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Friday, August 29, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT
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| Did you know that college degrees are a major cause of indie bands breaking up? Sad, but true. Even though all six members of Homer Hiccolm & The Rocketboys have their degrees, they still look at the band as their real jobs. "We've always wanted to play music full time, even when we were in college. We had been discussing how we wanted to go full time when we graduated." guitarist Daniel Wheeler said. | |
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"Traitor" is the kind of movie so many of us yearn to see: It's intense and intelligent, has something to say without being pedantic and presents complicated issues without condescending.
It even boasts a solid cast, led by Don Cheadle (who is also a producer) and including Guy Pearce and Jeff Daniels.
So why does this film feel more than a bit off?
There are some things you can count on. Radio station formats are not among them. Sure, some stations establish a niche and stick with it. But others, fighting to survive in the Darwinian world of airwave ratings, are apt to change programming the way Nick Saban changes team loyalties. (It’s Friday: He’s still at Alabama, right?)
Slick and sharp are probably the best words to describe the visual feel of Madden NFL 2009.
As for the gameplay itself, fluidity is a good adjective because player movements are much smoother this time around.
The Randall Oak Marker on La. 1 in New Roads was where the song “Maryland, My Maryland” was written. True or False? Louisiana students and their families can find the answer by visiting the oak in Pointe Coupee Parish. At the same time, they can have fun participating in the new True or False Tour put together by 10 parish visitor centers in the Louisiana Capital Region.
Jarret Schecter is a New York City photographer who “strives to bring visual awareness to adverse and largely poverty-induced, sociopolitical issues. He was drawn to the post-Katrina devastation in New Orleans about a year ago for presumably those reasons. What he found when he pointed his camera here and there in the Lower Ninth Ward is represented in a new art book, Katrina Personal Objects (Trolley Books, $19.99), edited by Francesca Sorrenti.
This week on 'The Scene,' Rise Robino goes salsa dancing at 600 Main and Erin Michelli talks to "Hip Hop Doc" Rani G. Whitfield about organizing the Musiq Soulchild concert on Saturday, August 23. Check out BR's hottest new entertainment show.
In all my days of watching fights I cannot remember seeing a more exciting start to a night of fights. Chris Pham began the night with a knockout that will be on his highlight reel for the rest of his career. That first fight lasted only nine seconds.
The action didn’t stop there for the 18 fights Saturday night. Out of the 18 fights only two went to a decision with the theme of the night being Technical Knockouts and Triangle Chokes.
Kick up your heels. Eat a few dozen shrimp. Rub shoulders with locals. The fun never stops at the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival today through Monday in Morgan City’s Lawrence Park.
Oh, this just isn’t going to do. Sharing one stage? Juggling schedules? Marie Brigitte simply won’t be happy. And everyone knows if Marie Brigitte isn’t happy, chaos reigns. Well, everyone on Baker Little Theatre’s stage at this moment is aware of Marie Brigitte’s disposition. They also know her secret, along with that of her hand-picked photographer Jean Claude, but no one is telling.
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