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Where's the disco ball?
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Mar. 31, 2006The sun has finally come out and it's time to get up off the couch and put on some dancing shoes.
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Ghetto foxtrot
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Mar. 31, 2006Smooth waltzes, intense tangos and hot hip-hop moves mix in a film that details what apparently goes on in some after-school detentions."Take the Lead" is based on the true story of Pierre Dulaine, played by the sexy Antonio Banderas.
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Sound right on track
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Mar. 31, 2006"Sold out" was an understatement - the place was packed. Wednesday night at the Town Ballroom, kids were popping out of the woodwork right up until headliner Motion City Soundtrack stormed the stage.The Minneapolis-based rockers opened with "Capital H" from their old album, which instantly had the crowd moving as one.
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More curves than you can handle
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Feb. 27, 2006Artist Karin Davie's artwork, a blend of bold colors and fluid lines, is like a strange and stunning combination of Salvador Dali and Jackson Pollock.Davie's first solo exhibition, "Dangerous Curves," is now on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
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Hetero cowboy love
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Feb. 24, 2006Feeling lonely? Giving up hope on American women? Wondering where to look next? Fear not. The "Cowboy Cupid" has you covered.In the documentary "Cowboy del Amor," Ivan Thompson runs a business in which he matches American men with Mexican women.
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The waiting game is up
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Jan. 27, 2006Three years have passed since Yellowcard's sophomore release "Ocean Avenue." For fans of the band, it will have been worth the wait.Their new release, "Lights and Sounds," is a beautiful album that explores everything the band has gone through on its way to success, from being an opening act to becoming a band listed on every pop-punk music lover's Facebook profile."Lights and Sounds" starts off with a soft instrumental piece with an orchestra section that recorded with the band.
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No trucker hats here
By LORA CUNNINGHAM | Jan. 27, 2006Balding men sat next to their mop-haired, college-aged sons at the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre Wednesday night, all anxiously waiting for the show to begin.After what seemed like an eternity watching the roadies rearrange the various pieces of equipment on stage, the members of the Derek Trucks Band emerged through a haze of fog to the sound of "Crow Jane."The theater was packed to the brim with enthusiastic concertgoers.
