CEO Corner 8:30 p.m. NECN Host Maryanne Kane talks with Mayor Tom Menino and IBEW's Mike Monahan about the future of Boston.

If you've never been to the Cactus Cafe, it may not matter to you that the University of Texas has decided to close it.

We always look forward to seeing Rick when we come through. - Lyle Lovett The North Bay's entertainment community received a surprise blow on Wednesday, Jan.

KUT .5. KUT broadcasts using HD Radio technology! Learn more by clicking here . Song of the Day delivers breaking artists and old favorites every morning.

The Pop Five is a series of Pop Candy readers' top five lists. Today's contribution comes from Gigi S.: I always like it when a singer turns up in an acting role and does a really great job.

Francine Reed was not born in Atlanta. She was born in Chicago and raised in Arizona, but in the 1990's she chose Atlanta, and the city is happy to claim her as its own.

Lyle Lovett has been one of the most respected names in country music for almost 25 years.

Will Taylor & Strings Attached at Casbeers at the Church There's a tagline on the group's Web site: "Taking strings out of the elevator since 1999." When violin ace Taylor and his compatriots bring those strings out, they use them to back singing songwriters such as Eliza Gilkyson, Darden Smith and Guy Forsyth, and for inventive tributes to the ...

By Duane Gordon Dolly Parton's four-disc " Dolly " boxed set from Sony's RCA Nashville and Legacy imprints took the No.

Lyle Lovett, "Natural Forces," produced by Billy Williams and Lovett On "Natural Forces," Lovett includes two takes of "Pantry," a swinging version, and a bluegrassy acoustic take.

THE fiddle-playing singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez knows audiences in Connecticut are used to performers belting out the familiar songs of well-loved artists rather than their own original material.

A year of dancegrass, indie rock, magnetic crooners, burgeoning venues, brand new promoters and musical partnerships, 2009 demonstrated that Billings is on track to be more than a trailhead; ita s Montanaa s musical hub.

Houston is a city that thrives on music. And I'm not talking Top 40 pop stars blaring in your office - or local icons Beyonc, ZZ Top, Lyle Lovett and Pimp C. Look around.

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4:00 Classical Music with Ward Jacobson 5:00 Classical Music with Ward Jacobson 6:00 Hearing Voices: Yes to God - Mother Mary and Thomas Merton At the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, NPR's Noah Adams talks to those who know Thomas Merton, the Catholic writer and Trappist monk and host Beverly Donofrio goes on a cross-country quest for those who ...

Lyle Lovett arrives at Atlanta's Tabernacle concert hall dapper in a tweed jacket and dark turtleneck.

Hallelujah, everybody say 'Cheese' Merry Christmas from the family! If you've never had the chance to hear alt-country star Robert Earl Keen do this song live, you should go do it before you're dead.

He's at a Cracker Barrel in an unspecified location, in the early afternoon, when he calls on his cell phone and introduces himself.

KCMV 106.3, 106.9, 104.1 1. "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella," by Bell XI 2. "Chasin' Pirates," by Norah Jones 3. "You And Me," by Dave Matthews Band 4. "Meet Me on the Equinox," by Death Cab for Cutie 5. "Wheels," by Foo Fighters 6. "Natural Forces," by Lyle Lovett 7. "Unthought Known," by Pearl Jam 8. "Good Morning Captain," by The Black Crowes 9.

The lead-up to Thanksgiving can be tough. There's the teeth-gnashing at the airport and the gray despair of the bus terminal, which is saying nothing of what happens if you've walked in your family's front door without having made tangible progress toward satiating your mom's hunger for grandchildren.