Capital Radio, 4-3: Sketches of Italy, Spain
One one of the most technically fraught Capital Radio broadcasts yet was caused by a weak WiFi signal at my end, allowing the station’s auto-stream to intermittently and annoyingly interrupt.…
Monday TV: Brooke Shields Looks Back
The two part biographical film about the actor and model nicks its name from one of her early films, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields” (Hulu, streaming), which gives a new perspective…
Sunday TV: The CMT Awards from Austin
Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown team up to host the 2023 CMT Music Awards (CBS, 8 p.m.), being held in Austin for the first time. Performers include Lainey Wilson, who…
A Homemade K.C. Sitcom, ‘Daddy’s Divas’
Sometimes dads get the notion of using their home video cameras to make funny little films, enlisting their whole family to star. The results can be amusing afterwards for all…
Saturday TV: The 21st Americana Awards
Recorded in September Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, “Austin City Limits Presents the 21st Annual Americana Awards and Honors” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) features performances from Allison Russell and Brandi…
Friday TV: A Salute to Joni Mitchell on PBS
While Joni Mitchell’s surprise appearance at Newport Folk Festival last summer was captured mostly by fans’ phones, there’s a much better production surrounding her performances at the end of the…
Thursday TV: Rob Lowe and Son’s Sitcom
Rob Lowe and his real-life son John Owen Lowe star new comedy “Unstable” (Netflix, streaming), in which the elder star plays an eccentric, Elon Musk-type tech entrepreneur whose son tries…
Wednesday TV: ‘Riverdale’ Ventures Back
For its final season “Riverdale” (CW, 9 p.m.), the skewed adaptation of the Archie comics actually returns to its original 1950s setting, a weird time jump of which only Jughead…
Capital Radio, 3-20: The First Day of Spring
A prerecorded Capital Radio celebrates today’s first day of spring with music from 17 artists, from Ella Fitzgerald to Fontaines D.C. There was some newish music from Belle & Sebastian,…
Capital Radio 3-13: Daylight to St. Paddy’s
A prerecorded Capital Radio starts with songs about Daylight Saving Time, and daylight and time and moving ahead (even if only for an hour) -- with selections from the Kinks,…