Journeyman Connick gets funky
Having spent the summer fighting evil aliens in "Independence Day," Harry Connick Jr. is now back on tour, fighting for the hearts of his human listeners.
With his new funk album, "Star Turtle," Connick is reminding fans of his versatility as a performer and musician, unafraid to stray from his trademark big-band style.
Tulip's 'Plughole' blooms again at Network
Due to popular demand, writer / director / actor Malcolm Tulip's latest drama, "Down the Plughole," returns to Performance Network to explore the depths of guilt, grief, death and life that lay at the bottom of a bathtub.
Evolutionary folk band arrives at the new Ark
Folk music is evolving, shattering conventions while reaching a larger audience than ever. With tired rock retreads saturating the market, people are turning to folk like never before, and the genre boasts an impressive grassroots network of rabid fans.
Key players in the folk resurgence are The Nields, who bring their quirky, sophisticated sound to the new Ark tomorrow. What makes them unique in the folk world is their rhythm section, and their tendency to plug in and rock out at shows.
'Long Kiss' may be Geena Davis' last
In a film genre of "Pulp Fiction"-like themes, it seems that every new action-adventure flick attempts to cross the line into the realm of the bizarre and unusual. Theaters are crowded with films that thrive on the peculiarities of modern society and satirical concepts of cultural oddities. The creativity and lack of innovative twists of these films, however, has diminished, leaving audiences dissatisfied in the end.
Jam on the Groove brings old school dance back to Detroit
As the late Tupac Shakur said, "Ain't nothin' like the old school." Almost nothing compares to the familiar, upbeat sounds of '80s hip hop as performed by Whoudini, the Fat Boys and Kurtis Blow, except for the heart-stopping dance moves that often accompanied them. From the slithering snake to cardboard-requiring break dancing to the staccato robot, the moves of '80s hip hop were as important an ingredient to hip-hop's unique flava as was the music coming from the icon of the '80s hip-hop era, the boom box.
Ladies undress at Ypsilanti concert
Despite the fact that it was the 115th performance of a 116-show tour for their third album, "Born on a Pirate Ship," Canadian popsters Barenaked Ladies literally rocked the house on Monday night at EMU's Pease Auditorium, shaking the floor and shaking up the audience.
KISS rockets back to Detroit
With makeup caked on and pyrotechnics blazing, the four original members of the theatrical rock band Kiss are back together for one of the year's most anticipated world tours.
After playing together for a taping of MTV's "Unplugged" last year, the infamous Gene Simmons (bass / vocals), Paul Stanley (vocals / guitar), Peter Criss (drums) and Ace Frehley (lead guitar) were able to look past the differences that split up the band years ago, and decided to reunite to rock the world with a monster tour.
10-16-96