ROGER McGUINN A local boy who made good, Roger McGuinn has long been acknowledged as a pivotal figure in rock: as the brilliant (and by most accounts autocratic) leader of […]
Tag: Vol. 29 No. 38
Issue of Jun. 22 – 28, 2000
Royal Trux
ROYAL TRUX With a little bit of inventive marketing and a dab of patchouli, Drag City might just be able to sell Royal Trux to the H.O.R.D.E. hordes this year. […]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD, Attic Playhouse. In this account of dirty doings in the Danish court, our guides are a pair of self-absorbed slackers who fritter away their time […]
Joe Blow
Dear editor: Re the letter in your May 5 issue from Scott Morfee, the producer of Killer Joe: He defends his show against Culture Club columnist Lewis Lazare’s assertion that […]
Fools and their Money
Why greedy day traders like me are doomed to lose our shirts–and why CNBC is so eager to help us.
AMA Does the Right Thing–and Hopes Nobody Notices
By Michael Miner AMA Does the Right Thing–and Hopes Nobody Notices Health reformers have finally got the American Medical Association where they want it. The AMA just signed on to […]
Overrated Solutions
L’humanite Rating *** A must see Directed and written by Bruno Dumont With Emmanuel Schotte, Severine Caneele, Philippe Tullier, Ghislain Ghesquiere, and Ginette Allegre. By Jonathan Rosenbaum One of my […]
“Someone Wants Us Out”
It may look like harassment, but the police say their constant presence at a low-key coffeehouse is just plain old law enforcement.
Harold Be Thy Name
Last week, Harold Miner (Hot Type) wrote a story titled “Slammin’ Sammy,” in which he used a quote from a facetious letter on the same subject which I had sent […]
Movable Beast Dance Festival
For the first time in the three-year history of the Movable Beast Dance Festival, the performances are taking place only during the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Summer Solstice Celebration. But […]
Chapter Two
CHAPTER TWO, Phoenix Ascending Theatre. One of Neil Simon’s more tragic comedies, this autobiographical play follows writer George Schneider (James Treacy) through his mourning over the untimely death of his […]
Running Through a Loophole
Mexican law may prohibit Raul Ross Pineda from voting in his country’s elections, but there’s nothing that says he can’t be a candidate.
Shame of the VA
The Veterans Administration’s undeclared war on its hospitals has turned patients back into fighters.
TRG Music listings
Music listings are compiled by LAURA KOPEN and RENALDO MIGALDI (classical, fairs and festivals) from information available Tuesday. We advise calling ahead for confirmation. Please send listings information, in-cluding a […]