A small start. A big impact. A far-reaching, if sometimes underappreciated, legacy. Coachella, Wonderfront, Gator by the Bay, the Tijuana Jazz & Blues Festival, CRSSD, North Park Music Fest and KAABOO ...

A decade ago, a stretch of Highway 111 in Palm Desert was the Coachella Valley equivalent of Nashville's Honky Tonk Highway: a 3-mile radius where venues like The Hood Bar and Pizza, Schmidy's Tavern ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new book on Austin’s music scene is coming out this fall. And while there are countless books about the “Live Music Capital of the World” and the artists that have come from it, the ...

We look at the latest season of the Pause/Play podcast, from KUT and KUTX Studios, which explores how global and local changes are impacting Austin's music ecosystem. Austin, Texas, calls itself the ...

Minneapolis is not known for its rap music scene. Other than Prince, most discussions of local artists revolve almost entirely around rock bands. However, the city is home to a community of talented ...

Out on the moody, flame-licked front patio of Mojave Gold in Yucca Valley, Ryan and Alexis Gutierrez took in their first goth show in their new neighborhood. The couple had just moved to the high ...

If you asked someone on the streets of America what they considered to be the “Song of the Summer” in 2023, you probably got varied answers. “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen commanded the Billboard ...

Five recent books collect photographs, memories and ephemera from the hardcore band Agnostic Front, the mysterious dance artist Aphex Twin, the rap collective Odd Future and more. By Jon Caramanica ...

From Reneé Rapp to Chappell Roan, sapphic artists are rightfully claiming their space in 2024, with influence spanning genres from indie to hyperpop. And while it can seem as if the “sapphic pop boom” ...