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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars This week’s new question: ...

The blues is more than a genre: it’s the raw, unfiltered voice of human emotion. Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music ...

The Iowa State Cyclones knew that they would have some work to do with their roster this offseason with five seniors exhausting their eligibility. Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Nate Heise, Eric ...

Frank began playing guitar at age 7 in Canberra, Australia where he was born and raised. He was influenced by the blues playing of Jimi Hendrix , John Mayall / Eric Clapton, and Grateful Dead's Jerry ...

SPORTS: LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. IOWA CUBS Thru 8/30, 7:05 p.m. (& 8/31, 6:05 p.m.), Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com. ARTS: EXHIBIT: LIVING IN A MEMORY BY RICK R ...

Jacqueline Rodenbeck let her fingers fly over the fingerboard of her violin, up and down, high notes, low, then impossibly high with controlled bowing that summoned the wonderfully lush and romantic ...

Inspired by Jimi Hendrix’s bold use of the dominant 7#9 on “Purple Haze,” this twist on that famous voicing adds raw energy to your jazz and blues playing. Try it and see how it transforms your sound.

A few years from now, when we’ve survived this wretched decade we’re all living through—that is, if we do collectively make it to its end—we will discuss and argue and make lists about what art ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

Hear songs by Mdou Moctar, Bombino, Orchestra Baobab and more. By Ben Sisario For today’s Amplifier, your proprietor Lindsay Zoladz graciously lent me the keys for a little tour of Africa to celebrate ...

David Bowie is perhaps one of the last music heroes ever to exist. He embellished art in every sense of the word, reinstating its power as a delicate, meticulous craft with elements that worked ...