genres

• Food & Drink

Push and slay: Abdu Ali finds his voice

When talking with Ali, who records simply as Abdu Ali, it quickly became apparent he is adamantly uninterested in following any trend ¿ fashion, music or otherwise.

• Authors

Clancy invented 'techno-thriller,' reflected Cold War fears

'Red October' author parlayed book success into films, video games

• Authors

Tom Clancy's legacy includes creating the techno-thriller

Tom Clancy, whose death was announced today, almost single-handedly created the techno-thriller genre and some of his books, including "The Hunt for Red October," have become classics.

• Classical Music

BSO to perform Bernstein's 'Age of Anxiety'

Marin Alsop, longtime advocate for the music of her mentor Leonard Bernstein, conducts the Baltimore Symphony and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Symphony No. 2, 'Age of Anxiety.'

• Food & Drink

Into It. Over It. leads an emo revival

With the new album 'Intersections,' Into It. Over It.'s Evan Weiss discusses the 'Midwestern emo revival,' his new favorite songs and more.

• Food & Drink

Washed Out: Chillwave's posterboy expands his sound

A few years ago, Ernest Greene received an email from Fred Armisen, then on the cast of "Saturday Night Live."

• Food & Drink

Alan Jackson still loves the craft

Alan Jackson, the country superstar who headlines Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., this weekend, can't help but wonder: Where did the "real" country music go?

• Food & Drink

Scapescape '13 continues to bring the city's disparate genres together

Most music festivals aim to wow potential attendees with top-bill talent, but Scapescape, now in its third year, is not most festivals.

• Movies

Like/Dislike with Dean Storm, 29 Days Later Film Project co-founder

• Food & Drink

Virgin Mobile FreeFest has another solid lineup, but where's the rap?

A quick scan of this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest reveals the type of lineup we've come to expect from the annual concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion: Smart, on-the-nose and balanced -- as long as you're the type of music fan who takes pride in genre open-mindedness and staying in the loop of new faces and sounds.

• Arts and Culture

After two decades on the road, art cars still rev up the imagination at Artscape

This 32nd annual Artscape is expected to attract more than 300,000 people before wrapping up Sunday night. A good many of them are likely to wend their way to the Art Car Show, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the festival.

• Howard County

Rhythmic Circus brings amazing feet and feats to Columbia Festival

If performers generally need to be quick on their feet, that's especially the case for Rhythmic Circus. Its energetic show "Feet Don't Fail Me Now!" is likely to get the audience's feet tapping, too, when it literally hits the stage Friday, June 21 at 8 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School.

• Music

'Great Day': New life for old music of black churches

Marco Merrick brings new life to old music of black churches

• Authors

Booker Prize-winning author James Kelman visits Baltimore

"Mo Said She Was Quirky" follows an ordinary woman around London during a single day

• Opinion

Boston coverage by CNN, King and Fox lead us into more confusion

Just when it was starting to look like cable news might have actually learned something from its rush-to-judgment sins in covering the Newtown massacre, John King, CNN and Fox News showed Wednesday how shaky and journalistically confused even the genre's biggest dogs are these days when confronted with a major, ongoing news story.

• Arts and Culture

Walters explores work of Caton heir who lived fast, died young

Walters exhibit most comprehensive to date on important 19th century American painter

• Baltimore County

Getting published an open book for Maryland Romance Writers

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

• Authors

Getting published an open book for Maryland Romance Writers

Monthly meetings at Arbutus Library support fellow writers, hone their craft

• Arts and Culture

DIY spaces are fertile grounds for Baltimore's arts, music scenes

Inside current and future volunteer venues, from Charm City Arts Space to BrickHaus

• Opinion

The value of arts in education

Students with learning and emotional difficulties may benefit the most from integrating the arts into the curriculum.

• Entertainment

2012's 'Best of the Rest' video games

The dog days are here, but 2012 should finish strong for gamers

• Food & Drink

Planes Mistaken for Stars reunion show in D.C. proves band has plenty to still offer

Planes Mistaken for Stars reunion show at Red Palace review

• Jurassic Park (movie)

'Jurassic Park Builder' is dino-mite

'Jurassic Park Builder' excels because of its authenticity and reverence for the original 'Jurassic Park' film.

• Food & Drink

Maryland's small but growing connection to 'K-pop'

Recently assembled boy idol group VIXX will perform at the Otakon convention on Friday.

• Genres

Commentary: Getting wrapped up in future societies

Dystopian literature, at least what I have read, usually features a controlling government with oppressed people, presenting itself as a utopian society.

• Lifestyle and Leisure

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter movie reviews

This week's featured adaptation is "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" and the movie reviews are decidedly mixed.

• Music

June 13: Loud and proud

A small but growing number of Baltimore artists are helping challenge hip-hop's homophobia

• Opinion

Philip Glass' 'Overture for 2012' to get dual premiere

Baltimore, Toronto orchestras to premiere Philip Glass work for 1812 bicentennial

• Entertainment

Peabody composer wins Pulitzer Prize in music

Kevin Puts honored for World War I piece commissioned by Minnesota Opera.

• Food & Drink

The Ting Tings take a long trip to 'Nowheresville'

Isolation, Beastie Boys inspire English duo's latest album.

• Arts and Culture

Poe House could operate as part of the B&O Museum

Consultant suggests partnership between the two West Baltimore museums as key to keeping the Poe House open and making it self-sufficient

• Arts and Culture

Friends' book sale writes another chapter in aid to Towson Library

The annual book sale at the Towson Library begins Thursday evening.

• Opinion

Mike Wallace: The archetype for watchdog journalism on TV

Dead Sunday at 93, he was lynchpin of '60 Minutes' success

• Entertainment

Review: 'Top Gun: Hard Lock' finds itself in the 'danger zone'

• Literature

McDaniel College offers new minor in genre fiction

Grants from the Nora Roberts Foundation have helped McDaniel College launch what may be the first country's first academic minor in genre fiction, including the categories of horror, romance and mystery.

• Literature

Review: 'Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning' blazes its own magical trail

• Sports

Review: The genre-bending odyssey of 'Baseball Superstars 2012'

'Baseball Superstars 12' review: When anime, RPG and America's game collide

• Food & Drink

Dubstep's mainstream takeover

A look at dubstep's current rise with rising stars Vaski and Terravita

• Food & Drink

Is Gary Clark Jr. the next king of blues?

Austin singer-songwriter has been labeled the new leader of blues thanks to his virtuosic playing. Even Eric Clapton is a fan.

• Television

From Sun Magazine: Behind the scenes with 'Modern Family,' the sitcom's new savior

With director Jason Winer and star Julie Bowen, TV's biggest comedy has a heavy helping of Baltimore DNA.

• Opinion

Long-time CBS broadcaster Andy Rooney dead at 92

Andy Rooney, whose CBS career spans the entire post-war history of network news, died Friday as a result of complications following minor surgery, the network announced.

• Music

Baltimore Improv Festival marks fifth anniversary

Fifth annual Baltimore Improv Festival adds more performers and shows

• Movies

'Cowboys & Aliens': Round up the popcorn posse

New 'Cowboys & Aliens' movie is a close encounter of the weird kind

• Movies

The oddities of Otakon

Baltimore's ever-growing celebration of Japanese pop has everything from kiddie cartoons to apocalyptic fantasies

• Opinion

Amy Winehouse and the 'girl group' sound

Appreciation by associate dean of Peabody Conservatory reflects on how Amy Winehouse reinterpreted a sound from a seemingly innocent time for the modern age.

• Music

k.d. lang returns to her roots with 'Sing It Loud'

Four-time Grammy winner will have a country twang when she plays Meyerhoff Hall Thursday

• Television

Shore Leave offers sci-fi pleasures way beyond 'Star Trek'

Sure, it helps to be a Trekkie. But any fan of the genre should find plenty to love about this weekend's fantasy and sci-fi convention in Hunt Valley

• Movies

Author Karen Rose debuts new romantic suspense series set in Baltimore

Karen Rose delivers a high body count and a happy ending in her Baltimore-set thriller, 'You Belong to Me'

• Entertainment

Movie review: 'Rammbock'

This German zombie flick packs a punch

• Movies

Operators alter Senator plans in order to add three new screens

Three new screens would bring more punch to the Senator, according to Cusacks' new plan