Brett Loewenstern

After a decade performing for a rabid, nationwide jam-band fan base, particularly enthusiastic in South Florida, Perpetual Groove is down to its final six concerts, and Matt McDonald is feeling a familiar sense of excitement. “It’s hard to...

When singer-songwriter Michaela Paige performs Monday night at the Broward Center, the 17-year-old will treat Chrystal Hartigan's Songwriters Showcase the same way she did as a finalist on NBC's singing competition "The Voice": with nervousness and a...

After revealing the first five of the Top 24 on "American Idol" Wednesday night, the rest were revealed on Thursday night: Naima Adedapo Haley Reinhart Clint Jun Gamboa Paul McDonald Ashthon Jones Karen Rodriguez Robbie Rosen Julie Zorrilla Tim...

"American Idol" squeezed some real drama out of Season 10's group night in Hollywood Week on Wednesday night. And the lowering of the minimum age to 15 for contestants this year played no small part in that, paving the way......

Here's Janell on last night's Idol:Things are getting real, y’all. It’s the final day of Hollywood week, and all 100 remaining contestants get one final solo, with a band, backup singers, instruments, the works. Or not.We start with Haley...

Am I the only one who can't get that line from "American Idol" contestant Scott McCreery's go-to song, the Josh Turner one that starts "Baby lock them doors and turn the lights down low," out of my head now? McCreery,......

Recap of 'American Idol': America, meet your top 24!...

It took a near breakdown from judge Jennifer Lopez and lots of crocodile tears from ousted hopefuls, but “American Idol” has finally settled on its top 24 contestants. Though the crop includes a diverse breadth of talent -- from country......

OK, everybody, this is it. Not the Finals IT, or the Top Twelve IT, but the First Live Show IT. Will Steven Tyler be as awesome when he’s not whittled down to sound bites? Can Jennifer Lopez still be sweet......

Oh, America, how will you choose? The degree of talent on display among the top 12 men on "American Idol" on Tuesday night was considerable. No matter which five male contestants "Idol" voters tap to go through, along with the......

Simon who? "American Idol" rolled out the first live performances tonight, and new judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez pushed the Fox singing contest in fresh directions. (And I say that even though I frequently disagreed with them.) Lopez was...

Song choice. It’s a relatively straightforward concept that "American Idol" judges have attempted to drill into contestants’ psyches for the last 10 years. As unnerving as selecting a track and whittling it down to a minute-and-a-half seems,...