There is nothing quite like summertime. The humid nights invite you to spend endless hours on the porch, drinking lemonade with friends until wee hours of the night. Classes are over, work hours are shorter, and the weekends seem to last forever. Summer equals freedom, a time to let everything go, and a time to simply have fun. And what could be better than letting loose at a rock concert? Musicians are no different. Summertime is the best time to heed Kiss' advice and "rock 'n' roll all night and party everyday." After a year of touring, promoting their music, or maybe even recording an album, bands are ready to hit the road to do what they love to do the best - play music for their fans while soaking up the sun or bathing in the moonlight. Artists and bands of all genres, from heavy metal to R&B, electronica to bubble-gum pop, will embark on tours that will hit the four corners of the country starting this month.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26, 2000 -- First Robert Downey Jr., now Taye Diggs. Hunky actor Diggs ("How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "The Best Man") begins a six-episode guest-starring stint on "Ally McBeal" on Feb. 12, but the "Go" man hopes that he'll be allowed to be more than just another pretty face (and body). "I'm hoping they'll let me be a little wild and crazy as opposed to 'sit around and look cute,'" Diggs says in the Dec. 4 issue of People magazine. Diggs, who played Angela Bassett's much younger Jamaican lover Winston in "Stella," says he doesn't know any specifics about the TV role. "I'll be someone's love interest, I'll be singing and I'm a lawyer, but that's all I know," he says. Gee, isn't that every guest starring role on "Ally McBeal"? Diggs' film credits include "The House on Haunted Hill" and "The Wood." "Ally McBeal" airs Mondays