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(11/08/04 5:00am)
The jam band Galactic descended from the outer stratosphere to a packed 9:30 club Saturday. At $25 per ticket, it was almost assured that each member of the audience had already been inducted into the group's blend of jazz, funk, blues and rock 'n' roll. However, the diverse blend of spices that went into the two-part set performed by the New Orleans natives was occasionally interesting, but for the most part tepid and a little sour.
(10/28/04 4:00am)
During a season in which electoral politics can be scarier than any atomic creature from the unknown, the most fearsome predator inhabiting D.C. on Monday did not come from the foreboding halls of Capitol Hill, nor the haunted depths of the Beltway.
(10/14/04 4:00am)
"Primer"
Grade: B
PG-13, 78 m
with Shane Carruth and David Sullivan.
Written and directed by Shane Carruth.
Opens Friday.
(10/14/04 4:00am)
In many ways filmmaker Shane Carruth, 31, didn't make "Primer;" he lived it for two years. As screenwriter, editor, composer, lead actor and director, Carruth oversaw virtually every aspect of pre- and post-production for the sci-fi thriller which will open at E Street Cinema on Friday.
(10/07/04 4:00am)
Five gong hits by drummer Sachiko Fujiyama signified that the 5.6.7.8's had arrived at the Black Cat Tuesday night. After toiling in relative obscurity for more than 15 years, through breakups and roster changes, the all-girl Japanese trio has seen a sudden rise in popularity during the past year since their appearance in Quentin Tarantino's blood-drenched epic, "Kill Bill Vol. 1."
(09/27/04 4:00am)
This is the first part in a continuing series on AU music groups. Next Monday: Heavy Syndication.
(09/16/04 4:00am)
"Where's jazz going?
I don't know. Maybe it's going to hell. You can't make anything go anywhere. It just happens."
-Thelonious Monk
(09/02/04 4:00am)
"There ain't no cure for the summertime blues," 1950s rocker Eddie Cochran once lamented. Ironically, it would be musicians like Cochran who would find a "cure" of sorts by performing on some of the biggest stages in the country during the summer season.
(06/21/04 4:00am)
It has been said that sometimes you don't realize you had something truly special until it's gone. When Ray Charles left this mortal coil last week to exchange his grand piano for a well-deserved harp, this saying has never been truer.
(04/26/04 4:00am)
With summer on our doorstep, it's pretty safe to say that you'll be hearing a lot of stereos blasting the soundtrack of the season for the next few months. Well, you're in luck. The Eagle is here to give you advice on some of the best summer songs to make your time away from AU a little bit more rewarding.
(04/19/04 4:00am)
Reefer Madness special edition DVD
** 1/2
Legend Films
(04/15/04 4:00am)
Jazz guitarist Rick Whitehead's new solo album, "Notes from Home," was mixed from master tracks he recorded at his home studio. While many artists have gained strength and a new sense of perspective from home recordings, Whitehead has suffered slightly because of it.
(04/15/04 4:00am)
GEORGETOWN - The scene at Blues Alley on Monday had the dreary romanticism of any 1940s private eye flick. Clammy weather, which had soaked the incoming patrons, made the warmth of the low-lit jazz supper club all the more inviting. As the lights dimmed to a shadowy whisper, guitarist Rick Whitehead ascended to the bandstand unaccompanied by his bandmates. The subtle smile the Miami-raised jazzman flashed before going into his first piece, "Have You Met Miss Jones," set the pace for a night of intimate entertainment that would swing, stir and move the half-filled venue.
(03/01/04 5:00am)
In the 1950s, radio was considered a wild frontier that could make or break up-and-coming regional talent. Frequencies carried stations across the barren airwaves that stretched through state lines and time zones. People like Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed could go wild and play a Little Richard record over a dozen times in a row with only his station manager to answer to.
(11/24/03 5:00am)
2.5 stars
R, 93 m
Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernie Mac and John Ritter
Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Release date: Nov. 26
(11/24/03 5:00am)
This article includes a review and an interview with director Richard Donner.
(10/30/03 5:00am)
With the release of the director's cut of "Alien" and the stylish remake of Tobe Hooper's classic "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," fans of frightful cinema should feel right in their element. But many don't.
(10/09/03 4:00am)
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones members have had the world of music critics and fans in the palm of their hands since the group's inception in 1990. Known for its eclectic fusion of jazz, bluegrass, R&B, folk and world music, The Flecktones has never been nailed down to one genre and has toured extensively over the past 13 years, gaining a wide following via word of mouth and critical acclaim.
(09/29/03 4:00am)
Weapons of Mass Deception
Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
Tarcher/ Penguin
p. 209