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Entertainment brief
Tonight, the band Bad Mamma Jamma will be playing a show at The Riviera Cafe Restaurant and Lounge, 231 M.A.C.
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The Gossip, We Are Wolves play Mac's Bar tonight
The Gossip infuse bluesy, soulful vocals with punk rock, creating a sound better than most in the genre. The band is composed of two lesbians and a straight man and loves spreading its gay-friendly vibe while touring, said lead vocalist Beth Ditto.
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Band needs to grow if they want a solid LP
All three members of The Like have a musical parent - Both Charlotte Froom and Z. Berg's dads are producers for major labels and Tennessee Thomas' dad was a drummer in Elvis Costello's Attractions. The girls' lineage might automatically sway some from giving them a listen.
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Reporters tackle Armenian eatery
Editor's note: State News reporters Lauren Phillips and Kris Turner set out to review an Armenian restaurant, House of Kabobs, 1825 E.
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Genres to duke it out at Temple
Four punk bands and four country/twang bands playing together might appear a little odd, but to Aaron Bales it seemed like a perfect combination. Bales created a catchy name, Punks vs.
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The happenings
Music 1. Friday: Punks vs 'Pokes, 8 p.m. at The Temple Club, 500 E. Grand River Ave., in Lansing.
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"Corpse Bride" is Tim Burton at his best
Victor Van Dort didn't know what he was getting into when he placed a wedding ring on a twig in a graveyard and accidentally proposed to a dead woman.
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Cursive fans swarm bar for 'secret' show
Josh Spearow rode his bike to Mac's Bar from Haslett on Tuesday afternoon to secure his place as number one in line for the Cursive - a.k.a.
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Gay themes go a little overboard in 'The Ritz'
You might get quite an eyeful at Riverwalk Theatre's production of "The Ritz." Among the costume choices for the mostly gay characters, one "gentleman" was styled in chaps and a thong. Rear views are not the only scandalous things in the play.
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This week's drink: The Iggy Pop
With the summer release of Iggy Pop's "A Million in Prizes: The Anthology," and the re-released, remastered album "The Stooges," just recently in stores Aug.
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Michigan native could be 'America's Next Top Model'
From Dairy Queen manager to "America's Next Top Model" might not seem like a stroll down the catwalk.
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'King O' the Moon' chock-full o' laughs
It's a beautiful thing when you can't stop laughing about a play well after the curtain has closed. "King O' the Moon," performed by BoarsHead Theatre, hit the mark that distinguishes truly great theater from the ordinary. The play is set in July 1969 and the Pazinski children, who are growing into adults, are feeling national and international events in their own lives - the first man on the moon, the Vietnam War and changing moral standards. "King O' the Moon" is the follow-up play to "Over The Tavern," which was performed by the theater last September and again in May.
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English prof. discusses novel, author's life
D. Harlan Wilson puts his own twist on surrealism when writing novels. Using a blend of satire, dark fiction and dream-like environments, Wilson literally creates worlds of his own. Wilson, a visiting assistant professor of English, started out writing poetry but made the switch to fiction writing at age 25, after beginning his master's degree in English at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
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Students use children's books to help community
The atmosphere was full of laughter and camaraderie as the new and returning members of the MSU Kiddie Lit Club entered the room.
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Five favorites
The State News presents five things going on in the world of pop culture that just might make your life a little bit better. 1.
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Ballroom blitz
Maybe it's the grace and beauty that attracts people. Or perhaps the sexy rhythms get them going.
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Smoking in movies OK; go ahead and light up, Hollywood
Who really cares about cigarette smoking in the movies anyway? Well, I guess I care because I'm writing this column.
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'Tree Friends': Fluffy but deadly
Meet Cuddles the rabbit, Giggles the chipmunk, Lumpy the moose and Petunia the skunk. They're cute.
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New album puts spacey twist on love gone wrong
There are few heartbreaks more thoroughly chronicled in the annals of popular music than the painful breakup.
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Enter the cosmic world of Coheed and Cambria
Somewhere in the bowels of the Metro concert hall in the heart of Wrigleyville on the North side of Chicago, Coheed and Cambria's lead singer and guitarist Claudio Sanchez emerges from a backstage hangout, the laughter of his bandmates echoing behind him.