A Prairie Home Companion

Fountain of Truth

Tim Eriksen on Gospel, Punk, Ethnomusicology and The MIM

​ To call balladeer Tim Eriksen's career varied would be a colossal understatement. Few artists can claim such expansive work: He's shared stages from CBGB to Carnegie Hall with Nirvana, Weezer, Jack White, Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson, playing punk, jazz, world music, folk and gospel. He also app ... More >>

Handsome Family at Rhythm Room Last Night

​Handsome FamilyRhythm RoomSunday, January 30th, 2011"We stopped for coffee, in the redwood forest," Handsome Family guitarist/vocalist Brett Sparks sang, opening Sunday night's cozy show at the Rhythm Room. The lyrics, written by his wife and Handsome Family bassist/banjo-playing vocalist Rennie, ... More >>

Comfort Grin

Garrison Keillor makes long-in-the-tooth laughs

The Movie Star Blues

Dumb & Dumber star’s got his mojo workin’

Hell to the Chiefs

Lopping off heads of state in Tempe