Table of contents for week of April 15, 2005
NEWS & FEATURES
A $1.2 million public/private deal in the state capitol suggests questions worthy of debate. Lance Tapley has the first of two parts demanding the answers.
Network television news is experiencing an ugly and very public transition from the old way of doing things to the future. Dan Kennedy says that NPR rises above the fray.
Sara Donnelly interviews Perry O'Brien, one of the few successful conscientious objectors to abscond from military service rather than fight in Bush's wrong-headed war.
Plus, this just in:
ENVIRO UPDATE: Wyman halts aerial spraying
FIGHT THE POWER: Get poor, screw the feds
Politics and Other Mistakes
Bramhall Square
Savage Love
Crossword solution
MUSIC
Jam impresarios Percy Hill come to Portland on the heels of their long-awaited studio release After All. For a band that doesn't seem to enjoy touring, it means a lot. By Sam Pfeifle.
Becca Dewan suggests you check out the USM Chamber Singers' final performance before they head to Europe. And this time... it's personal.
Garbage return with a renewed sense of purpose, which is another way of saying that they've gone back to the sound that made them commercially successful. By Ken Micallef.
Even a singer-songwriter as iconic as Merle Haggard has to listen when Bob Dylan comes a-knockin'. By Ted Drozdowski.
Nick Sylvester bangs the drum for Animal Collective, who may be one of the best bands going but still dress up like animals onstage.
A year ago, no one outside of Allston, Massachusetts knew who Converge was. Now it seems they've achieved global notoriety. By J. Bennett.
Plus, Sibilance.
Worth the trip:
Bourbon Princess and Mary Timony
Also, short reviews of:
Ash: MELTDOWN
Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Matt Sweeney: SUPERWOLF
Danny Howells: GLOBAL UNDERGROUND #027: MIAMI
Charles Lloyd: JUMPING THE CREEK
Magnolia Electric Co.: WHAT COMES AFTER THE BLUES
Ariel Pink: WORN COPY
Amy Ray: PROM
THEATER
Megan Grumbling just can't get enough of the Escapists.
Worth the trip:
I Am My Own Wife at the Wilbur Theatre
ART
Wicked Pulp may the name of a juice bar, but the art within is the sweetest attraction. By Maggie Knowles.
BOOKS
Sam Pfeifle says the new edition of USM's Words & Images marks a step forward for the publication.
w. loran smith may give the impression of snobbery, thanks to the lower-case name thing and all, but Sam Pfeifle says smith's is accessible, powerful poetry.
Dave Eggers abandons the hyper-ironic tone that defined his earlier work in favor of a quieter approach in the new How We Are Hungry. By Nina MacLaughlin.
FOOD
Great service and a couple of menu surprises mark the Monument Square eatery Shays. By Andy King.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2004
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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