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Reviews and think pieces on music, movies, art, and theater.

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The pop underground

An energized ghettofied style of American pop flies out of the speakers at 100 decibels. The crowd goes nuts. This isn’t an arena concert; this isn’t the basement of a... Read more

By the February 8, 2001

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Breathing life into rock

Word on the street is that the times they are a-changin’ in the world of music. Informed sources suggest that there’s a renaissance of the live band afoot, and the... Read more

By the February 8, 2001

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Nomadic bends skills

While the atrocities committed against the Jews during the Holocaust are widely acknowledged and condemned, the stories of Hitler’s other victims are often overlooked. Through his drama Bent, Martin Sherman... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

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Beer, baby

Quintessential to college life, right?? Some might say that nothing else makes a weekend night quite like a six-pack of Natty Lite. But as you pound down yet another one... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

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Deep in snatch

Not since Fear and Loathing has a movie affected my chosen lifestyle so profoundly. In that case, back in 1997, I walked real funny, wrote meandering pieces like this one... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

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Ashcroft and friends

This weekend brings a curious mix of musical talent to the area. Thursday evening will see the arrival of Richard Ashcroft at the 9:30 Club. Formerly of The Verve, Ashcroft... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

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Mass-holes match Milton

The Georgetown Voice, in conjunction with the Slackers everywhere, presents a monthly feature in which we find two beings who would never encounter each other in the wild and pit... Read more

By the February 1, 2001

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Baltimore: bye bye dating blues

Gentlemen: Are you burned out on dating within the District? More specifically, have you run out of places to take your lady-friends that do not, by this point, either bore... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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The Value of Cheap Trick

Tucked in the suburban expanses of northwest Indiana, the Star Plaza Theater is where over-the-hill pop stars and irrelevant comedians are put out to pasture. A mid-sized venue that at... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Lezher Ledger

Most Washingtonians are at least somewhat familiar with the Metro system here; for students it plays an integral role. It provides decent and convenient train and bus service for residents... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Don’t mask this bauble, baby

Peter Shaffer’s play, Amadeus, explores the most crippling fear of any artist: the fear of mediocrity. When a person cares to share an art––an expression of his humanity––he does so... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Electric Bugaloo

I received an e-mail from an old friend the other day, who had written to tell me that he had just spotted a troubling Kenneth Cole billboard in his hometown... Read more

By the January 25, 2001

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Pu ert mj?g falleg

Sound, light! … words on paper … over-heard speech … the cat??you saw it … a dog … you realized! Sensations??out of context??grow new limbs. They cease to be actualized... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Honoring Women’s Creativity

Recognizing the importance of women’s contribution to American visual culture is the basis for “Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference,” currently on exhibit at The Bard Graduate... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Winter break movies: worth our salt?

by the Voice staff Cast Away (Robert Zemeckis, Fox) This movie, which sadly, will most likely win the Oscar for best picture, ought to have been left on its own... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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D.C.’s guide to modern architecture

by Kate Greenberg Welcome back to the Nation’s capital. After a month of vacation, I began to realize that the Hollywood sign and California modern homes of my native Los... Read more

By the January 18, 2001

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Dan & tha Damaja

Touching down in DC this Saturday night will be a hip-hop show like no other: Jeru the Damaja on the mic with Dan the Automator doing deck duty. At first... Read more

By the January 18, 2001