US – Thursday, March 11
The Grid
The week's releases
Metro staff reviews the latest CDs, DVDs and books for your reading pleasure.
 
Movies
An ‘Ugly’ farewell and a role in a ‘Wedding’
It’s time to say so long to “Ugly Betty” as America Ferrera returns to the big screen this month with “Our Family Wedding,” a culture-clash comedy about a Mexican-American law student (Ferrera) who brings her African-American fiancé (Lance Gross) home to meet her caught-off-guard family. It’s the actress’ first film since the announcement that her 4-year-old ABC comedy won’t be returning in the fall.
 
Movies
An ‘Ugly’ farewell and a role in a ‘Wedding’
It’s time to say so long to “Ugly Betty” as America Ferrera returns to the big screen this month with “Our Family Wedding,” a culture-clash comedy about a Mexican-American law student (Ferrera) who brings her African-American fiancé (Lance Gross) home to meet her caught-off-guard family. It’s the actress’ first film since the announcement that her 4-year-old ABC comedy won’t be returning in the fall.
 
The Word
A little mother and daughter quality time
When your mom is the never-aging Demi Moore, you probably have to spice up your mother/daughter relationship with a little more than just having brunch together.
 
Movies
Tim Burton in ‘Wonderland’
Twenty-five years after his first feature film (“Pee-wee’s Big Adventure”), director Tim Burton has continued to defy categorization, delving into animation, comic books, musicals and ghost stories. But one thing has remained constant: his focus on outsiders, from Pee-wee to Sweeney Todd to Batman to Beetlejuice. And in Disney’s big-budget, 3-D “Alice in Wonderland,” Burton takes on one of literature’s ultimate outsiders.
 
Trey Songz is ‘Ready’ indeed
Trey Songz spent 2009 collecting praise in the forms of a Grammy nod for Best Contemporary R&B Album, a gold plaque and top 10 hits along with friends like Fabolous and Drake. With the success of his latest set, “Ready,” life for the former Tremaine Neverson is good.
 

Boston Music
All that jazz, and a whole lot of other stuff
This year, the Regattabar’s annual jazz festival celebrates its 25th anniversary. But don’t expect too much ballyhoo as the renowned, three-month-long music event set in the Charles Hotel kicks off Friday with a performance by pianist Dr. Stanley Sagov and poet Robert Pinsky.
 
Boston Music
Enjoy some sweet Jenny Dee-light
A hint of her Joan Jett growl and Blondie haircut remain. But Jen D’Angora’s sonic outlook has shifted.
Boston Music
Finding a bit of Shade in the spotlight
When he’s not wearing his Izzy Stradlin wig and noodling away on “Sweet Child O’ Mine” in a Guns N’ Roses cover band called Mr. Brownstone, Dave Godowsky usually plays as, well, Dave Godowsky. So, who’s this John Shade who’s been performing at the Armory every Thursday this month, then?
 

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Boston Music
Editors take a red pen to their songwriting process
Editors’ third album, “In This Light and On This Evening,” was deeply influenced by singer Tom Smith’s adopted home of London. So what better way to promote the record than hack Google Street View and zone in on the city that inspired him? (Visit www.editorsofficial.com/streetview/ for the tour.)
 
Boston Music
Have a trippy Christmas
MuteMath forges sonic ‘Armistice’
Rock meets evolution
‘A Long and Winding Road’ is a lovely trip
‘Excited about getting back to full-on rock’
These ones go up to ‘11:11’
That sweet sole music
Mission in action
Trans-Atlantic industriousness
Dreaming in 'Color' with the Lights out
Boston Music
‘The sweetest melody is the one we haven’t heard’
For the Walkmen it's between 'You & Me'
Datarock are dancing their way into the ‘Red’
The Beatings go on and on
Up to their old Dirty tricks
‘Devil’s Loose’ for A.A. Bondy
An Eternal partnership
Philosophical punks
A Crush that makes a One Night Band
A sea change