Entertainment
Remake worth watching
Most of the big laughs in 21 Jump Street arrive in the first half, but take a moment to consider that phrase “big laughs.” What was the last stupid Hollywood comedy — good-stupid, not stupid-stupid — to offer actual, audible big laughs? Heartily raunchy and rather ...
Jay-Z Confirmed Music Chief for Willow Smith ‘Annie’ Remake
Daddy Warbucks, the rumors are true: Jay-Z will be overseeing music for a remake of the musical Annie...
DeVotchKa dives into show with CSO
Nick Urata, the guitar-slinging, bouzouki-picking, theremin-conducting lead singer of Denver’s DeVotchKa, is ready for yet another performance with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, June 14. And while his group has been ...
Dinosaur Jr. pulls it all together
When the famously dysfunctional trio Dinosaur Jr. got back together in 2005, it was unexpected to say the least. And not many fans could have truly thought the band would stay together for very long...
Sing out, Mama Rose
A few years ago, thanks to the advent of reality TV, the stage mom trope had a moment in the sun. Dance Moms and Toddlers...
Coachella festival unveils expanded lineup
LOS ANGELES — Rapper Dr. Dre will close the 2012...
More than just bluegrass
When you look at it, it’s called a ‘bluegrass festival,’ but it’s a wide-open music festival,” says mandolin great Sam Bush. “I’ve seen everything from Little Feat to Paco de Lucia to Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson to Bill Monroe to Ralph Stanley. Just last year they ...
Making a thing while the world ends
As the pandemic stormed in and unceremoniously upended in-person events last March, it also cast members of Writer’s Block across the country.
With the university...


















