Music Box News

At Beau Rivage, New Orleans rock group Better Than Ezra will perform at 11 p.m. in the BeauRivage Theatre; ticket prices start at $19.99. MOBILE, Alabama -- Moon Pie over Mobile stands to be the biggest New Year's Eve event on the central Gulf Coast, but it's hardly the only one worth noting.

Suggest to Ralph McDaniels that he was an instrumental part of New York's hip-hop culture, and his warm smile will give way to a humble laugh.

"Christmas in Chocolate Town , a live show featuring holiday songs, includes dinner and is presented at Hershey Lodge starting in mid-November* "Holiday with Dickens" at the Hotel Hershey, early in December: a performance of the classic "A Christmas Carol" by the great-great-grandson of the author, at either dinner or afternoon tea.

LoCash Cowboys take over Rams Head Live! in Baltimore tomorrow . Led by Chris Lucas, formerly a high school football star from Pasadena, and longtime partner Preston Brust from Arkansas, LoCash Cowboys met in Nashville and were picked by the Country Music Association as one of their top-10 Duo of the Year nominees.

Peter Frampton , above, will appear at the Borgata's Music Box. Also appearing at the Borgata this summer will be Philly natives, below , Todd Rundgren and Daryl Hall.