Multimedia artist/author Anna Marie Tendler appears Tuesday in Westerly’s United Theatre to discuss and sign copies of “Men Have Called Her Crazy,” her New York Times best-selling memoir.
In the book,...
Of the literally thousands of songs jazz pianist Charlie Holland knew by heart ― and fingers ― his favorite was a Fats Waller standard musicians like to call “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself...
Since forming 13 years ago, the New London duo Pocket Vinyl has built a substantial following playing over 1,000 gigs across all 50 states.
Through the distinctive husband/wife dynamic of Eric Stevens...
All things considered not equal, author James Benn and his wife Deborah Mandel, who were longtime residents of Essex, decided a few years back to retire to Florida. They’re by no means the first to do...
Since forming 13 years ago, the New London duo Pocket Vinyl has built a substantial following playing over 1,000 gigs across all 50 states.
Through the distinctive husband/wife dynamic of Eric Stevens...
It can be dangerous inviting two professional writers and a just-retired teacher along on a restaurant review assignment — particularly when I solicited written opinions on their impressions of the ou...
You don’t have to put a gun to my head for me to name my favorite all-time band.
It’s Crowded House. There’s a strong argument to be made by me that CH leader Neil Finn is the greatest pop songwriter ...
The Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday in New London at Fort Trumbull and on the city’s waterfront, and, regarding the activities, I’m going to quote directly from ...
If you weren’t paying attention — and I wasn’t — hyper-melodic Americana songwriter Sarah Jarosz has won four Grammy awards. FOUR! And one of those was because she’s in the supergroup I’m With Her (wi...
As long as there are music fans, there will be ongoing “What if?” discussions about the canon commonly referred to as “Great Lost Albums” – recording projects that were supposed to happen but, for man...
Peter Heller’s novels are wildly popular with a wide demographic of readers. This translates to bestseller lists as well as prestigious awards and esteemed year-end best-of surveys. So it’s no surpris...