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Seven years ago, Carlsbad native Matt McBane started the Carlsbad Music Festival and it has become one of the area's most innovative music showcases. Since relocating to Brooklyn, the classically-trained violinist has built a band called Build. McBane and his indie-classical quintet play The Loft on Wednesday night.

An Egyptian band made up of police officers has been invited to an Arab cultural center is Israel. But the men - all dressed in uniforms that you'd consider military in style if it weren't for their soft, powder blue color - are dropped off at the wrong town. Stranded out in the dessert with no Israeli money and significant language barriers, the men initially find the locals less that happy about their arrival. But the men, who look so desperately out of place, soon win the sympathy of a local restaurant owner (Ronit Elkabetz). She offers them food and finds them all a place to sleep as they await a driver to take them to the correct town.

Some of Major League Baseball's prominent active and former players will be linked to the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. They will be named in a 300-page report based on former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation on doping in baseball.

State Superintendent Jack O’Connell released the final number of students who passed the California High School Exit Exam last school year. KPBS Reporter Ana Tintocalis has more.

All good journalism seeks to tell the truth. But the versions of the truth a newspaper or broadcast medium presents can be very different. The editor of a Beirut-based English-language newspaper share

In the final part of Morning Edition's series about Shakespeare, co-host Renee Montagne examines the theory that the Earl of Oxford — not the man from Stratford — is actually the bard and author of the world's most famous plays.

This hour, we go from romance to breaking up in many genres. Listen to San Diego-based musician Greg Laswell, film critic Scott Marks, and editor of the New York Times Modern Love column Daniel Jones

If youd like to see a film whose title doesnt end in the number 3 (although one begins with the number 3) then belly up to the bar at the Whistle Stop for the first ever Citizen Fest (July 19 from 8 pm to midnight and it's free!), a showcase of local films presented by Citizen Video.

Nouri al-Maliki carries the weight of Iraq on his shoulders. In the capital, Baghdad, 100 people are killed in sectarian violence daily. A three-year-old insurgency threatens the stability of his country. And the Bush administration is relying on him to steer Iraq on a smooth course that will enable U.S. troops to be withdrawn.

Hancock starts promisingly enough. Smith plays John Hancock, a most unlikely superhero. When we meet him, he looks more like a homeless person sleeping…