The Egyptian Theatre erupted with laughter Saturday night for the unbridled, improv-fused sketch comedy group The Second City. The group, on tour from Chicago, came to perform its show "One Nation Under Blog." The show was a mix of scripted and improvisational...

Directed: Christopher Guest Starring: Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy Synopsis: Filmed like a documentary, dog owners are interviewed as their pets compete at Mayfair Kennel Club Dog Show. The characters are...

Everyone's had those days where they feel like giving in. No one can relate to that more than artists, who must swim among several other potential artists and somehow make it to the shore of success. For a rapper, Eminem's "Rabbit Run" seems to be the...

Rating: 7/10 Starring: Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Leslie Nielsen The plot: Rick Riker (Bell) gains superpowers and learns to harness them while trying to woo schoolmate Jill (Paxton) and combating the effortlessly named superhero,...

"Peggy Macnamara: Nature Studies" presents the intricacies of science with the advanced palate of an artist. "I come at it from an art background rather than a science background," artist Peggy Macnamara said. "I did a watercolor book on drawing nature...

When I was younger, I was told good things come to those who wait. That's hard to believe when you're five, but behold: the truth of my elders! It may have taken the majority of my life so far and some rude comments from my more athletic contemporaries...

America is confused. In the last several weeks, we've been inundated by news of Eliot Spitzer's romp with "Kristin," which resulted in his resignation as New York governor. Some news outlets have marked him off as just another politician publicly humiliated...

Life is hard. And it's not usually folk punk, with its political overtones, that brightens people's days. Yet, "No More Tears," a one-minute-and-two-second folk jam, makes me happy. It also makes me mindful of everyone around me and gives me a sense of...

This is how I imagine the conversation went between the members of emo/pop/punk band Panic at the Disco, before the recording sessions for their sophomore album, "Pretty. Odd." Scene - A recording studio in Las Vegas Brandon Urie (lead singer): Hey guys,...

Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse must know something about music everyone else must have missed. The singer and producer who make up the duo Gnarls Barkley have managed to open ears and spin heads once again, this time with their brilliant sophomore album "The...

"Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings" - Counting Crows Rating: 1 / 10 In 1996, the Counting Crows had a hit with their song "A Long December;" and because of that someone thinks they're good musicians. On their new album, "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings,"...

Up and coming local band Loose Lips Sink Ships invited me to sit in on a jam session/practice they were having to prep for Thursday's show at the House Café. Walking into bass player Steve Marek's house, I was greeted by the members of the band; Marek,...