When I was four years old, my mother would read a bedtime story to me every night before I drifted off into silent slumber. Read more...

Over three decades after first performing at what became New York's punk mecca, Patti Smith has outlasted most of her CBGB contemporaries. Yet time hasn't dulled her passion. Read more...

Face it. Particularly in the case of shoegaze, it's never going to be as genuine as the late '80s, early '90s cusp. But entrenched in a battlefield of U.S. v. U.K. musical warfare dating back to the '60s, many current bands continue to fight the good fight. Read more...

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired from basketball, he had three NCAA titles, six NBA titles and Most Valuable Player honors, as well as 38,387 points "“ still the NBA's career record "“ under his belt. Read more...

Sacramento band !!! (pronounced "Chk Chk Chk") has been channeling and revitalizing the disco-punk music of the early 1980s New York noise scene for over 10 years. Read more...

I never entertained the idea that I could actually dance. I'm the girl sipping her drink in the back of the room, hoping that I will not get drunk enough to make a fool of myself on the dance floor. Read more...

The arts have an amazing capacity to bring people together for altruistic purposes. A requirement for her doctor of musical arts degree in the euphonium, Jennifer Jester's entrepreneurial concert titled "A Gypsy Brass Extravaganza Out of This World!" will feature more than just her talents. Read more...