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Melissa Block talks to Irish Times reporter Ronan McGreevy about the interesting mix of candidates in this year's presidential election in Ireland. Among those in the race: a gay rights campaigner, a former IRA commander and a singer who won the Eurovision song contest back in 1970.

After founding the quietly influential band Ash Ra Tempel at 17 years old, Göttsching would go on to have an enormous influence on the trajectory of electronic and dance music.

David Mitchell's new novel chronicles the rise and fall of fictional 1960s psychedelic rock band. He says he was drawn to both the music and the "dark magic that was in the air" in that era.

Anthony Heilbut's essay collection, The Fan Who Knew Too Much, features reflections on the Queen of Soul, soap operas and Jewish immigrants. The highlight of this sometimes harsh collection, says Michael Schaub, is a history of LGBT contributions to gospel.

The Band of Heathens bring their unique blend of roots-rock to the Stationery Factory in Dalton, Mass., tonight at 7:30pm, and to Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, N.Y., on Saturday at 8pm. The Austin-based group, formed in 2005, incorporates influences from Americana, country blues, jam-rock, and R&B to create their heartfelt brand of rock ‘n’ roll. (Fri, Sept 15)

Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki's melancholy romantic comedy about two lonely souls trapped in dead-end jobs builds to a gorgeous ending — with a great and revelatory final joke.

The spotted lanternfly has landed in parts of New York, according to the State Department of Agriculture and Markets.

In 1989 Charles Stuart killed his wife in what he claimed was a carjacking by a Black man. A series about that murder and the police investigation that followed is more than another true-crime story.

Comedian Paul Reiser brings his signature comedy to the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Reiser is widely celebrated for his roles in Stranger Things and The Kominsky Method, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

This week’s preview goes beyond this weekend and looks ahead at the next few weeks, during which time the Rogovoy Report will be on vacation. We’ll be back with a brand new report on Friday, December 13.