Arts & Culture
CD Review – fun, “Aim and Ignite”
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This band is fun. And, in what can only be described as a triumph of literal representation, they are also actually named “fun.” Finally! What relief in this oft-confusing post-modern age. It harkens back...
CD Review – Two Hours Traffic, “Territory”
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Two Hours Traffic new album, Territory, crams 40 years of guitar-pop history into a half hour or so. It’s tight fit but they’ve wedged Beatles guitar lines, Beach Boys backing vocals, Undertones quavery hooks...
CD Review – Michael Buble, “Crazy Love”
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Michael Bublé is back, and at his strongest with his fourth jazzy album. Like his other albums, Crazy Love revolves around the theme of love, although the title kind of gives that away. And,...
That girl is poison
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The person responsible for changing stage sets must have gone home following this opening performance of Strong Poison, and taken a bath in Absorbine Jr., their aching muscles desperately needing some type of pain...
Friday night frights
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Ever wonder if there's any truth behind urban legends? Documentary filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio did. Growing up on Staten Island, NY, rumors circulated of a psychotic murderer, maybe with a hook for...
The ECCO Chamber Choir kicks off a new season with U...
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The 14th year of the ECCO Chamber Choir started off on Oct. 18, with many new songs and some new faces. The performance, entitled “Thank You!” was a fundraiser for the Manitoba Choir Association...
Ain’t nothin’ but a Glee thang
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I would like to tell you that I love musicals. I would love to extol the virtues of the singing nuns in the Sound of Music, or the dancing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar....
