Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ catchy but uneven

This photo released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli, Erich Bergen as Bob…

June 19, 2014

Review: Phish plays as a group on ‘Fuego’

“Fuego” is Phish’s first studio release in five years.Associated Press photo/JEMP Records They succeed on “Fuego,” the Vermont quartet’s first…

June 19, 2014

Music

How Pasquale Rotella went from raver to EDM king

This weekend, Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) takes over Sin City, with 400,000 EDM fans painting the town neon. More than…

June 19, 2014

Performing Arts

Carnegie Hall concert honors black history

Singer and “The Phantom of the Opera” star Norm Lewis, center, is flanked by producer and musical supervisor Chapman Roberts,…

June 19, 2014

Visual Arts

Bjork the subject of Museum of Modern Art exhibit

Musician Bjork holds her award at the 16th Annual Webby Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in 2012.…

June 18, 2014

Music

Shins, Coldplay, Bon Iver on ‘Wish I Was Here’ soundtrack

“Wish I Was Here,” a Sundance Film Festival standout written by Braff and his brother Adam, opens in select cities…

June 18, 2014

Visual Arts

Exclusive: Picasso painting reveals hidden man

Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath Pablo Picasso’s “The Blue Room.” Advances in infrared imagery reveal…

June 17, 2014

Music

On ‘Ultraviolence,’ Lana Del Rey lets her songs speak

Del Rey’s musical gifts may be limited, but the sultry minimalism of her vocals continues to work well against spookily…

June 17, 2014

Books

Mr. Mercedes is classic Stephen King novel

Mr. Mercedes is being billed as Stephen King’s first true detective novel.Associated Press photo/Scribner “Mr. Mercedes” is classic Stephen King.…

June 17, 2014

Performing Arts

Hang-ups, hijinks at the opera

Fe stages five new productions this summer season

June 16, 2014

Visual Arts

One local’s eye

country, waterfalls and two-wheel travel in Argentina come to life in photo exhibit

June 16, 2014

Film

Race, religion and LGBT rights

‘The New Black’ screening kicks off Pride Festival

June 16, 2014

Books

Debut novel by Lisa Howorth is a Southern mosaic

“Flying Shoes,” is the debut novel Lisa Howorth, a well-known literary figure in the south. (AP Photo/Bloomsbury)du1-i-syn There are many…

June 16, 2014

Music

A pretty chill Bonnaroo

Traveling man: Dierks Bentley’s Sunday began in Columbus, Ohio, where the country singer played Saturday. Before he appeared on Ed…

June 16, 2014

Books

Disturbed young man all too familiar in ‘Fathers’

If only Kev had answered Thomas’ obsessive letters, Eggers may not have had to write this peculiar, marginal novel that…

June 16, 2014

Music

Checker to Rock Hall: Induct me or ‘drop dead’

Chubby Checker performs at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards on Thursday in New York.Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press Checker…

June 13, 2014

Performing Arts

Ruby Dee’s legacy of activism, acting mourned

Actress Ruby Dee arrives for the Apollo Theater’s annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York in this 2008…

June 13, 2014

Music

Bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley heads to California

LOS ANGELES – The old farm boy who used to raise cattle in a place called Big Spraddle Creek says…

June 13, 2014

Music

Amazon launches music streaming for Prime members

Company hoping to hook new customers on free-shipping plan

June 12, 2014

Film

Hollywood is on a fairy-tale kick

live-action adaptations, few great ones

June 12, 2014

Performing Arts

Playwright Ayad Akhtar finds his groove

latest play, ‘The Who & The What,’ opens Monday

June 12, 2014

Music

Husband-wife duo married to the music

Mastersons to open for Steve Earle tonight

June 12, 2014

Film

Lovely visuals, smart writing in ‘Dragon’

This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows the character Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, in a scene from “How To…

June 12, 2014

Film

Inspired comic chemistry in ‘22 Jump Street’

He’s talking about their next assignment, but of course, it’s an inside joke – with the audience. “22 Jump Street,”…

June 12, 2014