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Legendary Lens
See the work of John Loengard
By Jim Schutze
Published: March 13, 2008
Afterimage Gallery in the Routh Street Quadrangle is showing (and selling) the work of revered LIFE magazine photographer and editor John Loengard. Loengard, who began shooting...
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The Moon and the Tides
Hippies commune at White Rock
By Patrick Williams
Published: March 13, 2008
Dear Dad: Listen, I know we haven't spoken in a while, since you've been dead the past 10 years, but I was wondering if you could do me a favor and PLEASE GET OUT OF MY HEAD....
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Bad Ass Mother
George Carlin is still kickin'
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 13, 2008
He's best known for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," but George Carlin's routines on poor language have always been my favorites. Gripes such as, "What the...
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Night & Day
What A Clown
By Merritt Martin
Published: March 13, 2008
Here's what I want to know: Do clowns tell dirty jokes? Now, I'm not talking about creepy "Here's some candy, little girl" pretend-clowns, or scary Tim Curry-in-the-gutter...
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The Saddest of All Keys
Spinal Tap rocks the Inwood
By John Freeman
Published: March 13, 2008
Here it is, folks. The greatest rock 'n' roll movie ever made. It doesn't matter that the band featured in the film is "fake." The trials and tribulations they endure are...
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Two-Wheel Throwdown
Rockers and mods square off
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: March 13, 2008
It's the age-old question—are you a rocker or a mod? OK, maybe it's not "age-old," but this weekend it's not going to matter anyway, because the city will be brimming with...
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Night & Day
Oooh, Dallas!
Austin artists get their exhibition on
By Andrea Grimes
Published: March 13, 2008
It is about damned time somebody did Dallas other than Debbie. Actually, ol' Deb was just a tease, anyway, as she never did Dallas or anyone in it for the entirety of the...
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Night & Day
Livin' LaVidas
See cultures clash at Theatre Three
By Mark Donald
Published: March 13, 2008
Been going to Theatre Three productions since I was big enough to say, "No, don't make me!," and I have never known why Theatre Three calls itself Theatre Three. Turns out, its...
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Buzz
Touchy, Touchy
By Sam Merten
Published: March 13, 2008
Touchy, touchy: We originally called Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins last week to ask him about criticism he had received in some quarters for his handling of the...
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You Said It
Tear It Up|Nothing But the Facts
Published: March 13, 2008
"Dense Thinking," by Sam Merten, March 6 Tear It Up I anxiously await the demolition of this eyesore. It's nice to finally know what is planned for this area. However, there...
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Ask a Mexican
Ask A Mexican
If you want the labor, then you have to accept the laborers—or shut the hell up
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: March 13, 2008
Dear Mexican: Mexicans are angry that the United States might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let...
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News
Death in the Inner Circle
Apparent murder-suicide cuts to the heart of the mayor's southern Dallas advisors
By Jim Schutze and Sam Merten
Published: March 13, 2008
Prominent Dallas political activists Lynn Flint Shaw and her husband, Rufus Shaw, dead Tuesday in an apparent murder-suicide by gun, were players in a tight-knit circle of...
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Music
You Don't Have to Head to SXSW to Find a Festival This Week
Dallas has something for all tastes in town
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 13, 2008
Whether you want to celebrate St. Patrick's Day or catch some South by Southwest acts coming through the region (or do a little of both), festivals are a good option this week....
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Bsides
Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Offers a Different Take on His Band's Sound
This time through town, Yo La Tengo is going all acoustic
By Darryl Smyers
Published: March 13, 2008
Ira Kaplan, leader of the indie rock institution Yo La Tengo, isn't afraid to mix things up. Just look at his band's upcoming venue booking: Yo La Tengo's Dallas gig this week...
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Critics' Picks
The Lemonheads
Thursday, March, 13, at the Granada Theater
By Pete Freedman
Published: March 13, 2008
Once upon a time, Evan Dando was the fresh-faced savior of indie-rock. And boy, oh, boy did the girls find the Lemonheads front man dreamy. That whole idea would've been...
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Real Emotional Trash (Matador)
By Dan Weiss
Published: March 13, 2008
Popular thinking goes that Stephen Malkmus recorded his best work when he was fronting indie-rock heroes Pavement. But just listen to "The Hook," from Malkmus' 2001 self-titled...
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Music
The Door and Prophet Bar Owner Russell Hobbs Deserves Credit for Booking Brother Ali
By Pete Freedman
Published: March 13, 2008
This Russell Hobbs guy—the one who runs The Door and The Prophet Bar down in Deep Ellum along with a handful of other The Door entities around the region, the one who had...
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Bsides
Legendary Punk Band X Returns With Original Lineup
By Darryl Smyers
Published: March 13, 2008
With all four original members of legendary punk/roots band X back together and touring, it's almost like the band is going through a mid-life resurgence. And even after 30...
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Critics' Picks
Gogol Bordello
Wednesday, March 19, at the Granada Theater
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 13, 2008
The last time Gogol Bordello performed at the Granada, the band filled a clothes dryer with a tour's worth of dirty laundry and turned it on, blasting the funky exhaust into...
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Times New Viking
Rip It Off (Matador)
By Michael Gallucci
Published: March 13, 2008
Columbus, Ohio's Times New Viking takes a cue from fellow Ohioans Guided by Voices, recording fuzzy indie-rock under a thick gauze of guitar noise. There's little to no...
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