Underneath the Nirvana riff that soundtracked the 1990s, was Dave Grohl who laid down one of music's most iconic drum beats.

From indie to rap to rock, local artists put out fresh tracks. Here’s the latest from Anteneh, Mavstar and Boxguts, Moira Smiley, and Emily Margaret Band.

Gross’s column Cultural Reset features regular deep dives into the impact of music on culture—and vice versa—in the 21st century from the perspective of someone born and raised within it. When I was ...

Looking for the next big thing at SXSW? Here are 12 breakout artists to watch in Austin during the 2026 festival.

Both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin are huge fans of this one singer, bowing to her enduring influence as they ...

Why: For subterranean merrymaking in the heart of The backstory: This clubby cavern beneath The Gap has seen many lives: It ...

While it needed to be included on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever (1977) and re-released in order to break into the mainstream, where it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, it remains ...

The Gum Ball Music & Arts Festival is gearing up for its 21st birthday with another dozen acts just announced. Christine Anu leads the fresh additions to The Gum Ball, set to bring her unmistakable ...

Over the past five decades, Toody and her dearly departed husband, Fred, have kept Portland’s music scene alive with their bands—Dead Moon, the Weeds, the Rats, Pierced Arrows, and several others—self ...

Spanning stadium-shaking singles to intimate album cuts, the superstar quartet boasts one of pop music's tightest catalogs. With the long-awaited 'DEADLINE' EP just released and the group celebrating ...

London offers an extraordinary range of musical experiences, from arenas hosting huge name acts to club venues, jazz bars and much more besides. But it is the grassroots venues that provide a ...

Prog-rock legend Adrian Belew on preventing a Talking Heads coup, shaking up King Crimson, and going to Graceland.