Elec Simon is a musician with a message -- a percussionist who encourages young people to move to the beat of their own drums and at the same time respect the rhythms of others. The Canton-area native, who performed for seven years with the touring production of the Broadway hit "STOMP," will be in Chillicothe on Wednesday, performing with a full band at Pioneer Center and Chillicothe High School. The 1:15 p.m. performance at CHS is free an...

Read More...

Whatever kind of trouble you might get into in Washington, there’s a lawyer here who can help. Midway through his Constitution Hall show Wednesday night, Paul Simon seemed to have difficulty remembering the words to his song "Gumboots." A fan in the front row shouted out the first lines. He was Paul Fournier, a 42-year-old patent attorney in a blue button-down shirt. "Well, why don’t you come up and sing it?" asked Simon. Fournier cl...

Read More...

Forget about Obama Girl. There's a new game in town: The Santorum Girls. Two home-schooled sisters in Oklahoma have created a frenzy on the Internet after writing and recording a country ode to Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. The song, called "Game On," was released on YouTube on Super Tuesday when the four GOP White House hopefuls vied to win 10 states, including Oklahoma. So far the video has more than 150,000 hits. Ha...

Read More...