Metro Weekly

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  • Teen Tales

    By on December 5, 2007

    Alex Sanchez, the former metro Washingtonian who has made a name for himself writing a number of novels dealing with gay teens coming of age,...

  • Soundwaves

    By on December 5, 2007

    Gifts to dance by... Looking for the perfect gift for your dance-music lover -- or even just yourself? Happy Holidays are here. Joe Bermudez Mainstream...

  • Scrooging Around

    By on November 28, 2007

    If you are searching for the essential holiday theater ticket for the Aunt Bee in your life, look no further than Arena's premiere of Christmas...

  • Courtside Drama

    By on November 28, 2007

    For some, the sexier elements of the work of William Shakespeare were not fully evident until film director Baz Luhrman set his attention to the...

  • Red Carpet Reflex

    By on November 14, 2007

    It's not clear how much of Madonna's next album will feature work from Tim ''Timbaland'' Mosley and Justin Timberlake, or whether Timbaland's protégé Nate ''Danja''...

  • Songs of Hope

    By on November 14, 2007

    They haven't forgotten Jesus. But don't expect Jason & deMarco to sing songs about praising the lord, either. At least not on Friday, Nov. 30,...

  • Ghosts and Generals

    By on November 14, 2007

    The language of Conor McPherson's Shining City is a rapid fire staccato. His characters struggle to finish sentences they do not wish to speak and...

  • Musical Goldmine

    By on November 14, 2007

    The wonder of this musical theater version of Gloria Naylor's novel, The Women of Brewster Place, is all the honey where you would expect vinegar....

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 14, 2007

    GOLDFRAPP'S' NEW OH LA LA'S... Goldfrapp is one of those slow-boil, boiling-under bands: gaining new admirers all the time, not all at once, still below...

  • Lion's Club

    By on November 7, 2007

    The other day I noticed a bumper sticker that read, ''If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.'' Robert Redford might have slapped the same...

  • Men Behaving Badly

    By on November 7, 2007

    In its final two productions before the winter break, the Washington National Opera gives us a fascinating compare and contrast in its scheduling of Mozart's...

  • Plot Tease

    By on November 7, 2007

    There are certain books I only buy when rushing to catch a plane. They're usually mystery/suspense thrillers featuring a persecuted main character, a sympathetic authority...

  • Soundwaves

    By on November 7, 2007

    TIN ROOF RUSTED -- AND READY... In 2004, Kate Pierson told Metro Weekly that ''now the stars have aligned'' for her band, The B-52's. The...

  • Art with Heart

    By on November 7, 2007

    More than 70 artists are featured in the Whitman-Walker Clinic's 14th Annual Art for Life auction, which benefits the clinic's Latino services. ''It's an eclectic...

  • Shakespeare With Love

    By on October 31, 2007

    There is no better feeling than sitting in a theater, particularly one of significant reputation and stature, and watching a performance so fresh and vital...