If you’re looking to douse your night in a bubble-gum pink lens of a classic rom-com, the perfect place to begin is probably one of the great, dimly-lit but always fun karaoke bars of Los Angeles.

Karaoke spaces aim to lure people away from social media with crystal-embellished stages and, for the tone-deaf among us, auto-tune. By Alyson Krueger Beatbox, a dimly-lit karaoke bar in the West ...

Karaoke, which translates to “empty orchestra” from Japanese, has evolved over the years. With everyone having a smartphone with internet access in their pockets, we can now find lyric videos of just ...

For karaoke lovers looking to skip the bar scene in favor of some living room limelight, a karaoke machine can be the perfect addition to an in-home entertainment system. No drink minimums, no long ...

Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. The premise was simple and tongue in cheek: “Let’s make the first corrido about doing K.” The idea wasn’t entirely ...

The Aiwa Retro Wireless Karaoke Speaker is a portable, best-selling option for parties and gatherings. The speaker features up to eight hours of battery life and six different voice-changing modes.

James Abbott II has always been a performer. And, he said, "I have always done things out of the box." That's a fitting statement for the founder of Puppet Karaoke Detroit. Abbott, a 37-year-old ...

Corridos is a genre that has been around for generations. Now, it's hitting the charts in a new style, inspiring bands in New Mexico. "Corridos tumbados changed up the whole Mexican music." Corridos ...

For the past year, COQODAQ has been the coolest clubstaurant in town—opened by the team behind the Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse COTE, it's known for its decadent fried chicken, DJ sets and ...

This story was reported for K Onda KQED, a monthly newsletter focused on the Bay Area’s Latinx community. Click here to subscribe. Oakland artist DELACiiO’s latest EP features a corrido titled “R94,” ...

MEXICO CITY — At a Mexican military base, Captain Eduardo Barrón picks up not a rifle but a microphone. Swaying boot-to-boot, he belts out a song as the sounds of trumpets and accordions roar from a ...

Karaoke’s story begins in late 1960s Japan with a man named Shigeichi Negishi. He owned Nichiden Kogyo, which made 8-track decks, and one day, he was singing along to a radio show called “Pop Songs ...