Playlist 5-8-15
Got there a little late because of The Replacements show, still ringing in my ears, and so ringing in the start of the show. Then a bunch of songs to…
Review: The Replacements in D.C.
Friday's show by The Replacements in Washington was kind of a miracle -- for fans who thought the band would never tour again, of course. But also in terms of…
Friday TV: Fonda, Tomlin Team Again
Thirty five years after "9 to 5," Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin join forces in the online comedy "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix, streaming) about a pair of women whose husbands…
Thursday TV: Another ‘Dead End’
Alaska is a crossroads of reality shows, and the new “Dead End Express” (National Geographic Channel, 10 p.m.) follows rugged deliverymen in that state, where Roger Phillips rides a snow machine, Rob Kinkade…
Wednesday TV: Quiz Show in Labor Room
It’s bad enough when expectant fathers try to be helpful in the delivery room, only to get yelled at by their wives. What if, instead of shaved ice, somebody came…
Music Review: Sufjan Stevens at DAR Hall
Sufjan Stevens, the sensitive troubadour who began his career chronicling the geography and stories of the Midwest, where he grew up, on albums like “Illinois” and “Michigan,” has made the…
Tuesday TV: How Ebola was Mishandled
An investigation of how the ebola outbreak occurred and admission how it was mishandled all around gets a deeper look on a new “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) from…
Heck of a Good Cobain Montage
Much has been written about the troubled childhood of Kurt Cobain, who turned his pain into indelible rock with Nirvana. But nothing has been done with as much style, nor…
Also on Monday: Salute to Dave
He’s done so much for so long to set the tone for late night television, it’s hard to believe they’ll let him go after a 33 year career with only…
Sunday TV: New ‘Penny Dreadful’ Season
The beautifully creepy “Penny Dreadful” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) starts its second season, if anything even more elegantly navigating its stories between young Dr. Frankenstein and his miffed monster, a burgeoning…