Beyond Salem

GARRISON KEILLOR TONIGHT IS AN EVENING OF STAND-UP, STORYTELLING, AUDIENCE SONG, AND POETRY. One man, one microphone. There are sung sonnets, limericks and musical jokes, and the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. Despite the inconvenience, old age brings the contentment of LESS IS MORE. Your mistakes and big ambitions are behind you, nothing left ...

IF THE PHRASE “MALE A CAPPELLA GROUP” CONJURES UP AN IMAGE OF STUDENTS IN BLUE BLAZERS, TIES, AND KHAKIS SINGING TRADITIONAL COLLEGE SONGS ON IVIED CAMPUSES… THINK AGAIN. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive fanbase and a long list of accomplishments including ...