BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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March 18, 2005

At the movies

And you thought the Crest Theatre was cool. Here at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in south Austin, you can order food and beer from your seat. Servers come by to take your order, and soon you're able to chow down on a small counter in front of your seat.
So forget the popcorn and Pepsi. I'll take a "Raging Bull" pizza (pepperoni, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage) and a pint of Shiner Bock. Now, on with the show ...
Today's feature presentation was a screening of "Scratch: All the Way Live." It's a concert film about the "Scratch" tour featuring Mix Master Mike, Z-Trip, Jazzy Jay and The X-Ecutioners. Fans of hip-hop DJing will definitely dig this film when it comes to DVD on April 19. It's full of turntable and scratch wizardry, and Mix Master Mike (former Sacramentan and the Beastie Boys' DJ) just goes nuts with his records. This film rates four "zhigga zhiggas" out of five.

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