Local singer-songwriter and one-time Mousketeer Matt Morris is playing a benefit show this Sunday, March 29, at the Hard Rock Cafe with none other than the Bacon Brothers (i.e. Kevin freaking Bacon and his brother, who is apparently an accomplished musician -- who knew?). Apart from making for some pretty sweet shortcuts in Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, it should be a pretty solid show: Morris is an accomplished artist with a soulful voice and some solid songs (check out a Westword profile of Mor
The Deuce's new logo.
The idea of Channel 2 rechristening itself as "The Deuce" -- a popular slang term for bowel movements -- in a strained attempt to woo a more youthful audience was mighty amusing. Still, even this decision couldn't adequately prepare viewers for the off-the-rails catastrophe that was last night's launch of News on the Deuce, the outlet's evening newscast. The show, which was moved to 7 p.m. -- two hours earlier than before, so that it would no longer compete directly with t
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Marquis Theater
Better Than: A full-on emocore show.
Human Abstract started the show off with a blend of death metal and
proggy screamo. Singer Nathan Ells switched between the death metal
growl and higher-register distorted screamo vocals seamlessly. For the
most part they sounded like a decent nü metal act, but some chill,
melodic breaks and Ells' sonic contributions kept the whole thing from
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