bambara interview
At the Ruins bar in Dallas, TX
“Come From Away” Lands in Houston
The North American Tour of Come From Away Photo Credit Matthew Murphy
By Harrison Lorenzen
As writer Elie Wiesel once said, “Even in darkness it is possible to create light.” There is no better story to prove this than what occurred in Gander, Newfoundland, in the week following September 11th, 2001. Opening Tuesday at the Hobby Center, Come From Away presents how the townspeople of Gander came together when 7,000 travelers were stranded by the closure of the American airspace. While addressing such subject matter can be depressing, Come From Away focuses on the relationships formed and the countless selfless acts performed throughout the week.
ktru top 35 – 03/01/2020
1 – bon iver – i,i – jagjaguwar
2 – gong gong gong – phantom rhythm – wharf cat
3 – angel olsen – all mirrors – jagjaguwar
4 – big thief – two hands – 4ad
5 – tapes + 7fo – electronic aura explosion – em
6 – kishi bashi – omoiyari – joyful noise
7 – charly bliss – supermoon – barsuk
8 – bodywash – comforter – luminelle
9 – y la bamba – entre los dos – tender loving empire
10 – (sandy) alex g – house of sugar – domino
11 – guerilla toss – what would the odd do? – nna tapes
12 – sudan archives – athena – stones throw
13 – mariachi los camperos – de ayer para siempre – smithsonian folkways
14 – girl in red – beginnings (chapter 1 +2) – s/r
15 – levitation room – headspace – greenway
16 – peaer – a healthy earth – tiny engines
17 – bridal party – too much – kingfisher bluez
18 – palehound – black friday – polyvinyl
19 – hot chip – a bathful of ecstasy – domino
20 – great grandpa – four of arrows – double double whammy
21 – belle and sebastian – days of the bagnold summer – matador
22 – anamanaguchi – [usa] – polyvinyl
23 – v/a – paris cafe – putumayo
24 – black midi – schlagenheim – rough trade
25 – steel blossoms – steel blossoms – billy jam records
26 – pan american – a son – kranky
27 – turnover – altogether – run for cover
28 – gauche – a people’s history of gauche – merge
29 – kyd – awkward i – antifragile
30 – swans – leaving meaning – young god
31 – grand vapids – eat the shadow – s/r
32 – los coast – samsara – new west
33 – land of kush – sand enigma – constellation
34 – dead neighbors – without – s/r
35 – cfm – soundtrack to an empty room – in the red
Houston and Dallas artists perform live on Fri 030620, 7pm: Bollywood Retro Musical Night
What: BOLLYWOOD RETRO MUSICAL NIGHT (Yadon Ki Baarat) – Event Includes Indian Dinner!!
Where: Nirmanz Food Boutique, 16388 Kensington Dr., Unit 160, Sugar Land 77479.
When: Friday, March 6, at 7pm.
**Limited Seats**
Support Local Talent and Enjoy Live Bollywood Music!!
Contact Mr. Hemang Thakkar 281-932-8933
A Show “More Amusing Than Mangoes”
The Company of the North American Tour of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. Photo by Joan Marcus. 2019
By: Harrison Lorenzen
The North American tour of Once On This Island drifted into Houston this week, as part of the Theater Under the Stars’ 2019-2020 season. The 2018 Tony-Award Winner for Best Revival, this show brings rushes of emotions throughout, such as both joy and sorrow, love and loss. Providing something for everyone, wrapped up as beautifully performed Caribbean-style storytelling, Once On This Island is a must-see while it is in Houston through March 1st.
Water by the Spoonful at Stages Theatre
By: Harrison Lorenzen
Water by the Spoonful, by Quiara Alegría Hudes, tells a story about making connections and forming relationships, whether its family or friends, both near and far. The show follows Elliot, a marine who struggles with his own drug addiction, attempting to reconnect with his mother, a former heroin addict who runs an addiction support chat room. In addition, the other users on the site are forming connections, both digitally and physically, and breaking down emotional walls in order to connect through their shared experiences. Water by the Spoonful is being produced by Stages at The Gordy, open through February 23rd.
A Fantasticks Opening to The Gordy
By: Harrison Lorenzen
Stages’ brings a storybook quality to The Fantasticks, its first production inside their new theater complex, The Gordy. As has become a coincidental tradition for Stages, this is their third time producing The Fantasticks during their first season in a new venue. Presenting a story about love, family, and friendship, this show leaves many lessons for the audience to take with them. On-stage through March 15th at The Gordy, everyone should make time to attend The Fantasticks.
The Fantasticks follows the story of two young “forbidden” lovers, whose clever fathers have erected a wall to keep them apart. While the kids fall in love, thinking their fathers forbid it, the fathers, secretly friends, must devise a ploy to revise their faux conflicts so the lovers can marry. The mysterious El Gallo arrives with his services to assist the fathers, and, in effect, corrupt the innocence of the children. Complete with a has-been Shakespearean acting duo, the show keeps audiences engaged on the edge of their seats, while also laughing hysterically throughout.
ktru top 35 – 02/09/2020
1 – blood orange – angel’s pulse – domino
2 – bon iver – i,i – jagjaguwar
3 – girl in red – beginnings (chapter 1 +2) – s/r
4 – angel olsen – all mirrors – jagjaguwar
5 – kishi bashi – omoiyari – joyful noise
6 – mariachi los camperos – de ayer para siempre – smithsonian folkways
7 – sudan archives – athena – stones throw
8 – steel blossoms – steel blossoms – billy jam records
9 – bodywash – comforter – luminelle
10 – baroness – gold & grey – abraxan hymns
11 – gong gong gong – phantom rhythm – wharf cat
12 – (sandy) alex g – house of sugar – domino
13 – swans – leaving meaning – young god
14 – palehound – black friday – polyvinyl
15 – black midi – schlagenheim – rough trade
16 – laurie anderson, tenzin choegyal, jesse paris smith – songs from the bardo – smithsonian folkways
17 – levitation room – headspace – greenway
18 – big thief – two hands – 4ad
19 – great grandpa – four of arrows – double double whammy
20 – charly bliss – supermoon – barsuk
21 – turnover – altogether – run for cover
22 – hot chip – a bathful of ecstasy – domino
23 – grand vapids – eat the shadow – s/r
24 – y la bamba – entre los dos – tender loving empire
25 – diiv – deceiver – captured tracks
26 – stef chura – midnight – saddle creek
27 – local natives – violet street – loma vista
28 – bridal party – too much – kingfisher bluez
29 – peaer – a healthy earth – tiny engines
30 – land of kush – sand enigma – constellation
31 – joshua gerowitz – joshua gerowitz’s dark forest theory – pfmentum
32 – v/a – paris cafe – putumayo
33 – pan american – a son – kranky
34 – mattson 2, the – paradise – company
35 – gauche – a people’s history of gauche – merge
ktru top 35 02/02/2020
1 – brockhampton – ginger – rca
2 – kishi bashi – omoiyari – joyful noise
3 – blood orange – angel’s pulse – domino
4 – girl in red – beginnings (chapter 1 +2) – s/r
5 – sudan archives – athena – stones throw
6 – bon iver – i,i – jagjaguwar
7 – angel olsen – all mirrors – jagjaguwar
8 – swans – leaving meaning – young god
9 – baroness – gold & grey – abraxan hymns
10 – mariachi los camperos – de ayer para siempre – smithsonian folkways
11 – gong gong gong – phantom rhythm – wharf cat
12 – (sandy) alex g – house of sugar – domino
13 – big thief – two hands – 4ad
14 – richard dawson – 2020 – weird world
15 – turnover – altogether – run for cover
16 – diiv – deceiver – captured tracks
17 – levitation room – headspace – greenway
18 – black midi – schlagenheim – rough trade
19 – bodywash – comforter – luminelle
20 – laurie anderson, tenzin choegyal, jesse paris smith – songs from the bardo – smithsonian folkways
21 – guerilla toss – what would the odd do? – nna tapes
22 – panamerican – a son – kranky
23 – hot chip – a bathful of ecstasy – domino
24 – grand vapids – eat the shadow – s/r
25 – square peg round hole – branches – national sawdust tracks
26 – steel blossoms – steel blossoms – billy jam records
27 – charly bliss – supermoon – barsuk
28 – hecker, tim – anoyo – kranky
29 – various – reggae gold 2019 – vp
30 – anamanaguchi – [usa] – polyvinyl
31 – joshua gerowitz – joshua gerowitz’s dark forest theory – pfmentum
32 – local natives – violet street – loma vista
33 – spiegel, laurie – unseen worlds – unseen worlds
34 – cfm – soundtrack to an empty room – in the red
35 – los coast – samsara – new west
ktru top 35 – 01/26/2020
1 – blood orange – angel’s pulse – domino
2 – kishi bashi – omoiyari – joyful noise
3 – gong gong gong – phantom rhythm – wharf cat
4 – brockhampton – ginger – rca
5 – levitation room – headspace – greenway
6 – angel olsen – all mirrors – jagjaguwar
7 – big thief – two hands – 4ad
8 – swans – leaving meaning – young god
9 – great grandpa – four of arrows – double double whammy
10 – laurie anderson, tenzin choegyal, jesse paris smith – songs from the bardo – smithsonian folkways
11 – black midi – schlagenheim – rough trade
12 – bon iver – i,i – jagjaguwar
13 – girl in red – beginnings (chapter 1 +2) – s/r
14 – baroness – gold & grey – abraxan hymns
15 – land of kush – sand enigma – constellation
16 – square peg round hole – branches – national sawdust tracks
17 – hecker, tim – anoyo – kranky
18 – bodywash – comforter – luminelle
19 – diiv – deceiver – captured tracks
20 – dead neighbors – without – s/r
21 – steel blossoms – steel blossoms – billy jam records
22 – m83 – dsvii – mute
23 – richard dawson – 2020 – weird world
24 – spiegel, laurie – unseen worlds – unseen worlds
25 – hot chip – a bathful of ecstasy – domino
26 – (sandy) alex g – house of sugar – domino
27 – gauche – a people’s history of gauche – merge
28 – belle and sebastian – days of the bagnold summer – matador
29 – local natives – violet street – loma vista
30 – pinky pinky – turkey dinner – innovative leisure
31 – bridal party – too much – kingfisher bluez
32 – y la bamba – entre los dos – tender loving empire
33 – grand vapids – eat the shadow – s/r
34 – kyd – awkward i – antifragile
35 – lahey, alex – the best of luck club – dead oceans
