Metro Weekly

Arts + Entertainment

  • A La Mode

    By on November 2, 2005

    Damn, damn, damn! Is there anything worse than being let down again, done in by too much hype? Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan, after...

  • Gaul Fodder

    By on November 2, 2005

    The self-referential, Charlie Kaufman-esque twist to The Dying Gaul, opening Friday at Landmark's E Street Cinema, is the somewhat astounding fact that the movie was...

  • Powerhouse

    By on November 2, 2005

    You know the songs. You've heard the story. But nothing will prepare you for the astounding power of this full operatic production of Gershwin's modern...

  • Tab Browsing

    By on November 2, 2005

    A memoir, by its very definition, is self-serving. Writing ''your'' story can serve as therapy, disclosure, dutiful revelation, apology, even revenge. To some extent, Tab...

  • Time Travel

    By on October 26, 2005

    Dolly Parton is a consummate marketer of contemporary music, and one of its most cutting-edge. She combined country-pop a decade before country-pop was cool, and...

  • The Odd Coupling

    By on October 26, 2005

    We're auspicious allies -- indomitable Americans and Brits. We boast the same language, a shared history, and even gaze through the same looking glass at...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 26, 2005

    Abel HALLELUJAH FOR ALEGRIA... The dance compilation you've waited all year to buy is finally available, DJ Abel Aguilera's two-disc Alegria Musica. If this set's...

  • Country Courage

    By on October 26, 2005

    Congratulate Charlize Theron. She's got the Hollywood game figured out. And she's playing it like a pro, mixing the glamorous roles with the serious. You...

  • Sondheim Time

    By on October 26, 2005

    The Gay Men's Chorus of Washington is meeting history head-on with a journey through nearly 50 years of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's work....

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 19, 2005

    TAKE COVER FROM COVERS... Soon you'll be hearing a dance cover of Sheila E's ''Glamorous Life.'' And just as with most dance covers of '80s...

  • Existential Fodder

    By on October 19, 2005

    In the beginning there is a woman. She is carrying a bottle filled with sand from some distant shore tied to some legendary land. As...

  • All Fogged Up

    By on October 19, 2005

    It's not every day I ask for help from readers -- but if any of you happened to catch the remake of The Fog last...

  • Resurrected

    By on October 19, 2005

    Taking the stage as the same character for 15 years can take a toll on a performer. Familiarity breeds contempt, as they say, even if...

  • Wedding Bells

    By on October 19, 2005

    Dan Savage, purveyor of advice to America's sexually kinked and erotically troubled, is justly famous for his no-holds-barred approach to sex. He's also a frequent...

  • Spirited Songs

    By on October 12, 2005

    It's a daring move for any performer to record a tribute album, much less an album of songs associated with an icon as beloved as...