When City Lights Collective co-host Jon Goode went to The Balzer theater to see the True Colors Theater’s presentation of “Ain’t No Mo,” by playwright Jordan E Cooper, he didn’t know what he was in ...

August 6, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer Music lovers of all ages will be excited to hear that a Best Brother Records shop is ...

The July 2, 2025 Wall Street Journal featured a story on the legendary Chess Records by John Edward Hasse. He touted the label as the “Birthplace of an Alternative American Sound. Established 75 years ...

Singer, actress, author and performer Marianne Faithfull’s complete UK Decca catalog has been reissued on LP, CD and streaming. Before her passing on January 30 this year, Marianne completed work on ...

Antone’s kicked off a year of 50th anniversary celebrations at the Austin Blues Festival in April. Here's howe we got there.

We pick three recent instrumental soul-based albums that should be in the know by all fans of modern soul, funk and jazz.

Billy Joel released a seven-hour, 155-track playlist to coincide with his HBO documentary. Here are our ten favorite songs.

Spurned by Sabbath, Jim Simpson spent much of the seventies devoted to Big Bear Records. Under this banner, he helped ...

For one week only, the iconic vinyl store will be back in Camden Town. Its founder Ted Carroll tells Dan Carrier how it all ...

In May 1977, Elton John took the stage at London’s Rainbow Theatre alongside percussionist Ray Cooper for a six-show ...

When the new music picks are this plentiful, why wait until December to reveal which albums have caught the eyes (and ears) ...

Chuck Mangione, the virtuoso jazz flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer who had a left-field Top 5 pop hit with "Feels So ...