Arts

Traveler journeys to Detroit, leaves behind unforgettable show

As I stood inches away from the fat man himself at The State Theatre, I realized why Blues Traveler is not just a good band, but a great band. Popper, who leads the band on vocals, Chan Kinchla on guitar, Brendan Hill on drums and Bob Sheehan on bass make up the barroom ragamuffins. The band that once was a New York City maybe-so is now coming off a stint of opening for The Rolling Stones and the release of its new album "Straight On Till Morning.

'Storm''s chilling genius makes it No. 1

"The Ice Storm" could have been so bad so easily. It comes on as one of those family-falling-apart-over-a-weekend dramas, wherein our squirms of embarrassed recognition tend to substitute for cathartic shudders. It proceeds to mope and meander and provide no character development whatsoever.

Hall, NWO, drop kicks reign at Palace

It was the chance of a lifetime. Sixty wrestlers were lined up for a shot at becoming the No. 1 contender against the World Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion of the World. The only thing separating each man from his destiny were the 59 others.

11-26-97

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