Enough About Gram Parsons’s Death. It’s Time to Celebrate His Music.
The country-rock pioneer died 50 years ago at age 26 with two influential solo albums to his name, leaving a legion of “what if”s behind.
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Music
Christian Thielemann to Succeed Daniel Barenboim at Berlin State Opera
The conductor, an acclaimed Wagnerian, was named to replace Barenboim, who stepped down in January after three decades because of health problems.
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The Town With a Song in Its Heart
Follow the winding roads to Mountain View, Ark., home of the Ozark Folk Center, and you’ll be rewarded with fiddles, banjos, guitars and a passion for music.
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Electronic Pioneers Tangerine Dream Shape-Shift Evvel Again
The group founded in 1967 has carried on after the death of its longtime leader, Edgar Froese, but his impact on its music is still resonating.
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We’re Teaching Music to Kids All Wrong
Each fall, as school starts up again, music educators witness a familiar ritual: Eager first-time students squeak on a clarinet, suppress giggles at the noises coming from the tubas and zealously hit a bass drum a little too hard. It’s a moment …
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Capturing John Zorn at 70: One Concert Is Just a Start
The Miller Theater at Columbia University began a series of programs to celebrate this restless and eclectic musician’s milestone year.
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Shakira, Karol G and Edgar Barrera Lead Latin Grammy Nominations
Barrera, the Mexican American producer, has the most nods with 13 ahead of this year’s ceremony, which will be held on Nov. 16 in Seville, Spain.
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Want to Enjoy Music More? Stop Streaming It.
Build a real music collection. Reintroduce intimacy to the songs you care about.
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Bob Boilen, of NPR, to Push Back From His Tiny Desk
Mr. Boilen, a co-creator of the Tiny Desk concert series and other programs, is retiring in October.
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Perelman Arts Center Opens in New York and Welcomes the World
Global performers including Angelique Kidjo, Laurie Anderson and José Feliciano will inaugurate the theater at ground zero.
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