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Show Alert: Austinist Presents Vic Chesnutt and Band [Featuring members of Fugazi & Godspeed!]
Vic Chesnutt is currently touring in support of his latest record, At The Cut, and from this album and its tour are trailing an entourage of indie notables.
A singer who fused honky-tonk with rock and roll, Dwight Yoakam, with his trademark white cowboy hat, emerged during the late 1980s as one of the more respected country artists.
Actor Tim Reid talks about blacks in military film
Actor, director and producer Tim Reid says his frustration with the lack of black people in the movie "Saving Private Ryan" led him to do a documentary on black veterans.
2009 Secret City Film Festival
The 2009 Secret City Festival takes place October 8-11 at the Oak Ridge Playhouse in Jackson Square.
In hard times, arts provide escapism and realism
In hard times, entertainment either grinds it out with the rest of us, or it waltzes.
"Fame," the original "high school musical," earns a sometimes toe-tapping remake that borrows scenes, situations and character "types" from its 1980 original.
Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill to Perform on The Jay Leno Show
The upcoming Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's All for the Hall Los Angeles fundraiser-set for Thursday, October 1, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles and which features a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Melissa Etheridge and friends performing together-will be preceded the night before by a special duet ...
Hickama s on-screen mother excited about Coalwood visit
When she first read the script for "October Sky" more than a decade ago, actress Natalie Canerday never anticipated the lasting appeal of the true story of the Rocket Boys of McDowell County.
Homer's movie mom: Actress excited about first trip to 'real Coalwood'
It's hard to believe it has been 10 years since the motion picture "October Sky" made its box-office launch.
October Sky actress visits state for first time
COALWOOD, W.Va. -- Natalie Canerday played Homer Hickam's mother in the 1999 film "October Sky,'' but she's never seen the West Virginia town where the movie's events took place.
Opry backdrop to become pink Oct. 2
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville is joining the fight against breast cancer by "going pink" during two performances Oct.
William Drake wasn't a cowboy when he left for Hollywood. But when he came back to Johnston County, he brought Tinseltown's Old West with him.
Studio/Run Time: Capricorn Pictures, 99 mins. Not every film has to be Raging Bull .
More than 200 artists and craftsmen from 27 states will showcase their jewelry, pottery, baskets, fine art and more at the 27th annual Craftsmen's Summer Classic Arts and Crafts Festival, which opens today.
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame: McCoy among new inductees
The folks at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame hope the crowds will come and knock on their door at the annual showcase and induction weekend.
Media Room: DVD & Blu-ray reviews
Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Show - The Classic Performances - You can't understand just what a phenomenon Elvis Presley was simply by listening to his recordings.
Blu-ray Releases of the Week: a Big Trouble,a a Sling Bladea and More
Product News Feature Here are important items to consider if you're going to set up a whole-house music system for a big bash.
Our review of Sling Blade , published March 1st, 2000, is also available. I like them French fried potaters.
Unlike most critics, I've been largely unimpressed with Billy Bob Thornton's work in the past.
Sling Blade debuts on Blu-ray High Def, from Miramax Films. This beautifully made and thoughtfully told tale about a mentally challenged man's reintroduction to society after twenty-five years in prison first won over audiences and critics back in 1996.
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