The New Pornographers Rise to Challenge
From the big sound that comes from The New Pornographers you’d almost expect more people on stage. But just seven were there Wednesday at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C.,…
Sunday TV: Back from Prison, Readjusting
Best known in the states for an unforgettable sour face (and sound) she made on “Episodes,” the U.K.’s Daisy Haggard stars in a new series of her own devising, about…
Saturday TV: ‘Sesame Street’ Turns 50
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patti Labelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Meghan Trainor, Sterling K. Brown and Elvis Costello lend their hand in celebrating Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO, 7 p.m.), though all that…
Robert Gordon Brings It On Home
Rockabilly had its heyday and faded 20 years before Robert Gordon picked up the mantle in the late 70s. By then, he had already been frontman for CBGB’s mainstay Tuff…
Friday TV: An Animated Sam-I-Am
There’s a lot of care put into an animated version of “Green Eggs and Ham” (Netflix, streaming). But the original 1960 Dr. Seuss book used only 50 words in its…
Thursday TV: Conan Goes to West Africa
Sam Richardson of “Veep” and “Detroiters” joins Conan O’Brien in his latest traveling to the West African in the latest of his series of globe trotting “Conan Without Borders: Ghana”…
Wednesday TV: Saluting ‘The Apollo’
It may be most famous for its hook and its democratic way of dealing with newcomers, but the New York landmark served as the stage for giants from Billie Holiday…
Another New Flamin’ Groovies Lineup
The reunion this decade of the Flamin’ Groovies, the San Francisco band formed in the 60s’ that made its biggest mark in the 70s, hasn’t been easy. Earlier tours were…
Tuesday TV: ‘Little Mermaid,’ Quasi-Live
The brief tradition of live broadcast musicals isn’t what it sued to be. Tonight’s “The Wonderful World of Disney Presents the Little Mermaid Live!” (ABC, 8 p.m.), for example, looks…
Monday TV: HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’
In perhaps the most elaborate series devised for a Monday night on the premium network, “His Dark Materials” (HBO, 9 p.m.) adapts Philip Pullman’s fantasy about an 11-year-old who looks…