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As a local DJ on KOTO-fm I play the latest in contemporary jazz and world music.  One of the CD's that been on my playlist for the past several month's is Bombino's "Nomad."  It has a fresh sound and an energy that is truly special. Even though...

George Clinton knows how to put on a show, and Telluride will be able to witness the splendor of it all, first hand, at the upcoming Blues & Brews festival this weekend.  Here's a story by Chris Jordan, with APP.com (Asbury Park Press), about George Clinton's legacy...

NPR, premieres a new song from Barbra Streisand, who at 72, not only still sounds great, but (from the picture above), looks good too! Barbra Streisand, one of the most loved singers of all time and the best-selling female recording artist ever has teamed up with...

It was meant to be a remix of the David & Goliath story, with the Telluride Film Fest being the underdog and Toronto the towering giant. And so far the outcome fits the outcome of the story, however dubious: Telluride #41 was a critical and popular success, with...

"Does God Cuss?" Is the Bible just children's stories about heroes and virtuous women? People who say that they believe "every word of the Bible," may not be aware of some of the more notorious words and stories contained therein. What does it mean to take...

Not only is the Telluride Film Festival done and gone, so is the After the Telluride Film Fest, but the reviews keep rolling in. We think one from The Wall Street Journal online is particularly good. The very first thing I saw at this year's Telluride Film...

Feel that cold breeze in the air? Summer is in the rear view mirror. Fall is canopies of red, gold and orange leaves. It is puffy vests, cashmere sweaters and boots once again. It is lattes – it is always lattes – ale and pumpkins....

"Adding something fresh and necessary to the genre of portraiture may seem impossible, but in that realm, Jenny Morgan is crushing it. Don't label her paintings figurative or photoreal. Her extraordinary skills for rendering the human figure are besides the point. Layers of the unconscious...