Oct 9th, 2008 · Featuring a lively arrangement by recent MacArthur Genius Grant winner Miguel Zenón, the SFJAZZ Collective runs through a set of Wayne Shorter pieces and originals at the Orchestra Hall in Chicago. The revolving all-star line-up includes Dave Douglas, Stefon Harris, Renee Rosnes and more.
Sep 21st, 2008 · In two new films, director Wayne Wang examines what it means to be a Chinese immigrant in the 21st century. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Princess of Nebraska explore cultural misunderstandings occurring across generations within the Asian community.
Sep 19th, 2008 · In The Love Guru comedian Mike Myers plays Pitka, a Hollywood guru charged with reuniting a famous hockey star with his estranged wife.
Jul 8th, 2008 · A week after Lil Wayne's latest album was released, it had sold a million copies. Robert Christgau says the phenomenal success of Tha Carter III, especially in these dismal times for the music industry, is due to the risky marketing techniques Lil Wayne employed and the playful way he treats traditional gangsta rap themes.
Jun 18th, 2008 · His new album sold more than a million copies in its first week in stores. But is Weezy F. Baby as good as he claims? Critics Sasha Frere-Jones and Jake Paine debate the New Orleans rapper's stature on WNYC's Soundcheck.
Jun 12th, 2008 · Operatic tenor Wayne Conner was an classical-music radio personality and a teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Academy of Vocal Arts and Peabody conservatory. For 30 years, he also produced and hosted WHYY's "Singer's World" and "Collector's Corner." Connor died May 9 of liver cancer at the age of 79.
Jun 10th, 2008 · The New Orleans rapper's gremlin groan carries him through Tha Carter III, an uneven album that, for all its eccentricities and disappointments, proves him to be an undeniably great MC.
May 10th, 2008 · Ft. Wayne, Ind., is home to one of the largest communities of Burmese refugees. Michael Puente of Chicago Public radio reports on relief efforts being organized there.