Featured Photos: Judith Owen, The Metropolitan Room, New York, NY - March 25, 2009

History shows us that some people are just meant to thrive in the face of obstacles. Singer/songwriter/pianist Judith Owen [ tickets ] seems to be one of those souls. Although the darkness of her mother's suicide cloaked her childhood, she was blessed with a natural talent for music, and she's used it to soothe the tempest within. / Read more

Featured Photos: Harry Shearer & Friends, House of Blues, Hollywood CA - Aug. 8, 2007

Most people know Harry Shearer [ tickets ] as the voice of many characters on the "The Simpsons." or as Derek Smalls in the film "This Is Spinal Tap [ tickets ]." Uber-fans know him for something else entirely--his weekly public radio program, "Le Show." A labor of love for 25 years, Shearer produces the program on his own dime. / Read more