Review: Robert Cray’s vigor drives ‘That’s What I Heard’
Robert Cray Band, “That’s What I Heard” (Nozzle/Thirty Tigers)Robert Cray and Steve Jordan continue their fruitful partn...
Review: Undercover Dream Lovers is fun, funky and reflective
The Undercover Dream Lovers, “It’s All In Your Head” (The Undercover Dream Lovers)The Undercover Dream Lovers is a one-m...
Review: Eric Johnson’s vocals, acoustic guitar shine
Eric Johnson, “RJ Vol. II” (Vortexan Music)Eric Johnson’s new album shows the amazing Texas guitar wizard moving another...
Review: Tame Impala delivers on beautiful ‘The Slow Rush’
“The Slow Rush,” Tame Impala (Interscope Records)
Review: ‘The Photograph’ develops nicely into a fine film
This Valentine's Day, there's certain to be the usual flood of candy and flowers. But at your local movie theater, there's something increasingly rare...
Review: Huey Lewis and The News’ ‘Weather’ may be their last
“Weather” is the first album of original songs from Huey Lewis and The News in nearly two decades and it may also be their last.
Review: Elkhorn’s ‘The Storm Sessions’ builds up cabin fever
Elkhorn, “The Storm Sessions” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond)
Review: Ben Watt’s ‘Storm Damage’ is a career cornerstone
Ben Watt, “Storm Damage” (Unmade Road/Caroline)
Review: It’s messy and crazy and deep—Kesha returns roaring
Kesha, “High Road” (Kemosabe/RCA Records)
Review: Haden Triplets sustain tradition of sibling harmony
The Haden Triplets, "The Family Songbook” (Trimeter Records)
Review: Love and fear drive migrants in `American Dirt’
“American Dirt,” Flatiron Books, by Jeanine Cummins
Review: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ is a new classic
LOS ANGELES — There is a wild urgency to Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” that hardly seems possible for a film based on a 150-year-old book. But such is...
Review: A fictional look at the role of ‘oppo’ research
“Oppo” (Ecco/Harper Collins), by Tom Rosenstiel
‘Queen & Slim’ soundtrack a perfect mix of new and old songs
Various artists, “Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack” (Motown)
Review: Driver brings 6,700 pages to life in ‘The Report’
Of all the statistics involving the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on the CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program — better...
Review: Simply Red back to ’70s basics on ‘Blue Eyed Soul’
Simply Red, "Blue Eyed Soul" (BMG)
Review: ‘Last Christmas’ isn’t the rom-com cliche it appears
Paul Feig's "Last Christmas" looks every bit like your standard holiday romantic-comedy, but it has some surprises under its gauzy wrapping.