Discover the life of Isaac Hockenhull, Mahalia Jackson's first husband—a talented chemist and entrepreneur, whose marriage to the gospel icon shaped their legacies.

Songs of survival, defeat and hope swept through cotton fields in the antebellum south. Slaves used them to navigate a brutal ...

In Lurhmann’s view, what distinguishes “EPiC” is that it centers the singer in his own voice. “Elvis stuff is always somebody ...

As a kid, every September, I looked forward to seeing floats from our community leaders and local dance groups, as well as ...

The style, religious fervor and tenor of the music shifts over time, eventually encompassing rap and hip hop in songs like Kurt Franklin’s “Stomp.” The narrative touches on some of the greats ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the world premiere of safronia, a landmark musical composition commissioned from Chicago ...

Bon Iver may be on an extended hiatus from live performance, but group leader Justin Vernon is looking back through his concert ...

NOLA Public Schools plans to reopen Wednesday if conditions allow, following water main break and boil water advisory.

Victor Goines writes music that feels lived in — like it carries the fingerprints of every porch, pew, second‑line parade ...

Several schools that were forced to close for two days over a broken Claiborne Avenue water main are slated to reopen ...

Candi Staton’s career has taken her everywhere from segregated Alabama churches to ’90s dance floors. But her journey has also been marked by hardship. Now, after seven decades in music, the legendary ...

On Feb. 23, 1836, soldiers under the command of Mexican President General Antonio López de Santa Anna began their assault on ...