TV Squad interview with Sarah Silverman

Up in time for tonight's premiere of The Sarah Silverman Program, season three, is my interview with Sarah Silverman. She talks about the partnership with LOGO that saved the show, a bit of what we'll see on the show this year, and the current state of her stand-up.

Read it here.

New on FunnyGrownHere.com

Just added a preview clip of Louis C.K.'s new FX sitcom, Louie, plus Robby Roadsteamer's Quiet Desperation Episode 17, and info on the Magners Comedy Festival. Click the "Boston Comedy" button to your right for the stories.

TV Squad interview with Human Target's Jackie Earle Haley

Watching Human Target (Fox, Wednesdays at 8PM EST) is the most fun I've had with a pure action show in a long time. It's got a great cast, in Mark Valley, who plays the title role of Christopher Chance, Chi McBride, and Jackie Earle Haley.

I got to speak with Haley as part of a media conference call, and wrote about it for a story appearing today on TVSquad.com. He talks about his Human Target character, Guerrero, and the show in general.

Look for my TV Squad interview with Sarah Silverman tomorrow.

Allison Moorer's Crows Out Feb 9

Allison Moorer's latest CD, Crows, doesn't hit shelves until next week, but it's worth the wait. Moorer has always been good, but Crows is a step up for her as a songwriter and an artist. You can read my review of it from Monday's Boston Globe here. The first single off of the album, "The Broken Girl," is available on iTunes now, and you can preview it on Moorer's site.

If you've not been a fan of Moorer in the past, take a listen. This might be the album to win you over. Stop back and tell me what you think.

Giant Ant in the Sky

This is one of the first things I shot with my video camera, part of what will be known as the "Live from My Desk" series, just me sitting in my office either playing music I wrote or vlogging in general.

Welcome back!

This blog has languished a bit while I devoted my time to my Boston Comedy blog, but I am planning to come back to this space and post more about music and comedy, anything that doesn't fit under "Boston Comedy." I'll also be posting some of my own material here from time to time, short films or music. So keep watching, and hit the button to your right and check out Boston Comedy!

New Neko Case album streaming on NPR.org

For those who think of NPR as a source of daily news and the Prairie Home Companion, you might want to give NPR.org a second look. They’ve been a pretty good source for independent music, through artist interviews and music previews. Their latest subject is Neko Case.

Case’s new album, Middle Cyclone, isn’t out until March 3, but NPR.org is previewing it here. Cyclone is packed with guest musicians from M. Ward and Garth Hudson to members of Los Lobos and frequent Case collaborators The New Pornographers.

The album has an airy, 60s folk feel, and sounds like it was recorded in an empty symphony hall, which serves well to underscore Case’s dramatic, full-throated singing style. She could be singing these metaphor-filled love songs from a lonely perch on the edge of a country valley if it weren’t for the often lush orchestration behind her. And thanks to NPR.org, you can hear it for yourself before looking for it next week.