In this 25th edition of Eclectic Discoveries, get an eye and ear full of some sonic gems, from modern electric blues, to post-punk, to jazz-funk, and more.

Spring Fling – Sudbury, May 31 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)-June 1 (11 am. to 5 p.m), Bell Park. Inflatable park, video game competition, rock climbing, ax throwing, food, etc. www.springfling.ca.

Derringer’s decades in the music industry spanned teen stardom, session work for bands like Steely Dan, supplying the guitar solo on Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and producing Cyndi ...

A Phillips Collection show places the work of Washington, D.C., poet Essex Hemphill alongside artwork his life and writing ...

It’s intoxicating, not at all theartsdesk on Vinyl ’s usual thing but achieving soaring lift-off, nonetheless. Comes in photo ...

Here, the singer and musician details her roots in New Orleans, her longstanding relationship with fashion, and how both grit ...

The National World War II Museum remembers D-Day and the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, as well as marking its own ...

I have been proud, for instance, of hating jazz since my ears started forming out of the sides of my head. While many of my ...

Updates and info for all three days of the music festival, featuring photos, videos, reviews, and must-see moments.

A History Of Its Disparagement, Mockery, And Other Forms Of Abuse.' Plus: the best new jazz releases of the month.

“I had never seen an artist [like] me succeed in the way that I have now,” says Laufey. Laufey understands that superstardom is the simple act of walking a very thin line between manifestation and ...

Ice skating in the winter is a great excuse to hold hands during a date. Frog Pond reopens as a skating rink every winter at ...