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MONKEYZILLA
MUSIC
Dance music comes to the rescue
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26
JOSHUA RADIN
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Wednesday, March 9th
Cold War Kids
Friday, March 10th
Galactic
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The Bottleneck
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TONIGHT- 10PM
Friday, February 11th
Papadosio
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Friday, February 11th
Bohby Long
w. Michel Gettman
Saturday, February 12th Lubriphonic
Tuesday, February 15th
Crazy Boy Status Presents
Mac Miller
Wednesday, February 23rd
North Mississippi Allstars
Wednesday March 2nd
Great American Taxi
riday, March 4th
Dirtfoot
as/Billie the Sandrafei
Friday, March 11th Trampled by Turtles
Sunday, March 13th
The Get Up Kids
Tuesday, March 15th
Mike Gordon Band
wednesday, March 16th
Ott w/ Photureprimitive
Thursday, March 24th
Iames McMurtry w/ Bottlerockets
Thursday, April 14th
Justin Towns Earle
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Mike Watt / Bannock Devio
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MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
MINNEAPOLIS — Look at Billboard's Hot 100, listen to hit radio or watch the Grammys on Sunday night. Pop rules.
Sunday night. Pop a can.
From Katy Perry's "Firework"
to KeSha's "Tik Tok," pop with
a big dance beat and a short,
simple refrain is what's hot right
now. Teens love to dance to it.
Pep bands enjoy playing it. The
cast of "Glee" relishes singing it.
Ever moms can't resist it.
"People want a bright voice and a great beat and to feel good," said Grammy-winning Minneapolis songwriter Dan Wilson, who has recently written for Josh
History shows that. Dance music has dominated during tough times, whether it was swing during the Depression or disco in the late 1970s when gas was rationed and U.S. hostages were held in Iran.
against hard times"
With high unemployment,
$3-plus gasoline and our soldiers still fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, Americans want escape, relief and release. Say goodbye to hip-hop with its harsh sounds,
Groban, Adele and John Legend. "People are less in a mood to wallow in negativity. Feel-good dance music is almost like a salve
HOROSCOPE
"People want a bright voice and a great beat to feel good."
abrasive tone and oversexed lyrics (though we still like a little Eminem and Jay-Z, refashioned with melodic, sung choruses).
DAN WILSON
Minneapolis songwriter
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Don't be too harsh on yourself today.
If you have difficulty concentrating,
distance yourself from the problem
and try again later. Things shift.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
to-understand lyric? Check. A chorus even your mother could love? Double check. As Rolling Stone put it, "Mars excels at no brains."
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Sweet melody?
Check. Easy-
Today is an 8
Strive for financial harmony. Living well doesn't have to mean large expenses. Find balance between work and play. True wealth may lie in time spent with love.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Todays on 7
You may feel critical of yourself today, but you're really doing a great job with the tools you have. And it's only getting better. Ease up.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
You can't get no satisfaction" today.
Stop being so critical, and give yourself permission to daydream. It's okay if you want to be by yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a7
Today is a 7
Work is important for you today,
but it might get uncomfortable,
especially if you listen to the critics
in your head. Acknowledge all you've
accomplished. List successes.
Today, you fit the picture of the absent-minded professor. It's not all bad. You can actually access talents that are normally kept hidden, like your own genius.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Today's emotions are positive, with great rewards for the seeds you planted earlier. Don't kick back yet. Keep planting for future harvest.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Today is a day
You get bored easily today. Think about trying something new, letting go of old habits and generating new possibilities. What could the future hold?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Don't be too harsh on yourself or on your friends. They're really trying to help you, by pointing out your blind spots. It amplifies your vision.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 6
Today
Try not to break anything. Take special care of your health today. Slow down if you need to. Feed your soul.
Watch a good film or take time for music.
Plug a drain on your resources. A glitch in communication sets you back. Just make sure to clean it up, for workability. Reinvent the goal.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Today's
You can take "no" for an answer. It doesn't mean the next one wont be "yes". After a long day, you're ready to relax, and "no" could actually be freeing.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
PISCES (rept. 19 march 20)
Today is a 6
ACROSS 3
1 Actor
McBride
4 Church
section
8 Taj Mahal
city
12 Baltimore
news-
paper
13 Hammer-
head
part
14 “Let’s
Make a
Deal”
option
15 Opposites
17 Source
18 Sandwich
treat
19 Moment
20 Hearty
drinks
22 College
VIP,
for
short
24 Mexican
entree
25 Cake
enhancement
29 Guitar's
cousin
30 Shine
31 Born
32 Repres-
sent in
words
34 Micr-
wave,
e.g.
35 Aspire
36 Intelligent
37 Fix
software
40 In the
thick of
41 Winged
42 Party
guests
46 Bath
powder
47 Swerve
48 Agt.
49 Pharaoh's
symbol
50 Lancaster
foe
51 Firma-
ment
DOWN
1 Helgen-
berger
series
2 Attila, e.g.
3 Bills
4 — -ski
5 Mexican
money
6 Witness
7 Type
measures
8 Aimless
9 Slip-up
10 Santa's
runway
11 Preten-
tious
16 Therefore
s 19 British
singer
Stone
20 Poker
variety
21 Aftermath
Solution time: 25 mins.
22 Investi-
gate
23 Got up
25 Turn
over
26 Sci-fi
villains,
often
27 —do-well
28 Bloke
30 Rum
recipe
33 House
of
worship
34 Leave
out
36 Smug
look
37 Infora-
tion
38 Verve
39 Pitcher's
boo-boo
40 State
with
certainty
42 Wall
climber
43 Keanu, in
"The Matrix"
44 Comic-
strip
squeal
45 Bond, for
one
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MOVIES
'Hangover' actor takes lead
PARK CITY, Utah — As a twentysomething, Ed Helms and his college buddy decided on a whim to head to the Sundance
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Fourteen years after his initial jaunt to Park City with his
parking attractions.
"Ed was always the kind of guy that would just do it—he'd go along with whatever crazy high jinks you wanted to get into," recalled Helms' closest friend, filmmaker Marc Webb, who is directing the new "Spider-Man" film for Sony. "So we volunteered and got these parkings vests, basically putting in the minimal amount of work so that we could see the maximum number of films."
Film Festival. They got a room at a Motel 6 in Salt Lake City and hitchhiked to the independent film mecca, where they worked as parking attendants.
pal, Helms was back at the festival promoting "Cedar Rapids," the new comedy opening Friday in limited release, in which he has his first leading role.
"Ed was always the kind of guy that would just go it."
Since launch
his career
In "Cedar Rapids," directed
MARC WEBB Filmmaker
film of his this film. The film is a gamble for Helms, because it not only marks his debut as a leading man but also furthers
ing his career on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." Helms has gone on to play a goofy salesman on the NBC sitcom "The Office" and a man afraid to stand up to his domineering girlfriend in 2009's hit boysclub comedy "The Hangover."
by Miguel Arteta ("The Good Girl"), he's no longer the nice guy sidekick, though he's still a nice guy. The film centers on Helms' insurance agent, whose company sends him to a "big city" industry conference in Iowa. From the second he arrives at the run-of-the-mill hotel where the event is being held, Tim, who has never been outside his small Wisconsin hometown, is awestruck. He falls in with a crowd of party animals (Anne Heche, John C. Reilly, Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who quickly strip him of his innocence.
his attempt to make the jump from television to the big screen.
"How does the decision to do this movie fit into the career path?" he mused, leaning back in an office
chair. "I'm not too precious to factor in career decisions. This is a major thing, and I certainly wouldn't imply otherwise. But in this case, it was really just about telling a story that was fun and exciting to me."