Gary Dretzka

You know you've entered "Hollywood reality" when the award for best picture goes to "Scream," and Jim Carrey gets two trophies for "The Cable Guy." That's what happened at Saturday...

Tanya Tucker Complicated (Capitol) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 Tucker's 30th album provides a lusty reminder of how good country music can be when an artist is willing to stretch its...

After a disagreement with her seamstress, trainer Jenine Sahadi pulled her lucky outfit out of mothballs Monday morning and ended the day leaving Hollywood Park with two stakes winners, including...

William Topley Black River (Mercury)(star) (star) 1/2 Once you get past the novelty of Topley sounding like a cross between the Crash Test Dummies' Brad Roberts and Tom Jones, this...

George Strait Carrying Your Love With Me (MCA) (star) (star) (star) It didn't take long for "Carrying Your Love With Me" to shoot up the charts, and it's easy to...

Officials from the Chicago-based Y-Me organization, including executive director Sharon Green, were in Los Angeles on Thursday to announce a collaboration between contemporary jazz artist Keiko Matsui and the House...

5 Chinese Brothers Let's Kill Saturday Night (Prime) (star) (star) (star) 5 Chinese Brothers hail from New York City, which no one who wears a Stetson should hold against them....

A Chicago radio legend was saluted by fellow legends of the airwaves Tuesday when longtime WGN morning man Wally Phillips was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the...

Nanci Griffith Blues Roses From the Moons (Elektra) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 Kathy Mattea Love Travels (Mercury) (star) (star) (star) Griffith and Mattea work the imprecise borders of contemporary country,...

North Dakota may just be escaping the grips of winter, but the sun shone Saturday on "Fargo" at the annual Independent Spirit Awards ceremony, held in a tent on the...