Gary Dretzka

Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero Papa's Dream (Music for Little People) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) What a concept: roots rock for kids. Los Lobos, one of the most adventurous ensembles in American popular...

In Tuesday's Valentine's Day announcement of the 1994 Oscar nominations, one people's choice story-Paramount's "Forrest Gump"-got an overwhelming kiss of approval from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences....

Townes Van Zandt No Deeper Blue (Sugar Hill) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) A far too infrequent visitor to the new-releases rack of the neighborhood music store, singer-songwriter Van Zandt doesn't disappoint in this...

Chieftains The Long Black Veil (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR) This sparkling album-the Chieftains' 31st-stars the lads and such rockers as the Rolling Stones, Sting, Sinead O'Connor, Mark Knopfler, Ry Cooder, Van Morrison...

Videophiles who have grown impatient waiting for the concrete to harden on the information superhighway are being offered a new electronic toy to ease their frustration. The much-anticipated 500-channel, fully...

Various artists Red Hot + Country (Mercury) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) With this enjoyable fourth addition to "Red Hot" series of benefit albums, Nashville officially joins the international campaign to promote AIDS awareness...

Lucy Kaplansky The Tide (Red House) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 As producer of and contributer to this album by her old partner, Lucy Kaplansky, Shawn Colvin-who's hot as a pistol right now,...

Nanci Griffith Flyer (Elektra) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Griffith picks up the tempo here a bit from her widely hailed folkie salute, "Other Voices, Other Rooms," moving into a more pop-folk mode, with...

Tim Buckley Live at the Troubador (Bizarre/Straight) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Recently, Columbia released Jeff Buckley's EP "Live at Sin-E" to rave reviews and much anticipation of a longer album. Further evidence that...

Yet another Planet Hollywood restaurant-the 14th-opened Monday, this time in Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. On Sunday night, however, more than 9,000 star-struck fans stopped traffic on the...