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‘Shrek” brings quest to Playhouse

Meagan Falcon

  By Kira Hays / reporter This April, fairy tales come to life as the Harbor Playhouse brings “Shrek the Musical” to the stage. Much like the film, the audience follows Shrek as he goes on a quest to rescue a princess. Things get ugly when the unseemly ogre, also not a handsome prince, shows up to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona.  With his adorably annoying sidekick, Donkey, in tow, the mission is accomplished, but the princess turns out to have a secret that turns the fairy tale ending upside down.  Throw in a villain with a very short temper, a…

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Disc Go Round marks record day

Meagan Falcon

Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief The third Saturday of April may not be eventful for some, but music buffs wait an entire year for this date. Disc-go-Round, along with record stores nationwide, will host Record Store Day on April 19. Record Store Day was an idea conceived in 2007 by Baltimore-based vinyl enthusiasts and was celebrated for the first time in 2008. Now internationally recognized and celebrated, this annual gathering of vintage-loving music junkies is celebrated with special issuances of vinyl and CDs, meet-and-greets with bands, performances and much more.

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Tacos With Tera – Clarissa Serna

Meagan Falcon

Tera Elwell / Web editor After trading a few text messages with her agent, I was able to get an interview with local celebrity Clarissa Serna. I picked up a rather large bag of tacos and plenty of hot sauce (per her agent’s request) from Alteños Taqueria and headed to The Loop Studios off Everhart and Alameda. I was greeted by fellow photographers and reporters who were also anxiously awaiting Clarissa’s arrival. After her photo shoot and magazine interview it was finally my turn to chat with the singer, who was recently a contestant on “The Voice.” First we bonded…

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Tacos With Tera and the Salsa Señorita – Microphonic

Meagan Falcon

Tera Elwell / Web editor The infamous Benys brothers, Robert and Andrew, co-founders of local band Microphonic, sat down with me and Kaliegh Benck at Hacienda Vieja to talk about their new music while enjoying some delicious tacos. Kaliegh: How often do you practice since Julio (Correa, guitar) lives in Austin? Robert: Not that often. We’ll usually split it up into group stuff like I’ll practice with Erikh (Whitworth, drums) whenever we can. Me and Andrew live together now so we practice like all the time but Julio will be able to practice like once or twice a month. It’s…

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The Tontons share stories of love and music

Meagan Falcon

By Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief  While most bands these days struggle to find a unique sound, it’s rare for many to accomplish such. However, one band has undertaken and defeated the task and they’re not too far from home. Hailing from Houston, The Tontons blend several genres while seeming to create a genre exclusive to them. The morning after hitting House of Rock’s stage on their first visit to Corpus Christi, the band chatted over breakfast about their latest album, tour life and guitarist Adam Martinez’s humorous follies. Their song ‘Magic Hour’ was featured on Rolling Stone’s Daily Download this…