Capital Radio 2-27: Steinbeck, Train Wrecks
The birthday of John Steinbeck brings a lot of songs associated with his literary output. We remember Chuck Jackson who died Feb. 16, including a couple of his singles written…
Monday TV: The Legacy of Black Cowboys
One more story before Black History Month ends: “American’s Hidden Stories: The Black Wild West” (Smithsonian, 9 p.m.) about the sheer number of American cowboys at the end of the…
Sunday TV: Final Season for ‘The Blacklist’
James Spader dons his hat for the last time as the 10th and final season for “The Blacklist” (NBC, 10 p.m.) begins on a new night. Anya Banerjee joins the…
Saturday TV: 54th NAACP Image Awards
The 54th Annual NAACP Image Awards (BET, MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, Paramount, POP, Smithsonian, TV Land, 8 p.m.) are presented live from Pasadena. Queen Latifah hosts. “Black Panther: Wakanda…
Friday TV: ‘Party Down’ Comes Back
Few comebacks are as welcome as that of “Party Down” (Starz, 9 p.m.), the beloved two season catering comedy from more than a decade ago that returns with its stellar…
Thursday TV: ‘Black Snow’ Cold Case
Travis Fimmel of “Vikings” stars in the new series “Black Snow” (Sundance Now, AMC+, streaming) playing a cold case investigator looking into the death of a teen 15 years earlier…
Wednesday TV: More, More Murdaugh
There probably couldn’t be a better time to introduce yet another new documentary series involving a sinisterly powerful family in South Carolina’s Low Country. “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” (Netflix,…
Tuesday TV: Listening to Young Ukraine
The former music channel pauses its “Ridiculousness” and “Teen Mom” (MTV, 8 p.m.) reruns with a timely report on a group of teenage refugees from Ukraine a year after the…
Capital Radio 2-20: Mardi Gras, Presidents
The death last week of Huey “Piano” Smith at 89 brought to light how much he brought to the New Orleans sound, just in time for Mardi Gras. He also…
Monday TV: Monopoly’s Back Story
The 120 years of Rich Uncle Pennybags’s realm, from Baltic Avenue to Boardwalk, is told on “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) in the film “Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret…