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BY ZACH YANOWITZ I ARCADE EDITOR
It's no secret that so-called "nerd culture" has rapid- ly infiltrated the mainstream. Video games have become behind the shindig one of the most profitable entertainment industries, and - has done a great job bringing some superhero movies are perennially gigantic studio money- stellar guests to the event. Standouts include William makers. This is perhaps a sign that there's a pasty-skinned Shatner - of the USS Enterprise and "SH*! My Dad Says" Chewbacca, that's who. Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast in all of us. Give as many fame - and Stan Lee, comic book deity and creator ofSpi- In addition to various thespians, guests will include wedgies as you want to the dweeby kid in the glasses and der-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor and The comic industry professionals, among whom number the Superman t-shirt, but don't pretend like you're not count- Fantastic Four - the list goes on. Other guests include legendary George Perez and Lafayette-based Rob Guillo- ing down the days until "The Dark Knight Rises" hits the- Adam Baldwin of Joss Whedon's cult sci-fi show "Fire- ry, Eisner Award-winning artist for "Chew:' aters too. There's also probably a chance you've heard of fly;• James Marsters from "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer" and Comic Con is a great way to embrace your nerdy side the annual San Diego Comic Con, a massive convention Academy Award Nominee Mary McDonnell, best known and immerse yourself in pop culture, meet some famous held every year celebrating and promoting the biggest to nerds for playing President Laura Roslin on "Battlestar people, and at the very least, post awkward pictures of names in movies, television, gaming, comics and other Galactica:' The perpetually grumpy and vengeance-seek- your friends posing uncomfortably with Princess Leia im- such segments of the zeitgeist. ing cast of "The Boondock Saints" and Lou "Walk Away The New Orleans Comic Con will take place this week- Into The Sunset In Slow Motion'' Ferrigno will make ap- personators on Facebook. end at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Though it pearances as well. Anyone else? How about Peter May- may not boast the staggering scope of the San Diego con- hew. Who's that, you ask? vention, Wizard World - the company
/ UPCO ING EVENTS A soulful celebration JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 2 BY SOPHIE UNTERMAN decades, including the Euryth- laborating with other excep- ARCADE EDITOR mics' "Sweet Dreams," Stevie tional local artists. The CD is Wonder's "Living for the City" available for pre-order on the Y, JA UARY 27 TUE DAY, JA U RY 31 and Allen Toussaint's ".Tight band's website, where tickets Local brass band the Soul People." The Meters and Cyr- are also available for the party. BEST OF THE BEAT AWARDS FEAT. MAT KEARNEY Rebels will kick off the Jan. il Neville make appearances Doors open at 9 p.m. Saturday, 31 release of their new album, GEORGE PORTER JR., BIG FREED IA, 8 PM HOUSE or BLUES on the album, playing into the and tickets cost S 11. Unlock Your Mind, with a re- Soul Rebels' tradition of col- GIVERS, GLEN DAVID ANDREWS, SOUL BLUE MAN GROUP
BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX DAY, FEBRUA OGDEN AFTER HOURS WITH CHRIS JA UARY 29 THOMAS K NG A Sissy Bounce birthday - --- MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HOUSE OF BLUES ANNIVERSARY BASH ART Yeah:' Propelled to local pop- less stage appearances in full FEAT. KEB' MO' BAND AND ANDERS BY CHARLES BRAMESCO ALABAMA SLIM, LITTLE FREDDIE KING ASSOCIATE ARCADE EDITOR ularity by such ｳ ｩ ｮ ｾ ｬ ･ ｳ as "Azz drag earned her a nomination OSBORNE Everywhere" and Gin In My at the 22nd GLAAD Media & GUITAR LIGHTNIN' LEE BLUES New Orleans plays home System," Freedia is the reign- Awards last year. APPLE BARREL ing queen of the bounce mu- We at the Arcade pride HOT 8 BRASS BAND to a handful of timeless and BOUNCE XII