Sirius in fiction below)—and even if such were eventually discovered, with an estimated age of 230 million years the system is too young to have fostered the development of life or a complex biosphere. Sirius AB is the alpha star of the constellation Canis Major (the great dog, sometimes styled as Orion's hunting dog), whence its cognomen "the dog star". The most commonly used proper name of this star comes through the Latin "Sirius", from the Greek Σείριος ("Seirios", "glowing" or "scorcher"). The ancient Greeks observed that the appearance of Sirius heralded the hot and dry "dog days" of summer, and feared that
The Hot Club of Cowtown Jools Holland New Year's Eve "Hootenanny" (UK), $40 a Day with Rachael Ray (US), The Grand Ole Opry (US), BBC Live From Glastonbury broadcast (UK), Good Morning Azerbaijan. Film credits for songs include indie films "Four Dead Batteries" and "In Search of a Midnight Kiss". United States radio appearances include Mountain Stage, eTown, World Cafe, "A Prairie Home Companion", "All Things Considered", "Morning Edition", Sirius Satellite, and XM Satellite. Individual media by band members: The Hot Club of Cowtown The Hot Club of Cowtown is an American hot jazz and Western swing trio that formed in 1997. The band's name