Vol. 27, No. 17
Fueled by Fear
Refineries stuck Hartford with a toxic pool of gasoline that just won't go away. Homes burn and residents get sick, but nobody's helping.
By Bruce Rushton
Hell No, They Won't Go
Protesters say pens are for sheep, not Bush critics
Token Support
Is this Metro's way of backing the war effort?
By Mike Seely
Have Anti-Smoking Rules and Regulations Gone Too Far?
Week of April 23, 2003
By Wm. Stage
It's a New (Night &) Day
Voices Carry
For Guided by Voices' bibulous frontman, drunken rock & roll is a form of love
By Paul Friswold
Zeena, Warrior Harpist
The sounds Zeena Parkins coaxes from her hand-built electric harp are odd and beautiful
By Randall Roberts
Cry Uncle
For Uncle Tupelo fans, there's No Depression in reissue heaven
By David Cantwell
Fred Friendly
Fred's Variety Group doesn't let ego get in the way of the music
By René Spencer Saller
Peter Mulvey with Jeffrey Foucault
Friday, April 25; Off Broadway
By Jess Minnen
The Shazam
By Matthew Everett
Trans Am with Dälek
Sunday, April 27; Rocket Bar
The Notwist
Neon Golden (Domino)
By Philip Sherburne
Godsmack
Faceless (Universal/Republic)
By Jason Bracelin
Aphex Twin
26 Mixes for Cash (Warp)
By Darren Keast
Rosanne Cash
Rules of Travel (Capitol)
By Robert Wilonsky
The Delgados
Hate (Beggars Banquet)
By Melanie Haupt
Sounds Around Town
More Than Mean Margaritas
Pueblo Solis dishes up authentic, delicious Mexican -- and pours libations to match
By Michael Renner
'Cue, Too
Pueblo Solis owner Al Solis gets cookin' on another favorite at Smokin Al's
Oasis Martini
Café Eau, Chase Park Plaza, 212 North Kingshighway, 314-454-9000
Vig's Eleven
Edward Burns rounds up the all-stars for a Confidence game
Victor Victorious
Raising Victor Vargas draws remarkable performances from an untrained cast
By Jean Oppenheimer
Identity Crisis
James Mangold's latest looks scary, plays funny and might be genius for it
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Off the Beaten Path
Sprague's unorthodox spirit shines in retrospective; Keith's use of kitsch and nostalgia is breathtaking
By Ivy Cooper
Robinson's Crusade
"Naming and shaming," the former Irish president and UN commissioner speaks out for the oppressed
By Dennis Brown
Tough Stuff
Blood's riff on the Scarlet Letter is challenging fare
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Full Esteem Ahead
Monty has everything going for it -- and more
Folk Humor
Dar Williams sings poignantly, but her sense of fun is intact
By Rose Martelli
Soul Survival
A difficult play about difficult choices is performed ably by theater students
By Deanna Jent
Release the Hounds!
Dogs are born free, but parks are extra
By Paul Friswold, Byron Kerman and Rose Martelli
Break Like the Wind
Spinal Tap tapped, the Folksmen turn it way down from 11
Hoop Till You Droop
Market Street closed for ballin'
By Tom R. Arterburn, Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
Go With Gaia
Silly parent, Earth Day is for kids
By Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
Hogs and Dogs
God smiles on bikers and barkers
Fish Story
Trout Fishing in America hooks us
By Deborah Cottin, Daniel Durchholz, Paul Friswold and Byron Kerman
