Not ready to stop rockin'
Bands used to get their gold-watch validation of importance with a career-spanning box set or enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- two milestones that Aerosmith accomplished in 1991 and 2001, respectively. Nowadays, you're nobody until someone bases a computer game on you. Thus we have Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. They're also at Walnut Creek next week.
'Whatever Works' is warmed-over Woody
Movie review: Woody Allen has aged into that grandpa you hate taking out to Cracker Barrel because you never know what might come out of that mouth. He's still got the occasional Oscar-worthy bit of wit in him.
More to offer than the tasty kebabs
Restaurant review: The warm light of an early summer evening filters through gauzy curtains in the windows at Unaabi Grill, amping up the vibrant colors of exotic folk costumes and tapestries on the walls.
Something for the children
Ziggy Marley loves children. The reggae singer-songwriter is the father of five, ranging in age from 2 to 13.
Taste This
'We're famous for our crab cakes." I've heard the phrase countless times in a wide variety of restaurants, from seafood shack to deluxe steakhouse. The closer the restaurant is to the coast, I've learned, the more likely I am to hear it.
Family Picks
For 30 years, folks have been heading down to the Eno River for the crafts, live music, demonstrations and environmental education at the Festival for the Eno.
Rock Picks
American Aquarium, Birds of Avalon, The T's and more play tonight's "Weese Fest 09" at Raleigh's Pour House.
Game Picks
Old-school gamers will remember the original NES version of Punch-Out which, I hate to tell you, was released more than 20 years ago. Depressing, isn't it?
Country Picks
It started small, with a concerned group of citizens staging a music festival to raise funds to clean up and purchase land along the Eno River.
Classical Picks
The Cross Currents Chamber Music and Arts Festival, featuring the Brussels Chamber Orchestra, has its weekend highlight in a concert at Fletcher Opera Theater on Sunday evening.
DVD Picks
Nothing like a good apocalyptic story to put your day in perspective, I always say. When contemplating the end of the world, does it really matter if the lawn gets cut? According to my wife, it does, but her priorities have puzzled me for years.
The Movie Mash-Up Game
The object: The blurbs below combine the titles of two or more well-known movies. Can you guess the new mash-up movie title?
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