Author Archives: pica-blogger

So out with it: I missed the boat reserving the opportunity to have a kid cut my hair for Mammalian Diving Reflexes, “Haircuts by Children.” Whoops. So on Saturday morning, when I was hanging around hoping for a cancellation, I … Continue reading →

I thought Liz Haley’s performance piece, Polygraph, in the Gerding Theatre (the old Armory), would take place on stage in front of an audience. Instead, she sits in a small room, connected to the lie detector, waiting for a one-on-one … Continue reading →

As I waited for my 2:30pm haircut appointment, I bought a fifty cent cup of lemonade from the kids next to Rudy’s Barbershop on NW 13th at Davis. It tasted bitter and quenched the summer heat. A woman walked by … Continue reading →

Reggie Watt’s method is to sample a bunch of popular entertainment and riff on them hip hop style. He uses the mediums of pop culture to make fun of it. And by making fun I mean he makes it funny … Continue reading →

by Robert Latham It was the best 12 songs about insects I’ll probably hear all year. Really.

The Northwest Neighborhood Cultural Center, 6:30. You must go see this show before it is over. Go out the door. Now. Loose Quotes from Taylor Mac: ‘The easiest political act you ever made was buying a ticket to this show. … Continue reading →

Dickson is back and well-rested (well-paid, he asserts) with a whole new persona. He has ditched the go-getter title “A.C.” for Andrew and traded his dated business attire in for the uniform of the new economy creative professional – the … Continue reading →

Posted by Chloe Andrew Dickson presented his latest “PowerLogue”, entitled Sell Out, last night in the belly of the beast – the atrium at Wieden & Kennedy. Mr. Dickson, as persuasive as a televangelist selling used cars, was at ease … Continue reading →

Andrew Dickson is a Sell Out -posted by Patrick Alan Coleman Take a deep breath. Alright. I am egregiously conflicted about Andrew Dickson’s, Tony Robbins-esque, charismatic, power point onslaught: Sell Out. Yes, it is entertaining. Yes, Dickson’s an excellent performer … Continue reading →

…charmed the pants off of everyone at the Works, performing Share This Place. The players sat still, chamber-style, accompanied by Britta Johnson’s mesmerizing animations of insects created out of wire, light bulbs, eyeglasses bows, Lifesavers, et cetera. The songs are … Continue reading →