"Rock the Plaza," a free summer concert series, is scheduled to end in mid-July after a nearly 20-year run, the Allen County ...

A donated piano at Boise's Interfaith Sanctuary has sparked a musical movement, providing healing, connection, and ...

April 30th is International Jazz Day, declared by the United Nations in 2011, “to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of ...

The 'USA TODAY March' started out as an idea in reporter Jim Beckerman's head. Here's how it's progressing to the page, and the concert stage.

Is there really any need to fork out for a hardware synth these days? We place a trio of hardware classics up against some ...

The music industry is always in a state of flux, but what was happening in 1976 was akin to the dinosaurs looking up and seeing a meteor on the way.

Like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry's music bridged the gap between R&B/blues and country music, but unlike his contemporary, Berry brought lyrical brilliance and guitar brilliance to the new genre known ...

Like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry's music bridged the gap between R&B/blues and country music, but unlike his contemporary, Berry brought lyrical brilliance and guitar brilliance to the new genre known ...

The highlights of this year’s festival—held, as always, the first weekend in May—confirmed this, with concerts that not only ...

Musicfest celebrates its 20th anniversary with a five‑concert series from Friday, May 22 to Friday, June 19, 2026, presented ...

Pop music’s magic often lies in its chord progressions — those familiar sequences that instantly feel catchy and emotional. From the iconic I–V–vi–IV to soulful variations, these patterns are the ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like ...