The William Hooker Quintet as captured live in 2010, at New York City’s Roulette. PLUS an exclusive Beat Market remix of local electro-pop act le Couleur, ahead of tonight’s launch of a new local record label, Lisbon Lux. AND heartbreak, grace and magic realism collide in the new video by Phosphorescent.
Glen Matlock, the original and latter-day bassist for England’s premiere punk band, sees himself as a songwriter first, but as he says, “If I call myself a musician and I don’t play, I’m full of shit.” And so he plays Piranha tonight.
Local writer Saleema Nawaz’s debut novel, Bone and Bread , has received a lot of hype, making her a rising star of Canadian fiction. Here’s the scoop on the new book.
Courtesy of director Jon M. Chu (Step Up 3D), there are fewer toy-chest antics and a hell of a lot more ninjas in this leaner, meaner sequel to the original 2009 stinker G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Believe the hype: Spring Breakers is a must-see — despite, or because of, being every bit as trashy as it appears.
* Read the Rant Line™!
* The Act of Killing at Excentris
* Kenny
* Mile End Poets’ Fest
* Rahzel at the PHI Centre
* Lisbon Lux Records launch party
* Bareoke strip karaoke
* Crooked Fagazine launch
