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Billy Strings' breakout album takes listeners 'Home'

Friday, 8 November 2019, 15:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Billy Strings, "Home" (Rounder) The lightning fast fingers of Billy Strings have tapped him as the future of bluegrass music for a few years now. But it is his creative musical storytelling,...

Adaptation of 'The Goldfinch' is elegant but flawed

Friday, 8 November 2019, 15:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Everything is beautiful in John Crowley's adaptation of "The Goldfinch ," even the grilled cheese sandwich that a kind stranger makes for a boy who has just lost his mother. It's easy to get swept up...

'19th Christmas' a good fit for mysteries and chick-lit fans

Friday, 8 November 2019, 15:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The 19th Christmas" (Little, Brown and Co.) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro  James Patterson's newest book, written with Maxine Paetro, is like the socks your favorite aunt gave you a...

A new hope for Star Wars on Disney Plus in 'The Mandalorian'

Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:29 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Never heard of a Mandalorian? You're not alone. Actor Pedro Pascal hadn't either when he started talking to Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni about an ambitious new "Star Wars" series that would become...

Beth Hart vents in song, confirms the power of music

Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:26 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Beth Hart, "War In My Mind" (Provogue) Beth Hart reveals her innermost self on "War In My Mind," an intense, candid and moving album where the only filter is the one ensuring quality songs with...

'It Chapter 2' is a big-screen funhouse

Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:21 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

It can be a cheesy thing when a novel is split up and spread out over a handful of films, but Stephen King's "It" is not one of those books. Andy Muschietti's first crack at King's 1,100-page...

'The Only Plane in the Sky' is compelling history of 9/11

Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Only Plane in the Sky: an Oral History of 9/11" (Avid Reader Press), by Garrett M. Graff People born at least a quarter-century ago probably remember the exact details of what they were...

Celine Dion concert changes venue

Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 12:10 Last update: about 8 years ago

Due to an unprecedented demand for pre-sale tickets, NnG Promotions has announced a new venue for Celine Dion's Courage World Tour concert being held on the 27th July 2020. Pre-Sale tickets sold...

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