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Long before Gary Clark Jr. jammed with Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Foo Fighters, and headlined festivals all across the globe, he was an unknown, unsigned blues guitarist in his hometown of Austin, Texas, desperate to make a name for himself. On Sept. 24, 2004, when he was just 20, Clark found himself onstage at Antone’s Nightclub playing the blues standard “Catfish Blues” on a bill that also included Double Trouble, James Cotton, and Jimmie Vaughan.

A tape of his blazing performance from that night has been tucked away for the past 21 years,...

In the sprawling world of Bleach, the creators have amazed their audience with hundreds of unique characters possessing mind-bending abilities, whether they be Soul Reapers, Captains, or even Hollows. While most of the spotlight shines on some main characters like Ichigo Kurosaki, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Sosuke Aizen, it is natural for some of the characters to be left out of the glory they deserve.

These underrated characters may not have supernatural strength or born with talent like some of our main characters, but they have left a lasting impression on the fans who look beyond the obvious. With that note, let’s check out en of the most underrated characters in Bleach who deserved far more recognition than they get.

Beyond the spotlight: Characters who deserve their moment

The following list contains characters from “Bleach”, and “Bleach Thousand Year Blood War” manga and animated series.

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Who could bring together Batman, famous comedians, finance journalists, and folk singers for a live talk show? Well, writer and comedian John Mulaney, of course. Mulaney's newest endeavor, Everybody's Live, will be Netflix's first-ever live talk show, so you know they had to pull out all the stops. The live comedy show, set to premiere on Netflix on March 12, 7 p.m. Pt, has recently released a sneak peek at its surprisingly eclectic guest list.

In the first episode of the first season of the live show, which has already been renewed for a second season according to Deadline, will feature an impressive guest lineup of actor Michael Keaton, American folk singer and activist Joan Baez, actor and comedian Fred Armisen, Cypress Hill and personal finance columnist Jessica Roy. Now that's an odd group that only the Spider-Ham voice actor could assemble. However, the list is not unusual for Mulaney's tastes,...

Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney kicks off this week and the comedian has assembled an esoteric group for his first show.

Michael Keaton, Joan Baez, Fred Armisen, Cypress Hill and personal finance columnist Jessica Roy will be the guests on the first episode of the new show, which debuts live on Wednesday March 12 at 7pm Pt.

The guest list echoes that of Mulaney’s previous talk show experiment on Netflix – Everybody’s in LA, which debuted last year around the Netflix is a Joke Festival.

Everbody’s in LA featured comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Pete Davidson, David Letterman, Luenell and Nikki Glaser as well as musicians including St Vincent, Warren G, Joyce Manor, Weezer, Los Lobos and Beck and experts such as lawyer Marcia Clark, hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones and Dr. Emily Lindsey, Associate Curator at the La Brea Tar Pits.

After Maná became the first Spanish-language band to earn a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last week, drummer Alex González had an iconic José Alfredo Jiménez lyric ringing in his head: “No hay que llegar primero, pero hay que saber llegar.” (“You don’t need to get there first, but you must know how you got there.”)

The classic “El Rey” line speaks to the years of sacrifice and work that Maná and many major Latin American rock bands have put in to be finally recognized...

When it comes to Shonen powerhouses like Bleach, debates surrounding the power dynamics have often taken center stage. One such topic involves the power ranking of the Espadas, as fans have often debated who might be the strongest among all of the Espada. From Ulquiorra Cifer’s Segunda Etapa to Barragan Luisenbarn’s time-based abilities — there’s no end to fascinating abilities when it comes to an Espada.

Coyote Starkk and Lilynette Gingerbuck | Credit: Studio Pierrot

However, if there’s one candidate that stands head and shoulders above the rest, that is Coyote Starrk and his partner, Lilynette Gingerbuck. This enigmatic duo is often overlooked in discussions of Bleach compared to other flashy Espada like Grimmjow or Nnoitra. But what makes Starrk the strongest? Let’s find out!

Coyote Starrk & Lilynette Gingerbuck: A Lethal Duo in Bleach

Unlike other Espada in Bleach, Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck are one entity split into two distinct beings.

Exclusive: Prime Video is going big in Mexico with a TV series about five nerds who run a high school business selling homework in the 1990s. Watch the trailer above.

No One Will Miss Us comes from Fremantle-owned The Immigrant, which is having a good week after Disney+ boarded its comedy-drama Shared Custody from Champions maker Javier Fesser.

No One Will Miss Us is set in pre-economic crisis 1990s Mexico and follows five losers who run an illegal business at their high school. They sell homework and assignments to their classmates and their business brings them money and popularity, but hormones and an unexpected death threaten to ruin everything.

The eight-part series is being directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta (Cindy La Regia) and Ariel Award winning director Samuel Kishi Leopo (Los Lobos). The screenplay is by Adriana Pelusi (Control Z) and Gibrán Portela (Güeros).

The series joins an Amazon Mexico...

Bleach is a hit shonen anime with a massive cast of characters, some of which are much more sympathetic and lovable than others. Anime fans can always root for protagonists like Ichigo Kurosaki, and they've even warmed up to some redeemed antagonists like Captain Byakuya Kuchiki. In fact, the series features a variety of villains whom fans might have forgiven in the long run if those characters got a well-deserved chance at redemption.

To keep the series' large cast of characters managable, the Bleach anime made a habit of killing off or writing out most of its villains, so it's hard not wonder how the story could have played out if the more redeemable villains actually got a chance to atone for their past wrongs. While no one expects the likes of Aaroniero Arruruerie or Bambietta Basterbine to repent for their villainy, there's a strong case to be made for...

Weezer were among the many people in Los Angeles this week who showed up for John Mulaney’s Everybody’s in L.A., performing two songs on the comedian’s delightfully shaggy and silly one-week-only talk show.

The band led with “The Good Life,” the great Pinkerton single about wanting nothing more than to shake off anxiety, heartache, and despair, and get back out in the world (even though the song is still shot through with a bit of that anxiety, heartache, and despair). Mulaney introduced the performance with characteristic anti-zeal: “Hey party animals,...

John Mulaney Presents Everybody’s in L.A. proved to be very much a late-night styled talk show in its live premiere Friday night on Netflix. Now like any good late night show, the six-episode miniseries is revealing its lineup for the coming week—and, as promised, it’s a doozy.

Leading things off tonight (and explaining this week’s Daily Show scheduling switcheroo) is none other than Jon Stewart. Stewart, like most of Mulaney’s guests this week, is in Los Angeles for the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival. He performed over the weekend at L.A.’s Greek Theatre.

Other guests sitting down with Mulaney later in the week include Nate Bargatze, Sarah Silverman, David Letterman, Bill Hader, Rony Chieng, and Hannah Gadsby.

Each night also features a musical performace, with Warren G kicking things off tonight, followed by Joyce Manor, Weezer, Los Lobos, and Beck.

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John Mulaney is heading back to Netflix with an all-new six-part special titled John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA. Part of the streamer’s Netflix is a Joke Fest, the unconventional show will feature special guests as is teased in the vague trailer, above, featuring Mulaney and an array of Los Angelinos. Set to debut on May 3, additional episodes will stream nightly from May 6 to May 10 with all-new installments debuting at 7 pm Pt on Netflix. Described as six live installments, Everybody’s in LA is a show where Mulaney explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it. Among the guests set to appear in the special are Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G, Earthquake, Patton Oswalt,...

Updated: Richard Kind will serve as announcer for “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.” The guest lineup includes David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, Weezer, Jerry Seinfeld, Citizens for L.A. Wildlife Representative Tony Tucci, Jon Stewart, hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor, Flea, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Marcia Clark, Ray J, Mae Martin, Los Lobos, John Carpenter, Warren G., Earthquake, Patton Oswalt, Stavros Halkias, helicopter journalist Zoey Tur, Sarah Silverman, Joyce Manor, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura, Bill Hader, St. Vincent, Cassandra Peterson, Luenell, Hannah Gadsby, Cedric The Entertainer, Dr. Emily Lindsey of the La Brea Tar Pits and Beck.

Previously: Netflix has set “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.,” a six-episode show featuring field pieces and special guests that will stream live during the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival.

Per the logline, the show follows Mulaney as he “explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.

Exclusive: Roku this past weekend saw the fruits from its big push into Spanish original content as the Greice Santo-created music reality series, Serenata de las Estrellas, notched the streamer’s biggest opening weekend by reach for any Spanish-language Roku Original.

Serenata de las Estrellas, which dropped on October 13 in the final weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, ranked as the No. 1 on-demand Spanish-language title by reach on the Roku Channel both stateside and in Mexico.

The series hosted by Julissa Bermudez was conceived during the pandemic and spotlights an array of people in the Los Angeles and Miami Latino communities who are surprised with a once-in-a-lifetime concert in unexpected locations by the biggest names in Latin music including Grammy winners Chiquis, Los Lobos and Ozomatli and rapstress Snow Tha Product.

Greice Santo

The concept for Serenata de las Estrellas began as a kind gesture by Santo, a musical artist herself,...

Last month, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro put out a call to the public, asking people to send ideas for music by Latin artists to submit to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. It’s part of a years-long effort on Castro’s part to get more Latin art preserved within the Library of Congress and to increase Latino representation across media and pop culture.

The National Recording Registry is made up of works considered “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” or that “inform or reflect life in the United States.

Takeaway 1: Some anime characters talk a big game but can't back it up, making fools of themselves in battle. It can be due to overestimating themselves or relying on psychological warfare. Takeaway 2: Characters like Spinner and Lilynette Gingerbuck are examples of being all talk and no bite. Spinner idolizes a hero killer but lacks the power to follow through, while Lilynette is all bluster without combat ability. Takeaway 3: Konohamaru and Aqua are also characters who talk a lot but struggle to deliver. Despite their big words, they have limited skills and often need rescue.

Plenty of anime characters talk themselves up and boast about their incredible powers, but not all of them can back it up. Some characters, often villains, speak from a position of power and genuinely threaten the heroes, while other characters are all bluster. If an anime character is all bark and no bite,...

Bleach is a shonen action series focusing not on ninjutsu or Quirks but zanpakuto, or soul-cutting swords. Zanpakuto were introduced as the weapon of choice for black-robed Soul Reapers who hunt evil spirits called Hollows, but these weapons aren't just supernatural swords. Zanpakuto have their own names, unique powers, and even different personalities. Some feel fairly ordinary, like Kazeshini and Hozukimaru, while others are downright bizarre.

Some Soul Reapers carry zanpakuto whose shikai and bankai stages have unusual powers, and in the strangest cases, the shikai and bankai modes don't even match. Meanwhile, a few Arrancar also wield unusual zanpakuto with strange shapes in their sealed forms, setting them apart from the ordinary katanas that Grimmjow and Zommari use. Strange as they are, though, the most unusual zanpakuto in Bleach are what make this iconic shonen series so fun and unpredictable.

Related: The 10 Most Dangerous Zanpakuto in Bleach, Ranked

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Like all Arrancar zanpakuto,...

Willie Nelson has announced the 2023 Outlaw Music Festival Tour. Over the course of 32 shows taking place between June and October, the 89-year-old music legend will share the stage with Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers, Bob Weir, John Fogerty, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, and Margo Price.

The 2023 Outlaw Music Festival Tour also features Gov’t Mule, Marcus King, Trampled By Turtles, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Kathleen Edwards, Flatland Cavalry, Kurt Vile And The Violators, Brittney Spencer, Whiskey Myers, and Particle Kid performing in select cities. Check out the full itinerary below.

Tickets for a newly announced run of shows in September and October go on sale Friday, April 28th via Ticketmaster. A Live-Nation pre-sale will occur one day earlier on Thursday, April 27th using access code Vinyl.

Prior to launching the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, Nelson will celebrate his 90th birthday with a pair...

Kelly Clarkson continues to keep audiences on their toes with her Kellyoke choices, this time turning back the clock and reviving an early rock and roll classic.

On Tuesday, April 20, Clarkson and her Kelly Clarkson Show backing outfit, My Band Y’all, delivered a bustling rendition of “La Bamba,” the Mexican folk song that Ritchie Valens scored a star-making hit with in 1958.

“La Bamba” was the first Spanish-language track to crack the Top 40 in the U.S., rising all the way to Number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time.

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival is set to return for the first time in four years, taking place Sept. 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

The lineup boasts an array of young and old talent, including Gary Clark, Jr., Sheryl Crow, H.E.R., Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Santana, Stephen Stills, Zz Top, the War on Drugs, Robert Randolph, John Mayer Trio, Los Lobos, Joe Bonamassa, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Marcus King, Robbie Robertson, Taj Mahal, Jakob Dylan, Molly Tuttle, and Keb’ Mo’. Clapton will also perform on both nights of the festival.

The soundtrack of Guy Ritchie’s classic crime comedy Snatch is filled with great needle drops from a wide variety of musicians ranging from Oasis to 10cc to Madonna. After establishing his darkly comedic take on the British crime film in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Ritchie returned to London’s criminal underworld for more violence and pitch-black humor at the hands of tough-as-nails gangsters in Snatch. Snatch weaves two separate narratives – one about the search for a stolen diamond and the other about a crime boss forcing a small-time boxing promoter to step up his game – with ironic twists and chance encounters.

From wisecracking mobsters to nonlinear narratives to a twisted sense of humor, Ritchie borrowed a lot from the Tarantino playbook in rounding out his own signature filmmaking style. Soundtrack needle-drops are another stylistic flourish that Ritchie has taken from Tarantino. Like Tarantino, Ritchie often pairs violent...

Spoilers ahead for the first episode of "Cobra Kai" season 5.

You're probably tired right now, after staying up all night to watch season 5 of the Netflix series "Cobra Kai." It's understandable. The show, which was originally created for YouTube Red, has become a huge hit, and was a pandemic binge for so many of us. There is something so comforting about revisiting characters we loved when we were younger, and seeing how they've changed ... and how they haven't. 

The series takes place decades after the events of the first four "The Karate Kid" films, and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) have kids of their own now. Johnny is still a screw up, but he's trying to make things right. In the first episode, he goes after his student Miguel (Xolo Maridueña), who has taken off to Ceuta, Mexico to find his biological father. Of course, he also takes Miguel's rival,...

The 2022 Grammy Awards on April 3 crowned an eclectic crop of winners. Jon Batiste, who was nominated in 11 categories, ended up winning five awards, including album of the year. Silk Sonic - the R&b superduo featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - took home all four awards they were nominated for, including record and song of the year.

Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Sza won best pop duo/group performance for their song "Kiss Me More," and Olivia Rodrigo won three awards, including best new artist. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett also won best traditional pop vocal album for their album "Love For Sale."

The award ceremony, held for the first time in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, kicked off with a performance by Silk Sonic. Though BTS didn't win, they wowed the crowd with their "Butter" performance. Rodrigo emotionally sang her hit "Drivers License," Nas performed a medley of his hits,...

Amid an Omicron variant surge in New York, City Winery has announced that, starting Sunday, people attending shows at the venue will be required to have both proof of full vaccination as well as a negative Covid-19 test.

City Winery says they are the first venue to require both measures, as the transmission of the Omicron variant has made it so that full vaccination isn’t enough of a defense against the highly contagious strain.

“This is the safest measure we can do to balance the challenging protections against the Omicron surge in NYC,...

Ritchie Valens was just 17 years old when he changed the course of pop music in the late 1950s. As the first Mexican-American hitmaker in the U.S., he laid the groundwork for Chicano rock and beyond, with an enduring legacy that continues to inspire generation after generation — from legends like Carlos Santana and Los Lobos to Gen Z musicians like Cuco and DannyLux. And while Valens died 62 years ago, his music continues to have an everlasting impact today, on what would have been his 80th birthday.

“Ritchie was a rock & roll pioneer,...

Los Lobos deliver a faithful rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Sail on, Sailor” as one of the first offerings from the band’s upcoming album Native Sons, featuring Los Lobos’ covers of Los Angeles-area artists.

Native Sons, out July 30th via New West Records, also boasts covers of songs by Buffalo Springfield (“Bluebird/For What It’s Worth”), War (“The World Is a Ghetto”), and Jackson Browne (“Jamaica Say You Will”).

Los Lobos’ Cesar Rosas told Variety of the album: “Originally, I had all these other songs that I thought...

Alanis Morissette, Black Pumas, and Dawes will perform at the upcoming virtual charity concert, Set Break, which aims to bring awareness to mental health issues in the music industry, especially one year after Covid-19 brought the live entertainment sector to a halt.

The non-profit Backline, which connects those in the music industry with mental health professionals, is hosting the event, which will air April 10th on the Relix Channel on Twitch. The show will feature a mix of performances, public service announcements, and conversations about mental health, and interactive sessions involving yoga and meditation.

Austin City Limits marks the first six years of its Hall of Fame induction ceremonies with a special retrospective featuring performances by Kris Kristofferson, Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash, Los Lobos, and more. The 14-song episode culminates in a salute to Stevie Ray Vaughan with an all-star rendition of “Texas Flood” by Willie Nelson, Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang, Lyle Lovett, Lukas Nelson, Robert Randolph, and Doyle Bramhall II.

Acl Hall of Fame: The First 6 Years premieres January 2nd at 9 p.m. Et on PBS. It streams at pbs.org beginning Sunday,...

Star of stage and screen Jenna Ushkowitz joins Josh and Joe to discuss her favorite musical biopics.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Gremlins (1984)

Back To The Future (1985)

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

National Treasure (2004)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Star Wars (1977)

La Bamba (1987)

Selena (1997)

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

De-Lovely (2004)

Night and Day (1946)

All That Jazz (1979)

A Chorus Line (1985)

Star 80 (1983)

Psycho (1960)

Evita (1996)

Love and Mercy (2014)

Grace of My Heart (1996)

Get On Up (2014)

Ray (2004)

What’s Love Got To Do With It? (1993)

El Norte (1983)

The Wedding Planner (2001)

Out of Sight (1998)

Hustlers (2019)

Sweet Charity (1969)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Chicago (2002)

Moulin Rouge (1952)

Roxie Hart (1942)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Other Notable Items

Glee TV series (2009-2015)

The Tony Awards

The Emmy Awards

The Academy Awards

Pee Wee’s Playhouse (1986-1990)

Eric Stoltz

Harry Potter film series

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Dark Knight trilogy

Christopher Nolan

Julie Andrews...

I’ve spent quarantine living with my girlfriend in a scantly furnished family home in Brooklyn. We’re surrounded by empty walls that constantly echo our conversations, and to pass the time — and fill all that extra space — we play music as loud as it will go. The louder we blast the songs below, the more present they become, like actual walls of sound.

These songs are not all bangers. But they are all intricately woven tales of lovers, fighters, hustlers, and the broken-hearted that demand to be listened to...

The 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival — featuring performances by Gary Clark Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer and the fest’s namesake Eric Clapton — will be released as a live album and concert film this November.

Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 also features appearances by Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lianne La Havas, Jimmie Vaughan, James Bay, Doyle Bramhall II, Robert Randolph, Los Lobos, Albert Lee and the Marcus King Band, whose “Goodbye Carolina” from the fest was shared ahead of the live album’s release.

Among the highlights from...

Kesha and Anthony Hamilton are among the artists participating in the new Team Joe Sings concert series spearheaded by Biden for President. The series launched tonight (September 17th) in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The series features a new group of artists each Thursday at 8 p.m. Et leading to the election on November 3rd.

Participating artists will perform one or two songs virtually, which will be streamed on the artists’ respective YouTube channel. Kesha and Hamilton lead the series this week and the first installment also includes Los Lobos,...

“The Florida Project” excelled at showing how a child’s imagination can provide the mental armor necessary to endure impoverished circumstances, but it never had a monopoly on the concept. “Los Lobos,” the bittersweet new feature from director Samuel Kishi, plays like a thematic variation on the same beguiling premise in the context of the American immigrant experience. The result is .

That means eight-year-old Max (Maximiliano Nájar Márquez) and five-year-old Leo (Leonardo Nájar Márquez) guide the story through a series of drab environments using the only tools at their disposal. Promised by single mom Lucía (Martha Reyes Arias) that their move from Mexico to Albuquerque will result in a trip to Disneyland, they instead find themselves locked in a squalid apartment all day while she juggles a pair of low-income jobs. The line she feeds her Spanish-speaking children to get them hyped — “I want to go Disney!” — embodies the tragicomic...

An already moving film is given an unforeseen blush of relevance in these trying times by refracting an immigration story through the prism of a childhood experience of forced isolation. In Samuel Kishi Leopo’s tender and sincere “Los Lobos,” it is not a virus but poverty, uncertain legal status and stranger danger that makes the world outside the little family’s dingy apartment into a perilous place. Still, the rhythms of quarantine are painfully recognizable — the bursts of creativity followed by long stretches of boredom, the closeness and the squabbling, the intense yearning to be out in the world, nose pressed against the window pane.

For Max and Leo (two superbly natural performances from real-life brothers Maximiliano and Leonardo Najar Marquez), the loneliness is exacerbated because of the strangeness of this new country, with only the far-off promise of a trip to “Disney” to look forward to. Brought across...

I was fortunate to attend the first half of Miami Film Festival this month, before it was sadly forced to cancel due to the pandemic. It was my first time attending, and I was blown away not only by the quality and variety of excellent films, but the amazing staff and volunteers. As part of the attending press, I was also a part of the critics' jury, which is always an honour and a difficulty to choose between amazing films. Thought the festival did not complete its run, all the juries were able to complete their work remotely, and awards were announced earlier today. The biggest prize of the festival, the Knight Made in Mia Feature Award, (deservedly) went to When Liberty Burns; Los Lobos...

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Festival cancelled three days from scheduled finale.

The Miami Film Festival, which elected to continue with virtual judging after cancelling screenings and events towards the end of its 2020 edition in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, has announced its winners.

Dudley Alexis’ race riots documentary When Liberty Burns won the $30,000 Knight Made in Mia Feature Film Award, Jayro Bustamante’s Mexico-Guatemala horror thriller La Llorona (pictured) received the $40,000 Knight Marimbas Award, and Aeden O’Connor Agurcia’s 90 Minutes about the Honduran national obsession with football won the Toyota Narrative Feature Film Audience Award.

The newly created Toyota Documentary Feature Film...

The 37th edition of the Miami Film Festival, which was slated to run March 6 to 15 but was canceled mid-run on March 12 due to the coronavirus outbreak, has announced its award winners, with Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres' The Fight and Aeden O'Connor Agurcia's 90 Minutes claiming audience awards, and Samuel Kishi Leopo's Los Lobos and Gonzalo Maza's This Is Cristina taking top jury prizes.

Jury awards were either completed before cancellation or through a virtual judging process, while audience awards were chosen from those films that were able to have a public screening before the fest came to ...

The 37th edition of the Miami Film Festival, which was slated to run March 6 to 15 but was canceled mid-run on March 12 due to the coronavirus outbreak, has announced its award winners, with Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres' The Fight and Aeden O'Connor Agurcia's 90 Minutes claiming audience awards, and Samuel Kishi Leopo's Los Lobos and Gonzalo Maza's This Is Cristina taking top jury prizes.

Jury awards were either completed before cancellation or through a virtual judging process, while audience awards were chosen from those films that were able to have a public screening before the fest came to ...

Eric Clapton, Gary Clark. Jr., Jeff Beck and other guitar icons will appear on the Crossroads Festival’s first-ever vinyl set, a six-lp live release.

Performances from Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, James Taylor, Steve Winwood, Zz Top, Joe Walsh, Keith Urban, Susan Tedeschi with the Derek Trucks Band, Willie Nelson and Buddy Guy also appear on the package, Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festival, out December 6th via Rhino.

Clapton’s selections include “Cocaine,” “Crossroads,” “Layla,” “Have You Ever Loved a Woman,” a cover of George Harrison...

Widely considered one of the world’s all-time greatest guitarists and known amongst his peers as a great collaborator, Eric Clapton will perform the fifth installment of his Crossroads Guitar Festival, on Friday, September 20, and Saturday, September 21 from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX.

Performances are available at 8 p.m. Et on Friday, September 20th and 7 p.m. Et on Saturday, September 21st for a live simulcast on Pay-Per-View across North America.

The Crossroads Guitar Festival promises two nights of live music performances and impromptu collaborations from the world’s most legendary guitar players with a different line up each night. The line-up of confirmed guests includes:

John Mayer, Alan Darby, Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather Low, Billy Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Bradley Walker, Buddy Guy Band, Daniel Santiago, Doyle Bramhall II, Gary Clark Jr., Gustavo Santaolalla, James Bay, Jeff Beck, Jerry Douglas, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Walsh, Jonny Lang, Keb’ Mo’, Kurt Rosenwinkel,...

Eric Clapton kicked off his three-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday night with a killer set that included a cover of the late Doris Day’s signature song “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” a rare electric version of “Layla” and, shockingly, a set-closing rendition of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” It’s not only the first time that Clapton has played the song in concert, but the first time he’s done a Prince cover of any sort.

Clapton hasn’t gone on an...

Eric Clapton and his Crossroads Guitar Festival will return for the first time in six years, setting up in Dallas, Texas this September with a lineup that boasts Gary Clark, Jr., Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Beck, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and more. The festival will take place September 20th and 21st at the American Airlines Center.

The stacked lineup also boasts Peter Frampton, Zz Top’s Billy Gibbons, the Buddy Guy Band, Joe Walsh, James Bay, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Los Lobos, Keb Mo, Sonny Landreth, Pedro Martins and Robert Randolph.

A Joni Mitchell tribute album, celebrating her 75th birthday, will feature live renditions of the singer’s songs by Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, James Taylor and many others. The record, Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, will come out on March 8th. It contains a recording of a tribute concert that was held in her honor in Los Angeles last November.

The concert will additionally be broadcast in movie theaters on February 7th. Tickets are available at the Joni 75 website.

Percussionist Brian Blade, who made three studio albums and toured with Mitchell,...

The Rolling Stones, Katy Perry, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Stapleton and Santana are among the eclectic group of artists set to play the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

The festival will take place over two weekends, April 25th through the 28th, and May 2nd through 5th, with each day boasting an entirely different lineup. The Stones, for instance, will headline the May 2nd gig, a day that will also feature performances from Ziggy Marley, Mavis Staples and Tom Jones.

Perry, meanwhile, will perform April 27th alongside Logic, Hurray for the Riff Raff,...

Norah Jones performs a bluesy rendition of one of her “favorite” Ray Charles songs, “What Would I Do Without You,” as a tribute to the late R&B legend in this exclusive clip from Austin City Limits‘ Hall of Fame New Year’s Special.

Gary Clark Jr. also staged a rare guitar-less performance as the rocker delivered a smoky rendition of “Night Time Is the Right Time” during Acl‘s Charles tribute.

The Acl Hall of Fame New Year’s Special, airing December 31st at 11 p.m. Et on PBS,...

Gary Clark Jr. leaves behind his guitar to perform a smoky rendition of “Night Time Is the Right Time” in this exclusive clip from Austin City Limits‘ upcoming Acl Hall of Fame New Year’s Special.

The performance of the R&B classic was part of a tribute to Ray Charles, who released his hit version of the song in 1959. The guitar virtuoso lets his singing abilities shine on the performance, with Clark Jr. backed by a trio of vocal powerhouses, Ruthie Foster, Carolyn Wonderland and Shelley King. Clark previously...

Given the jazz-inflected complexities and somber, introspective tone of Joni Mitchell’s most vibrant work, the skill and magnetism of the artists who took the stage on the first of two nights celebrating her 75th birthday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at L.A.’s the Music Center felt all the more impressive. Over the course of a breathless two-and-a-half hours, a carousel of musicians — some of her decades-old familiars like Graham Nash and James Taylor, others fresher talents like Brandi Carlile and Norah Jones — took turns paying tribute to...

Norah Jones, Graham Nash, Chaka Khan and Kris Kristofferson are among the artists that will pay tribute to Joni Mitchell at Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration, an all-star two-day concert marking the legendary singer-songwriter’s 75th birthday.

Emmylou Harris, Glen Hansard, Seal, Los Lobos, Diana Krall and Rufus Wainwright will also perform November 6th and 7th at Los Angeles’ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Following the second concert on November 7th – Mitchell’s 75th birthday – the Music Center will hold a birthday soiree for the singer, where funds will benefit the Music Center programs.

In May 1965, Robert Hunter popped into a pizza parlor in Menlo Park, California, to see his friend Jerry Garcia play in his new electric band, the Warlocks. “They were good, just dandy,” recalls Hunter, sitting in the living room of his San Rafael, California, home. “It was hard to believe Jerry in a rock & roll band, I’ve got to say. He was a folk musician. But then to become a rock & roll band, him and Bill and Weir and Pigpen—it was amusing. It just seemed unlikely, and it...