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Marty Ashby And Gloria Reuben The Pittsburgh Jazz Celebration featuring Ramsey Lewis, Kurt Elling, Sean Jones and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, performed at Heinz Hall last week; signaling the start of a new partnership between MCG Jazz and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and WQED. Actress-performer Reuben (whose new series on USA Network Mr. Robot premiered this week) appears tomorrow night at the Dave Koz club Spaghettini in Beverly Hills, in support of her new album Perchance To Dream. Photo Courtesy Of: MCG Jazz

 **** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G.H. Harding **** Helen Mirren MACHINE & MEN RETURN --- Two of my current new-band faves return with new music next week (and respective albums as well, due next month): the magnificent Florence Welch and her band, Florence + The Machine, return with a perfectly stunning new track, “Ship To Wreck,” from a new album titled How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.  It always amazes me how certain bands tweak their sounds from album to album. Example: after several dazzling acoustic albums, the new Mumford and Sons‘ album Wilder Mind is electric—and I hear that it’s brilliant. Florence‘s new track, however, doesn’t change a thing. It’s quintessential Florence + The Machine, and is everything you’ve come to expect from this visionary singer and the group: an atmospheric and evocative sonic vibe, topped off with her breathtaking vocals. There’s also an accompanying video that’s pretty good, too. If you like their ...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Gloria Reuben And David Salidor NETFLIX’s Daredevil --- I watched the first three episodes of Netflix’s Daredevil yesterday . . . and really, really loved it. My favorite, though, is the third episode where Vincent D’Onofrio is introduced as the bad guy Wilson Fisk (a.k.a., The Kingpin). Even though the first shot of D’Onofrio in Episode Three is taken from the back—while he stares at a piece of art, no less—it was positively chilling. Vinny definitely has the patent on bat-shit craziness (first shown to the world when he gained upwards of 70 pounds to play Private Leonard “Gomer Pyle” Lawrence in the late great director Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam-war masterpiece Full Metal Jacket. The locale of Daredevil’s Hell’s Kitchen exists in a dark, dark part of the Marvel Universe. It’s not the colorful Agents of Shield, or even The Avengers. And yet, there are references throughout all three episo...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Gloria Reuben REUBEN GOOD --- I really love nothing more than being invited to a show—not really knowing what to expect—and being totally blown away. It doesn't happen all that often. Happily, that was not the case last night when we saw actress Gloria Reuben’s debut in NYC at The Metropolitan Room. The twice-nominated Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress has a new album out (her second one, actually) called Perchance to Dream, which is just sensational. Sultry, moody, atmospheric jazz that’s just a pure delight, this is one of those albums that you can’t help but fall in love with as soon as you hear it. Its level of performance, production, and song selection is spot-on and delightful. Her delicate, yet soulful voice (with echoes of Al Jarreau and Michael Franks in the air) immediately grabs you and doesn't let go; but it’s a delightful ride for sure. In her performance,...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Gloria Reuben ROCK N’ ROLL PR GUY CALLING --- Ever see the 1957 movie The Sweet Smell Of Success with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis? It’s a pretty good tutorial on exactly what a PR-guy does and how he works. Plus, the film's a stone-cold classic for sure! In the record business, the 70’s and 80’s were prime time for the PR-guys who really made the business what it was ... in addition to the brilliant music. Me, I’m old enough to remember guys like Norm Winter, Dick Gersh, Howard Bloom and Ren Grevatt … who handled many of the big names like Linda Ronstadt, Steve Martin, James Taylor, Jerry Garcia and Willie Nelson. I remember when I was a young buck breaking into this business, meeting Ren (always wondered what his real name was!) and trying my best to worm my way (for lack of a better word) into his good graces. The right relationship with the right PR-guy would reap much for an...

**** FASHION RULES NAACP FETE **** OMG Girlz Kerry Washington Halle Berry Gloria Reuben Garcelle Beauvais Frida Pinto Angell Conwell Archie Panjabi Alfre Woodard The 2013 NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angelas California brought out the stars in high fashion. Photos By: RD / Dowling / Retna Digital

Chris Terio And Glenn Close Gloria Reuben Singer and Actress Gloria Reuben along with Chris Terio And Glenn Close attended the "One of a Kind" event at Pier 94, New York City. Photos By: Noah Dodson / Retna Ltd.

Andre Balazs Nicole Miller Gloria Reuben Robert F. Kennedy Jr. And Bobby Kennedy Jr. Nicole Miller along with Andre Balazs,Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his son Bobby Kennedy attended the Waterkeeper Alliance's launch of "The Dirty Lie" National viral campaign to debunk the myth of clean coal at the Greenhouse in New York City. Photos By: RD/ Leon / Retna Digital

**** TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION **** Angela Bassett Spike Lee Gloria Reuben Spike Lee and Gloria Reuben along with Angela Bassett attend the 'Movies with a Message' morning reception at Earl's Restaurant the other day in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spike didn't look too happy to have his photograph taken. Gloria seemed to love it. Meanwhile Matthew Modine heads down 16th Street Mall in downtown to promote his 'Bike for a day' in downtown Denver. Then our Buzz Foto photographer Christopher Peterson caught Hilary Clinton around town. And if one party wasn't enough for Earls Restaurant, Actress Annette Bening was honored by the Creative Coalition and celebrate the film '14 Women', which chronicles the life and times of the 14 female Senators in the 109th Congress. Annette received the Spotlight Initiative Award sponsored by the Perennial Strategy Group, Nehemiah Corporation and Screen Media Films. Annette was introduced by superstar...