Music

David Bowie in a still from the short film for "Blackstar."

David Bowie's Newest Outer Space Adventure

by Bob Boilen

"Blackstar" is another chapter in Bowie's long fascination with the dark and cold of outer space. It's the setting for a 10-minute film and a new song from his 25th studio album, out Jan. 8.
Cameron Pfiffner (left) and Pat Mallinger of Sabertooth perform at the Green Mill in Chicago, Ill.

Sabertooth, Or The 23-Year Midnight Gig

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

At Chicago's Green Mill, one band has owned Saturday's after-hours set for decades. Jazz Night stays up with drunks, devotees and the organ quartet of saxophonists Pat Mallinger and Cameron Pfiffner.