6 On The Square in Oxford will present a night of music and laughter Saturday with a show featuring entertainers Christine Lavin and Don White. Lavin is a fixture on the folk and pop music scenes, while White is known as a droll comic master of musical a

Ladysmith Black Mambazo has covered a broad range of music during its 40-plus years together, from indigenous South African styles to the children's music of last year's Grammy Award-nominated "Songs From a Zulu Farm." Now the vocal group has some a bit

Find some respite from the cold weather at the second of three Winter's Afternoon concerts at the York Public Library at 3 p.m. this Sunday. Carri Coltrane will perform music by legendary female singers and songwriters — from Carole King, Joni Mitchell a

Was it when he held your hand for the first time? When she picked you up at the airport during the worst storm of the season? Or when you dragged him to that awful rom-com and he didn't complain one bit? Valentine's Day is a time to relive that perfect m

Like every American, I’m susceptible to the cult of personality. So when I heard last Wednesday that Taylor Swift was on campus, the thrill of catching a glimpse of a celebrity positively elated me. The thought came that perhaps I might even get her to a

The WKC has decided to ignore the existence of mixed-breed dogs this year after cutting ties with longtime-sponsor Pedigree, whose commercials often featured maimed, saucer-eyed puppies turning their heads mournfully towards the camera in tune with Sarah

If there's one constant connected to the ever-shifting sands surrounding the annual Grammy Awards, it's that the pre-Grammy night party hosted by veteran music mogul Clive Davis is consistently the see-and-be-seen event of the year. For more than 31/2 de

Nominees for the 41st annual Juno Awards were announced Tuesday in Toronto, with City and Colour, Dan Mangan, Drake, Feist, Hedley and Nickelback all competing in four separate categories.

I’ve been a fan of Sarah McLachlan’s music for many years, from her own songs to the parts she plays in electronic music. This evening I came across one of her songs called Dirty Little Secret and it’s an awesome track, well worth taking the time to list

(Sarah Voisin/The Washington Post) Metro begins a nine-month project on Wednesday to replace the balky escalators at Dupont Circle’s south entrance , considered some of the least reliable in a transit network that relies on them more than any other in No

Jay-Z announces at a New York bash for record exec Lyor Cohen that he plans on marrying his girlfriend Beyonce Knowles. Jay-Z Beyoncé R&B singer Faith Evans and her husband Todd Russaw, a record executive, are arrested and charged with possession of coca

TORONTO, ON - MARCH 27: Singer Sarah McLachlan poses on the red carpet at the 2011 Juno Awards at the Air Canada Centre on March 27, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images) Photo: George Pimentel, Stringer / Getty Images North Am

CONCERTS pop, rock +hip-hop fri jan 27 GODDO With special guests Suicide Blonde. At Bowness Hall, 7904 43rd Ave. N.W. Doors 7p.m. ; concert 8p.m. $45. 403-670-0460. sat jan 28 Beatles Forever At Triwood Community Centre, 2244 Chicoutimi Dr. N.W. 8p.m. $20

THE last time I saw Suzanne Vega perform here in 2008, she brought her full band with her and thrilled the sold-out crowd at the Esplanade Concert Hall. This time around, she brought guitarist extraordinaire Gerry Leonard (who's performed with Sarah McLa

They say opposites attract. In music, when sounds foreign to one other collide to form single cohesive tracks, we often call the results "mash-ups." To some, these are musical dreams; others see them as ear-opening opportunities to let different artists

If you’ve ever dreamed of sailing along the Alaskan coast while listening to the smooth saxophone music of Seattle’s own Kenny G, this is your lucky day. Can’t wait for the trip? Too bad — you have more than a year of anticipation ahead. The cruise ship,

IT’S no secret that I love the music of The Beatles. And it’s always been a dream of mine – since I was a young lad - to be able to sit down and chat with any of remaining Fab Four. (I also harboured hopes to jam with George Harrison, he seemed to be doi

Got the winter blues? Let Deni Bonet take them away.The only thing blue about this musician and songwriter is her trademark violin. She’s bringing that, her trio, and her self-proclaimed happy tunes to the Sellersville Theater (opening for the rollicking

The horn riffs from the Beyoncé/Jay-Z hit Crazy in Love ricochet in the music room at North Miami Middle School, where a handful of teens are tossing around ideas for an upcoming concert. The room’s dark walls are dotted with concert posters of Paul McCa