I'm getting excited for the HBO miniseries about John Adams based on the preview clips I've seen. Speaking of miniseries news, NBC recently announced that Mira Sorvino and Victor Garber will star in one about the Knights Templar. The network also scored some big names for its horror and suspense anthology series. I had a great time at the Noise Pop festival last weekend, going to see some of my Read more

This week, I've been sharing some of my favorite shows and new discoveries from last weekend's Noise Pop festival in San Francisco. I wanted to wrap up today with one last Noise Pop Find: Jeffrey Lewis. The Mountain Goats are a relentlessly literary group, so I suppose it makes sense that their opening act would be equally word-driven. Jeffrey Lewis is a singer, songwriter, and comic book Read more

Last weekend, San Francisco was thoroughly rocked by the 16th installment of the Noise Pop music festival. For six nights, local favorites played alongside national stars at some of the city's greatest music venues. I had the pleasure of attending four of this year's Noise Pop shows, and this week, I've been letting you in on my Noise Pop diary. I've already told you about seeing The Magnetic Read more

Last weekend, San Francisco was thoroughly rocked by the 16th installment of the Noise Pop music festival. I've been letting you in on my Noise Pop diary from the main acts I saw, but I also wanted to share some of the smaller bands and hidden gems I discovered. Today's find: Whispertown2000. While patiently waiting for M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel to take the stage at The Great American Music Read more

Last weekend, San Francisco was thoroughly rocked by the 16th installment of the Noise Pop music festival. For six nights, local favorites played alongside national stars at some of the city's greatest music venues. I had the pleasure of attending four of this year's Noise Pop shows, and today and tomorrow, I'll be letting you in on my Noise Pop diary. Up today: The Magnetic Fields and The Read more