Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Surrounded by musicians, dancer Mady Thornquest performs at the 2023 Hear Now festival. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) The ...

Music preference refers to the extent to which a person likes a particular kind of music over another. Why do we like the music we do? Where do our music preferences come from? The following are some ...

Listening to music is often perceived as a leisure activity or a background accompaniment to daily life, yet the human mind is rarely still during the experience. A new study reveals that the specific ...

In Linares, Mexico, A Musical Tradition Made Solely of Drums and Clarinets. : State of the World from NPR Just drums and clarinets comprise Linares, Mexico's unique form of music. We visit the quaint, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook The avant-garde works that emerged from World War II continue to influence how audiences view contemporary music decades later. Credit...Jan Robert Dünnweller ...

"I write pop music for folk bands.” Ryan Bowers said, describing the compositional style he pursues when crafting songs that blend a wide range of influences. “I’m always kind of tweaking the ...