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Entertainment

Joe’s Backyard Hosts Halloween Hardcore Bash Featuring Canadian Band

Lola Ponce

On Oct. 23, Joe’s Backyard transformed into a hub of energy as it hosted its Halloween costume-encouraged hardcore show, featuring special guests Reality Denied from Canada. The event, organized by HC Demonstrations, drew a diverse crowd eager to celebrate the hardcore scene. Sanity Slip singer, Sarynthia Marmolejo, played a pivotal role in bringing the band to South Texas. “I messaged Reality Denied requesting to perform with my band,” she explained, “they responded with what they would need to come to the states.” Conner Gibbs, band member of Reality Denied underscored the challenges faced by Canadian bands touring in the U.S.…

Community, Drama

Behind The Scenes: ‘The Rocky Horror Show’

Paul Farias

Have you ever dealt with a moment in time where you felt like you weren’t doing anything productive? One where you were just going through the motions and letting life pass you by? I had that feeling for the longest time earlier this year. I’ve been interested in theater for the past 7 months now and that comes from the improv workshop I did in late January. This brought me to Del Mar’s production of ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,’ which was my first time acting. To put all the years of listening to music, learning how to…

Community, Entertainment

Let’s do the time warp again at Aurora Arts

Paul Farias

For local actor Ricky Martinez, Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” was a calling. “It’s one of those shows that you kind of have to do as a performer,” said Martinez, who portrays character Brad Majors. Despite the calling, he decided to audition later in the process. “It was really a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing, I decided to audition last-minute,” said Martinez. “My voice was shot. It was a crazy audition process.” Martinez is one of many actors for this year’s installation of Aurora Arts Theater’s annual staging of “Rocky.” “With only a month and a half to stage a…

Entertainment

Madame Web not worth the money

Nemo Zamora

I sat down and watched Sony’s latest car crash of a film, Madame Web. A story about a New York City paramedic who, after seeing visions of the future assembles a team of super-powered Spider-Women to stop a deadly madman…or at least, that’s what the trailer for this film would make you believe. This movie is a story about a woman and three teenage girls who run around NYC for two hours and try not to die, and believe me, it is not entertaining. The film also delivers on virtually none of its promises with little to no action, little…

Entertainment, Movies

La La Land Review: A 1950’s musical: 21st Century Edition

Mark Young

Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com   Director Damien Chazelle has become a force to be reckoned with ever since 2014s “Whiplash,” and with “La La Land,” Chazelle becomes one of the best directors around. The musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is fine-tuned and exact; however, it also panders to the people who made the movie. The Hollywood musical hasn’t been a constant force in film for many years now. While musicals can have success (i.e. “Hamilton”), the Hollywood musical genre didn’t extend beyond the ’50s, until “La La Land.” The film itself is an ode to old Hollywood, but also…