Blue Note To call French Algeria-born guitarist Pierre Bensusan a new age artist would be a terrible disservice to his extraordinary talent and a compliment [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Music
Odds & Ends Dateline: Massachusetts—Last week's New England Journal of Medicine reported on a case in which French surgeons removed 12 pounds of coins from the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 26, 2004 News
Music To Your Ears Several months ago, Alibi reported that Club Rhythm and Blues, sadly, was closing, at least temporarily. The news set off something of a [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Music
While Politicians Talk About Jobs ... Employees Worry About Health Care, Savings And Debt Like other election years, between now and November you'll hear the word “jobs” bandied about by politicians on the campaign trail. You'll see [...] Tim McGivern \ Feb 26, 2004 News
Ignoring The Neighbors Greg Payne's column on the City Council's rejection of a building project on Walter Street in Huning Highlands (Payne's World, Feb. 19-15) omits [...] Alibi \ Feb 26, 2004 News
Coming And Going With Councilor Eric Griego showing up late, Councilors Brad Winter and Craig Loy leaving early, and Councilors Michael Cadigan and Miguel Gomez not [...] Laura Sanchez \ Feb 26, 2004 News
Sonic Reducer Sublimely gorgeous and simple in its elegance, Norah Jones' second record is everything the 8 million people who bought her debut expected and, [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Music
Neil Young And Crazy Horse Saturday, Feb. 28; Tingley Coliseum (all ages, 7 p.m.): Neil Young has spent nearly 40 years exploring the American Dream on big-picture terms—not [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Music
Brave Combo A Polka Party Brought To You By The Fine Folks At Kunm. Please Show Up So Mary B. Doesn'T Go Crazy. Friday, Feb. 27; The Paramount (Santa Fe, 21 and over, 7:30 p.m.)/Saturday, Feb. 28; Sunshine Theater (all ages, 7 p.m.): Go ahead. It's [...] Michael Henningsen \ Feb 26, 2004 Music
Winner, Winner-Chicken Dinner! The 76Th Annual Academy Awards While only the bean-counters at PriceWaterhouseCoopers know the actual winners of this year's Academy Awards, we can still make a few early predictions [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Feb 26, 2004 Feature