Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, who performed last week at the Dakota in Minneapolis, has acted on the silver screen ("The Big Lebowski") and on the small screen ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "West Wing"). Her new favorite TV show is "Rubicon," which debuted last month on AMC:

"I like that it's got that old-timey 'Three Days of the Condor,' 1970s thriller intrigue without, like, car chases."

JON BREAM