Maxwell

In all the tumult surrounding R. Kelly -- his sex scandals, his court debacles, his way with a vegetable-as-romantic-stand-in metaphor -- one thing often gets lost. The man can sing. On recent albums, that fact got lost behind his daffy......

The best way to listen to Maxwell's new "BLACKsummers' Night" is with the volume turned all the way up. The R&B artist didn't take a turn toward heavy metal during the eight years he's spent between releasing albums; this one, like his previous three, is...

With his fourth studio release, and his first in eight years (Now 2001), Maxwell once again has brought passion and soul to the Billboards at a time of testosterone domination amongst the industry’s elites. Along with D’Angelo and Raphael Saadiq,...

This weekend there's a concert with a cause. 97.9 the Boxx presents Hip Hop 4 HIV a half day music festival to raise awareness about the disease. Hopefully you got tested and got your ticket to see the hottest acts in hip hop including Day 26, Plies,...

Maxwell and Jill Scott: Once they were in the vanguard of the so-called “neo-soul� movement, now there’s no “neo� about it – these two singers channel the greats with sensibilities that are allergic to artifice, 7 p.m. Tuesday at the......

What do "real music" and meaningful sex have in common? Everything, it seemed, for the committed couples and best-girlfriend clusters who filled Staples Center on Saturday night to enjoy the R&B grooves of Maxwell and Jill Scott. The two singers......

Erykah Badu has never been afraid to express herself. Since releasing her debut, “Baduizm,� more than 13 years ago, the Dallas native has found new, creative -- though sometimes controversial -- ways of expression. From donning head wraps as towering....

After 13 years with Mad Cow Theatre, artistic director Alan Bruun is moving on. “It’s an idea whose time had come, both for me and the theater,� he says, sitting in the theater where he’s directing Macbeth, Mad Cow’s 100th pr...

The book business is in the midst of an online price war over best-sellers, with Amazon, Wal-Mart and Target trying to undercut each other and alarming the entire industry. Among the books they're fighting over is Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue," which...

KISS at the Verizon Center on Oct. 13. Buckcherry will be the opening act. Tickets go on sale Aug. 29. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers with The Wood Brothers (featuring Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin and Wood) at the...

• James Montgomery previews Sunday's Grammys and reports that the betting world is touting Taylor Swift as the favorite to win. "Nick Weinberg, Ladbrokes' chief sports, politics and novelty oddsmaker, says, 'Beyoncé's odds are probably a bit shorter...

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, in PDF format This week's TV Movies JAILHOUSE ROMANCE: Desperate for love, Meg visits the local jail, where she meets an inmate (voiced by Chace......