“I have done over 300 episodes of TV and never had fans,” he said. “Now, because of podcasts, I have fans all over the globe, some of which that have become friends.”
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Before the comedy spotlight, Tig Notaro had to emerge from the dark
Few comedians are as respected and admired by their peers as Tig Notaro, who will perform her unique blend of humor Saturday.
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Honesty is the name of the game for Nashville-based trio Wild Ponies
It took a little distance for Doug and Telisha Williams — the husband-wife duo behind Wild Ponies — to properly address the skeletons sitting in their closet.
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Michael Jackson’s career gets royal Cirque de Soleil treatment
Cirque de Soleil‘s Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour brought dream-like depth to its recent Oklahoma City tour stop.
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Local rapper booted from TV show
Local hip-hop musician Jabee says he was booted from a local TV show on Monday after he was told “I could be in trouble if I have someone like you on the show.”
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Tesla is back on the road, feeling refreshed and ready to rock
Tesla was born into the hair-metal heyday of the ’80s, its L.A. epicenter located just down the highway from their native Sacramento. But the gap between the two Cali metropolises proved just enough to instill a different set of sensibilities, even if they traveled in similar circles.
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Tiaras, tutus and techno
The ballet company now boasts the largest number of dancers in its history and hopes to continue its record-breaking attendance run after its current season. The season opens in October with four performances of Cinderella. Created by Jacob Sparso and using Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless score, the ballet has all of the elements of […]
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Kings of everything
A young woman went to Key Arena on March 28 to see the Okie-tied rockers, probably jammed out to “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody” and then walked away with measles. As a precaution, the Washington State Department of Health even published the woman’s schedule online so that those who were in her vicinity that […]
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Love Triangle?
From tragedy comes art, so Lyric Theatre presents the new musical Triangle at the Plaza Theatre, inspired by the disastrous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The show’s creators — Curtis Moore (music), Thomas Mizer (lyrics) and Joshua Scher (book with Moore and Mizer) — also link the story tenuously to the World Trade Center attack of […]
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Sexy time
Sex Snobs rose from the ashes of hardcore underground, yet they have proven to be a band worth getting to know — intimately. Formed by former members of punk band Chud, Sex Snobs emerged when Alex Barnard and James Hammontree reunited for another project. It’s difficult to place them into a single niche category, and […]