Despite grant withdrawals, local music-presenting groups surged ahead with new seasons, new work and new partnerships.

The holiday season gives NCPR a chance to share program specials that encourage us to look back, look ahead, or just pause ...

The Queen Bees, an all-woman band from the Western Slope, are bringing the holiday spirit to TACAW with their Bee Merry holiday show — a multicultural, family-friendly celebration filled with music, ...

Little Falls remembers Katie Marie Rosenthal, who passed away at 46. A celebration of her life is planned for January 3 at Emblom Brenny Funeral Home, with heartfelt sharing at 1 PM.

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight.

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don ...

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight.

In a profound loss for the music world, the legendary Steve Cropper—whose guitar work defined hits for Booker T. & the M.G.'s and shone through in The Blues Brothers—has passed away at 84. His son ...

Steve Cropper, the trim, expressive guitarist and songwriter who was a core member of Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-author of enduring hits like “Green Onions", “(Sittin’ on) the ...

An architect of Memphis soul, Cropper made his guitar sing and sting. And as a songwriter, he collaborated on more than a few indelible anthems. By Jon Pareles Terse, taut and intrinsically bluesy — ...

Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero. With an instantly identifiable tone, his guitar could sing (the “Play it, ...

As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s. Steve Cropper in 1973. His guitar licks could ...