News entertainment 2008-06-28 Andanh.com

Time To Fix TIF Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:50:25 -0500
The state constitution should be changed to allow full tax-increment financing for roads.

Saturday: Waves on Waves, Graham Wilkinson and more Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:09:59 -0600

Waves on Waves.

Nashville’s Waves on Waves have been called noir-pop. They’re part of a bill at Vino’s that features local indie crooner Chase Pagan, the Lives of Famous Men and Justin Carr's wild-eyed Americana outfit Ghost Co, 8:30 p.m., $7.

Hendrix alum Graham Wilkinson brings his wild-out roots-jam band the Underground Township to White Water, 9 p.m., $5.

At Cajun’s, local rockers Doghouse follow their RiverTop performance with another headlining gig, 9 p.m., $5.

Acoustic finger-style guitarist Jim Tozier performs at Studio Joe, 7:30 p.m., $10.

Local cover band the Gettys plays West End, 9 p.m., $5.

Piano man William Staggers is at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7.

B Level Entertainment presents Gary Escoe and Natasha Renae doing the best of Prince and Michael Jackson, 10 p.m.

The Twisters are at Alltel Arena taking on Iowa, 7 p.m., $11-$28.

Saturday To-Do: Arkansas GLBT Film Festival Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:08:17 -0600
ARKANSAS GLBT FILM FESTIVAL
12 p.m., Easy Street. Donations.

The Arkansas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Film Festival kicks off on Saturday at noon with “The Golden Age of Broadway,” a documentary about the musical comedies, and their stars, that made Broadway what it is today. Throughout the two-day festival, a number of shorts, documentaries and narrative films will celebrate their Arkansas premier. At 4 p.m. Friday, a men’s shorts series airs. Then at 6 p.m., a women’s shorts series airs. At 8 p.m. Friday, filmmaker Mark Jones of Memphis will attend the screening of his film, “Eli Parker is Getting Married?” Sunday features all long films, including the documentary “Abomination: The Ex-Gay Movement” at 2 p.m. and the equal rights documentary “Pursuit of Equality” at 7:30 p.m.

For-sale Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:47 -0600

This is the 21st Century, people!

We've come to a point where kooky words can be written and, on the same day, t-shirts can be designed and up for sale. It's the future.

Visit the Rock Candy Cafe Press store to pick-up the ringer-T, tank top, maternity-t, coffee mug or thong that fits your personality best.

All proceeds (are there proceeds?) go directly to the Poor Lil' Movie Critics of America fund'.

'Or to my bar tab.

I missed the jackass? Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:47:11 -0600

Let's make t-shirts.

In case you missed it, Philip Martin is still huffing over my 24 word jab about the grade he gave "The Love Guru." This time in his On Film column. Here's the link to the free edition (http://www.nwanews.com/adg/MovieStyle/229857/).

It's largely a regurgitation of the polemic he posted on my blog earlier this week and it ends like this...

I don’t mean to pick on the Rock Candy blog. It’s a good resource and I enjoy its existence. But questioning someone’s intellectual honesty ought not be something that’s done lightly. And if you do it, you better have your facts rowed up. To paraphrase an old baseball coach I knew, If you’re going to throw at the jackass, you’d better hit the jackass. Lindsey, you missed the jackass.

That's some "I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE" craziness. Hey, creative types, make me a t-shirt!

For handy reference, here's what I originally wrote.

So critics continue to pile it on—A.O. Scott, writing in the New York Times, says, "'The Love Guru' is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again." But, ever the maverick, the Dem-Gaz's chief film critic Philip Martin scores it an 85, which might be the highest score he's given anything since "No Country For Old Men." The review itself is fairly tepid, but you have to read pretty far to get that. So: the nation's critics, on average, give it a 22 vs. Martin, who ranks it just 15 points from perfection. Wonder if Arkansas connections factor in?

I'll try to keep this short. I'm pretty invested in the idea that this has been a 200:1 war or words. And if I'm starting to get bored by it, then I'm sure you're nodding off on the keyboard.

But since Phil is blustering about me not having my "facts rowed up," a few responses.

Friday To-Do: Cool Shoes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:32:16 -0600

COOL SHOES
10 p.m., Downtown Music. $5.

Here’s a slogan I can get behind: “Brought to you by dance music and cheap beer.” That’s the tag for Cool Shoes, the regular dance/art party that man-about-town TJ Deeter is hosting. The inaugural party, held last month, was billed as Little Rock’s answer to Club MTV. Dancers were filmed and performers shoes’ were interviewed (really), but Deeter says the party won out over the concept. So those who were wary of grinding for hundreds of web-video watchers can now get-low carefree. Helping move butts: Deeter, who briefly was TJDJ’s, but never TJ the DJ, and is now just simply Deeter. Plus, representing the 4X4 Crew, DJ Fatality, and — composed of two local dudes who you’ll probably recognize from seeing out — Broez B4 Hoez. Like last time, a performer will take the mic for one song. This time it’s local polemicist 607. It’ll be a bustle of activity: Dirtbag is doing graffiti art throughout the night and Magpie and Birdie host a trunk show of vintage clothes. All ages welcome.

Friday: Brad Williams, Sean Rock, Chris Denny and more Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:12:19 -0600

Brad Williams.

Salty Dogs frontman Brad Williams and local singer/songwriter Sean Rock each perform solo sets at Studio Joe, 8 p.m., $3.

With newly added guitarist Judson Spillyards adding an extra punch, Chris Denny and the Old Soles play Counterpoint with Ben Coulter and Mister Lucky, 11 p.m., $5.

Good-time rockers Doghouse play the Peabody RiverTop Party, 8 p.m., $5.

Local dance act Mr. Meaner perform at Cajun’s, 9 p.m, $5.

Austin, Texas, roots rock outfit Nathan Singleton and His Sideshow Tragedy come to White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $5.

Torch singer Mary Kai leads her backing band at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7.

Friday To-Do: Foamfest Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:08:59 -0600

If only

FOAMFEST
5:30 p.m., River Market Pavilions. $22-$30.

The four keys to maximizing your Foam Fest experience: Eat a big lunch, make sure you’re hydrated, recruit 10 friends and line up a sober bus. Then, for four hours, drink steadily and broadly, sampling more than 65 varieties of beer and wine, while head-nodding and, later, singing (slurring) along to local cover bands. All proceeds benefit the Arthritis Foundation. The music kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with Saline County’s most active blues act, the Mike Dollins Band. At 6:30 p.m., good-time cover band Crisis! plays a broad range of recognizable rock covers. Jam band Weakness for Blondes follows at 7:30, and local dance favorite Mr. Happy helps close down the event at 8:30. Just before the drink-a-thon ends, a people’s choice award will be presented to the favorite brew. If you’re in a group of 10 or more, admission is $22. Advance tickets are available at foamfest.org.

Friday To-Do: Kyoto Boom / Browningham Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:08 -0600

Browningham.

KYOTO BOOM / BROWNINGHAM
9:30 p.m., Sticky Fingerz. $5.

Give it up for few people making big noises. As anyone who followed the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase earlier this year knows, Kyoto Boom kicks out new-wavy jams befitting arena stages. Drummer Duke Boyne and guitarist Dave Raymond are extremely adept and precise at what they do, but the bigness comes, most of all, courtesy of Scott Cook, who plays keyboard and bass and sings full-throated with a voice that’s more real-deal rock ’n’ roll than anyone in town. Opening the show, which Boyne curated, is one-man band Nathan Brown, AKA Browningham. Known to local concertgoers as a crooner in the Michael McDonald mold, Brown comes to Sticky Fingerz armed with new material that he’s performing with a guitar with keyboard, bass and drum loops backing him. After Kyoto Boom plays, DJ Rod Bryan spins a specific mix — Ghanaian funk, political punk and American Southern soul ex-pats.

BREAKING NEWS: Red, White and Blue activities postponed Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:28:00 EST
Due to the rainy weather, a number of Red, White and Blue festival activities scheduled today have been reset for Sunday, according to Kim Crowe-Sheaner, festival coordinator.

The honeymoon continues Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:13:00 EST
Bob Englehart / The Hartford (Conn.) Courant

Bull Shoals Historical Society officers Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:10:00 EST
Bull Shoals Historical Society officers are (first row) Bill Jeffery, vice president; (second row, from left) Betty Morrow, treasurer; Dave Thomas, president; and Susan Thomas, secretary. The club meets at 3 p.m. the third Thursday at Presbyterian Church of Bull Shoals on Walnut Avenue.

Group effort rescues child: Friends, family, strangers, authorities join together to track down abdu Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
When Heather Mullin first realized every parent's nightmare — a missing child — was a reality, she naturally called her husband, Jayme. He was in his swimming trunks heading to a neighbor's pool with their 3-year-old daughter. Jayme's plans changed fast.

Rose L. Abbott, 91 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
A service for Rose L. Abbott, 91, of Mountain Home will be private. Mrs. Abbott died Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Ortiz captures walleye tourney Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
BULL SHOALS — For being hundreds of miles from his home, Bill Ortiz really knows Bull Shoals Lake.

Organizations stress importance of child identification Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:19:00 EST
A single photograph may be the difference between life or death.

Community Calendar Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Today, June 28

Edith Johanne Arrington, 96 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
A gathering of friends for Edith Johanne Arrington, 96, of Mountain Home will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Arrington died Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Liberty wins a big one Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EST
Liberals, who hate guns almost as much as they hate cars, got a well-deserved lesson in Second Amendment rights when the Supreme Court spit in their face by ruling that the Constitution really does guarantee the right of Americans to own guns.

ON CHRISTIANITY Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:35:00 -0500
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: A friend thinks that we were living in heaven after God created the universe, and God sent us to earth so we’ll appreciate heaven a lot more once we return there. Did she get this from the Bible? — Mrs. S.P.J.

HELPFUL HINTS Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:34:00 -0500
DEAR READERS: What is it about chocolate that makes it bad for your dog yet taste good to humans ?

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