Saturday TV: Wonder is a Pip for Gladys
Oprah gets into presenting music on her network with the new series "Legends: OWN at the Apollo" (OWN, 10 p.m.) which starts by saluting Gladys Knight at the legendary Harlem…
Playlist 10-23-15
Another longer than usual (and technically challenging) show started with some old school hip hop and moved quickly to a lot of Kinks, due to Dave Davies' show here earlier…
Friday TV: Saluting Barney Frank
Congress is a less entertaining place following the retirement of Barney Frank, whose final days are chronicled in the affectionate documentary "Compared to What? The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank"…
The Carole King Musical, ‘Beautiful’
In an era when jukebox musicals proliferate, it’s sort of a no brainer to make a show out of one of the best selling albums of all time. Carole King’s…
Thursday TV: Pitbull, CNBC Success Story
Over the years, CNBC has profiled plenty of success stories, but few of them who were also million selling recording artists. Tonight that changes with the special “Pitbull: Fame &…
Dave Davies at the Howard Theatre
With one quarreling brother over 70 and the other just under, how much longer can we go on expecting a Kinks reunion? Maybe the great band finally did play its…
Wednesday TV: Creepy Concierges
New shows tonight have everything to do with the Halloween season. "Do Not Disturb: Hotel Horrors" (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.) looks into crimes that happened after check in. The first…
Chuck Prophet at Jammin’ Java
Rangy San Franciscan Chuck Prophet has a great little band in the Mission Express, but every so often he breaks away for a solo tour. Armed with just an acoustic…
Tuesday TV: Fight for Immigration Reform
As immigration reform becomes a seemingly intractable issue in the presidential primary race, a fascinating film on what people have been trying to do behind closed doors in Washington on…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A visit to a show at the Hirshhorn Museum about futuristic works of Italian influence for SmithsonianMagazine.com. A comparison of two artists…