The world of opera doesn't often lend its prized possessions to Ann Arbor, but when a featured performer visits, it is not merely a concert or performance. It is a happening.
Marilyn Horne, famed mezzo-soprano and American national treasure, will be in town this weekend to deliver a special recital as part of the University Musical Society's annual season. Best known for her recitals, Horne has performed more than 1,300 such concerts during her illustrious career.
Horne brings legendary voice to 'U'
Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist and Director at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at MIT. He is well-known for his best-selling "The Language Instinct," where his unconventional take on language has earned him the title of "Language's Bad Boy.
Author Pinker explores 'Mind'
The time-tested rock collection God Street Wine is back on tour in support of their self-titled, third major label release.
The New York-based group, consisting of guitarists Aaron Maxwell and Lo Faber, bassist Dan Pifer, keyboardist Jon Bevo and drummer Tomo, is no doubt one of the lesser-known bands of today's jam-band community. Still, the fivesome manages to put out great material and continues its tradition of putting on absolutely mind-blowing live shows and never playing the same version of a song twice.God Street Wine uncorks new album
To some, Ryan Adams is a genius. To others, he is a pariah. While these positions are extremes, it is certain that he is a controversial, compelling and enigmatic figure.
Meet Ryan Adams - singer, guitarist and chief songwriter of Whiskeytown (playing the Blind Pig tomorrow night).Whiskeytown, Adams whirl into A2
It all started when a friend approached him with a copy of his father's memoir; he wanted to know if his father's book, memories of homesteading in eastern Montana in the early 1900s, might have a chance at publication. Jonathan Raban, a British travel author, read the manuscript as a favor to his friend, just to give him his opinion.Raban treks through 'Bad Land' tonight
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