Journal file photoHip-hop MC Saul Williams will play tomorrow, Feb. 20, at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street. Veteran hip-hop MC Saul Williams will play a show tomorrow night, Feb. 20, at 9 p.m. The show is at Maxwell's, 1039 Washington Street. Tickets f

Berlin is one of the world's great film festivals. It must be, because the film festival community treks out here each year, braving the Arctic winds that whip across Potsdamer Platz, all in the hope of ... what? Revelations? Not really – we leave that t

If you’ve seen “Man vs. Food,” the show pitting Adam Richman against some of the nation’s biggest sandwiches, hottest wings and other food challenges, welp, now it’s your turn, and you don’t have to travel across the country the way Richman does. We’ve r

At many major film festivals, there’s a significant gap between appearance and reality – perhaps nowhere more pronounced than in Berlin. On the surface, this is as showbizzy an event as any. The Berlinale Palast, at the end of a canyon of modernist block

AKRON CIVIC THEATRE 182 S. Main St. , Akron. 330-253-2488 Logan Wells' Tribute to Women in Country Music 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. $25. Peter Frampton's Comes Alive 35! Tour 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. $33.50-$76. A portion of each ticket sold benefits the Rock & Roll

In Concert Arden Gild Hall 2126 The Highway, Wilmington; 302-475-3126. www.ardenclub.com. David Johansen. $25. 2/18. 8 pm. Electric Factory 421 N. Seventh St. ; 215-569-9400. www.livenation.com. Big Gigantic. $17.50. 2/18. 8:30 pm. Grand Opera House 818 N

Practically the only art Saul Williams hasn’t dabbled in is painting, or maybe pottery. The poet/actor/musician/activist/writer/lecturer conquers everything else. Williams rose out of New York’s spoken-word scene in the mid-’90s, then co-wrote and starre

In his newest album, Volcanic Sunlight, Saul Williams sings about his heart, city streets and embracing the underbelly while enjoying the light. Shedding what he calls "the political narrative", Volcanic Sunlight is a joyful glimpse into "who I am and wh

Aware of the fact that he will be dead the next day, an apparently healthy Senegalese man says his goodbyes in "Today," the third feature from French-Senegalese helmer Alain Gomis ("Andalucia"). As the man's hours pass, the loosely assembled pic accumula

Cast members Djolof M'bengue (L-R), Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams and Aissa Maiga arrive for the screening of their movie ''Aujourd'hui - Tey'' at the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 10, 2012. BERLIN (Reuters) - "Tey," a Sen

In his newest album, Volcanic Sunlight, Saul Williams sings about his heart, city streets and embracing the underbelly while enjoying the light. Shedding what he calls "the political narrative", Volcanic Sunlight is a joyful glimpse into "who I am and wh

Here are some official looks at Saul Williams and Aissa Maiga in French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis 3rd feature film titled Aujourd'hui (or Today in English), which is scheduled to make its world premiere in competition at the 62nd Berlin Internation

N. Ella Vincent is the Co-Editor for Miss A-Chicago. She is a librarian, writer and native Chicagoan. She enjoys attending concerts and writing about the great musical artists who come to Chicago. She is getting ever closer to her goal of going to every

Saul Williams has got hyphenates -- and lyrics -- for days. The spoken word artist-slam poetry champion-author-actor-musician has won acclaim across genres, and recently released Volcanic Sunlight, his fourth album. A departure from his firebomb punk-noi

Saul Williams is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam. Williams is a vegan. He currently resides in Paris, France. HHUG: Volcanic Sun

Poet, writer, actor, musician (let's just call him rennaissance man) Saul Williams stars in French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis 3rd feature film titled Aujourd'hui (or Today in English). The film, which wrapped principal photography in the summer, a

Saul Williams has a new album out and now, a headlining date in support of it! You can see Saul Williams live when he takes the stage at the El Rey Theatre on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012. Saul Williams is touring in support of his newest release, Volcanic Sun