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Actor Billy Bob Thornton has always fancied himself a musician. He played in Creedence Clearwater Revival and ZZ Top cover bands back in his native…

Actress Cyd Charisse died yesterday in Los Angeles. She's perhaps best remembered as Gene Kelly's sultry dance partner in "Singing in the Rain":…

Anyone dismayed at missing last weekend's screening of "GasHole," a new documentary on stratospheric oil prices and alternative energy, can take heart:…

When Joe Schwab moved his independent music shop, Euclid Records, from the Central West End to the Old Orchard area of Webster Groves, he thought it might…

These are hard times in the world of Americana music, a genre that spans all manner of styles from folk, blues, country and bluegrass to rockabilly,…

An earlier entry on Woody Allen was left incomplete, not from any attempt to create suspense but solely due to the limitations of my cut-and-paste editing…

Scott McClellan's new book is interesting and makes a useful contribution toward documenting what went on at the Bush White House. But that hardly makes…

Sydney Pollack, director, producer and surprisingly effective character actor, was one of a handful of filmmakers who emerged in the early days of…

May 31 Schedule & Parking Info Emerson Stage 12:30-1:30 p.m. Two Times True 2-3 p.m. Lao Tizer with Karen Briggs 3:30-5 p.m. Tito Puente Jr. Orchestra…

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