NEW ORLEANS IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A MUSICIAN WHO HELPED DEFINE THE CITY’S SOUND BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT. VIOLINIST MICHAEL WARD WAS MORE THAN A PERFORMER. HE WAS A TEACHER. HE WAS ALSO A COLLABORATOR.

A Grammy-nominated musician was struck and killed by a driver with more than 100 arrests and dozens of traffic violations in Rhode Island, police said. Roderick MacLeod, 70, was a member of the band ...

A beloved Rhode Island musician was killed while out walking his dog when he was struck by a car driven by a career criminal with more than 100 arrests. The deadly wreck occurred in Hopkinton around 7 ...

The Rolling Stone-hosted event took over the Beacon Theatre in New York City. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians took over the Beacon Theatre in New York ...

Even as they've won countless awards and earned millions of dollars in the world of music, many stars aren't willing to limit their talents to just singing. Throughout the years, a number of musicians ...

The Tyron Benoit Band is releasing a new 10-track album titled “Mid City” on Sept. 26. Band frontman Tyron Benoit is a Little Calliou native and Marine veteran who has recently returned to music. The ...

Next month, a new musician biopic will arrive in theaters. It’s called Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, and it’s about the making of The Boss’ 1982 classic LP Nebraska. Like many Bruce fans, I ...

Art can outlast the artist — but what about their artistic impulses? A new art installation project in Australia, titled “Revivification,” raises this question with a very literal interpretation of ...

Although the gag seen in Family Guy Season 23 Episode 8 “Dog is My Co-Pilot” is a fairly straight forward take on The Sopranos, it is a rather fun pull from the series’ history. Not only has Family ...

Nearly every song ever recorded is available for about $12 a month, or free if you don’t mind the ads. But while the streaming giant Spotify has conquered the music industry, many of the artists ...

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