New Kid in Town is one of those rare songs that feels effortless while hiding remarkable musical craftsmanship beneath the surface. Its elegant chord progressions, memorable melody, and subtle ...

A small town New Mexican artist made his big debut on country music’s most famous stage on Thursday. “Four generations, to ...

In the 1790s, travelers introduced a new instrument to the city of Markneukirchen (in modern-day eastern Germany). It was called a guitar. They caught the interest of a cabinet maker named Georg ...

Bob Dylan‘s June 29 show at the Moody Amphitheater in Austin was supposed to just be a standard stop on a long tour that’s scheduled to run through the end of the year. But after guitarist Doug Lancio ...

There’s no crying in baseball — when you root for the Yankees. Mets fans are in even more despair this week as the team got swept by the Cubs and fired their manager. But a 5-year-old Long Islander ...

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Were you born and raised in a small town, or somewhere in rural America? If you enjoyed your simple childhood during the 1970s, I bet these three small-town country songs from 1973 still sit heavy in ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Sydney Jackson on Jun 23, 2026 at 8:27 am June 23, 2026 at 8:31 am A prototype of Codey, a humanoid social robot developed by ...

On Feb. 15, First Avenue Productions presented “ICE OUT!,” a mutual aid benefit show organized by the Twin Cities United Performers (TCUP). Initially announced Jan. 16 with a lineup featuring Hippo ...