The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
62°F
Current Conditions
Overcast clouds
View complete weather report

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Entertainment

Latest Stories

‹ Newer Older ›

Search

A&E >  Entertainment

NO HEADLINE

CLUBLOCATION/PHONETONIGHTSATURDAYNEXT WEEKAki's (N)523 W. First Ave., 747-4266Dynamic Duo (jazz/hip-hop)DJ Messiah, DJ Elevation (electronic) and NW Beats CrewThursday (karaoke)Ankeny's (S)Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague Ave., 838-6311Bite the Bullet (variety)Bite the Bullet (variety)Annie Fannie's (S)3827 E. Boone Ave., 534-1212Ray Vasquez (variety)Ray Vasquez (variety)Auntie's Bookstore (N)402 W. Main Ave., 838-0206Leone Peterson (folk)*The B-Side (S)230 W. Riverside Ave., 624-7638Six State Bender vs. The Creeps (original)Lifesavas, Siren's Echo, Brainchild vs. The End of the World (original)Federales, The Quick and the Dead, Seaweed Jack, In the Way (original) on Wednesday; Brainchild's Soul Revival (original) on ThursdayBeverly's (N)Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, (208) 765-4000Robert Vaughn (listening)Robert Vaughn (listening)Big Daddy's (S)3023 E. 28th Ave., 535-2961Cary Fly (rock/blues)Cary Fly (rock/blues)Big Easy Concert House (S)921 W. Sprague Ave., 244-3279Club Mardi GrasClub FusionThursday (karaoke)Bigfoot Pub and Eatery (S)9115 N. Division St., 467-9638Sammy Eubanks (blues) on Sunday; Bourbon Brothers on Monday; Exit 7 on Thursday (both country)Blue Dolphin (S)16 S. Robie Road, 924-7168DJ Stiles on Sunday; Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (karaoke); open mike on Wednesday*Blue Spark (S)15 S. Howard St., 838-5787M Blue (original)Open mike with Flyreal on Monday; Eighth Element oxygen bar on ThursdayBluz at the Bend (S)2721 N. Market St., 483-7300Charlie Butts and the Filter Tips (blues)Riverside Talent Showcase on Sunday; Bill Oxford Group (blues) on Wednesday*The Blvd.333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.Seaweed Jack (original)The Iron Maidens (rock) on MondayBolo's Bar & Grill (S)116 S. Best Road, 891-8995Inner Sanctum (variety)Inner Sanctum (variety)Monday-Thursday (karaoke)Bottom's Up (S)13921 E. Trent Ave., 892-1778DJ Jeremy D (variety)DJ Jeremy D (variety)Bourbon Street Uptown (S)921 W. Sprague Ave.Total Request Live & Unplugged on WednesdaysBrickwall Comedy Club (S)Budget Inn, 110 E. Fourth Ave., 484-2431Flip Schultz (comedy)Flip Schultz (comedy)Open mike on Sunday; Monday and Tuesday (karaoke)Brotherhood of Friends (B.O.F.) (S)933 W. Third Ave., 624-5159The Variety Pack (ballroom)The Variety Pack (ballroom)CJ's (S)112 N. Main St., Moscow, (208) 883-3147Club Night (top 40)Club Night (top 40)Wednesday and Thursday (karaoke)Café Moro (N)100A E. Main St., Pullman, (509) 338-3892Eric Jessup (original)Leslie Jo Sena (original), The Natalie Greenfield Band (original)Irish Jam on ThursdayCatacombs (N)110 S. Monroe St., 838-4610Live music on MondaysCaterina Winery (N)905 N. Washington St., 328-5069Cheryl Branz (acoustic)Crazy 8 Sports Club (S)20 E. Lincoln St., 467-1363DJ Brian BeatDJ Brian Beat on Sunday and Thursday; Monday (karaoke)*Dempsey's Brass Rail (S)909 W. First Ave., 747-5362DJ Scott (top 40); drag shows; Eighth Element oxygen barDJ Scott (top 40); drag shows; Eighth Element oxygen barDancing on Sunday; Monday and Wednesday (karaoke); '80s night on ThursdayDi Luna's Café207 Cedar St., Sandpoint, (208) 263-0846Bluegrass Jam Night Eastside Marketplace (N)1420 S. Blaine St., Moscow, (208) 882-1533Kingsley Jazz ComboElla's Supper Club (N)CenterStage, 1017 W. First Ave., third floor, 747-7078Nick Herman, Chris Teal Trio (jazz)Nick Herman, Chris Teal Trio (jazz)Open Mike on Tuesday; Jonathan Nicholson, Danny McCollim (jazz) on Wednesday; Chris Teal Trio (jazz) on Thursday*Europa Pizzaria (N)125 S. Wall St., 455-4051Sidhe on Sunday and MondayFat Tuesday's (S)109 W. Pacific Ave., 489-3969Bled By Design, Inflect, Deaconess Fatality, Mind Cell (original)Comedy on Monday; The Chariot, Hopesfall, Fear Before the March of Flames with The Midnight Society (original) on Tuesday; The Black Halo's, The Bones, Scatterbox (original) on Wednesday; Straylight Run, Minus the Bear, The Honorary Title, Gratitude, Spitalfield (original) on ThursdayFizzie Mulligan's (S)331 W. Hastings Road, 466-5354Native Son (variety)Native Son (variety)Wednesday (karaoke); Sammy Eubanks (blues) on ThursdayThe Flame (S)2401 E. Sprague Ave., 534-9121Sneaks (top 40)Sneaks (top 40)Tuesday-Thursday (karaoke)Goodtymes Bar & Grill (S)9214 E. Mission Ave., 928-1070Pink Cache (variety)Pink Cache (variety)DJ and comedy on Sundays; Tuesday and Wednesday (karaoke)Hedge House (S)2606 N. Monroe St., 326-2297Holly Holmes (variety)Holly Holmes (variety)Holly Holmes (variety) on Wednesday and ThursdayJohn's Alley (S)Moscow, (208) 883-7662Eleven Eyes (original) Awesome Possum WranglersJazz Night on SundayLone Cactus (S)415 W. Hastings Road, 468-2672Bob Juhlin (listening)Bob Juhlin (listening) on ThursdayMedley's (S)14415 E. Sprague Ave., 927-4555Mr. Happy (variety)Mr. Happy (variety)Open jam and karaoke on Sunday; Riverside Rhythm & Bluez Jam on Tuesday; Wednesday and Thursday (karaoke)Merq Café & Liquid Lounge (S)706 N. Monroe St., 325-3871Element Tribe DJsDJ music Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday (karaoke)Mizuna (N)214 N. Howard St., 747-2004Save Lefty (acoustic rock)DJ Nealie Neal (soul/funk)Molotov Room3023 E. Diamond Ave.MS Walk Benefit with Intermission, Foreign DNA, Zero Effect, Manifest, Liquid Ambition, Messplaced, Freetime Synthetic (original)Kylsea, The Black March, Assend Offend, Everything Beautiful (original)Seaweed Jack (original) on Wednesday*Moon Time (S)1602 Sherman Ave., Coeur d'Alene, (208) 667-2331Justin King (guitar) on Thursday*Mootsy's (S)406 W. Sprague Ave., 838-1570Locke and the Chris Wilson Five, The Green Light DistrictFree FirePoets Tom I. Davis and Stuart Polzin during Get Lit! on SundayO'Shay's Irish Pub (S)313 Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive, Coeur d'AleneOpen mike on ThursdayPepperdine (S)2911 E. 57th Ave., 448-8111Perones (variety)Perones (variety)Remington's (S)Ramada Inn, Spokane Airport, 838-5211Martini (variety)Martini (variety)Martini (variety) on ThursdayRock Coffee (N)920 W. First Ave., 838-1864Sam Scheibner (original)Weight (original)Logan (original) on WednesdayRock Inn (S)8122 E. Sprague Ave., 922-4649Sunday-Tuesday, Thursday (karaoke); Cary Fly Evolution Jam on WednesdaySaddle Inn (S)10211 S. Electric Ave., Cheney, 455-8324KaraokeTwo Dudes (country) on SundaySatellite (S)425 W. Sprague Ave., 624-3952Cary Fly Evolution Jam (rock, R&B) on Sunday*The Shop (N)924 S. Perry St., 534-1647Camille Bloom and Jerin Falkner (original)Shore Lounge (S)Coeur d'Alene Resort,(208) 765-2300, ext. 711850 Cent Suit (original)50 Cent Suit (original)Sunday (karaoke); 50 Cent Suit (original) on ThursdayThe Slab Inn (S)800 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls, (208) 773-5440Thunder Road (country)Thunder Road (country)Sunday-Thursday (karaoke)Snoops Saloon (S)805 E. Rosewood Ave., 487-6013Digital streaming jukeboxDigital streaming jukeboxDigital streaming jukebox daily*Spike Coffee (N)122 S. Monroe St., 838-1614Open mike on TuesdaySpokane Eagles (S)315 E. Francis Ave., 489-3030Mingo and the Desperados (variety)Mingo and the Desperados (variety)Spokane House (S)4301 W. Sunset Highway, 838-1471Diane Copeland (variety)Diane Copeland (variety)Diane Copeland (variety) on Wednesday and ThursdaySpokane Valley Eagles (S)16801 E. Sprague Ave., 928-2063MaraudersMaraudersNorth Country (country), Sunday (karaoke)*The Tea House401 N. Second St.,Coeur d'AleneKevin, Ice Age Cobra, La Cha Cha (original)Coretta Scott, Clarity Process, Fall of Troy (original)Thumper's718 E. Francis Ave., 484-8489Chris Rieser Acoustic Quartet on ThursdayTop Hat (S)6412 N. Division, 489-6540DJ Ryndog ('80s)Trick Shot Dixie (S) 321 W. Sprague Ave., 624-4549Don Larson & The Cynics (variety)Don Larson & The Cynics (variety)Wednesday (karaoke)Twilight Room (N)112 S. Monroe St., 456-5654Mike Ross (original)DJ Ovey (hard house) on TuesdaysVFW #1474 (S)3004 E. Queen Ave., 487-3784Mavericks (country)Mavericks (country)Mavericks (country) on SundayVolcano's Sports Bar (S)20 N. Raymond Road, 893-3667Fat Boy Roy's Rockin' Dance PartyFat Boy Roy's Rockin' Dance PartySunday-Tuesday (karaoke); Fetish Festival on Monday*The Wine Cellar (N)313 Sherman Ave., Coeur d'Alene, (208) 664-WINEPat Coast and Paul Mata (blues)Pat Coast and Paul Mata (blues)Innocent Bystander (classics) on Tuesday; Riverboat Dave on Wednesday; The Doghouse Boyz (blues) on Thursday
A&E >  Entertainment

PlayStation gets a break in lawsuit over vibrations

Could the PlayStation consoles be banned from U.S. stores? There was a close call last week. A federal court in Oakland, Calif., ordered Sony Computer Entertainment to stop selling the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 and 47 Sony games because they violate a patent for touch feedback – that is, the technology that makes game controllers vibrate so players feel the action on screen.
A&E >  Entertainment

‘Sahara’ lukewarm

"Sahara" feels like it's jammed with more stuff – characters, plot lines, sight gags, explosions, buddy banter and the romantic flutter of gorgeous people falling in love – than there are grains of sand in the desert. It's an overlong (if occasionally thrilling) environmentally conscious retread of an Indiana Jones flick, complete with a character who's overly attached to his hat.
A&E >  Entertainment

Seaweed Jack branches out

Geoff Doolittle wants to be a musician, not a rock star. "The difference is musicians hear music in more than three genres of metal, current rock and what you remember from the '80s," said the multi-instrumentalist for Spokane band Seaweed Jack. "A world of musicians encompasses more instruments than bass and guitar."
A&E >  Entertainment

Strictly business: Should he ask his lawyer out?

Q: A couple of weeks ago I retained a lawyer for some personal matters. She is a very attractive woman in her mid to late 30s. I am 45. I find myself very attracted to her and would like to ask her out, maybe for some cocktails and a bite to eat. Of course, I understand that this is a business relationship right now. On the other hand, I've sensed that she might be interested as well. I'm a little reluctant to ask her out because if she were to say "I don't think that would be a good idea," I think I might feel a little uncomfortable afterward.
A&E >  Entertainment

Sweet Sox saga

Stripped of almost all the brothers' usual crudeness, "Fever Pitch" proves what we've suspected all along: Beneath the gross-out gags and freak-show humor, Peter and Bobby Farrelly are just a couple of lovable romantics. No doubt it helps that they're directing off of someone else's material. Especially when it's actually three someones with a track record in romantic storytelling, screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel ("Splash") and British author Nick Hornby, whose autobiographical book was the basis for the film.
A&E >  Entertainment

Bollywood workout hits Hollywood

Jane Fonda in a leotard and leg warmers super-charged the aerobics field in the 1980s. Now, some unlikely candidates have arrived to lay claim to the throne the Hollywood icon abandoned almost 25 years ago. Two California sisters, Sheila and Sarina Jain, whose family hails from Rajasthan, India, are billing themselves as the "Indian Jane Fondas."
A&E >  Entertainment

Fallon, Barrymore star in ‘Fever Pitch’

In "Fever Pitch," Jimmie Fallon has a choice to make: the Red Sox, a team for whom he has rooted for the past 23 years, or Drew Barrymore. It's amazing, but he actually has a hard time making up his mind. A sneak preview of "Fever Pitch" will show at 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday at the AMC River Park Square Cinemas.
A&E >  Entertainment

First date do’s and disasters

Online, he was all wit and charm. There were instant keyboard sparks. "He said everything right," recalls Julie Crabill, a 27-year-old high-tech public relations professional. "I kept thinking, 'This is The Guy.' "
A&E >  Entertainment

Freese drums up hits as percussionist for hire

Josh Freese woke up on Good Friday in a five-star hotel, drummed at a "last-minute emergency recording" with Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland, rehearsed with Sting and ate lunch at McDonald's, all before 3 p.m. So, what's with the fast food, Mr. Rock Star?
A&E >  Entertainment

GET GRAPHIC

IT'S STRANGE how often adult collectors of comic books are stereotyped as childish, geeky or – at best – eccentric. In fact, not only is it odd, but in most cases, it's just plain wrong. Sure, back in the day, most superhero comics were cover-to-cover campy fun, written and marketed for an audience of 'tweens. But during the Reagan era, mainstream comic books left "camp" where it belonged – following "summer." Writers, artists and publishers decided to get serious on fans. And pop culture noticed. Lately comics have been as much a part of the Hollywood universe as they are the Marvel and DC universes, banking hundreds of millions of dollars from PG-13 and R-rated movie adaptations.
A&E >  Entertainment

Hollywood health advice pays off in the fun, fluffy ‘Upside of Anger’

Hollywood, always happy to share its wisdom, offers this advice in "The Upside of Anger": Being mad all the time is bad for you. On the other hand, being mad all the time is good for Joan Allen, who is a hoot as brittle Terry, who gets deserted by her husband and immediately becomes a sarcastic, judgmental drunk. The clever, facile script is not particularly strong on realistic details – I'm guessing, for instance, that a woman who hides from her family and turns her bed into a 24-hour open bar probably would cease to worry about highlighting her hair – but it does let Terry wallow in a realistic amount of hurt and sorrow, and Allen has a field day with it.
A&E >  Entertainment

‘Hotel Rwanda’

Cinema Art at The Met is bringing a trio of non-mainstream films to Spokane in April. First up is "Hotel Rwanda," which will screen at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. for three days beginning Saturday. The documentary "American Bellydancer" will screen April 8, also at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Finally, on April 11-14 The Met will present the Spokane debut of the Oscar-winning documentary "Born Into Brothels" at the same times. The Met is located at 901 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets are $9 (which includes a $2 Met Preservation Fee) for adults and $8 for students, seniors and the military (325-7328 or 227-7638).
A&E >  Entertainment

If you love rock ‘n’ roll, don’t miss Joan Jett

Had Joan Jett remained an underground sensation like her friends in Bikini Kill and L7, she would have been the princess of under-exposed punk rock. But "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was far too positive and arena friendly to be contained to local dives and poorly lit record stores. The 1981 hit off the album of the same name spent no less than seven weeks topping the Billboard charts in the spring of 1982. The tune's infectious chorus forever assured Jett and her band, The Blackhearts, an indefinite presence on '80s-rock compilations.
A&E >  Entertainment

It’s the perfect day to announce change

After spending nearly a year pointing out government problems from the outside, I've decided to become a more effective agent for change on the inside. I'll soon give up this column to take a position in the White House communications office as a special liaison to the nation's alternative press. Pretty surprising the Republican team would want me, no? It seems the outreach may have been inspired by my recent column supporting President Bush. Anyway, after passing a quick background check (I have no convictions), I met with a deputy communications director in Seattle. I was dubious about the job, but also curious to see what it would feel like to be on a winning team. And after Lorel Grewego described the opportunity over drinks (the Bushies aren't all business), I was sold.
A&E >  Entertainment

Latifah’s latest lacks development

Back when she was better known as a rapper than an actress, Queen Latifah took part in a number of interesting projects, portraying a lesbian bank robber in "Set It Off" and a torch singer who inspires Holly Hunter in "Living Out Loud." "Chicago" notwithstanding, Latifah's recent efforts haven't lived up to her regal moniker. "Beauty Shop" is her best movie in years, but that's not much of a distinction given the basis for comparison.
A&E >  Entertainment

Out with old, in with smaller new

The time has come for me to part with "The Twins." Their absence will be felt tremendously since they've been leading me for years. They've been my east, west and every other direction I've tried to move since I hit puberty. I will be cutting them loose in a few weeks or, as they say in medical terms, undergoing a breast reduction. I've never been more scared or excited for an event. It's something I've debated doing for years. Cutting them down to a more comfortable size was never the dilemma – it was moving "parts" that scared me. But as the doctor pointed out, "Well right now they're way down there and they need to be up here."
A&E >  Entertainment

PSP wireless option produces lots of fun

The problem with Sony's new PlayStation Portable isn't that it costs $250. It's that you really should think about buying more than one. The wireless head-to-head action that some games offer on the PSP is one of the best aspects of that nifty gadget: smooth, fast and a whole lot of fun.
‹ Newer Older ›

Search