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Guitar greats offer instruction via computer
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Nils Lofgren doesn’t have to do this:sit in front of a video camera trained on his face and hands as he talks guitar neophytes through the rudiments of playing a simple G chord. Full story »
Tickets for sale 09.07.08
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008
Theater Full story »
Patty Loveless rebounds with 'Sleepless Nights'
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Starting in 2005, life took a hairpin turn for Patty Loveless. Full story »
Jacksons, minus one, reunite at BMI Urban Awards
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee. Full story »
Country singer Jimmy Wayne scores No. 1 hit
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Jimmy Wayne was down and out a few years ago. His record label had been bought out, and it looked like his shot at being a country star was over. Full story »
Music Review: New Kids on the Block reunite on CD
Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
They're far from new, no longer boys, but New Kids on the Block have definitely been around the block since making tween girls scream with joy in the late '80s and early '90s before breaking up in 1994. Full story »
How to ... find something if you're not in the mood for the fair yet
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
Chonda Pierce is a mom, a comedienne and a woman of faith. Full story »
Local concerts 09.04.08
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
Sept. 5 -- Chonda Pierce, Southern Hills Church of Christ Full story »
ABILENE UNPLUGGED
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
Folk music often goes by the name Americana these days. Full story »
Music charts 09.04.08
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
Contemporary hit radio (top 40) Full story »
Live on stage 09.04.08
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
We're many things here in the Leisure Life section. But one thing we can't do is read your mind. Full story »
Music Review: Young Jeezy offers familiar RX
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Young Jeezy cooks up a familiar prescription to the grind on his third album, "The Recession." Chronicling the ambitions of a hustler in even more dire times, his position remains the same: He's not about word play, he's about "bird play" -- slinging cocaine. Full story »
Usher plans 'One Night Stand' tour for ladies only
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Usher is preparing a tour for ladies only. Full story »
'Billy Elliot,' 'Shrek' head list of fall musicals
Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Not since the heyday of the '80s British musical invasion -- which brought "Cats," "The Phantom of Opera" and "Les Miserables" -- has Broadway anticipated such a big, critically lauded musical from across the Atlantic as "Billy Elliot." Full story »
'Thunder' echoes at No. 1 with $14.3M for weekend
Monday, Sept. 1, 2008
"Tropic Thunder" hauled in $14.3 million to stay on top of the box office as Hollywood's solid summer wound down sleepily, with Hurricane Gustav contributing to a slow Labor Day weekend at theaters. Full story »
- West Texas Fair & Rodeo -- 09/07/08 at Taylor County Expo Center
- Church lunch -- 09/07/08 at First Baptist Church, Stamford
- Soccer/flag football sign-up -- 09/07/08 at Comanche Junior High
- Vintage "base ball" practice -- 09/07/08 at Buffalo Gap Historic Village
- World Refugee Day -- 09/07/08 at Festival Gardens
- Youth Rally -- 09/07/08 at Stamford Common Ground Youth Ministry
- West Texas Fair & Rodeo -- 09/08/08 at Taylor County Expo Center
- Give blood - the gift of life -- 09/08/08 at Abilene High School
- Immunizations -- 09/08/08 at Stamford Memorial Hospital
- Cub Scout Roundup -- 09/08/08 at Gorman First United Methodist
Brien Murphy - Critique of the Week and What's Happening (Audio)
