Music
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Jamaica songwriter Ford dies; penned Marley tunesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," has died in Jamaica. He was 68. Ford died ...
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Fall Out Boy turn focus outward on new release
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're wondering how Pete Wentz feels about becoming a dad or looking for insight into his recent marriage to Ashlee Simpson, don't expect to find any details by list...
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Album sales plunge, digital downloads up
Dec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of com...
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Chicago punk icons Naked Raygun to play House of BluesDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Two giants of post-hardcore team up for this pair of shows. Chicago's Naked Raygun and Florida's Hot Water Music are both officially back from hiatus, and both offer a u...
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Country Music shrine to keep historic instruments
Dec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged...
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Classical concert in Wheeling with cookies, tooDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Free Classical concert with cookies, too Olver Colbentson, a former concertmaster at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York, performs classical music with piano ac...
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Nine for 2009: The best in art, entertainment and eatsDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark your calendars. The new year has barely begun, but it's already time to start scheduling new things to see and do in 2009. Here's what's coming up: A popular restau...
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Great jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard dies at 70
Dec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such grea...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Bombastic classicDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Trans-Siberian Orchestra is best known for bombastic, theatrical interpretations of Christmas music. How can they expect an audience to show up for a concert happening n...
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Jazz great Freddie Hubbard dead at 70
Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Grammy-winning jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players, has died at age 70. Hubbard's manager, David Weiss, ...