Dynamic Covington, Ky., group Kenny Peck & the Smoky Jack Band will celebrate their new album, Country Jack, Thursday at the Thompson House in Newport. Following up last year’s stripped-dow  

Lyle Lovett has persevered through some rough times during his long career, yet has always come through them to make wonderful music afterward. I’m not talking about his failed marriage to actress J  

It might surprise you to learn that Shakespeare’s tale of hypocrisy and extreme morality is considered a comedy. Left in charge of Vienna, the puritanical Angelo condemns Claudio to be executed for   

The late, impressively prolific crime novelist Robert B. Parker’s best-known literary creation was Spenser, a wise-ass Boston detective with a soft spot for Jazz, doughnuts, beer and dogs. Determine  

Guitar-strumming comic Nick Thune, whom you may recognize as a correspondent from Jay Leno’s ill-fated 10 p.m. talk show on NBC, didn’t start off in show business as a funnyman. “I was a musicia  

After recently celebrating its first anniversary, the young students at the School of Rock Mason are back in action this weekend, performing the music of The Who at The Redmoor in Mount Lookout. The a  

Spring’s balmy warmth always seems like the ideal time for a visit to the Taft Museum of Art. A true urban oasis, one can wander through its outdoor gardens and Federal villa (or just sit and eat on  

Join in the fun at the 44th annual Appalachian Festival. Coney Island hosts this day of tradition, crafts, history, demonstrations and more with live storytelling performances; music from the likes of  

Bring the whole family to join Santa Maria Community Services — a nonprofit agency that empowers Price Hill and surrounding area residents to achieve sustainable health, housing, education and more   

Cincinnati goes to the dogs — and other animals, for that matter — with the Petopolis Pet Show. Designed to reflect the look of an actual city, the family-oriented show will feature on-site adopti  

Cincinnati Rollergirls face Toronto Roller Derby and The Dire Skates Saturday at the Cincinnati Gardens. Read an interview with Cincinnati Rollergirl rookie Sydney “Big Ugly” Greathouse here  

 Cincy newcomers The Lockland Brakes will make their live debut this Saturday at The Drinkery in Over-the-Rhine, joining Dead North and Bad Standard. The energized Pop/Punk band — which feature  

Brand new local Psych Rock crew Electric Citizen performs a free show Saturday at Northside’s Mayday. The band, whose members have played in Two Headed Dog, The Lions Rampant and You, You’re   

Celebrate mom downtown this year with a day of drinking, dining, shopping and shows. More than 30 downtown restaurants will be serving up brunch, lunch and dinner menus with specials for Mother’s Da  

Justin Furstenfeld may not have invented the concept of “living out loud,” but he certainly embodies it with an enviable zeal. The Blue October frontman has never hesitated to identify his long st