While music-loving tourists don't necessarily flock to Frenchmen Street to hear modern jazz, if they're lucky and curious ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

As a music historian, I’ve always respected one decision of Dylan’s in particular—one that kicked off the young artist’s most turbulent and significant period of creative activity. Sixty years ago, on ...

The 1970s were an important era in the evolution of modern-day music. But there was one particular “genre” of music from that time period that inevitably influenced how music sounds today. And I’ll ...

Nile Rodgers says even David Bowie would struggle to make it with the state of the music industry today. The music legend — who co-produced Bowie’s seminal 1983 album Let’s Dance and has worked with ...

In order to put a damper on the sonic abuse of its audience from cacophonous, “contemporary” music, the Aspen Music Festival should consider placing those pieces at the end of the program. That would ...

He shifted the dial on pop culture: Sly Stone (third from left) and the Family Stone in 1970 - Redferns Sly Stone has died, aged 82. You could say that the music world has lost a giant talent, were it ...

If you’re a fan of country music, there’s a better than even chance you’ve heard someone say “They don’t make good country music anymore.” Usually, the people who say that are fans of classic country ...

Music is remarkable in its ability to evoke profound emotions (chills and thrills) in listeners. We often describe pieces of music as sad, joyful, tender, or harsh. Most music listeners use emotional ...

Kendra is a writer & cinematographer who has been obsessed with films since she first saw Diva Plavalaguna hit high notes in The Fifth Element. She is drawn to darkness, creating nightmares, and ...

Developing a definitive “best of all time” list requires a densely thorough thought process, one which must take into account both subjective and objective angles when constructing a list of this type ...