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John Hiatt is not a household name, but he should be. Pity the household that is not well-stocked with John Hiatt. But in reality, your household may be well-stocked with […]

Ginger Billy is a country comedian in the rich tradition of Jerry Clower, Catfish Cooley, Junior Samples, and Larry, the Cable Guy. But he became a comedian entirely by accident. […]

If you’re a band that has been on the road for almost half a century, an unplanned hiatus might have unplanned benefits. The pandemic was terrible for the live music […]

When guitarist Jimmie Vaughan was a lad, a friend told him that if he wanted to attract girls, he needed to play football. “I didn’t like football,” Vaughan said in […]

Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon admits that he was once an anti-masker and anti-vaxxer. Then he caught COVID-19. This was in August. The band was about to embark on a tour. […]

Comedian Jo Koy, born Joseph Glenn Herbert in southern Washington State, was not in contention for the “Most Likely To Succeed” honorific in his high school yearbook. “I was a […]

When an event returns after having been away for a while, it is common for marketers to crow “It’s bigger and better than ever!” They’re usually fibbing. But in the […]

We might not know who Buddy Guy is today if he’d made a phone call in 1958. And by “we,” I mean, “the world.” Guy had moved from Baton Rouge […]

The Hobnobben Film Festival migrated from Cinema Center to the Embassy Theatre last year to help make it happen at a time when public events were hampered by pandemic protocols. […]