Following Mala Mía, the joint EP with Fuerza Regida that dropped last December, Grupo Frontera surprises fans with a new five ...

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

From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of ...

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 ...

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

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 has lost a giant. Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, has died at age 82.

The Selma High School concert percussion ensemble, led by band director Regina Jimenez, has won numerous awards and competed in the Winter Guard International World Championships for percussion, ...