Letters: What Do You Think?

by | Mar 5, 2009 | News

Academy Story a StretchI write to correct three significant errors in the article "Politics in the People's Academy" [Jan. 29, 2009] by Mark Roessler about the live screening of the presidential inauguration at the Academy of Music. First, the article...
Nightcrawler: One for the Niffer

Nightcrawler: One for the Niffer

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Music

For some reason, all the women in the Crawler's life these days seem to be named Jen. And by life, he naturally means Facebook friends.In the Crawler's dating days, homonymously named sweethearts were a dream—it so greatly reduces the prospects of any,...
Synchronicity

Synchronicity

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Music

Eccentric Chicago rockers OK Go can add "Youtube sensation" to their list of credentials—the band's homemade music video for the single "A Million Ways" was recorded in lead singer Damien Kulash's backyard on a borrowed video camera...
Behind the Beat: Beyond the Valley

Behind the Beat: Beyond the Valley

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Music

Acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter Joel Zoss is a busy musician. He's a Valley resident, but he spends most of his time playing elsewhere. Elsewhere as in opening for B.B. King.Nonetheless, Zoss' recently released album Lila is very much a Valley affair....
CinemaDope: Dancing Around the Question

CinemaDope: Dancing Around the Question

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Film

Waltz with BashirWritten and directed by Ari Folman. With Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi, Yehezkel Lazarov, Mickey Leon, and Ori Sivan. (R)As I write this, the Academy Awards telecast is burbling along in the background, and WALL"E has just...