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'Our Town' suffers from boring sets
If you are aching to see a play that explores the simple things in life, Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" might be the cure for you.
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16 bands converge at Temple Club
By Joshua Carr Special for The State News Beyond the haze of cigarette smoke and muddled onlookers, an onslaught of 16 bands invaded The Temple Club's two floor stages with a rare showing of music and style for Friday's Capital City NOISE Party.
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Scary 'Chainsaw Massacre' a cut above other current horror flicks
Of the horror movies that have made their way to theaters recently, killing teenager after horny teenager, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is by far the best. The movie is flawed by the stereotypical car that won't start and the plot is sketchy, but Leatherface still will scare your date. This remake of the 1974 horror movie starts with a group of teens off to see a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in Texas.
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Powerhouse weekend music loads local venues with variety
A bevy of artists awaits music-hungry fans this weekend. Brit punk band Goldblade invades Mac's Bar, 2700 E.
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Jackson's Anishinabek Week educates on native life
On Oct. 1, Mayor Martin Griffin of Jackson proclaimed the week of Oct. 13 through 19 as Anishinabek Week.
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Studiotone meets its goals head on with CD release party, steady gigs
Studiotone's rock at Rick's this weekend will mark the zenith of a year of songwriting and recording.The quintet will host a big bash at 10 p.m.
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'Dracula' sinks fangs in Riverwalk Theatre
With Halloween just two weeks away, "Dracula" comes to town early for the bloodthirsty public.
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HBO has a hit with compelling, dark 'Carnivále'
If you haven't caught HBO's new Sunday night series "Carnivále," you're missing out on one of the most thought-provoking, entertaining television shows on cable TV. While most people get together on Thursdays to watch big money-makers such as "Friends" or "ER," my friends and I save our television time for Sunday evenings.
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Bath Theater Guild to bring 'Catch-22' alive
With pen and notepad in hand, Andy Houghton sat with his right leg crossed at the knee Tuesday in the auditorium of Bath Middle School, making final assessments before Friday night's opening performance. At 7:30 p.m.
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Graphic novels offer a welcome alternative to comic books through elaborate storytelling, detailed art
As children, searching the library or bookstore for something to read, most were drawn quickly to the books with the most pictures.
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Jonny Lang diversifies on new disc
Modern blues wonder Jonny Lang breaks the mold again with his new album, "Long Time Coming." Lang's third solo album hit stores Tuesday and he will be featured on "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight. Now 22 years old and all grown up since his last release in 1998, Lang illustrates his energy even more through his jams about life and love.
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Strong performances from great cast make Wilde's 'Earnest' soar
While most do not choose their future soul mate by his or her name, Gwendolyn Fairfax sure does. In "The Importance of Being Earnest," Gwendolyn, a young Victorian woman played by theatre graduate student Rachel Roberts, has an obsession with the name Earnest and is determined to marry a man by that name.
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Stellar 'Cruelty' brings back screwball comedy
Coming from the Coen brothers, a lighthearted romantic comedy is surprising but great fun. "Intolerable Cruelty" stars George Clooney as Miles Massey, a popular divorce lawyer who has no ethics.
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top 10 Hall & Oates songs
Every music fan has a soft spot and a guilty pleasure.Whether it be a Metallica fan who can't get enough Wham!
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Death Cab 'ready to rock south of Grand River'
With the recent release of "Transatlanticism," Death Cab for Cutie is ready to bring its indie pop sound tonight to the MSU Union Ballroom. Death Cab's drummer, Jason McGerr, spoke with The State News on Saturday via phone from Chicago, a day after the group performed to a packed crowd at the Metro Theater.
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Surrogate Band brings Floyd to Lansing
Friends chatted amongst themselves Saturday night - some smoking cigarettes, others calling on the bartender to refill their drinks, as smoke permeated the dark, cloudy room at 2005 E.
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'Dead' producer, screenwrtier visit NGCG Cinema for night of horror fun
They kept coming back. Not for human flesh but for autographs."Night of the Living Dead" screenwriter John Russo and producer Russell Streiner told stories and gave autographs to horror fans Friday and Saturday night at NCG Cinema-Eastwood, 2500 Showtime Drive in Lansing.The event celebrated the film's 35th anniversary.
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Floyd tribute band to 'shine' at Green Door
The man with the British accent is not Roger Waters. It's actually Mark King, keyboardist and vocalist for The Surrogate Band -
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Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' worth the wait
Any film which begins with a Klingon proverb but doesn't have a vulcan or spaceship in sight is bound to be interesting. For six years, audiences have been waiting for Quentin Tarantino to pick up the megaphone and direct another film. In "Kill Bill: Volume 1," he returns with a film that can't be put into a genre other than excellent.
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'Living Dead' actor to appear at NCG Cinema for midnight screening of horror classic
If you are at the NCG Cinema Eastwood, beware - you might get eaten by the living dead. "Night of the Living Dead," will be shown at the theater, 2500 Showtime Drive in Lansing, midnight tonight and Saturday in its rare, original 35-mm format.