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Meet the bands playing Music on the Square 2025
by Anisha Kumar Music on the Square in Redwood City. Courtesy Joel Wade Photography. Every Friday through Aug. 29, Courthouse Square fills with people toting coolers, camping chairs, and blankets, eager to claim a front row seat to that week’s...

Sense of Place: Finger-style guitar is king at this Tuscan music venue
Fabrizio Bianco, the son of Six Bars Jail founder Sergio Bianco, performs during a World Cafe session at the venue in Serpiolle, Italy. Patrizia Messeri/Courtesy of Six Bars Jail hide caption toggle caption Patrizia Messeri/Courtesy of Six Bars...

Dallas Contemporary’s Deep Dive into Hip-Hop Land With A New Exhibit From Masahiro LaMarsh
Two years ago this summer, hip-hop marked its 50th anniversary. Despite being a half-century old, the genre remains the soundtrack of our times. A year earlier at the Dallas Contemporary — which upholds Texas’ banner of the avant-garde, important,...

ROY KHAN Says CONCEPTION Has 'A Few Songs' Written For Next Studio Album
In a recent interview with Brazil's Heavy Talk, former KAMELOT singer Roy Khan was asked if there are any plans for new music from CONCEPTION, his pre-KAMELOT band which reformed in 2018 and released an EP that year, "My Dark Symphony", and a...

Music series continues in Offaly church with acclaimed artists
THE 2025 series of five organ recitals, now a regular feature of the musical calendar of Tullamore and surrounds, continues on Tuesday, July 8 at 8pm in the Church of the Assumption, Tullamore. The series' new artistic director, Thomas Charles...

Viva Italia! Caruso Club Italian Festival is fast approaching
The theme of this year’s festival, which runs from July 4-6, is ‘vivere con gusto’ or ‘live life to the fullest’ Celebrate the music, culture and food of Italy at the Caruso Club’s 53rd Italian Festival, which runs July 4-6. The annual event not...

Wawa Welcome America features Hip-Hop trailblazer LL Cool J and Grammy® award-winning R&B singer and Philly native Jazmine Sullivan
Parkway fireworks show — Photo by J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia To headline Philadelphia’s July 4th concert and fireworks PHILADELPHIA – Welcome America, Inc. is featuring an exciting lineup of talent, new and returning programming, and free...

Sense of Place: This psych-rock band is fostering an indie rock scene in Rome
When we first started researching bands for our Sense of Place: Rome series, the very first one that jumped out was Weird Bloom. Their music sounds like it could have traveled here through time from a garage in the 1970s. It's psychedelic and...

A taste of Italy and family fun
Domenico and the Latin-Mafia Lismore will come alive with the sights, sounds, and flavours of Italy on Sunday as LisAmore! returns to the Lismore Turf Club – a celebration of Italian culture, community, and connection. Whether you drop in for an...

Seth MacFarlane Revives 12 ‘Lost’ Frank Sinatra Songs With 70-Piece Orchestra
Shortly after Frank Sinatra Jr.’s death in 2016, Seth MacFarlane acquired Frank Sinatra’s music archive and was entrusted with helping his estate preserve some of the original arrangements, many of which were never recorded. Flipping through the...

Fox News Entertainment Newsletter: LeAnn Rimes' teeth fall out during concert, Jana Kramer's career regrets
LeAnn Rimes said that her teeth fell out during a recent concert. Jana Kramer admitted that she's taken jobs she'd rather not have done to take care of her children. (Getty Images) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hosts Its 99th Italian Festival
If you love Italian food, music and general vibe, but find the August Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy overwhelming, stop out in Gordon Square this week for a taste of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival, now in its 99th year. For...

Father Ray Kelly, Singing Priest From Ireland, To Perform Benefit Concert Aug. 24 At Holy Trinity, Fulton
Father Ray Kelly, an internationally famous singing Irish Catholic priest, will perform a benefit concert at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 309 Buffalo St., Fulton. The Fulton concert is in memory of Elizabeth Young...
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Mugham Center holds final concert of Call for Scores competition [PHOTOS]
The Cadenza Contemporary Orchestra has presented a concert program "Yaz və Yay #2" at the International Mugham Center, Azernews reports. The concert included compositions by winners of the competitions "Call for Scores 3" and "Call for Scores 4",...

A celebration of music at O’Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School
The annual O’Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School will take place from July 28th to August 4th. It will bring together harpers, musicians, and music enthusiasts from around the world for a unique cultural experience, offering a rich blend of...
Cleveland Italian Folk/Jazz Band Alla Boara Plays Concert in a Community Garden
Ben Franklin Community Garden in Old Brooklyn is a sprawling space behind the Ben Frankin Elementary School that comprises a community of growers from kids to seniors and promotes sustainable growing practices, with nearly 200 growers each year....

Country music icon posts video after medical scare: ‘Yep, I had a stroke’
Country music icon Ronnie McDowell had a recent medical scare while playing at a music festival in Pennsylvania, but you might not know it if you followed him on social media. The 75-year-old Navy veteran is one tough dude, and we know that...

Oliver Zeffman Is Conducting the Queer Side of Classical Music
LONDON — What is gay music? “It’s Charli XCX, Kylie Minogue and Elton John, but it’s also Tchaikovsky,” says Oliver Zeffman, the British conductor who is taking classical music on a world tour. He’s on a mission to shed light on the genre and its...

“Chains and whips? It’s not even out yet”- Netizens react to Complex’s list of the best rap verses of 2025
On June 30, Complex released its list of the best rap verses of 2025 so far. Big names like Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz made the list. The outlet sticks to its rule of including only one verse per artist. Verses were picked for...

Aurora Orchestra review – Nicholas Collon conducts Berlioz and Mendelssohn at the Que...
29 June 2025 Aurora Orchestra’s latest venture, ‘In Italy’, proved a triumphant celebration of musical storytelling – bold, innovative, and genuinely electrifying. The first half of this exceptional evening of music making saw a fully dramatised...