Their names are world-famous: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band ... of African American blues music, which he and other Southern Rock stars listened to growing up. Photos show Mississippi ...

Two worlds collided in the best possible way this week when iconic guitar player Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth shared a ...

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Black Music Walk of Fame announces 2025 inductees and influencers. Celebrate Black Music Month with upcoming events and announcements.

Band frontmen are the driving force of a band's identity ... What joins them is their clear mark on American rock's face, crafting its sound, look, and soul for years. Their voices turned into songs ...

He focused on Talking Heads, he relates, because “having written books about the archetype of a rock group and ... refine and define the band’s embrace of African-American musical traditions.

I was immediately captivated by the blend of rock and electronica ... likely because the band was too ahead of its time. Following a catastrophic lawsuit against the band for using a photo ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington’s Commission on African American History is hosting the first-ever MC Sha-Rock Day on May 17. From 12 to 8 p.m. at the Live Oak Bank Pavilion, the ...

The band is back together for a new album. Set for release on July 25, “The Revenge of Alice Cooper” promises a high-voltage journey into vintage horror and classic shock rock, capturing the ...

In more than a few respects, Silversun Pickups is very much a 21st-century band, formed during 2000 and essentially untouched in membership since the core group coalesced in 2002. Since then ...

18—Etran de L'Aïr ("stars of the Aïr region") are a four-piece rock band from Agadez, Niger, a West African city that ... in West Africa as that of the American cowboy here, tishoumaren ...