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Live Wire
The Mighty Underdogs
By Ben Westhoff
Published: October 30, 2008
The term "hip hop supergroup" gets thrown around a lot, but Bay Area outfit The Mighty Underdogs can make a pretty good case. Composed of MCs Gift of Gab (from Blackalicious)...
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Live Wire
Kottonmouth Kings
By Michael Lopez
Published: October 30, 2008
Hip-hop punk rockers Kottonmouth Kings, fresh from their performance at this year's Edgefest, return to the Valley with a show that is sure to be a frightful event. The band's...
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Live Wire
Crystal Antlers
By Erin DeWitt
Published: October 30, 2008
Long Beach's Crystal Antlers have mastered the art of thrash, that combustible buildup of noise and melody that so many others have tried to harness, only to fail in a...
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Live Wire
Jackson Browne
By Danny Alexander
Published: October 30, 2008
After two solo live albums, it's easy to forget Jackson Browne's versatility as a musician, which might be boiled down to one key characteristic: He's a great listener. On his...
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Live Wire
Mickey Avalon
By Jon Solomon
Published: October 30, 2008
Mickey Avalon's been through some shit, man. His mom had him selling weed for her when he was just a teenager. She fired him a little while later, though, when she discovered...
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Live Wire
The Faint
By Chris Parker
Published: October 30, 2008
The Faint's dystopian paeans to dysfunctional, metaphorically "mechanized" relations unfold beneath gloomy analog burble and synthetic beats. It's not exactly ironic, nor is it...
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Needle Exchange
After Hours at Johnny's Uptown
By Benjamin Leatherman
Published: October 30, 2008
As any 18- to 21-year-old will probably tell you, our fair city is in serious need of places where underage types can party. The folks behind The Spot at Johnny's Uptown, 40...
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Turntable
Seven Nights of DJs and Dancing
Published: October 30, 2008
THURSDAY 30 Bikini Lounge: DJ HFE (rockabilly, surf, jazz, classic country, indie, obscuro) Blooze Bar: DJ El Dedo (rockabilly) Bunkhouse: DJ Doom (dance) Cherry Lounge: DJ...
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Cafe
For Conveyor Belt Sushi Joints TeHaru Sushi and Sushi Eye in Motion, It All Revolves Around Spontaneity
By Michele Laudig
Published: October 30, 2008
Lighten up, sushi purists: A little kitsch can do you good sometimes. That's my take on TeHaru Sushi and Sushi Eye in Motion, two sushi restaurants that've lately introduced...
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Film
Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno Is Strictly Softcore
By Robert Wilonsky
Published: October 30, 2008
Ostensibly, Zack and Miri Make a Porno should be money-shot Kevin Smith: Pals make a porn to pay the bills and, in the process of gettin' it on for the video cam, cum to...
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Film
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Salutes the Journalist’s Substance
By J. Hoberman
Published: October 30, 2008
In a nation of frightened dullards, there is always a sorry shortage of outlaws, and those few who make the grade are always welcome." So wrote Hunter S. Thompson of the Hells...
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Film
Eastwood’s Changeling Has Angelina Jolie Taking On a Serial Killer and the System
By Ella Taylor
Published: October 30, 2008
On a double bill with L.A. Confidential, Chinatown, or just about any film made after 1970 about institutional corruption in Los Angeles, Clint Eastwood's Changeling, a period...
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Stage
Anna Deavere Smith’s The Arizona Project Spotlights Sandra Day O’Connor and a Generation of Overlooked Women
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: October 30, 2008
Sheriff Joe Arpaio appears in Anna Deavere Smith's new play, but don't ask her to tell you how he comes off. "He's in there, that's all I'm saying," Smith says firmly. "You'll...
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Surreal Estate
SMoCA’S Flip a Strip Design Competition Has No Foundation
By Robrt L. Pela
Published: October 30, 2008
I made an unfortunate assumption when I recently wrote about Flip a Strip, a design competition sponsored by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in which entrants were...
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Game On
In Dead Space, No One Can Hear You Sob Like a Pansy
By Chris Ward
Published: October 30, 2008
Some people want to get scared on Halloween. Others only want to get "scared." It's easy to tell which kind of person you are. Did you pay full price to see Saw V, only to...
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Night & Day
A New World Record
Rio de Janeiro meets Rio Salado at Brazil:Sambossica romp
By Jose Gonzalez
Published: October 30, 2008
DJ Seduce, a local jock who has dedicated his life as a music enthusiast to searching for grand grooves that shuffle people's feet while moving their souls, has really gone way...
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