Music
When the Poster Promoting the Concert Is as Exciting as the Music, You Know You're Listening to Chicha
The sounds, graphic art and the mestizo lifestyle that goes with the music is the latest revolt of the Peruvian masses
Some 19th-Century Physicians Thought Music Could Infect the Brain
When it comes to music in the brain, medicine has come a long way
How Do You Dance to Jazz?
The attendees at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival taught our music writer a step or two
Where the Blues Was Born
At Dockery Farms, the original bluesmen created a sound that would become legendary
Researchers are Trying to Harness the Power of Music for Unconscious Patients
Plumbing the depths of the unconscious brain has thus far uncovered more mysteries than answers
The Radical Conservatism of Bluegrass
At MerleFest, the banjo-pickers and guitar strummers bridge the old and new
A Kit to Build Your Own Mud Battery and Other Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded
Also, a campaign to build a Little Free Museum
How a Piano Dropped from a Helicopter Paved the Way For Woodstock
The Piano Drop set the stage for the outdoor rock festival
Vinyl Presses Struggle to Keep up with the Resurgent Demand for Records
Only a handful of pressing plants can make records in the U.S. and their machinery is finicky
Why We Should Teach Music History Backwards
Rock fans do their own investigative work to understand their favorite groups’ influences. So why can’t the rest of us get with the program?
Why You Can’t Listen to Radio On Your Smartphone
There’s an FM radio on your phone…but you likely can’t use it
The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2015
From sea to shining sea, our top picks for the most amazing American small towns to see this year
What Makes Billie Holiday's Music So Powerful Today
Musicians including Cassandra Wilson pay homage to the jazz legend with new albums for Lady Day's 100th birthday
Male Mice Sing Sexy Songs to Woo Females
New research shows that mice can change their mating songs according to context
This New Collection of 12,000 Photographs Chronicles the American Jazz Scene
A donation from the family of photographer and historian Duncan Schiedt captures the music's "essence"
As We Get Older We Get More Tolerant of Discordant Music
Hearing loss isn’t the only thing that changes our music perception as we age
Here’s How Music Really Could Soothe Your Soul
A leading scholar theorizes that music developed as an evolutionary adaptation to help us deal with the contradictory nature of life
Numbers Don’t Lie: The CD Really Is Dead
Streaming revenues surpass CD revenues for the first time ever
When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip
A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip's "rock 'n' roll billboards"
Here’s What Music Specially Composed for Your Cat Sounds Like
Research shows that cats prefer “species-specific” with frequencies and tempos that mimic the sounds of purring and birds
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