PRINTED MATTER: Arts + Entertainment, April 22

Quasi plays Johnny Brenda's tomorrow night. Here's what you'll miss if you don't pick up a City Paper this week: FEATURES! - Senior editor Patrick Rapa talks to Quasi frontman Sam Coomes about misery and happiness, and which one prevails in the indie band's music. The classic Quasi formula: "high energy, inventive arrangements and witty lyrics of doom and despair." There's your answer. Quasi plays Johnny Brenda's tomorrow night. - A.D. Amorosi jazzes it up with the members of Puzzlebox, who'll be at Chris' Jazz CafÃ© late Friday night. The take-away? Keith DeStefano's a little nuts, and that's perfect. COLUMNS! - Robin Rice Re:Views "Women's Work" at Sande Webster Gallery, where the only unifying factor is the gender of its creators. - Rodney Anonymous chooses to thumbs-up Medieval France in this week's Aid or Invade, despite the fact that Robert Sadin's 14th-century cover album, Art of Love, includes a cameo by "aural kiss-of-death" Natalie Merchant. Burn. REVIEWS! - Sam Adams gives The Girl on the Train a solid B in this week's Flick Pick. Though the story's based on a real-life incident, AndrÃ© TÃ©chinÃ© avoids satiric pitfalls, instead "focusing exclusively on personal ramifications." - David Anthony Fox wasn't crazy about InterAct Theatre's George W. Bush-whacking When We Go Upon the Sea, mostly because spending 85 minutes with W isn't his idea of a good time. - Mark Cofta calls Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre's repertory productions of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream "inviting" to Bard novices, but points out that "purists will miss favorite lines and scenes." - Despite Matthew Prescott's surprise presence, Deni Kasrel felt that BalletX's spring show was uneven: "Certain pieces just didn't hit enough high notes." - Movie Shorts on The Back-Up Plan, Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Little Traitor, Oceans and The Square AND THEN THERE'S ... - Kaleidoscope quick hits on The Tallest Man on Earth, Juelz Santana, Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake) and Party Down - Music Picks on An Horse, Hot Chip, The Spinning Leaves and more - Agenda goodies, including interviews with David Milch and Janeane Garofalo, Icepack, tons of Picks, DJ Nights and Felicia D'Ambrosio's fashion column, Shopping Spree. PREVIOUSLY >> PRINTED MATTER: Arts + Entertainment, April 15

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PRINTED MATTER: Arts + Entertainment, April 22

POSTED: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 8:05 PM

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Quasi plays Johnny Brenda's tomorrow night.

Here's what you'll miss if you don't pick up a City Paper this week: FEATURES!

Senior editor Patrick Rapa talks to Quasi frontman Sam Coomes about misery and happiness, and which one prevails in the indie band's music. The classic Quasi formula: "high energy, inventive arrangements and witty lyrics of doom and despair." There's your answer. Quasi plays Johnny Brenda's tomorrow night.
A.D. Amorosi jazzes it up with the members of Puzzlebox, who'll be at Chris' Jazz CafÃ© late Friday night. The take-away? Keith DeStefano's a little nuts, and that's perfect.

COLUMNS!

Robin Rice Re:Views "Women's Work" at Sande Webster Gallery, where the only unifying factor is the gender of its creators.
Rodney Anonymous chooses to thumbs-up Medieval France in this week's Aid or Invade, despite the fact that Robert Sadin's 14th-century cover album, Art of Love, includes a cameo by "aural kiss-of-death" Natalie Merchant. Burn.

REVIEWS!

Sam Adams gives The Girl on the Train a solid B in this week's Flick Pick. Though the story's based on a real-life incident, AndrÃ© TÃ©chinÃ© avoids satiric pitfalls, instead "focusing exclusively on personal ramifications."
David Anthony Fox wasn't crazy about InterAct Theatre's George W. Bush-whacking When We Go Upon the Sea, mostly because spending 85 minutes with W isn't his idea of a good time.
Mark Cofta calls Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre's repertory productions of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream "inviting" to Bard novices, but points out that "purists will miss favorite lines and scenes."
Despite Matthew Prescott's surprise presence, Deni Kasrel felt that BalletX's spring show was uneven: "Certain pieces just didn't hit enough high notes."
Movie Shorts on The Back-Up Plan, Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Little Traitor, Oceans and The Square

AND THEN THERE'S ...

Kaleidoscope quick hits on The Tallest Man on Earth, Juelz Santana, Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake) and Party Down
Music Picks on An Horse, Hot Chip, The Spinning Leaves and more
Agenda goodies, including interviews with David Milch and Janeane Garofalo, Icepack, tons of Picks, DJ Nights and Felicia D'Ambrosio's fashion column, Shopping Spree.

PREVIOUSLY >> PRINTED MATTER: Arts + Entertainment, April 15

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