Sonic Reducer That it was bound to happen makes it no less unfortunate. No Doubt chanteuse Gwen Stefani, after better than a decade of exercising [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Christmas In A Box The Joy Of The Boxed Set Nowadays, there's a boxed set available for just about everyone on your list. And if there's not, then there's certainly one that could [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears It's been rescheduled at least three times because local bands are renowned for committing, then not bothering to learn any songs. But Metal [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Wayne Newton With His Age- And Gravity-Defying Hair Saturday, Dec. 11; Route 66 Casino (21 and over, 7:30 p.m.): How did Wayne Newton get so famous? Christ, how does he stay [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Blue Note The Living Blues Dave “Honeyboy” Edwards Brings the Delta to You At 89 years old, Mississippi bluesman Honeyboy Edwards is still every bit [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Mariachi Christmas Extravaganza Featuring Mariachi Los Arrieros De Valle And Ballet Folklorico Paso Del Norte Sunday, Dec. 12; Popejoy Hall (all ages, 3:30 p.m.): Once again, Popejoy Hall's renowned Ovation Series presents the Mariachi Christmas Extravaganza, a program [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More
Weedeater With Jumbo's Killcrane, Black Maria And Under The Sun Tuesday, Dec. 7; Launchpad (21 and over, 9 p.m.): Man, they must grow some killer skunk in Wilmington, N.C. There's simply no other [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 02, 2004 Read More
Music To Your Ears Check the “Music Calendar” and “Lucky 7” this week. If the plethora of holiday-themed events doesn't get you in the mood, nothing will. [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 02, 2004 Read More
Blue Note He's Paul Gonzalez. You probably recognize him as a trumpet player in local ensembles like Tetragon, Son Como Son, Straight Up and the [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 02, 2004 Read More
Sonic Reducer Like labelmate Suzanne Vega, Vanessa Carlton has a knack for setting her deepest emotions to craftily hewn melodies in such a way as [...] Michael Henningsen \ Dec 02, 2004 Read More