Bradley Simmons, instructor of West African percussion at Duke University for nearly three decades, died at 72 on May 22.

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Rhiannon Giddens is the the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer who played banjo and viola on Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” ...

This year's Ojai festival, led by super-flutist Claire Chase, brilliantly featured Anaheim native Susie Ibarra, who just won ...

Alive in the Catacombs is available for streaming and download from Queens of the Stone Age's official website. On Friday the ...

Although Willam Jenks created an early breechloader, outperforming the infamous Hall rifle in some ways, he was not the first ...

If it's June, there's deep roots Cuban music happening in Holyoke, Massachusetts and Old Lyme, Connecticut!The organizers say, "This second annual Juneteenth event highlights the spirituality of ...

One of the most unlikely comebacks in recent music history was WITCH’s 2023 offering, the excellent Zango. The Zamrock legends returned after 40 years, ...

Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, died on June 11, 2025, at age 82. His passing marked the end of a career that ...

The String Cheese Incident (SCI) is an American jam band from Colorado, formed in 1993. Their music has elements of bluegrass ...

The musical world lost a giant with news Wednesday that Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, had died.