Addison Engelking: 1. One Beat — Sleater-Kinney (Kill Rock Stars): For me, Sleater-Kinney’s grand achievement was the best record of 2002 as early as July 17th, when I saw them headline a benefit concert for their native Portland’s fabulous Rock and Roll Camp for Girls. After 45 minutes of a VH-1: Storytellers-type show featuring career-spanning […]
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wednesday, 8
Arf!: The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is presenting Speak Softly and Carry a Beagle: The Art of Charles Schulz now through Feb. 2, 2003. The exhibit tracks the late cartoonist’s life from his Minnesota roots on, and follows the development of the characters that made up the unique world of Peanuts.
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HIT THE ROAD, JACK!
Let’s get interactive. Nominations are in order for the person — fictional or actual or generic — you would most like to see depart the premises (in good health, of course). Examples: that dude Steve in the Dell commercials; the nameless offender who ends the Verizon commercials with “Can You Hear Me Now?” (Yes, unfortunately!); […]
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sunday, 5
If CBS comes calling — as they will today at 3:30 at The Pyramid to see John Caliparti’s basketball Tigers take on Villanova, the least we can do is show up inforce to boost the homeboys and heckle the intruders. Be there.
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UPSET ABOUT THE UPSET?
‘Twas a famous victory, all right, the Fiesta Bowl Ohio State win that all the jock-sniffers and armchair quarterbacks amongst us watched Friday night. Okay, Okay, so the interference call that kept Miami from winning in overtime was a bad call! Just like the one that umpire Don Denkinger blew in the 7th game of […]
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ECHOES OF YESTERYEAR?
Previews of Coming Attractions? A new Rambo-style action-adventure film, “Iraqui 2” A new blues number, “Korea, Korea”
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friday, 3
The Griz go against the Clippers of L.A. 7 p.m., The Pyramid.
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thursday, 2
It’s way over Fayetteville-way, but if it’s good enough for the ever-mobile Tiger Road Show, it’s good enough for us fans. The U of M basketball team takes on Arkansas at Bud Walton Arena, 7:05 p.m.
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Sound Advice
Local singer-songwriter Wayne LeeLoy is probably better known around town as entrepreneur than as artist, and for good reason. As founder of the popular Memphis Troubadours Acoustic Showcase and driving force behind the spin-off project The Acoustic Highway, LeeLoy has been making good things happen on the local music scene. But he’s also an artist […]
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When Where What
Here it goes again: New Year’s Eve. Last year, you swore you wouldn’t go to another party filled with strangers. You decided then, as you locked yourself in the bathroom to avoid the touchy-feely toll of the new year, that next time you’ll be in Hawaii or New York or Paris or Cancun or Miami […]
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Sound Advice
Musical Christmas parties are in full swing this week. And if the safest bet is Automusik’s, praised by my colleague below, the highest-profile is no doubt 93-Xmas at the New Daisy Theatre Friday, December 13th, and Saturday, December 14th. Sponsored by local rock station WMFS 93-X, Friday night’s locals-only lineup presents seven stripes of area […]