Johannesburg is a long way from Kirk’s hometown of Memphis, TN. Having grown up a "pastor’s kid," it’s not surprising to learn that Kirk’s warm, melodic sound was birthed in the Baptist church. Born ...

Dorsey’s 1944 song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart. On top of that, the hit ...

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

Jack Harlow’s Monica drops the rap entirely for a neo-soul experiment. Does the Electric Lady Studios album actually work?

From iconic bandleaders to unique talents, the best jazz pianists both shaped the genre and revolutionized the role of the piano in music. The piano’s importance in jazz stretches back to the time of ...

From the smooth gold of Laurel Canyon to the polished perfection of AOR, here are the 21 definitive soft rock masterpieces ...

It's On Tonight There is a well-known and anticipated moment during every Brian Culbertson concert when the keyboardist discreetly asks the members of his band to turn their backs to the crowd. The ...

Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland’s music scene alive with their bands—Dead Moon, the Weeds, the Rats, Pierced Arrows, and several others—self ...

Music, live music especially, is one of the few places real community and joy can be found, so go find it.  Figure Eight / Spiderling / Yudai at Swan Dive - March 11, more info here East Forest at ...

In this period drama, a vagrant samurai slays with a sword and his mastery of the game Go. By Manohla Dargis This documentary about the ace sky-diving cameraman Joe Jennings unexpectedly, but ...

When Khushi Kapoor stepped out draped in a luminous saree by Raw Mango, the effect was less red carpet spectacle and more golden-hour poetry. Think warm light on silk, the hush of handloom textures, ...