa, the Grammy award-winning song has become one ...
I finished “Macedonia” by Harvey Pekar and am now thoroughly confused about the current state of the Balkan nations. Before reading this book, I only thought of Macedonia as “that country over Greece” or the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
People tend to have a love/hate relationship with the month of February. They cringe at the hearts, flowers and pink that take over the stores for Valentine’s Day, yet shamelessly enjoy the chocolate boxes.
We have all been victims to attaching ourselves to a show only to find out a season later that it has been canceled. It is frustrating to see shows like “Jersey Shore” and “Dancing with the Stars” survive when series with actual plots, like “Alias” and “Freaks and Geeks,” are given the axe for faulty ratings.
With the surplus of snow days and a current rise in cabin fever, most of us are busting at the seams, slowly crossing off items on our to do lists and running out of activities to pursue. It’s inevitable that at some point or another we’ve all wound up in front of our respective televisions, perusing our catalogue of DVDs, attempting to figure out what might numbly entertain us for the next twelve hours or so. Here are a few of our picks for the best movies to watch while snowed in.
The British playwright Sarah Kane was only 28 years old when she decided to take her own life after a lasting bout with clinical depression. In a final utterance to a seemingly uncaring world, she channeled all of her frustrations into the wildly unnerving "4.48 Psychosis."
Scene columnist Will Koper presents gentlemen (and progressive-minded ladies) with a romantic dinner for two, complete with mushy symbolism and melted chocolate.
Tuesday night the Louisiana-based band Givers returned to Black Cat as the headlining act.
"The Wolfman" is a remake of a classic, but it does not quite reach epic standards, according to Scene staff writer Bryan Koenig. Though some might expect the movie to leave them howling in terror, it actually uses modern computer imaging to create a period piece with a dark side. Koenig gave this fantasy flick a B.
Music columnist Ryan Tanner-Read gives his take on Jeff Bridges' work on the soundtrack for the movie, "Crazy Heart."
Musicians have always had a role in social and political change; just look at the Vietnam War, post-9/11, or more recently the Haitian relief effort. But that’s not the only cause music is currently helping. A Rocket to the Moon is one of several bands on the 2010 Take Action Tour, which each year picks an organization or cause to support.
Ani DiFranco is a legend in her own right. After nearly 20 years in the music business, DiFranco has released 16 live albums and 18 studio albums, her latest being 2008's "Red Letter Year." DiFranco's prolific release of live albums may be due to her sentiment that live music is real music. Even the back of her most recent tour shirts were a throwback to the idea that records were named as such because that's exactly what they were — live recordings. • Bento boxes: Cheap and delicious
An admirer of all things gourmet, both versatile and open to any cultural offering, seeks a foodie for companionship. This owner of international table "real estate" likes to be held. No, that's not a personal ad, but rather an introduction to the world of bento. In its simplest terms, bento (or the more formal obento or the stackable jubako) is what Japanese mothers deem a homemade, boxed, single-portion meal.
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