Susan Squier, This Eternal Waltz
(Self-released, CD) There’s something of a jazz renaissance going on in Burlington these days. A cozy group of local musicians are coming together in unique combinations, filling local bars and restaurants with swinging sounds. Seasoned vocalist Susan Squier is part of this community of performers. While her latest disc, This Eternal Waltz, would certainly go…
The Cush, New Appreciation for Sunshine
(Self-released, CD) Gabrielle and Burette Douglas, the songwriting core of The Cush, moved to Burlington from Dallas, Texas, in 2001 and quickly became a part of the city’s rock regeneration. They brought with them a psychedelic, fuzz-flash sound that was like nothing else heard in area clubs. Influenced by the heady drones and massive, padded…
Astrology 07.27.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have you been dreaming of frogs, worms and potted plants? Researchers have found that pregnant women have an inordinate number of encounters with those three things during their sleep-time adventures. And while you may not technically be carrying a developing baby inside you, you are at least gestating a brainchild. Like…
News Quirks 07.27.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Shreveport, La., reported that a man wearing a handkerchief over his face and pointing a gun walked into Blalock’s Beauty College and announced a robbery. After collecting money from the 18 students and employees, mostly women, he started to leave, but instructor Dianne Mitchell tripped him, whereupon most of the…
MAN OF THE HOUSE*1/2
Stephen (Rock Star) Herek directs this fish-out-of-water comedy about a grizzled FBI agent assigned to protect a cheerleading squad from a lurking threat. Tommy Lee Jones stars. (97 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/manofthehouse/
ICE PRINCESS***
Michelle Trachtenberg stars in the latest from Disney, a family-friendly comedy about a young woman forced to choose between her mother’s dreams of her going to Harvard and her own, of going for a figure-skating championship. Joan Cusack costars. Tim Fywell directs. (98 min, G) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/ice_princess/
