Movies & TV - April 30, 2009
"Wendy and Lucy" drenched in woe
When it rains it pours. And although the skies over Oregon are dry for Wendy, an Indiana gal on her way to Alaska to find work in Kelly Reichardt's film "Wendy and Lucy" trouble drenches her like a Pacific Northwest downpour. "Wendy and Lucy" screens at UWM's Union Theatre, Friday-Sunday, May 1-3.
Tags: Wendy and Lucy, Michelle Williams, UWM Union Theatre, Old Joy, Kelly Reichardt, Bonnie Prince Billy, Jon Raymond, Brokeback Mountain

Music - March 19, 2009
The Bonnie Prince charms us all at Turner Hall
Will Oldham is one prolific son of a bitch. From a listener's standpoint, he's decidedly difficult to keep up with artistically -- much like a Ryan Adams or a Conor Oberst -- because he his constantly writing and releasing a wealth of music under various incarnations of himself: Will Oldham, Palace Brothers, Palace Music or Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
Tags: bonnie prince billy, will oldham, beware, turner hall ballroom

Music - Aug. 8, 2006
The Bonnie Prince hits Atomic
A lot of folks know Bonnie Prince Billy by his common name, Will Oldham. And his Oldham's fans adore his low-key, earthy and melancholic songs. Those are the same kinds of songs that fuel Prince Billy's latest Drag City Records disc, "The Letting Go," recorded in Iceland.
Tags: Will Oldham, Atomic, Drag City, Bonnie Prince Billy