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The Black Keys put feel-good spin on a turbulent year

NEW YORK — The Ohio alt-rock band the Black Keys are finding their way home on their 13th full-length LP, "No Rain, No Flowers." The journey hasn't been easy. Last year, the Grammy-winning duo underwent a fiery, public split with their management after their arena tour was unceremoniously canceled. But on "No Rain, No Flowers," guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney put a feel-good spin on their recent career turbulence. The album pulls the raw blues, psychedelia, garage rock and roots music of their 23-year discography into a single package. Discerning fans ...

Lohan, Curtis return for chaotic ‘Freakier Friday’

It’s a tale as old as time — or at least, a tale Hollywood loves to tell again and again: Body-swapping. It’s magical. It’s comical. It carries heartwarming messages about walking in another’s shoes and learning about oneself along the way. So it’s hardly surprising that “Freaky Friday,” the 2003 version of the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, was a hit. Lohan was endearing and charismatic as an appealing, mildly turbulent teenager, and Curtis was a comic hoot as her control-freak therapist mom. And while there were a few misfires ...

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Braceville museum offers quilting workshops Quilting workshops are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Braceville African American Heritage Museum, 1250 Chestnut St. SW. Participants can choose from three patterns of a 12-inch-by-12-inch quilting square to be sewn as they learn about the Underground Railroad quilting pattern. The cost is $10. For more information, call 330-373-8395. Friendly Squares offer dance lessons The Friendly Squares, a local square dance group dedicated to keeping alive the American art form of square dancing, will begin a new ...

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Danza brings songs, stories to Robins Theatre Tony Danza brings “Standards and Stories” to the Robins Theatre on Oct. 17. Danza, best known for his roles in the long-running television series “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss,” will be backed by a four-piece band for an evening of standards from the Great American Songbook and stories about his life and personal connection to the music. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show range from $48 to $89, plus fees, and go on sale 10 a.m. Friday. Christmas show announced for Stambaugh “Christmas in the Air” comes to Stambaugh ...

38 years of food and fun

After a year off, John Rossetti wanted to do something special for the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest. Last year’s event was canceled due to disruptions downtown caused by the Realty Tower explosion. Along with many of the attractions that have been a part of the festival for decades, organizers are bringing in local rock act The Vindys to headline the Roma Stage on Saturday. This spring the band finished its second nationwide tour as an opening act for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. “The committee, the board, we were saddened by the events of ...

MUNNYCAT’s artistic pursuits lead to vinyl release

MUNNYCAT embraces the past and the present with “till death do us art.” Khaled Tabbara and Katianne Timko-Tabbara have been making music, together or apart, for decades, but “till death do us art” is the first release for either of them on vinyl, a format declared dead in the late ’80s. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud of something I’ve made than this physical vinyl,” Tabbara said. “This is a combination of all the things I like to do — making music with you (his wife), but it’s also graphic design, it’s photography, it’s storytelling, it’s ...