Rock 'n' Roll 'n' Circus, on Tour From Las Vegas.
By Kelefa Sanneh, p. B5


This article is about the Las Vegas based band band Panic! At the Disco, and their
"Nothing Rhymes With Circus" tour.

Aparently, there has been a lot of 'circus rock' around lately, including "Love,"
the Beatles tribute by Cirque du Soleil, and "The Times They  Are A-Changin'," a
circus inspired presentation of Bob Dylan's music, and Panic! at the Disco.  Panic!
at the Disco is a Las Vegas based band that has seen a swift rise in popularity,
after playing its first concert and having a popular music video on MTV (Of 'I Write
Sins, Not Tragedies')  The band has sold 1.3 million coppies of it's CD "A Fever You
Can't Sweat Out", and is now on it's first major tour.

The band is somewhat connected to the Emo scene, and was promoted by Fall Out Boy.
Panic! lead singer Brendan Urie writes lyrics that poke fun at emo, and the author
of the article pokes fun at Urie by saying that he sings like a female suburban
teenager (in mannerism).

The author says that the album is "A rather irritating CD; the overwritten lyrics
and overstuffed songs tend to overpower even the strongest melodies."  The author
does seem to appriciate the spectacle of the circus-themed show, however, and admits
that any band that can get the audience to sing along with such tongue twisting
lyrics as theirs must be doing something right.



A Singer Brings Her Harp And Lots and Lots to Say,
by Ben Ratliff.

A music review of Joanna Newsom, a singer/songwriter and harp player, and her new
record "Ys" (pronounced EEZ, aparently)

The auther seemed to think that the music was somewhat overwrought, with many long
10-minute plus songs.  Besides this, the overall impression was good, with competent
singing, playing and writing.


A Rising Star to Shine Briefly in New York
by Anthony Tommasini.

This article is about the American conductor Anne Manson, who conducted the
Juilliard Opera Center in it's production of Offenbach's "Orphee aux Enfers".  The
article also talks about the under-representation of women conductors.


When Life Takes an Ugly Turn, a Chance to Do It Over
by Alessandra Stanley.

A television review of "Day Break"

The reviewer seems to enjoy the show, even if it is slightly derivitive of
contemporary action serials.  They also hope that it won't get cancelled at the
first sign of potential bad reviews.


The Dance Theater of Harlem Showcases the Up and Coming.
by Jennifer Dunning.

A dance review of the Dance Theater of Harlem.

The dance theatre of harlem performed various ballets at the Guggenheim museum.