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James Warren “Jimmy” Allen, age 34, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Keene, of an accidental overdose after a long, brave battle with addiction.

The "Rode to Hope" will be held this evening at First Pentecostal Church in Vandalia. The program is to help a...

The vest Vivian Barry wore at the concert reminds her of a more peaceful time, when music brought people together.

The ARChive of Contemporary Music, which houses more than 90m songs and is supported by names such as Martin Scorsese, is in need of a new home

Woodstock is possibly the most famous concert of all time. See our list of the 32 bands that performed at Woodstock, including Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.

On 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the Creedence Clearwater Revival set from the festival is finally released and it highlights what was the best American rock band of their time. CCR owned 1969 with three classic studio albums and now this new live set adds to the legacy.

UCR looks at the biggest names at Woodstock whose performances aren't remembered because they weren't in the 1970 movie.

On the 52nd anniversary of that 1969 weekend that became known as Woodstock, let’s look at the best albums of all 32 acts. It’s a totally subjective list, part nostalgia, part common sense, as picked by a rock journalist who was there and lived the experience firsthand.

Interviews with new Omnivore Recordings CD co-producer Daniel Coston and The Left Banke’s bassist Charly Cazalet plus the 50th anniversary of Stories

30 Years Ago: Lollapalooza Takes a Revolution on Tour Spoken by a young woman in Spanish, this cryptic sentiment opened the band’s 1990 breakthrough LP, Ritual de lo habitual. The message also helped define the energy and ethos of Lollapalooza, a once-in-a-generation festival that debuted 30 years ago. Jane’s Addiction planned on using the traveling festival as a farewell tour. But what started as a simple concept ballooned into an epic annual trek that brought an unlikely mix of genres, v...