I joined a returning horde in 2022, reaping my bliss at major festivals like Newport Jazz and Big Ears; in packed clubs like The Village Vanguard and Ars Nova Workshop's stylish new home ...

One of New York City ... launch the Blue Note Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl,” said the LA Phil’s President & Chief Executive Officer Kim Noltemy in a press release.

Musically speaking, in 2024 mainstream culture is stuck in a nostalgia trap and has been for several years. Fueled by Spotify ...

We remember those we lost in December, including producer Richard Perry, followed by our tributes from the prior months of ...

With a voice as smooth as velvet ... in addition to working with jazz greats such as Christian McBride, Pasquale Grasso, Kirk Lightsey, Cyrus Chestnut, and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Barry Harris. This ...

As 2024 comes to a close, Tucson Sentinel music writers Julie Jennings Patterson and Xavier Omar Otero look back at some of the top local releases of 2024.

Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman ...

Gone are the days of “Coexist” or “This car climbed Mt. Washington.” Bumper stickers have gotten a lot weirder, including ...

Edinburgh trio Young Fathers made history by winning their third Scottish Album of the Year award with the LP ‘Heavy, Heavy‘.

Vince Staples gets deeply personal on Dark Times, his most introspective album since 2015’s Summertime ’06. With a slower, ...

Espresso wasn’t just a drink anymore but an earworm to be reckoned with; Queen Bey staked her claim on the country genre; Taylor Swift released a 31-part song cycle while touring the most profitable ...

Check out the BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2024 list for a much wider range of the year’s best music, the Indie Basement Best Reissues & Box Sets, and our list of 40 Great Albums by Indie & ...