It was bandleader Bennie Pete who held the Hot 8 Brass Band together. From the day they founded in 1996, “Big Tuba” brought together players from the Looney Tunes and High Steppers brass band to build ...

God Save the New Queens of Bravo The longtime friends of Ladies of London: The New Reign spill about questionable reputations, empty bank accounts, and lunchtime cocktails.

My music career was short. I began playing the clarinet in fourth grade with the sweetest band teacher. By eighth grade, I was cringing through band practice with a different instructor -- one who was ...

Lead vocalist Eric Giepert and lead guitarist Ben Andersen described the individual stage personas of Dirge for the Slain. Giepert is known as Bekken, the messenger. Andersen, as Azrael, is in charge ...

If you're a part of the Chicago metal scene, casually or dedicatedly so, chances are Dirge Within guitarist Shaun Glass knows you. "I've been on the scene for so long, but I don't want to sound like ...