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  • Power Pop

    By on October 30, 2002

    Ā Ā Ā Ā  The buzz from New York on the cabaret act Kiki & Herb over the last couple of years has been so scintillating, so delicious,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 30, 2002

    Thievery Corporation Richest Man in Babylon Eighteenth Street Lounge Music DJ Boy George A Night In with Boy George: A Chillout Mix Moonshine Didn't you...

  • High Style

    By on October 30, 2002

    Great Dame: Te Kanawa with Schaufer. (Photo by Carol Pratt/The Washington Opera) Director Steven Lawless brings us a polished and absorbing production of Samuel Barber's...

  • Change to Spare

    By on October 23, 2002

    Beck When Beck claimed to be a loser in 1994, few people actually bought it. Even those who bought it didn't really buy it. They,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 23, 2002

    DJ Dan Round Trip Kinetic Records DJ Escape Party Time 2003 Groovilicious Music Crystal Waters never got the attention she deserved with ''Come On Down,''...

  • Terror Tape

    By on October 23, 2002

    Bad reception: Henderson Bad reception: Henderson Ā Ā Ā Ā  ''I hate television -- gives me headaches,'' grumbles 16-year-old Katie (Amber Tamblyn) to a friend in the opening...

  • Film Follies

    By on October 9, 2002

    Imagine Mystery Science Theater 3000, the show that finds two smartass robots and their human sidekick cracking wise while watching some of the worst films...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 9, 2002

    DJ Tony Moran Party Groove: Hotlanta Centaur Records DJ David DePino Dance for Life: West End Records Celebrates LIFEbeat's 10th Anniversary West End Records Most...

  • French Connection

    By on October 9, 2002

    High Society: Cofield, Williamson, Redmond and Emerson (Photo by Scott Suchman) Ā Ā Ā Ā  Control and confidence are the hallmarks of Arena Stage's new production of The...

  • Dragon Ire

    By on October 9, 2002

    Why can't we be friends? Hopkins and Norton. Ā Ā Ā Ā  Red Dragon, the third film to feature Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, that oh-so-cultured and...

  • Soundwaves

    By on October 2, 2002

    Amber Naked Tommy Boy Mary J. Blige Dance for Me MCA Records Amber is covered only by strategically placed tufts of hair on Naked. But...

  • Northern Exposure

    By on October 2, 2002

    Fighting back: Robinette, Lodge and Forrest (Photo by Stan Barouh) Ā Ā Ā Ā  It's easy to see why Round House Theatre has returned to the George F....

  • Cornpone

    By on October 2, 2002

    The blahs and the greys: Witherspoon, Dempsey and Bergen You'd think the producers of a movie named after one of Lynyrd Skynyrd's most popular songs...

  • Emotional Waters

    By on September 25, 2002

    You had better come properly equipped for this season's Washington Opera opener -- Donizetti's mesmerizing Lucia Di Lammermoor. You'll want lumbar support, breath mints, and...

  • Porn Again

    By on September 25, 2002

    Anti-climax: Jim Slade Ā Ā Ā Ā  When a play has the title Making Porn, and top billing goes to gay porn stars Chris Steele and Jim Slade,...