RECORDING | september 2010
WINTER WALLACE
You do not play an instrument, correct?
No, I don’t. I just sing and write music.
So how do you convey your ideas to your band?
Good question. You want to know history, or just right now?
Mix it up.
Well, in the beginning, the reason why I went to Sugar Hill [Studios] was to try and find somebody [...]
SPACETAKER | september 2010
In September, our hearts are ringing in the key our soul is singing. Or so go the immortal words of Earth, Wind, and Fire. So, sing and dance in the night as inspired by one of the many great events September is bringing our way.
Fall for Dominic Walsh Dance Theater at Miller
September 10 & 11, [...]
FOR ART’S SAKE | september 2010
ART PALACE
Where Art of the Young, Gifted and Talented-Many Speaks | Be Blown Away
ouston’s art scene is uniquely accessible – you can view art in world-class museums and galleries and even on public sidewalks during many acclaimed street festivals throughout the year. Yet, in the heart of Houston’s burgeoning Midtown District at 3913 Main Street [...]
SPACETAKER | august 2010
When it comes to ‘August’ celebrations of the arts, nobody quite does it up like Edinburgh, Scotland, where no less than 12 separate annual festivals converge on the town each year, many of them in conjunction with the Edinburgh International Festival. Named the largest cultural event in the world, the festival was born in 1947 [...]
GISH AT THE MOVIES | august 2010
SCREEN DANCING
I’ve been fascinated by the life of former Houston Ballet dancer Li Cunxin ever since I heard him speak when touting his bestselling autobiography, Mao’s Last Dancer, a few years back. Lucky for us, that book inspired a movie of the same title, opening August 20 at Landmark River Oaks Theatre (www.landmarktheatres.com). It’s the [...]
RECORDING | august 2010
HILARY SLOAN
Even in Houston’s diverse musical landscape, the idea of a bluegrass violinist merging into the city’s live music scene without changing styles would seem far-fetched. Until Hilary came along.
So how old were you when you first started getting out and playing with people, playing live? You were in the church when you were young, [...]
FOR ART’S SAKE | august 2010
WILLIAM PERKINS | OF LLEJU PRODUCTIONS
After making his millions in energy trading in the Bayou City, Bill Perkins decided to invest in film. Two years later, Lleju Productions is in full swing, with a number of projects under their belt and several on the way just this year.
What was it that made you think you [...]
GISH AT THE MOVIES | july 2010
REEL INDIE FILMS
Hello, July! Reel Films (www.reelfilms.org) is presenting Living with the Trinity (7/10, 7pm) with director Rob Tranchin in attendance. The Trinity River is the star of this story that explores the conflict that developed in the early 1970s over plans to transform its entire length into a barge canal linking Dallas and Fort [...]
SPACETAKER ARTSCENE | july 2010
July is all about fireworks, parades, picnics, baseball games and pride in our U.S. of A. If you’re hungry for more “fireworks” after the fourth, the romantic Asian-derived festival of Tanabata is a few days later on the seventh. This Japanese star festival signifies the annual meeting of lovers Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair) from [...]
RECORDING | july 2010
BAMA BOYZ
If you’ve heard Beyonce’s “Why Don’t You Love Me,” from I Am… Sasha Fierce, then you’ve heard the Bama Boyz. Chances have it if you haven’t heard that song, you’ve still heard the Bama Boyz. Eddie “E-Trez” Smith III, Jesse J. Rankins and Jonathan D. Wells had this to say:
So you guys really [...]
