Music

Cole Quest and the City Pickers team up with The 502s for a great double-feature musical celebration at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Saturday, March 17 at 8pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Advance tickets are available at www.wslr.org.

Dead & Company came to Orlando’s Amway Arena on Wednesday night for the 3rd makeup show from last fall’s tour. John Mayer quipped, “This has been a great fall tour”! They had to cancel due to Mayer’s emergency appendectomy. Mr. Mayer has healed in fine guitar shape. There was a general admiss…

American folk music has always had a populist perspective, a vision of music made by the people, for the people. Asheville, North Carolina roots band The Resonant Rogues know this well, for they’ve traveled the byways and highways of America, even crossed the water to Europe and the Mediterranean…

It is difficult to find the “new” in emerging music these days. Sure, new sounds come along; curious pairings between rockers and country bawlers and haunting and edgy renditions of sounds from yesteryear are the fad, probably because ingenuity and cleverness become a rarity as time rolls on. Who…

Mary J. Blige is doing double duty at this year’s Oscar race, nominated in two categories! She will perform her Oscar nominated song “Mighty River” and she is up for Best Supporting Actress as Florence Jackson in the Netflix movie “Mudbound”. She is taking a page from the Oprah playbook by delvin…

The story of Aztec Two-Step is intertwined with the history of folk/rock music in America. Originating from a chance meeting at an “open mic night” in a Boston folk club in 1971, Rex & Neal’s first four albums on Elektra & RCA Records helped usher the music of the 60’s into the 1970’s and…

Do you have your tickets yet for the Herald Tribune Presents the 4th Annual Suncoast Blues Festival? Don’t wait. This is the perfect opportunity to see award-winning acts you might not otherwise get the chance to experience! These national and international touring artists rarely play this area, …

Tony Bennett is an American treasure. He was Frank Sinatra’s favorite singer, Lady Gaga has a tattoo honoring him, he has sung for 11 U.S. Presidents, has 20 Grammys including lifetime achievement and is still playing to audiences at age 91!

Bill Schustik travels all over America gathering songs and sowing legends. The tools of his trade include his magnificent baritone voice, a keen sense of drama, a colorful array of folk instruments, and a deep abiding love for traditional American lore.

A lot of contemporary pop musicians rely on overly clever lyrics and pulsating dance beats to get their point across, but that’s not the case with Western Massachusetts based singer- songwriter Seth Glier. Glier is more interested in connecting with his audience rather than embracing the newest t…