Entertainment
04.08.09
Stefani just girl in fashion world By Kimberly Vela
Advertising Manager Bravo’s A-List awards show that will premiere on April 15 will mark perhaps the last time fans witness Gwen Stefani in the limelight on her own accord. Stefani is up for three, including A-List awards in the categories of Female Style and Celebrity Designer. Since her debut, Stefani has launched the clothing label L.A.M.B., two perfume lines, released two albums and had two children with former Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. Stefani’s definitely an entrepreneur, but long-time fans of Stefani’s former band have something to look forward to in the next coming months. When Stefani launched her solo career back in 2004, fans of No Doubt feared that they were losing their best friend. Could this have been the end? Luckily for the fans of the ska-influenced rock band, 2009 is the year of
reunions, as proved by Blink-182 and Jane’s Addiction. While drummer Adrian Young told Spin magazine that No Doubt never broke up in the first place, five years without a group tour can definitely do some damage to a band’s cohesiveness. The last album the foursome released was 2001’s Rock Steady, which could be a problem. Not having debuted a new album for the tour, No Doubt will have to resort to a setlist of 10-year-old songs, but at least they will be together. Launching this summer, the tour will make a stop in Dallas and the Woodlands on May 30 and 31, respectively.
BY STEPHANIE SANDERS From San Antonio to Austin, The Tour Guide wants to keep you, the everyday concertgoer, informed. You’d hate to be the one crying in the corner asking yourself, “Why did I miss that concert?” or “How did I not know they were going to be here?” Don’t be an April fool; stay informed. 04/09- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, SCHOOL BOY HUMOR, JET LAGGED GEMINI, KIERNAN MCMULLAN Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar, 6:30 p.m. 04/09- SILVERSTEIN, NORMA JEAN, BLESSTHEFALL, BEFORE THEIR EYES Emo’s Austin. 7 p.m.
2009 A-List Awards Nominees
04/10- PLAIN WHITE T’S, DANGER RADIO, SINGLE FILE White Rabbit, 7 p.m.
A-LIST STYLE (Female)
The woman who never fails to make the best-dressed list
04/10- BLUE OCTOBER & OURS Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, 7 p.m.
Anne Hathaway Scarlett Johansson Michelle Obama Rihanna Gwen Stefani
04/12- A SKYLIT DRIVE, DANCE GAVIN DANCE, ATTACK ATTACK! Emo’s Austin, 7 p.m.
A-LIST ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The artist who “kept us coming back for more”
04/25- PENNYWISE, PEPPER, EXPENDABLES Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, 7 p.m.
Beyonce No Doubt Katy Perry Britney Spears Kanye West
A-LIST CELEBRITY DESIGNER Victoria Beckham – dVb Denim Sean Combs – Sean John Gwen Stefani – L.A.M.B. Justin Timberlake – William Rast Kanye West – Kanye Louis Vuitton Shoes
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And the Award Goes to...
A celebrity whose “designs we can’t get enough of”
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A clothing line, two perfume lines and two children later, the self-determined Gwen Stefani travels back to her roots after three nominations from Bravo’s AList Awards. The latest queen of fashion rejoins bandmates of No Doubt and makes her return as the queen of rock, pop, ska and everything in between. Is there anything she can’t do? Source ggfreewebs.com
04/25- FRANZ FERDINAND & BORN RUFFIANS La Zona Rosa, 9 p.m. 04/28- MATES OF STATE, BLACK KIDS, SUNBEARS! La Zona Rosa, 9 p.m. 05/01- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, RA RA RIOT, AND MATT COSTA Austin Music Hall, 7 p.m.