Archive for January, 2010
New onstage: Oedipus el Rey
January 31st, 2010 | 
Author: OPENINGS Oedipus el Rey Acclaimed Chicano playwright Luis Alfaro unveils a modern California take on an ancient tragedy in a Magic Theatre world premiere directed by Loretta Greco. Previews end Tuesday. Opens Wednesday. Through Feb. 28. Magic Theatre,…
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This Week: ‘A Number’
A Number: James Carpenter (right) plays the father who made some bad choices and Gabriel Marin plays his cloned son in Caryl Churchill’s harrowing drama. Artistic Director Michael Butler directs the Center Rep production. 8:15 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2:15 p.m. Sat.-…
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V.V. Brown
With her 1940s flat-top hairdo and booming voice, it’s little wonder people are tipping V.V. Brown as the next British soul sensation. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter played all the instruments on her retro-leaning first album, “Traveling Like the Light,”…
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V.V. Brown
With her 1940s flat-top hairdo and booming voice, it’s little wonder people are tipping V.V. Brown as the next British soul sensation. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter played all the instruments on her retro-leaning first album, “Traveling Like the Light,”…
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CD: Peggy Lee, ‘Two Shows Nightly’
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) Pop How can it be? A “new” Peggy Lee album? Forty-two years ago, three Lee performances during one of her regular gigs at the Copa in New York were recorded but never released because she didn’t think the brass was loud enough. A few…
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CD: Peggy Lee, ‘Two Shows Nightly’
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) Pop How can it be? A “new” Peggy Lee album? Forty-two years ago, three Lee performances during one of her regular gigs at the Copa in New York were recorded but never released because she didn’t think the brass was loud enough. A few…
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CD: Lil Wayne, ‘Rebirth’
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Rock After more than a half dozen delays, Lil Wayne’s new rock-leaning album is set to arrive just a week before he begins a one-year prison sentence on gun charges. It could just be bad timing, but you get the sense that maybe the…
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CD: Lil Wayne, ‘Rebirth’
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Rock After more than a half dozen delays, Lil Wayne’s new rock-leaning album is set to arrive just a week before he begins a one-year prison sentence on gun charges. It could just be bad timing, but you get the sense that maybe the…
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Paula West’s life in records
Whether steaming up the windows with her take on Cole Porter’s “You’ve Got That Thing” or transforming Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’ ” into a jazz waltz, San Francisco singer Paula West’s adventurous performances are matched only by her…
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Paula West’s life in records
Whether steaming up the windows with her take on Cole Porter’s “You’ve Got That Thing” or transforming Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’ ” into a jazz waltz, San Francisco singer Paula West’s adventurous performances are matched only by her…
Popularity: unranked [?]