Todd Bailey

Dan Friel is a master of abrasive pop melody. Whether through his child-sized keyboard, and drum machine on his own, or through his incendiary guitar playing in cosmic noise-pop trio Upper Wilds, Friel's hooks bubble and froth from beneath a sea of crunching, squelching distortion and feedback. On new album Fanfare, out September 13th, Friel presents an expansion of his sonic palette with the addition of a horn section, including Sunwatchers' Jeff Tobias, Grasshopper's Jesse DeRosa, and former Parts & Labor collaborator Sam Kulik, bringing more subtlety and depth to his anthemic turbulence than ever before.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the January selections for SOUND+ VISION, a music documentary series with two special screenings on Saturday, January 24

Alton Brown's rapier wit, engaging personality, and original approach to the culinary world led him to resounding success on several of Food Network's highest-rated and longest-running programs. And though he is modest in the face of a live audience's acclaim, the same enthusiastic creativity that served Brown so well on television is immediately palpable on a theater's stage.

Food Network favorite Alton Brown - the gracious and always-witty star of Good Eats, Iron Chef, and Cutthroat Kitchen - arrives in Providence later this week with his latest project: Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour.