Before Tears for Fears released their second album, Songs From the Big Chair, on Feb. 25, 1985, they were barely known in the U.S.Not even MTV, which embraced plenty of synth-pop bands back then ...

Looking Back: Arkota was venue for big bands. SFA. The Arkota Ballroom opened on Nov. 11, ... but there were plenty of wicker chairs for the comfort of the patrons placed along the side wall.

At Loudwire, we’ve already made our picks for the ‘Big 4′ bands of boomer and Gen X dad rock, now let’s look at which four make up the next generation of dad rock!

Formerly known as Doc and the Scrubs, the Detroit Lakes-based dance band has added some new songs to its repertoire, to go ...

In his March 18 op-ed "How the Taxman Cleared the Dance Floor," Eric Felten takes just one of the many reasons the big-band era ended and made it seem as if it was the only reason. There were a ...

Nestled on the banks of a meandering river, the historic Big Sur River Inn has welcomed visitors since 1934, and the 20-room inn has long been famous as "the place with the chairs in the river." ...

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine wants to mentor young bands, with some help from The Big Four.He revealed that he sometimes thinks "how much better things would have been if we would've all tried a ...

He then started this own jazz combo called The Lunch Combo. Harness left for Austin in 2018, but moved back to the area in 2021 and started a group called he Golden Triangle Big Band. After having the ...

Go: LaBamba's Big Band with special guests, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Asbury Lanes, 209 4th Ave., Asbury Park, $40; asburylanes.com. Subscribe to app.com for the latest on the New Jersey music scene.