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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
Report: Exhibits damaged at Berlin museums, unclear by whom
BERLIN (AP) — Dozens of exhibits at prominent museums in Berlin have been sprayed with an oily liquid, according to German media reports. Police said Wednesday that an investigation is ongoing, but wouldn't comment…
CMT Music Awards to feature trio of hosts, outdoor stages
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A trio of new hosts will lead fans through a new look at this year's CMT Music Awards, which replaced the live arena audience with performances in scenic outdoor locations around Nashvil…
José Padilla, DJ famed for Ibiza chill-out music, dead at 64
MADRID (AP) — José Padilla, a Spanish disc jockey known as the Emperor of Chill for the chill-out music he played at sets in Ibiza, has died. He was 64.
Guitars played, partly made by Eddie Van Halen go to auction
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Two guitars owned, played and partly designed by the late Eddie Van Halen will be going up for auction.
'Gimme Some Lovin' rock star Spencer Davis dead at 81
LONDON (AP) — Spencer Davis, a British guitarist and bandleader whose eponymous rock group had 1960s hits including “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man,” has died. He was 81.
Glamorous Miami club caught in power struggle over the virus
MIAMI (AP) — At LIV, one of the most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs in one of the world's biggest party destinations, there's a velvet-roped VIP area, and then there's a secret VIP area. The parties at the club…
Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe's August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,” showcasing Chadwick Boseman's final performance opposite Viola Davis' powerhouse blues singer.
San Francisco Conservatory buys Opus 3 Artists agency
With much of the classical music industry shuttered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, one of the leading management agencies has been acquired by an unusual buyer in an unconventional transaction.
Review: Wilco's Jeff Tweedy gives pandemic some 'Love'
Jeff Tweedy, “Love Is the King” (dBpm Records)
John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a sign naming a sewage treatment plant in his honor.
Liam Neeson's 'Honest Thief' notches No. 1 at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liam Neeson’s thriller “Honest Thief” stole the top spot at the box office in yet another quiet weekend of moviegoing.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 25-31
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 25-31:
Priest and abstract-expressionist painter Bill Moore dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Father Bill Moore, a Catholic priest and prominent abstract expressionist who spent decades spreading spiritualism through his paintings, has died at age 71.
Romance song master Armando Manzanero has more music to give
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Armando Manzanero still has music to give. At 84, the Mexican master of romantic music, who has penned Spanish classics such as “Somos Novios” and “Contigo Aprendí”, is still working the tunes on…
Romania's Jewish State Theater explores work on Holocaust
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The latest première at the Jewish State Theater in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, explores the horrors of the Holocaust via a survivor's memories of the Auschwitz and Plaszow concentrati…