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Retirement looms for hard rock outfit UFO
When 2019 comes to a close, the skies will have one less high-flying object for us to see and hear as UFO are making one last trip across the U.S. […]
Artsy and dark Joker still dominates box office
Taking the No. 1 spot (with authority) at the U.S. box for the second consecutive weekend, Joker sold another $55 million, bringing the flick’s 10-day domestic sales total to $192 […]
‘Gemini Man‘ Review: Twinning isn’t winning in tiring Smith film
It’s two Will Smiths for the price of one in Ang Lee’s Gemini Man, a clunky and dated would-be action thriller with a tired premise and even more exhausting execution. […]
Classic ’70s band stays on the bright side
For longtime fans of Three Dog Night, the band that took the 1970s by storm with numerous chart-topping hits, the three men who came to define the sound of Three […]
Local ska band regroups for Rail show
It’s hard to fathom that it’s been nearly twenty years since Heavy Step released their debut, The Long Shot. Once known as Skavossas, the local ska outfit were turning heads […]
The Champions of Magic
The Champions of Magic team present incredible illusions with supercars, an impossible escape from Houdini’s water torture cell, a mind-blowing prediction that has to be seen to be believed, levitation […]
Wagon Wheel rolls out summer 2020 shows
With most of our local arts organizations at least one or two productions into their 2019-20 seasons, is it too early to look ahead to summer 2020? Not if you’re […]
Theater company is a little shop, but ready to grow
Having earned a graduate degree in musical theater and worked as a professional performer, Christopher Spalding was looking for ways to keep his skills sharp and his theater bug satisfied. […]
Reanimating the downtown zombies
Almost one year ago, the unthinkable happened. Fright Night’s Zombie Walk was canceled because of high winds and related weather. “We battled winds in the 45 mph to 55 mph […]
Celebrating their catalog of success
Listening to Don Barnes’ salad days stories, one gets the feeling that it is sort of miraculous that the band he fronts, 38 Special, became the powerhouse it did. Barnes […]