One of the most cinematic documentaries of the year comes in short form, with no dialogue. Alison McAlpine’s Oscar contender ...

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Christmas concerts are God’s gift, literally, to early music groups such as Piffaro (Philadelphia’s Renaissance wind band). Audience love taking refuge in holiday exuberance from what we imagine as a ...

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Geologist is the only Animal Collective member never to have released a solo album, but that will change next year, when he releases Can I Get A Pack Of Camel Lights? on January 30 via Drag City. It ...

The hurdy gurdy is a musical instrument, or more precisely, a string instrument, that traces its origin to the Middle Ages of Europe. The hurdy gurdy was initially used to play sacred music, before ...

Over 50 years after its release, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the greatest songs in rock and roll history. However, the tune's legendary status owes much to the ...