A year after being a finalist on the eighth season of “American Idol,” Scott MacIntyre will release his first post Idol” CD More …

Scott MacIntyre is ready to launch his post- American Idol career. The former eighth-season finalist will release his new album “Heartstrings” on March 11 and will also return to the American Idol stage that night to perform during the live results’ show broadcast that will reveal the ninth season’s Top 12. More …

Scott MacIntyre, the visually impaired singer and pianist, releases his new album on Thursday, plays on “Idol” that night, and comes to the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove later this month. More …

“American Idol” alums Scott MacIntyre and Matt Giraud appeared on Thursday’s episode of “Idol” and performed a duet of Billy Joel ’s “Tell Her About It.” More …

Season 8 finalist, Scott MacIntyre is returning to American Idol tonight to sing a duet with former contestant, Matt Giraud, and to promote his new album, Heartstrings. The first visually-impaired contestant on American Idol, MacIntyre won the praise of fans and critics alike for his incredible piano-playing abilities and his inspiring personal story. Now fans have the chance to [...] SHARETHIS … More …

Fox debuts its newest, and practically only, live-action half-hour comedy, “Sons of Tucson” on Sunday. The premiere keeps a swift and steady pace, detailing the origins of what will soon become a very untraditional, yet functional, family. More …

Whether she scammed her way into your heart or your murder fantasies, Kari Ferrell has made a name for herself by lying, cheating and loving men with beards. After six months in jail, the “Hipster Grifter” is out on the streets again, and this time making a new name for herself all over the internet. We decided to ask her some questions about her new life, and in true grifter style she toes the … More …

# talkingback Kari “The Hipster Grifter ” Ferrell first rose to fame after Doree profiled her in the NYO. She quickly became internet famous . Later, she went to jail for a bit. Now, she’s in our office, ready to answer your questions, below. More » More …

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The 43-year-old alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider looked the epitome of a scruffy modern troubadour ambling along a rutted Southern highway on the way to nowhere. More …

A review of “Community” coming up just as soon as I choke the Little Mermaid with a bike chain… More …

Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre lightened up a shocking “American Idol” results show. The season-eight finalists performed a dueling-pianos version of Billy Joel’s “Tell Her About It.” More …

Animation is a Sunday night covenant on Fox, so don’t be fooled when the new “Sons of Tucson” this Sunday uses live actors. More …

LOS ANGELES — If you are looking for some chuckles this weekend, consider watching the new Fox series “Sons of Tucson” and the second-season opener of Disney’s “Sonny With a Chance” More …

Scott MacIntyre is returning to “American Idol” Thursday, March 11 — and he has a new album to promote titled “Heartstrings.”"Heartstrings,” MacIntyre’s first post-”Idol” CD is hitting iTunes and MacIntyre’s website Thursday, March 11, which coincides with his return to the “American Idol” stage. He won’t get to perform a song from the album, though. He and fellow season 8 finalist Matt Giraud … More …

ART fills ‘The Tamer Tamed’ with ample laughs and rip-roaring energy by Sherilyn Forrester If the tables are turned, can the tamer be tamed? There’s a companion piece to Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, which Arizona Repertory Theatre opened a couple of weeks ago. That’s a good thing, because Shrew, with its chauvinistic overtones, is a tough pill to swallow. So last week, ART launched The … More …

Damages (TV) Tom follows Tessa to Antigua in hope of finding answers. More …

Four singers will be eliminated on tonight’s episode of ” American Idol ,” which airs 8-9 p.m. on Fox. “Idol” alums Scott MacIntyre and Matt Giraud will also perform. More …

Paige Wiser: ‘Sons of Tucson” is a project that’s been in the works long enough that two of the aforementioned sons had to be recast. It didn’t hurt the show any, and it was excellent news for local actor Matthew Levy. The 16-year-old Francis Parker sophomore nabbed the role of 13-year-old Brandon, the oldest brother in a family that can only aspire to be dysfunctional. More …

# kariferrell Yesterday Kari Ferrell came here and answered like, 178 questions from you people . We’ve condensed that to five. Hipster Grifter CliffsNotes, below. More » More …