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Issue: April 4, 1996
Page: 1
16 stories found - 1 through 16
  1. Feature

    Ana's Angel

    Jay Hamburger rushed in where others feared to tread ... only to find that no good deed goes unpunished

    By Steve McVicker
    Published: April 4, 1996

    The first time Ana Prieto Canela laid eyes on Jay Hamburger, he told her he was there to be her angel. She thought he was crazy. Six months later, she still does. Carrying a...

  2. Music

    Cult of Ferocity

    True to punk's roots, Bad Religion keeps the anger alive

    By Greg Barr
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley still remembers clearly the look of fear in the guy's eyes. Below him, the writhing sea of bodies was beginning to appear more and more like a...

  3. Cafe

    Philadelphia Story

    Searching for a magic mixof meat, cheese and bread

    By Brad Tyer
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Recently, I've found myself obsessed with a particular culinary mission: to find an honest Philly cheese steak. It is, I admit, a mission that might surprise many of the people...

  4. Film

    A Tour of Tavernier

    By Joe Leydon
    Published: April 4, 1996

    In addition to introducing the Lumiere program at the MFA, Bertrand Tavernier will discuss his own oeuvre during his visit to Houston. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, he will take part in...

  5. Night & Day

    Press Picks

    By Edith Sorenson
    Published: April 4, 1996

    thursday april 4 Vote early, but not often Be one of the few, the proud ... the voters. Today is the last day to cast an early ballot before the April 9 Democratic and...

  6. Theater

    Shards of Ideas

    With Broken Glass, Arthur Miller reaches for more than he can hold

    By Peter Szatmary
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Imagine a Jewish woman in Brooklyn, 1938, who's seemingly so paralyzed with fear by what she reads in the papers about Nazi Germany that, even though there's nothing physically...

  7. News

    Farewell to the House that Bud Built

    By Bonnie Gangelhoff
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Before the Oilers pack for Nashville, another of Bud Adams' contributions to Houston may vanish, although its passing won't cause anywhere near the civic consternation that has...

  8. Music

    Fun Without Pretense

    Echobelly abandons English arrogance for some good times

    By Hobart Rowland
    Published: April 4, 1996

    As rock bands go, Echobelly can appear more than a touch pretentious. The multiracial quintet boasts a high-drama guitar pop approach much along the lines of the Smiths, a...

  9. Film

    Talked to Death

    Headline:Faithful proves too true to the play that birthed it

    By Joe Leydon
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Anyone searching for a definition of the term "canned theater" need look no further than Faithful. Despite some profanely funny dialogue and three strong lead performances,...

  10. News

    The Insider

    Tim Fleck
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Name That Liar As 180th District Judge Debbie Mantooth Stricklin listened intently from the bench, former grand juror Katherine Corcorran broke her silence Tuesday and...

  11. Music

    Rotation

    Published: April 4, 1996

    Superdrag Regretfully Yours Elektra To lend the proper post-punk savvy to their first major-label outing, Knoxville, Tennessee's Superdrag chose well-connected...

  12. Film

    Lights, Action, History

    A century ago, France's Lumiere brothers started something big -- the movies

    By Joe Leydon
    Published: April 4, 1996

    On the evening of December 28, 1895, two brothers greeted visitors arriving at the basement salon of a popular cafe on Paris' fashionable Boulevard des Capucines. Louis and...

  13. News

    Joel Carmona's Last Ride

    A confused custom car show, and a dispute over money, mar the memory of a beloved community activist

    By Claudia Kolker
    Published: April 4, 1996

    Late on the afternoon of February 19, after the low rider car enthusiasts, the stunned schoolboys on low rider bikes and the somber-faced friends dressed in zoot suits had all...

  14. Music

    Static

    By Hobart Rowland
    Published: April 4, 1996

    No minor threat... Just in case you don't get your fill of that pesky punk philosophy at Saturday's Bad Religion show at the International Ballroom, Fugazi is coming around a...

  15. Letters

    Letters

    Published: April 4, 1996

    Housebreaking the Lapdog Thank goodness someone has finally painted the real picture of what has been going on in the city controller's office during the last two months...

  16. Music

    Dave's World

    By Hobart Rowland, Bob Burtman and Jim Sherman
    Published: April 4, 1996

    The David Wilcox success story reads with a predictability that's damn near awe-inspiring. A student from a small college nestled in North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains,...

Issue: April 4, 1996
Page: 1
16 stories found - 1 through 16