It’s Got That Swing…: Alexandre Tharaud’s <i>Swinging Paris Le Boeuf Sur le Toit</i>
Recalling the glory days in the 1920s of the famed Paris nightspot Le Boeuf Sur le Toit, French…
NASA’S Fermi Measures Cosmic ‘Fog’ Produced by Ancient Starlight
Astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have made the most accurate measurement of starlight in…
The Cautionary Tale of Jenny Wren
From his last published novel, Our Mutual Friend, comes the tale of Jenny Wren, a character Dickens uses…
Ruminating About Sandy
If you've ever lived through a catastrophe in which you lost everything (in my case, a house I…
Hep Cats
Since making their recording debut in 1999, North Carolina’s Grass Cats have become accustomed to their albums residing…
From a Master, A Master Class in Blues
There was a missing link in Louisiana Red’s recording odyssey, and it has been revealed on a new…
The Truth of the Blues, Simple and Direct
Two veterans aging gracefully in the blues field get together with their voices, their instruments and a general…
Cool Blues. Really Cool Blues.
In Blues in Other Colors,, blues pianist David Maxwell has hit a high note in a most distinguished…
Chuck Yeager Struts The Right Stuff At 89
This week, 89-year-old nonpareil badass Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, recreated his…
News & Notes
VoteVets.org takes issues with Mitt Romney's 'women in binders'; Lee Roy honored by ICM for inspirational song; John…