Arts

Clapton, Dion, Beck win big at Grammys

New York's Madison Square Garden held all the excitement and allure of a monster truck show for the 39th annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday night. The stadium was packed to the gills with sequined musical starlets and producers and musicians sporting the ever-popular too-long-to-be-a-businessman hair and tuxedo combinations.

Promise Ring plays Detroit Fest benefit

Something about music itself is very special; it has the ability to completely captivate and enthrall. A band's ability to make the listener a part of the music is very special. Most bands can't do it, but there are a select few who really are doing something to give the listener something more.

Orchestra of China offers unique sounds

Orchestras usually conjure up images of tuxedo-clad men, women in black dresses and violins. But throw in the word 'China,' and suddenly the whole phrase takes on a new context. Indeed, Wednesday evening's performance of the National Traditional Orchestra of China proved to be an enlightening experience.

Spring is in the air: Disasters, re-releases, tear-jerkers, 'Friends' vie for box-office dollars

When the Michigan tundra begins to thaw and a walk to class becomes almost bearable again, you know that can only mean one thing. That's right, it's time for spring, and that means spring movies - films that generally are not good enough for post-Memorial Day release, or simply could not match up against the Christmas crop.

03-10-97

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