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Photos: Sueños Music Festival returns for its 3rd year
Sueños brought Latinos and Latin music lovers from all over the county together. In its third year, almost 70,000 people attended. A flame ball rises on the stage as Bizarrap performs during the Sueños Music Festival at Grant Park on May 25, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Hutchinson Fields is filled with concertgoers…
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UNCW baseball’s Jayson Arendt turns country music star
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The postseason is in full swing, with the UNC Wilmington men’s baseball team claiming a W to take home its eighth Coastal Athletic Association Championship title on Sunday after a 6-5 win over top-seeded College of Charleston at Brooks Field. Jayson Arendt, one of the 11 seniors on the team, plans to…
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Travels Over Feeling: The Music of Arthur Russell, Barbican review – a sublime evening undercut by tonal shifts
Last night’s ‘Travels Over Feeling: The Music of Arthur Russell’ (a concert in part accompanying the recent publication of a book about his life by Richard King) was a brilliant way to honour the legacy of a fascinating, challenging, and sublime musician who, largely unrecognised in his lifetime, is now loved by many. The tribute…
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Severe weather forces evacuation of Movement festival attendees at Hart Plaza
Fans at Hart Plaza have been ordered to leave the Movement electronic music festival as severe weather hit downtown Detroit. Organizers issued the alert at about 6:45 p.m. Sunday, as thousands gathered for the event’s second day. “We are currently experiencing severe storms and high winds at Hart Plaza,” read the alert. “All attendees must…
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Diamondbacks’ Jake McCarthy throws it back to old-school WWE days with theme music
The horns at the start of Jake McCarthy’s walk-up music provide a triumphant and ceremonial backdrop at Chase Field as the Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder makes his way to the batter’s box. Pro wrestling fans know the music well. McCarthy’s music choice is the theme song for Kurt Angle, one of the most popular figures in…
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Fans Choose Cris MJ’s ‘Si No Es Contigo’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music Latin
Cris MJ’s latest single, “Si No Es Contigo,” has topped this week’s new music Latin poll. In a poll published on Friday (May 24) — in support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — music fans voted for the Chilean artist’s newest production as…
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Sowebo Arts and Music Festival 2024
See photos of the Sowebo Arts and Music Festival around Hollins Market. Framed by a painting from Ghana, Adanyah Yashra’AL, owner of Rafah Labiy Motherland Collection speaks to customers Denisha Alston and Mario Alston of Pigtown during the annual Sowebo Arts and Music Festival around Hollins Market. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff) Soleil Winston, 3 of Bolton…
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Black Music Action Coalition Empowers Students At TSU
Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) finished its third annual Maymester Music Business Accelerator at Tennessee State University, delivering critical mentorship and industry access to aspiring Black music professionals. Held in collaboration with TSU’s Commercial Music program, Music Makes Us, and the Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA), the program equips students with industry insights and…
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Music in the Park returns to Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) – Williamstown is getting ready for its annual Music in the Park. This has been an annual tradition for a little over 20 years and it is open to the public. It will take place in Tomlinson Park and it is the biggest it has ever been. A member of the Lions…
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International music at public library
Photo By Daniel JackovinoYvonnick Prene, with harmonica, performs with Samuel Lerner last week, at the Bloomfield Public Library, as part of its monthly music series. The Bloomfield Public Library presented another of its monthly music performances on Saturday afternoon, May 18. This latest, without doubt the most sophisticated and playful fare yet, had jazz harmonica…
