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Yearly Archives: 2008

Down Mijo Way

In the category of south-of-the-border foods, over the last year or two Chow, Baby's been so hyped about taco trucks, Salvadoran pupusas, and camarones...

Red Stars

Guest dancers in gala showstopping performance pieces will highlight Metropolitan Classical Ballet's season-closing program, An Evening with the Stars, Saturday in Bass Performance Hall. Bolshoi...

From the Grotto to Bronco’s

What the hell. You're running a bar that's lousy with musicians, might as well put 'em to work. In fact, the only Blue Grotto...

Cowboy Junkies

Acknowledging that The Trinity Session was their defining album and that 20 years have passed since it was released, the Cowboy Junkies re-recorded the...

Urgencies

Austin's Urgencies kicks out straight-ahead rock 'n' roll. Enthusiastic and a tad angsty, the foursome conveys a sense of constantly expiring time here on...

Crouching Tiger, Eating Panda

The latest animated family film from DreamWorks Animation, Kung Fu Panda is not as much fun as Kung Fu Hustle, but it's much better...

Green Energy

Welcome to Hollywood in the 21st century, a time and place where a film doesn't need any fans to spawn a sequel. Five summers ago,...

Starry Eyed

I always assumed that only "ladies who lunch" frequented Zodiac, the café inside Neiman Marcus at Ridgmar Mall. Generally, I'm not in that...

A Hill of Beans, Please

There's a pretty interesting backstory to the newly resurrected Pit Barbecue (702 N. Henderson St.). But you can ask one of the friendly counter...

Same (Smelly) Song

When Bill Cole saw a "haz-mat" team in front of his Riverside-area auto repair shop last month, it brought back some pretty bad memories....