Monday TV: More ‘Dancing,’ But Few Stars
With “American Idol” winding up after this season, maybe it’s time for “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC, 8 p.m.) to do the same. The 22nd (!) season begins tonight with…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are a few other things I've written lately: An interview with Joan Baez, who marked her 75th year this year, for the Washington Post. A chat with CeeLo Green…
Sunday TV: The Passion with Pop Songs
It’s no surprise that Palm Sunday brings with it some Easter stories, but the kind of thing presented tonight on “Passion” (Fox, 8 p.m.) is a little different. It’s an…
Theatre Review: ‘American Idiot’ in D.C.
It seems like a howling musical about disaffected citizens rising up could be perfectly adapted for our confounding political times. Switch on the cable news this election season: “American Idiot”…
Saturday TV: All Hoops All Day
Basketball takes over the tube on the first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Tournament, with a primetime network showcase for Connecticut vs. Kansas (CBS, 7:45 p.m.) opposite NBA action of…
Friday TV: Pee-Wee Returns to TV
Nearly 30 years since his last film, Paul Reubens most popular character is back with the new “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday” (Netflix, streaming) in which the ageless character stars with Tara…
Thursday TV: ‘The Real World’ Changes Up
Can you believe “The Real World” (MTV, 10 p.m.) is still around, starting its 31st season? Having run out of cities, they’re back yet again in Las Vegas but they’ve…
Wednesday TV: Familiar Franchise Variant
Gary Sinise returns to procedurals with the spin-off “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (CBS, 10 p.m.) about an FBI division that seems to over step bounds and national boundaries in getting…
Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed at U Street Music Hall
Eli “Paperboy” Reed, who kicked off his latest U.S. tour at the U Street Music Hall in D.C. Saturday night with a thrilling show, has for more than a decade…
Skylar Gudasz at the R’n’R Hotel
The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team was wrapping up its ACC tournament sweep in town at the Verizon Center, bringing its powder blue clad fans with it. So…