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The band's ongoing fight with the U.S. Trademark Office over its name hasn't sapped the creativity of the Portland, Oregon-based Asian dance-rock group.

Over its 50 years, the Mostly Mozart Festival has built a large following, enjoyed an international reputation and presented A-list performers, all while tending to the shifting expectations of trendy New Yorkers. Under festival director Jane Moss and music director Louis Langrée, it genially circumvents the self-imposed restriction of its catchy name.

Between 1982 and 2016, Nu Shooz recorded six LPs and an EP. Their most recent effort, 'Bagtown' (2016, NSO Music), is the culmination of much musical study in understanding the distance and intimacy between pop and R&B. Both Valerie Day and John Smith discuss the birth of Nu Shooz, their biggest hit "I Can't Wait" and more in this exclusive interview with Blogcritics!

The 1st Indie Blues Awards winners were announced on Wednesday, June 15 at Darwin's in Marietta, Georgia.

VÉRITÉ talks independence, her current spring tour, her third EP, and plans for the rest of the year.

The celebrated pianist on music, writing, his Russian background, his Jewish identity, and more.

More than a musical genius and cultural icon, Prince made it possible for everyday people to shape their own identities.

In a young year already slammed with musical deaths — David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Lemmy, Keith Emerson, George Martin, Merle Haggard, Maurice White, Paul Kantner — we now face the staggering blow that Prince, perhaps the greatest overall musician of his generation, is suddenly gone at the far too young age of 57.

March 17, 2016 marked the third day of the 30th annual South by Southwest Music Festival, which featured performances by Sunflower Bean, XYLØ, Eleanor Friedberger, and Little Hurricane.

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke about the Let Girls Learn Initiative at the keynote of the SXSW Music Festival 2016 in Austin, Texas.