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Early jazz 'preserved' in Hall's latest release
There's this strange feeling that hits you right when you enter the city of New Orleans.
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'O!' stars accomplished vocalist
For a free, educational theater experience this week, look no further than the MSU School of Music. Opening today and running through tomorrow is the musical drama, "O!
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Gamers get 'chance' at tournament
Nearly 100 Michigan residents might go to jail, pass go and collect a small fortune this weekend. The Comprehensive Therapy Center in Grand Rapids is sponsoring its seventh annual Monopoly tournament to help pay for a summer program for children with special needs.
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Book encourages cultural tastes
Maria Clara Jaramillo Velasquez sold everything she owned to come to America two years ago. The quick decision to escape from Colombia came after threatening phone calls and killings of co-workers occurred.
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Repertory Dance Concert showcases a wide range of styles
In the words of Madonna, "You can dance for inspiration. Come on, get into the groove." This weekend at the Fairchild Theatre, dance lovers will have the opportunity to watch bodies bend and move at the Repertory Dance Concert directed by MSU dance professor Dixie Durr.
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Sequel a cut below original 'Barbershop'
There's just something missing with "Barbershop 2: Back in Business." The original "Barbershop" was such a breath of fresh air, a comedy about the everyday life of an inner-city barbershop faced with foreclosure that was so funny and so touching that you just couldn't help but love it. All the principle characters return for the sequel.
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Alumni join Celtic music group
Patrick Quinn is as Irish-American as it gets. His father is from Ireland, and Quinn has visited the country nearly 20 times throughout his life.
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Mmm longevity
Fifteen years ago, "The Simpsons" was the most notoriously corrupt family since the Corleones, drawing flak for being irreverent and immoral from religious fundamentalists to former President Bush.
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Albom's first fiction attempt falters
Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" is a lot like a romantic comedy: It makes you feel good but it's unbearably cliché. I wouldn't necessarily call it trite, like some romantic comedies.
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Yellow family creates bond
Although I've expunged many seemingly significant events from my memory, including the birth of my sister, my first day of school and gross number of weddings, funerals and holiday gatherings, I remember Dec.
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Boucher, BNL bring catchy pop to E.L.
The difference between pop/rock songstress Butterfly Boucher and popstars who claim to have talent, such as Michelle Branch, is that listening to "Flutterby" is not painful.
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Ingram Hill reminisces
When the first few chords of Ingram Hill's new album, "June's Picture Show," began, I was expecting big things from this rock group I had never heard of before. Sure enough, when lead vocalist Justin Moore opened his mouth, I couldn't help but smile.
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Theater happenings
· With last week's dismal theater schedule keeping us locked up indoors - apart from the national tour of "Urinetown" - the coming 14 days will provide enough entertainment to keep theater goers busy through March.
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New releases
BLUES"Keep It Simple," Keb' Mo', Sony. Guitarist Keb' Mo' released his first album in 1994, featuring all original work, and two Robert Johnson covers.
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Heads 'Roll' out new rocking album
Throughout rock history, the three-piece band has never ceased to amaze. How can such a powerful sound stem from just three musicians?
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Studio 'Murders' album
After listening to the opening track on Incubus' newest release, "A Crow Left of the Murder..." I kept skipping track to track in search of another song that rocked.
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Stanhope rips on Lansing but leaves crowd laughing
Doug Stanhope's stand-up comedy show is not for the faint of heart. He is vulgar, offensive and chauvinistic.
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'Miracle' great in historical context
"Miracle" could have been utterly forgettable. The story is not unlike any other sports film from the past 20 years.
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'Urinetown' makes splash at Wharton
There isn't a review in the world that could do "Urinetown: The Musical" the justice it deserves. The winner of three Tony Awards opened at the Wharton Center on Wednesday night, and from the first few lines of the musical, audience members kept laughing. The first scene shows Officer Lockstock, played by Tom Hewitt, waltzing out into an industrial-looking set filled with ladders, multiple levels, cages and dark black walls.
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Marathon reading expected to last 21 hours
James Madison College professors and students will spend their weekend reading a whale of a tale. Rhetoric and humanities professor Ron Dorr and political science professor Eric Petrie have organized a marathon reading of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." "This allows people to speak and hear the English language from a master," Dorr said. They anticipate 21 hours of public reading from 6 a.m.