Eubanks, Jordan display special chemistry on new CD
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 15:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Kevin Eubanks has gotten his jazz groove back since stepping down as "Tonight Show" band leader in 2010. On "Duets," he teams with fellow guitar virtuoso Stanley Jordan for an intimate, relaxed...
'Furious 7' drives hard with action, laughs, tribute
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 14:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Fast-moving fight scenes, outrageous auto antics and a sprinkling of ridiculous one-liners make "Furious 7" a campy, crowd-pleasing escape. Never mind that the film repeatedly presents the...
'Much to Think About': Saul Bellow's nonfiction
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 13:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
"There is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction" (Viking), by Saul Bellow, edited by Benjamin Taylor For the title of a new collection of nonfiction by Saul Bellow, Benjamin Taylor...
Review: Jacob Rubin's 'The Poser' is darkly funny
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 13:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
The central character in Jacob Rubin's "The Poser" is a young man with the ability to instantaneously and flawlessly imitate anyone. Encouraged by his mother and discovered by a hack agent, Giovanni...
Eliane Elias enjoys musical homecoming on new CD
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 15:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Eliane Elias displays her full range of talents as a pianist, singer, composer, arranger and producer on her first recording in her native Brazil since moving to the U.S. to play jazz in 1981. She...
Animated alien adventure 'Home' lands with a thud
Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 14:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
In "Home," the latest adventure from DreamWorks Animation, the misfit alien protagonist is called Oh ("The Big Bang Theory's" Jim Parsons) simply because that's the resigned reaction everyone has when...
Watch: Percy Sledge, who sang 'When A Man Loves a Woman,' dies
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 19:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic "When a Man Loves a Woman," died Tuesday in Louisiana. He...
Darius Rucker shines on 4th country album
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 15:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Darius Rucker's second career as a country singer shows no signs of slowing down on his new album, "Southern Style." The lead singer of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, Rucker has scored...