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His uncle played Christian music, and he sang bass in a chorus for some years. His father gave him a guitar and started him on lessons at age five. With all of that background, it seems no surprise that Trace Adkins became a hit on the country music scene. It was obvious to everyone but him. Instead he looked to sports and a chance to be a lineman for Louisiana Tech until he blew out his knee. When the doc told him he had no chance at a football career, did he turn to that music? Nope. It was off working on an oil rig that he took to, bad knee and all. Fortunately for his fans, a chance call from a producer and a demand from his  new wife that they move away from where the first wife lived all conspired to land the future legend in Nashville where it all came together.

That was roughly 20 years ago, and now Eagle Rock has provided us with a rather intimate concert setting. The show took place at the Paramount Theater in New York. It's a small venue, but that only adds to the intimacy of the concert. There's not a lot of flash here. Adkins doesn't do a lot of the energetic things many artists do on stage. The focus is almost entirely on the music, and this is the kind of place where the combination of music-first and small venue combine for a treat for the fans.

Justice or vengeance: how often the lines of the these two things become blurred. At what point does justice become vengeance, or when does it become warranted to take the law into your own hands? Zarra’s Law tells the story of two men who have lived their life coloring inside the lines, doing the right thing, only to see the murderer of someone they loved dearly walk free after a less-than-satisfying sentence. Retired cop Tony Zarra’s (Tony Sirico) life is frozen at the moment he witnessed his brother’s murder. Despite being on separate sides of the law (Tony being a cop and his brother being a member of the mob), Tony feels the loss of his brother so deeply that it he walks away from the job. Two years have gone by and he lives a stagnant life, working in the bar he owns and caring for pigeons that he keeps on the roof of his apartment building. Then something happens to jerk him out of his routine: the man he holds responsible for the death of his brother is about to be release from prison early. Outraged by this news, Tony reopens the case hoping to find damning evidence that will result in the man being back in prison.

He enlists the help of his recently returned nephew Gaetano (Brendan Fehr), a former soldier turned attorney. Gaetano has no love for his father and is too busy waging a one-man war against a childhood rival who, in addition to attempting to take over the streets, also terrorizes his wife and son. However, it is not long before his uncle research turns up new evidence into his father murder that reveals that the two men share a common enemy.

Whether you believe in horoscopes or not, just about everyone out there knows their “sign”.  I never really put too much stock in astrology; it always seemed like harmless fun people can have for a few moments each day as they read their horoscope for the day to see what possible good fortune can come their way.  In the new film, Zodiac: Signs of the Apocalypse, the film takes a different look at these astrological signs.  Rather than be signs that help reveal one’s personality, these symbols instead are supposed to be warnings for the upcoming apocalypse. 

Neil Martin (Joel Gretsch) is a single father who is also a scientist who seems to be the only man that can save the world after a series of disasters occur across the globe.  For those who have seen Day After Tomorrow, Volcano, Twister, and the one…the only Sharknado I’m pretty sure you know what you are getting yourself into with this film.  It’s frustrating how the fate of the world seems to always depend on some rogue scientist that of course no one will listen to.  To leave no cliché unturned for this disaster film, helping dad reluctantly save the world is Colin (Reilly Dolman), Neil’s rebellious son.

Thanks to Chappelle’s Show, Comedy Central has helped pave the way for comics on the cusp of breaking out to produce their own sketch comedy shows to springboard themselves to a larger audience.  Key & Peele has flourished in the sketch comedy scene, and now there is Nick Kroll with his own sketch comedy show Kroll Show.  But in the world of sketch comedy, is there really a need for more shows? After all, NBC still has Saturday Night Live; well, to be fair, it has been a while since SNL has been consistently funny.

Unlike the former shows mentioned, Kroll Show at no point has Nick Kroll coming out to address the audience. Instead the few setups we do get are recorded with the rest of the show.  Not that this deflects any attention from the sketches we see performed, but the added touch of seeing Key and Peele interacting with the audience is part of what makes their show work.  Kroll instead lays the sketches out for the audience at home.

"It's complicated."

Fox has decided to jump off The Bridge. In a move I find more than a little surprising, the show ends here with this second season. From the sets extras I get a strong idea that no one involved with the production saw it coming either. This was one of the better shows on television, and with Sons Of Anarchy also finished, Fox is losing some extraordinary quality to their lineup. At least Sons Of Anarchy got to run its course and tell its story. Sadly, the same can't be said for The Bridge. I was looking forward to more from a show that was getting better as it moved into its own invention. You will have to comfort yourself on the loss by owning the remaining episodes.