The staff members at SPCA of Wake County (SPCAWC) are used to taking in unique-looking dogs of all sizes and ages. But one ...

Having friends who are musicians has enlightened me about the persona of many musical instruments. It didn’t take me long to realize the banjo is a joke to many. I never knew that and, frankly, don’t ...

One of the all-time greats of bluegrass, Del McCoury, quietly passed through Marin County last week, playing a sold-out ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, legendary Philadelphia DJ Pierre Robert was found dead in his home at age 70, Beasley Media Group ...

“Today we lost a great friend,” Bon Jovi wrote, describing Robert as “someone who truly LOVED music. All types of music.

Alison Brown also deserves wider appeal on her own merit. Together, Martin and Brown's latest is a record you need to own.

The crowds have thinned at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park after the hoopla of the annual Gathering in September, but ...

On this day (October 29) in 1937, Sonny Osborne was born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky. After learning to play the banjo as a child, he formed a group with his brother, Bobby Osborne. Together, the ...

Beyond or beneath the theatrics there is a disconcerting sense that something much more serious is going on, that ...

That led to their own TV show, “Rascals in Rhythm,” and later appearing in Grand Ole Opry roadshows and on ABC-TV’s “Ozark ...

Crash Bandicoot looks set for a return in animation form with a new series on Netflix.

The Lost World of Big Pete DeucharColin Harper, Jazz in Britain Publications, £13WHEN this book arrived, I first of all ...