From jazz in Rotterdam and hip-hop in Paris to brass bands on the beach in Blackpool, the Guardian’s music editor chooses the best European festivals that can be reached by rail ...

The sex trafficker pestered people in his life for playlists, listened to soft rock, watched action flicks, and played with ...

Electronic music, rock, chanson française, hip-hop... From Paris to Marseille, via Saint-Malo or Caen, the French festival scene offers an abundance of options sure to satisfy every musical taste.

1933 – The United States Senate confirms Frances Perkins as United States Secretary of Labor and she is sworn in the same day ...

She performed with a string of bananas tied around her waist, an electrifying act that led her to become first a local sensation in Paris, and then an international star.

Women’s History Month gets off to great start this year with a wide variety of plays, concerts and musicals starring women.

New Orleans band Sally Baby's Silver Dollars started 2026 with a trip to NPR in Washington, D.C., to record a Tiny Desk concert. After starting out with weekly shows at BJ's Lounge and a word-of-mouth ...

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a special five-night presentation of concerts featuring the Pulitzer and Grammy-winning artist ...

• The Crosby Collective, a musical collective led by Bay Area musician Jason Crosby, performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Sweetwater Music Hall at 19 Corte Madera Ave. in Mill Valley. Admission is $37.

History makers have won best actress gold at the Oscars. Before another Academy Awards winner is named, we rank the best of the past 25 years.

Runs through March 8.  'Nathan-ism' Film Screening 4 p.m. at The Education Center, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key Free Call ...

These soul hits by Mary Wells, Dionne Warwick, and The Drifters are just too good not to sing. See if you can resist.