Dan Wilson

When the famous drama critic and radio wit Alexander Woollcott showed up at playwright Moss Hart's country estate, he took over the house. The story goes that he slept in the master bedroom, frightened the staff and behaved obnoxiously. When he left, he...

Since his band Semisonic disbanded several years ago, singer-guitarist Dan Wilson has spent the majority of his time in the studio helping other artists. He produced a Mike Doughty album and wrote for Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Jason Mraz and the Dixie Chicks....

Track and field Matthew Centrowitz represents a wave of America's track and field future. The Broadneck High senior's time of 4 minutes, 3.40 seconds in the mile - racing against a field of internationally elite runners - in the Reebok Grand Prix meet...

Teen spirit infuses "Bye Bye Birdie" at the Madrid Theatre in Canoga Park. That's as it should be in this 1960s musical revolving around an Army-bound rock 'n' roll idol and his swooning fans. A well-trained teen ensemble and theater professionals are...

(Note: CD release dates always are subject to change, even at the last minute.) Tuesday Adema, Kill The Headlights. Amerie, Because I Love It. Architecture In Helsinki, Places Like This. Bedouin Soundclash, TBD. Benzino, Antidote. Caribou, Andorra....

Remember when "chicks" used to be pejorative? No more, not after the Dixie Chicks steamrolled the competition at the 49th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night in front of 12,000 at the Staples Center. The Chicks ran the table in the top categories,...

The Dixie Chicks are Nashville refugees for reasons of politics and personality — after stinging comments about President Bush, country radio banned them and country fans shunned them — but on Sunday the trio found blue-state redemption at the...

Without "American Idol" to worry about, the Grammy Awards bounced back strongly in the ratings this year. An estimated 20.1 million people watched the Dixie Chicks take home every trophy they were eligible for Sunday night. That's up 18 percent over...

Near the end of Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck's documentary "Shut Up & Sing," Martie Maguire, the Dixie Chicks' perky, deeply dedicated fiddler, reflects on the three years of turmoil that overtook the country trio after singer Natalie Maines remarked...

The 40 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (3) - Rafael Palmeiro, 1b; Sammy Sosa, of; B.J. Surhoff, of. BOSTON (1) - John Olerud, 1b. CLEVELAND (1) - Juan Gonzalez, of. DETROIT (1) - Bobby Higginson. KANSAS CITY (2) - Denny Hocking, of;...

September 10 Evening of Stars. Amateur salsa dancers compete for prizes at 4 p.m., winner makes a return appearance at 7:30 p.m. with champion professional salsa dancers, part of the River to River Festival, rivertoriver nyc.com, Battery Park, Main...

Florida Atlantic University trustees may have given President Frank Brogan a 1 percent raise, but they say they're behind him 100 percent. The raise, approved Wednesday, comes on top of a 3.6-percent boost for all state employees, including the staff...