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Style, Sentiment Redeem Calorie-Free `Serendipity'

By Elliott Dube | October 11

Serendipity 3 Stars "Serendipity" is so obvious that it comes close to insulting the audience. Thankfully, it doesn't quite cross that line -- despite ...

Washington, Hawke Add Life to `Training' Tale

By Graham Parker | October 11

Training Day 4 Stars If "Training Day" is an accurate look at the life of a Los Angeles narcotics officer, our friends in California are in a lot of ...

Before and After

By Russ Lane | October 11

Should it stay or should it go? Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, artisans and entertainers on both a local and national level have been trying ...

New Garbage Album Marred by Confusion, Pop

By Michelle Jarboe | October 11

Garbage Beautiful Garbage 3 Stars It seems Garbage has contracted a massive case of advanced schizophrenia. The band's third LP release, Beautiful ...

Thile Wanders Into Greatness; Bern Imitates Dylan

By Staff Editor | October 11

Dan Bern New American Language 3 Stars Like the title implies, Dan Bern's most recent album speaks of his dream for a new American language. Unfortunately, ...

Town to Host Sparklefest

By Brooks Firth | October 10

Musician and promoter Mike Nicholson has seen enough music festivals done wrong for him to want to finally do one right. And Nicholson said he hopes ...

Fragmented `Baltimore' Fails to Deliver

By Allison Rost | October 9

"Hot L Baltimore" Lab! Theatre Saturday, Oct. 6 3 Stars

Traveling Dance Troupe Visits UNC

By Harmony Johnson | October 5

If the Ringling Brothers joined the cast of Hee Haw, they might look a little like Rhythm in Shoes. The performance company -- an eclectic, 10-member ...

Comic Relief

By Jeremy Hurtz | October 4

Most readers have heard about Art Spiegelman's "MAUS," Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" or Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' "Watchmen." And while those are all ...

Local Retailers, Creators Survive In Weak Industry

By Jeremy Hurtz | October 4

"Comics aren't just for kids anymore." The phrase is so well-known that marketers for an anthology of child-friendly comics once twisted it, stating ...

Welch, Rawlings Deliver Causal, Perfect Set

By Joanna Pearson | October 4

Gillian Welch and

Stiller Walks the Catwalk for Modeling Satire

By Trafton Drew | October 4

Zoolander 3 Stars

Dylan Explores His Roots, American Music History

By Michael Abernethy and Brooks Firth | October 4

Bob Dylan Love and Theft

Fine Performances Redeem Bland, Typical Suspense Film

By Michelle Jarboe | October 4

Don't Say A Word 3 Stars

Remy Zero Continues to Rock Smarter, Not Harder; Amos Gives Birth to Strange Little Girls

By Staff Editor | October 4

Remy Zero The Golden Hum

Butchies Embody Tough Estro-Punk

By Michelle Jarboe | October 4

The Butchies Cat's Cradle Saturday, Sept. 29 4 Stars

Brown Wins 2nd Annual Thomas Wolfe Award

By Diana Cunningham | October 3

The 2001 Thomas Wolfe Prize was presented to acclaimed Southern writer Larry Brown on Tuesday night. Professors and students filled Hamilton Hall to ...

Concert Aids NYC Families

By Sarah Kucharski | October 2

Musicians and community leaders joined together and raised more than $10,000 at a benefit concert Sunday to help families affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist ...

Well-Known Names to Lend Sparkle at Jazz Event

By Graham Parker | September 28

The Sonja H. Stone Black Cultural Center will transform Hill Hall into a smooth jazz club tonight with "An Elegant Evening of Jazz," featuring the Freddy ...

Gibbs Band Cranks Out Backwater Brilliance; Bad Ronald Offends With Monotony

By Staff Editor | September 27

Emma Gibbs Band Out of the Country 4 Stars The Winston-Salem-based Emma Gibbs Band maintains its interesting and joyful mix that's ultimately neo-country ...