Jan 5th, 2009 · On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, the Evan Christopher/Tom McDermott Danza Quartet held sway with a set of music that was anything but picayune. With a sousaphone-toting bassist and a tambourine-banging drummer, the quartet made the show an affair to remember.
Jan 5th, 2009 · When you're out of work, you have more time. And that can be a good thing says our resident humorist. So consider taking all your activities in the New Year slowly ... very slowly.
Jan 5th, 2009 · When we last spoke with News & Notes listener James Smith, he was considering leaving the country in search of work overseas. He offers an update to Farai Chideya.
Jan 4th, 2009 · Not much happened in 2008, says Onion editor Joe Randazzo, but one event did prove popular enough that his satirical news publication predicts we'll see it reprised this year.
Jan 4th, 2009 · During the most violent year in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban, civilians often paid the highest price. Some 1,200 men, women and children considered non-combatants died in 2008. Many expect the toll to increase in 2009 as more U.S. troops arrive to fight a revived Taliban.
Jan 3rd, 2009 · Guest host Ari Shapiro takes a moment to congratulate other n ewcomers to Congress. They include a former head of an arboretum, and one woman who was a top Mary Kay salesperson in her state.
Jan 3rd, 2009 · Linda Holmes, lead writer for NPR's Monkey See pop-culture blog, joins guest host Ari Shapiro for a look at what happened on the small screen in 2008 — and what 2009 is likely to bring.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · Hiromi's Sonicbloom brought a high-energy kickoff to 2009's Toast of the Nation broadcast, as she performed a set from where all four members met: the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. The quartet performs with High-Romantic lyricism, jazz-fusion electronics and arena-rock bombast.