After almost two years of touring, the only sign of fatigue in the Counting Crows crew is Adam Duritz. On several occasions during the concert last Thursday night, he sat pensively on the grand piano or on the rear stage rise, staring out at the crowd with tired, yet content eyes.
Crows deliver stellar show
Perhaps the future of the film industry is traveling toward digging up people's most buried emotions and plopping them in a crudely honest way on the screen. While this behavior can be so abhorrent to moviegoers, it triggers the mind as we say to ourselves: "This is what I never want to see, but nevertheless, it happens and it is the truth.
A few inches too short: 'Boogie' doesn't measure up to expectations
If, like me, you were a heavy-metal child in the late '80s, then you'll remember Iron Maiden. The band's music, a solid mix of glam rock and death metal, resulted in some great tunes that would quell rage in even the most passive teens. The group's music partly inspired bands like Metallica and Danzig, which eventually brought the hard sound mainstream.Dickinson relives his Iron age
The most frustrating and dissatisfying films are those that locate themselves on the line between greatness and banality. The films we love are the ones that find a position deep on one side, or the other, of this divide.
But a film like "Gattaca," which turns on a dime between the majestic and the trite, makes one depressed over the financial interests that cut at the heart of artistic and intellectual integrity.Future not so bright in 'Gattaca': Stunning visuals, good genetics can't engineer the perfect film
When They Might Be Giants are headliners, you can always be sure that you'll get your money's worth. Wednesday night's show at the Michigan Theater was no exception. Playing nearly 30 songs, the Giants kept up a high-speed pace throughout the evening, generating plenty of heat in chilly Ann Arbor.TMBG leaves giant impression at Michigan
On a warm afternoon in early July of '96, I was getting ready to experience a musical group's talents in a small town called Szentendre, outside of Budapest, Hungary. I had heard their traditional folk music many times in the car with my father, adding Hungarian spice to our travels across the United States.Hungarian folk 'Muzikas' to hit Ark tonight
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