STAYING POWER
The New Pornographers enjoying band's longevity and industry accolades
Religious crusader Jimmy Swaggart once famously decried rock 'n' roll as "the new pornography" and "the music of the devil." And not long after, of course, Swaggart - the cousin of those porn-masters Jerry Lee Lewis and Mickey Gilley - was found in a hotel room with a prostitute.

A venue to vent: Audience plays the role of therapist to the angst of ‘Thom Pain'
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“THOM PAIN,” a production of the Montana Rep Missoula, runs Oct. 16-20 at 8 p.m. in the Crystal Theatre,

SOR speaks Latin in season's first concert
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Quarter-century of fine orchestral music by the lake: Glacier Symphony opens 25th season
KALISPELL - A quarter century ago, the Glacier Symphony and Chorale first brought classical music and more to Montana's Flathead Valley.

GLACIER SYMPHONY'S 2007-08 SEASON
A few of the season's classical treats:

Avalaunch Festival a beta test promoting snow safety
Nary a flake has hit the valley floor, and already some people are thinking about the snow that comes down.

EATING MISSOULA - Pumpkin soup is perfect for October's richness
I was born in the fall - a child of a terrible storm that hit Oregon like gangbusters on Columbus Day in 1962.

Starting Friday
Movies

Opening this week
"Michael Clayton" (reviewed this week) - A troubled attorney with little conscience represents the lowest of corporate criminal clients. With George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Ken Howard and Sydney Pollack. Direcated by Tony Gilroy. R (profanity, sexual candor). 120 min.

NICKELL"S BAG _ Boone to a good cause
Benefit/CD release concert wildly exceeds all expectations
David Boone still can't wrap his mind around what happened last Saturday night. He knows what he did, knows what he saw and heard. Still, the experience that commenced when he and his band stepped onto the stage of the Wilma Theatre for a concert celebrating the release of his newest CD felt like something much more than just a performance.