Midnight in Paris Sony Pictures Classics Words by James Barone As far as body of work goes, Woody Allen is a titan among American filmmakers. While his films may not have the epic scope of a Coppola or the box office clout of a Spielberg, Allen’s pantheon is no less impressive, running the gamut of [...]
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Thrice will be quietly releasing their eighth studio album this year. After switching over from Island Records to Vagrant in 2007, the band released a collection of four EPs as two separate albums, The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II in 2007 and The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV in 2008. They followed it [...]
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Sacramento does not lack summertime outdoor concert series. We’ve got Cesar Chavez on Friday nights, Pops in the Park at McKinley, Curtis Park’s Music in the Park and now there’s a new one to add to the list: The Oak Park Concert Series in McClatchy Park presented by Naked Coffee and Oak Park Productions. Starting [...]
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Florence and the Machine is well into album number two, and according to producer Paul Epworth, it’s going to be much heavier. He told the BBC, “It’s going to be more stripped down, but it’s heavy, rhythmically. It’s a much heavier record than the first album.” There are 16 songs up for consideration for the [...]
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Every Tuesday night through August, Mix Downtown located at 1525 L Street will host Jazz in the Mix in their fantastic rooftop lounge setting. Starting at 6 p.m., hostess Ava Lemert, known as “the Singing Saxstress,” will start things off, eventually making way for the night’s featured act, which will rotate every week. Regional jazz [...]
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