Love's Labour's Lost
A Sixties beach proves a fitting and enjoyable setting for the Bard's comedy
"...and James Brown, when Don Armado dances to a bossa nova beat, and the ladies' chaperone, Boyet, is singin'..."
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May 13, 2011 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe
Braise
Braise is a charming place to get an impressive meal for $30 per person
"...street level. The space it occupies, former home to Bossa Nova Coffeehouse, is part of the new modern development...."
Sept. 10, 2010 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry
Off the Record
The Department of Homeland Security tries to take down YellowFever and KAOS Radio. Somewhere Harvey Pekar is laughing.
"...of Brazil's jazz movement (see "Blame It on the Bossa Nova," July 2, 1999) and also ¡Cubanismo! (see "A..."
July 16, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell
Simplicity Wine & Eats
Parind Vora's new endeavor provides a casual spot for gourmet food and drinks
"...lit with votive candles, and the cool sounds of bossa nova give the whole place a cozy, comfortable feel...."
Feb. 26, 2010 Food Review by Claudia Alarcón
You Can Fly
Freedy Johnston's rainy day album
"...“Livin’ Too Close to the Rio Grande,” the sultry bossa-nova of “The Kind of Love We’re In,” and deep..."
Jan. 13, 2010 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Flight of the Conchords
Listening while laughing til you cry
"...musicians, but their tunes run the gamut, from tight, bossa nova-inspired tunes, to rap, to love songs stripped of..."
May 8, 2009 Music Post by Belinda Acosta
Érika Machado
SXSW showcase reviews
"...its gray matter. Utterly unpretentious, Machado and her sleepy, bossa nova-inspired tunes were a world away from the rocking..."
March 27, 2009 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett
Futomomo Satisfaction
SXSW showcase reviews
"...hardcore funk to screamcore punk with a dash of bossa nova lounge thrown in for good measure. After closing..."
March 27, 2009 Music Review by Thomas Fawcett
Kat Edmonson
Saturday
"...it was a decade go, even when reworked with bossa-nova flavor. Girl-group torch song "One Fine Day" smolders like..."
March 20, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder
Gay Place
Where the queers at? SXSW!
"...are booking bands this week. Son of a rabbi bossa nova boss Avi Visnia will woo the boys of..."
March 20, 2009 Features Feature by Ash Bell
The Doctor Is In
Eugene Chadbourne pulls a graveyard shift
"...like picking it up and playing, for instance, a bossa nova on it, it raises people's eyebrows. There’s just..."
Dec. 15, 2008 Music Post by Doug Freeman
The Marvelous Jew
Larry Harlow talks salsa consciousness
"...LH: The clave defines all Latin music, from bossa nova to samba to merengue to cumbia to salsa..."
Oct. 7, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
Where Are They Now, G-ville Edition
"...take on Matthew Sweet’s “I’ve Been Waiting." A smoke-filled bossa nova version of Cole Porter’s “Night And Day” shows..."
May 7, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri
Thursday Sleepers
"...serves up a refreshing take on Brazilian samba and bossa nova, adding tasteful touches of electronica and hip-hop. Fans..."
March 14, 2008 Music Feature
Friday Sleepers
"...brutally wrought pop gem, a breakup disc between bandmates renovated with Shawn Jones' sneering cynicism. Gathering a loose collective..."
March 14, 2008 Music Feature
Saturday Showcases
"...Club 115 Brazil isn't all samba rhythms and breezy bossa nova. Some musicologists argue that a version of the..."
March 14, 2008 Music Feature
Zona Tango
SXSW showcase reviews
"...tones looped through the sound system. Shot through with bossa nova rhythms and tango inflections, they resurrected Astor Piazzolla's..."
March 14, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko
Cannibalist Manifesto
Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia on the pitch
"...Zona Tango Classic Bossa Nova..."
Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett
Eastside News
Exploring a quartet of recently opened restaurants
Oct. 5, 2007 Food Feature
Dale Watson
"...matches Watson's baritone with mariachi horns. Throw in a bossa nova ("It's Not Over Now"), pure-Dale heartbreaker "Time Without..."
April 6, 2007 Music Review by Darcie Stevens
Ballroom Dancing
SXSW Panels
"...music star, and someone who's lived several lifetimes? About bossa nova's advent, or Gil's fiftysomethingth new album Gil Luminoso..."
March 16, 2007 Music Feature by David Lynch
Blazing Baile Carioca
Mexico takes on Brazil: winner, metal-based dance?
"...Brazilian Pierre Aderne's way-groovy bossa nova guitar licks are as smooth as a sweet..."
Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Belinda Acosta
VMU Saves Lives?
Can you build a sense of community - and safer housing - with vertical mixed use?
"...during the abduction incident, which occurred in the ground-floor Bossa Nova Coffee Shop and Bakery. Because co-owner Ray Shapley..."
Feb. 16, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor
Event Menu
Jan. 12-18
"...romance, Black Orpheus, the film that sparked the international bossa nova craze. Once the movie is over, it will..."
Jan. 12, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Restaurant Jezebel
An ambitious menu, and it all works
"...covered with pastels, acrylics, oils, and watercolors of nudes. Bossa nova music from co-owner Débora Vora's Brazilian homeland floats..."
Sept. 22, 2006 Food Review by Wes Marshall
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Thursday
"...Caetano Veloso, Air, the Mosquitos, and Os Mutantes: melodic, bossa-nova indie pop. A 7-inch holdover, Haunted Castle (Indierect), preps..."
March 17, 2006 Music Feature
In Space
Listening closely to Last.fm and Pandora
"...of suggestions for Os Mutantes fans, and takes French bossa nova into account, as well...."
Jan. 20, 2006 Screens Feature by Jess Sauer
Jason Mraz
"...uninspired voice-mail subject matter. "Bella Luna" is a splendid bossa nova journey, sparkling with guitar from Raul Midón. Mraz..."
Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Matt Dentler
Sleeping Beauty
The Vortex Repertory Company's 'Sleeping Beauty'
shows the company in a playful mood, delivering a
musical adaptation that is fanciful, lighthearted, and
disarmingly sweet
"...Avalía, proclaimed as perfect by its people to a bossa nova beat (or is it reggae?); where its newborn..."
March 25, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires
Francophonic
Vive la France
"...Drawing from early-Eighties art pop and bossa nova, the Euro-pop duo Nouvelle Vague have young female..."
