Mak Ro is a duo formed by cousins Eric Makapugay (multi-instrumentalist/producer/songwriter) and Kris Ruaro (singer/producer/songwriter). Though there’s only two of them, they meticulously place and ...

Craig Brewer goes live on the red couch with Kontji ahead of his Christmas Day release of 'Song Sung Blue,' starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman. America’s food market is rigged. Look who’s getting ...

The new film "Song Sung Blue" is about Neil Diamond tribute artists, but its music was recorded in Memphis. Memphis musician Scott Bomar produced new versions of Diamond's hits for the movie. Actors ...

Running time: 132 minutes. Rated PG-13 (thematic material, some strong language, some sexual material and brief drug use). In theaters Dec. 25. If there’s one slam-dunk choice in “Song Sung Blue,” ...

Year-end season is normally all about positivity—publications pick their favorite albums and songs from the previous 12 months, and then we all argue over placements and omissions. “Where’s __?” is an ...

Originally airing in 1977, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a unique holiday television special. Directed by Jim Henson, the special is based on Russell Hoban’s 1971 children’s book of the same ...

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LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

TROY — In advance of the band’s participation in an international blues competition in January in Memphis, Tennessee, the Capital Region Blues Network will present the Amy Ryan Band at the Hangar on ...

After six weeks of premieres and previews in Paris, Berlin, Los Angeles and elsewhere, writer-director Craig Brewer brought his latest feature film, "Song Sung Blue," to his hometown Dec. 8 for its ...