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Gospel Journey Teens Dare 2 Share Greg Stier is raising an army of adolescents to help save your soul.
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Curtain Call Denver mourns the loss of its favorite bipolar, one-armed comic/poet/playwright.
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The Lords of Payback Jefferson County officials show Mike Zinna that what goes around comes around.
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Mona's Great hash -- and making hash out of a critic's anonymity.
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"Governor No"
Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty grooms himself for vice-presidential consideration--by being a jerk.
By Jonathan Kaminsky
Miami New Times
Day Strippers
Our reporter sets out in search of a naked lunch.
By Janine Zeitlin
Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Switch Hitter
Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side: gay or straight?
By Amy Guthrie
Village Voice
Death in the Skies
At JFK, Erhan Yildirim clears corpses for takeoff.
By Elizabeth Dwoskin
Six Months to Live
Starting as of Now -- The EP (Sparky the Dog Records)
By Michael Roberts
Published on November 02, 2006
Cleverness can turn unctuous at any given moment, which makes Greg "Soapy Argyle" Hill's decision to build a band on that quality seem dangerous, indeed. Somehow, though, Six Months to Live, Hill's latest project, maintains its balance throughout this entertaining five-song preview of a long-player expected next year.
"Eiffel Tower Man" is a veritable charm offensive, led by a smile-inducing melody, cheeky background vocals and a fulsome trumpet solo. Elsewhere, "I'm So Very Blue" brightens up melancholia, while "Henry Kissinger" concerns a dog saddled with the unfortunate name in the tune's title. No wonder he never comes when he's called.
Because Now is too brief (less than seventeen minutes) to wear out its welcome, there's no telling if Hill and pals can keep cutesiness at arm's length for an entire album. But for the span of this teaser, Six Months to Live, which visits the Larimer Lounge on Saturday, November 4, along with the Nancy Drews and Vonnegut, stays on the right side of clever.
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