Month: August 2021

Jason Isbell will not be playing at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on Wednesday. The country star canceled his Houston-area show with the 400 Unit band after what appears to be a conflict with the venue over COVID-19 safety protocols.  Isbell's record label, Southeastern Records, tweeted a statement confirming the cancellations Tuesday evening, stating the venue would not comply with the artists' updated safety precautions asking venues to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry. Tomorrow's @JasonIsbell and the 400 Unit show at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, TX is CANCELLED. Unfortunately, the venue was not willing to comply with the band's updated Health and Safety standards. (1/2)— Southeastern Records (@South...

LAS VEGAS— MGM Resorts International has enlisted Sotheby’s to come to Las Vegas to auction off a cache of Pablo Picasso paintings amassed years earlier by casino magnate Steve Wynn. The 11 Picassos to be sold have long been displayed at a Picasso-themed restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. The Oct. 23 sale is part of MGM’s effort to become known as a powerhouse in contemporary art. By shedding the Picassos, the casino operator aims to make room and money to expand its contemporary art collection. The Picassos were originally picked out by Mr. Wynn, whom the industry sidelined after allegations of sexual misconduct emerged against him three years ago, which he has denied. It isn’t clear whether Mr. Wynn’s ties to the Picassos will help or hurt t...

Movies As a new film of the kids’ cartoon hits cinemas, the puppies’ popularity has made it a fascinating case study for the cultural politics of a generation Wed 11 Aug 2021 09.03 EDT Bad news for parents of children under the age of seven this week: PAW Patrol: The Movie has landed on UK screens, all the better to spoon-feed a generation of Covid-hardened kids with authoritarian neoliberal propaganda in the guise of an upbeat cartoon about puppies. That’s right: the early years TV show that criminology professor Liam Kennedy suggests is complicit in “a global capitalist system that produces inequalities” is back! PAW Patrol’s astonishing popularity has made it a fascinating case study for the tastes and cultural politics of a generation. The show’s move from small to silver screen ha...

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters.Photo: Getty (Getty Images) The Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee will require all attendees to either provide proof they’ve been vaccinated against covid-19 or show a recent negative test for coronavirus in order to enter, according to a new notice on the festival’s website. The four-day festival starts September 2 and features acts like the Foo Fighters, Run the Jewels, Lizzo, Tame Impala, and Megan Thee Stallion, among a host of others. While festival-goers can attend Bonnaroo unvaccinated, organizers of the festival are encouraging everyone to get the jab for covid-19, and to do so quickly, presumably because it takes about two weeks for the full effect of the vaccines to kick in. “Bonnaroo strongly encourages vaccination. The last day to receive ...

The former Fleetwood Mac singer posted a short statement on Twitter on Monday announcing her decision. "These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid cases should be of concern to all of us," she wrote. "While I'm vaccinated, at my age, I am still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the 5 performances I had planned for 2021." Nicks, who is 73, had been scheduled to play shows in Colorado, California, Texas and Louisiana starting September 3. "Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer," her statement continued. "I'm devastated and I know the fans are d...