Indie studio Glass Bottom Games saw fit to grace the world with the endearingly silly SkateBIRD on Sept. 16. The game is exactly what it sounds like – you play as a bird, named “Birb,” who takes up skateboarding to try and win the attention of its absent human owner. 

Coeur d’Alene Symphony’s music director and conductor Jan Pellant and executive director Dr. Holly Blanchette have left the organization to take on new positions. Pellant officially gave the symphony notice of his resignation last week. Blanchette did the same this month.

As the audience walked down the aisle-lined orchestra seats, the clamoring of excitement echoed from the floor to the balcony. Conversations about headliner Dwight Yoakam were buzzing, and fans from around the region of all ages spoke about his many songs.

The internet was in its infancy, and cellphones weren't ubiquitous in 1991, which seems like the Paleolithic era, at least to my children. But 30 years ago this week marks the anniversary of some groundbreaking music releases.

LOS ANGELES — Emmy Awards host Cedric the Entertainer and the show's producers promise it will be a celebration for all. But it could be much more rewarding, even historic, for some. That includes Netflix's drama “The Crown” and Apple TV+ comedy “Ted Lasso.”

At a point when it still appeared possible that the Spokane Symphony might be able to start its season in September 2020, music director James Lowe considered programming the Symphony No. 2 of Gustav Mahler, the “Resurrection” Symphony, for the inaugural concert.

NEW YORK — Billy Porter chose winged chic black and worked the poses on the red carpet, and O-T Fagbenle wore a traditional Nigerian look as stars walked the red carpet Sunday at the slimmed-down Emmy Awards. Mj Rodriguez wore Versace Atelier in teal.

The final KISS concert ever, according to vocalist-bassist Gene Simmons, at the Gorge on Saturday night will be memorable for the 20,000 fans, which spanned from toddlers to folks who approached octogenarian status. 

NEW YORK — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top film at the box office for the third consecutive weekend, while the muted reception for Clint Eastwood's “Cry Macho” suggests older moviegoers still aren't as eager to return to theaters.

NEW YORK — Chris Rock on Sunday said he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent a message to anyone still on the fence: “Get vaccinated.” The 56-year-old comedian wrote on Twitter: “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID, trust me you don’t want this. Get vaccinated.”

DON’T MISS: “73rd Emmy Awards” – It’s TV’s big night, and we have lots of questions: Can the comical soccer underdogs of “Ted Lasso” actually experience the thrill of victory? Is “The Crown” poised to pull off a dramatic royal flush? Will Baby Yoda grace the red carpet?

Spokane Arts announced the recipients of its 2021 Arts Awards on Saturday during a small, private celebration for the nominees, as the full event was canceled amid increased public health issues related to the COVID-19 delta variant.

Set designer Christopher Mumaw first signed on to work with Inland Northwest Opera on Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” in 2020. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced an early end to the season, Dawn Wolski decided to move her production team in another direction.

During a recent chat with Gene Simmons, I asked the KISS icon if his legendary band could continue after he retires. Simmons revealed that there are plans for a KISS 2.0 when he hangs up his bass. Well, Simmons, 72, has been beat to the punch.

Just after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett of Louis the Child approached the paint-splattered mix table covered just as generously themselves in glow-in-the-dark paint. The crowd went wild. The sun had set over the Spokane River, and the Pavilion was lit up.

It was a shot at those writing bogus articles from the Spokane County Interstate Fair stage from Vince Neil on Wednesday night. There have been recent rumors that Neil's Motley Crue bandmates reached out to vocalist John Corabi to replace the band's longtime singer for its 2022 tour.

In "Blue Bayou," what begins as an affectingly unfussy immigrant story centering on a New Orleans tattoo artist – brought from South Korea to the United States for adoption as a child and now facing deportation in his 30s – is unable to sustain its nuanced, naturalistic tone.

Affecting the exaggerated power-suit shoulder pads of the era, her face spackled with layers of makeup and false eyelashes, Bakker became all the more of a tabloid piñata when the empire she built with Jim was destroyed amid his sexual and financial misdeeds.

There is no rocker quite like Gene Simmons. The KISS vocalist-bassist is refreshingly candid, often amusing and perhaps the most business-minded musician ever. When Simmons, 72, isn't coming up with concepts like the KISS coffin, he's on tour and planning the future.