Formed in 1992, Collective Soul were post-grunge before grunge had ended, polishing the genre's hard, punk edge into a smooth, melodic pop sound. Where grunge was angry enough to spit, Collective Soul was merely occasionally challenging the status quo. Like many pop-rock bands that preceded them, Collective Soul's best song came in the form of a ballad, 'The World I Know', from the band's self-titled second album; but the band hasn't had a hit since. Perhaps equally interesting are the pop-punk Austin, Texas, trio Fastball.
Calzada #909, entre 6 y 8 (312023/38815)
Open 9am-10pm Mon-Sat; closed Sun. Admission $3-$5.
This casa , named after the official municipality in which it's located, has a fantastic outside stage and patio with a lovely mural by artists Ariel D'az and Fiona Murphy dedicated to different art forms. Havana's famous jazz festival takes place here, as do many other concerts and smaller-scale gigs. Live son , bolero and jazz usually feature on Saturday nights at around 9pm.
As members of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the 24th and 25th Infantry regiments, the celebrated Buffalo soldiers were the first African Americans to serve in any peacetime army. This touching exhibition pays tribute to those known as 'The Buffalo Soldiers' in an intimate show consisting of 71 framed pictures, five etchings by Frederick Remington and five mannequins dressed in authentic period uniforms. The exhibition is circulated by Smith Kramer Fine Arts Services, Kansas City.
These two have had vastly different careers. Brett Whiteley achieved international recognition in his twenties then cemented his reputation as an enfant terrible with his early death. Lloyd Rees painted until his death at the age of 93 by which time he had also achieved the recognition due him. What few realised was the extent that the older man was a huge inspiration to the young Whiteley and indeed one of Whiteley's early paintings was entitled 'Homage to Lloyd Rees'. This collection highlights their visual relationship.
Still less than a year old, this salsa joint slap bang in the middle of town has lived up to its early promise and is packing them in. The punters who throng to El Son, with entry free Sunday to Thursday and a minimal thousand pesetas at weekends, come to dance and the floor fairly heaves until the small hours. The salsa-shy can take classes twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, and professional dancers mix with the crowd to keep things moving anyway. Check out the live performances midweek.
Jeden Svet, as it's known in Czech, is a festival of photography and film from around the world focusing on social responsibility and global awareness. Its highly non-commercial works tell the stories of refugees, the hungry and the oppressed from Africa to Lapland. This collection of still photos from the festival, presents the best and most probing images from fresh young artists such as Jan Mihalícek, Ondrej Nemec, Jan Sibík, Pavel Hroch, Libuse Rudinská, Michal Novotny, Iva Zímova, Lubomír Kotek, Andrej Bán and Milan Maryska. The range of styles and what each distinctly lends to its subjects is impressive.
This weekly trip down memory lane is a free performing arts series focusing on music history. Live music is interspersed with brief informal talks by some of Chicago's top performing artists. 'A History of the Blues, Part 1' on November 9 features The Chicago-Osaka Connection, with musician and blues historian Mori, performer Yoko Noge and other guests exploring the unusually large following of American blues in Osaka. Part 2 (November 16) focuses on 'Classic Blues Women' and features vocalist Katherine Davis.
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