Jason Isbell Headlines Folk Benefit
As the prevailing king and queen of Americana, it’s more likely you’ll see Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires amphitheaters or headlining big summer festivals. It’s rare to see them together…
Thursday TV: The Madness Arrives
Brackets ready? March Madness begins in earnest with a slew of games over 12 hours. First is Rhode Island vs. Oklahoma (CBS, noon), followed by Tennessee vs. Wright State (truTV,…
I’m With Her at the 9:30 Club
They blushed and smiled as if they couldn’t believe it. Their debut had come out less than a month before, yet here they were playing all these new songs before…
Wednesday TV: Man and Mountain Lion
Montana wildlife photographer Casey Anderson has seen a lot of animals near his home in Paradise Valley, close to Yellowstone. But he was particularly excited about getting so close to…
‘Friday Night Lights’ Starts Singing
NBC’s new prestige show “Rise” (NBC, 10 p.m.), about the establishment of a musical theater program in a rural Pennsylvania high school, may remind some of a rural “Glee,” but…
Also on Tuesday: Young Legal Drama
As a non-Shondaland enthusiast, I was surprised how much I didn’t mind “For the People” (ABC, 10 p.m.), its new legal series. Perhaps because the pilot is the first day…
Monday TV: ‘Jane’ Goodall in the Wild
Jane Goodall was sent to Tanzania to study chimpanzees at 26 in part because she had no scientific background and thus no preconceived notions. She was able to get close…
New Judges, Network for ‘American Idol’
In its incessant promos, the rebooted American Idol has already indicated which direction it will be going, when it returns tonight after a two year absence on a new network,…
Also on Sunday Dim New ‘Deception’
A particularly dumb caper police drama is the new “Deception” (ABC, 10 p.m.) in which an illusionist volunteers to help solve crimes. Presumably, he’ll cut bad guys in half. The…
Saturday TV: Pre-Madness Championships
The brackets of March Madness have their start in what happens this weekend, on championship week of men’s college basketball. It all starts early with UMBC vs. Vermont (ESPN2, 11…