NEW YORK (AP) — At this stage of her life, Natalie Merchant is more proud of getting an honor named for John Lennon because of what it says about her activism than her music. The singer is the sixth recipient of the John Lennon Real Love Award, and will headline a tribute concert to the ...

For many people, the late 1980s and early 1990s may be marked with a voice that has become iconic, that voice took them down a “Gypsy Road” in a “Long Cold Winter.” That voice may be a reminder that we really don’t appreciate what we have until we lose it, or that we are just ...

BUFFALO — The Chainsmokers know how to create an environment that leaves one absolutely amazed and your senses on the verge of overload. To start, the stage was set up in a manner that had me thinking cyberpunk along the lines of William Gibson’s book, “Neuromancer,” or a scene from ...

There is something about Gospel Music that makes it call to you. Maybe it’s the harmonies, the chord progressions, the rhythms, or the musicianship. “It’s just the feeling, the way that sometimes it just moves your spirit,” said Vickye James of Emmanuel Baptist Church. “You can ...

In this space I sometimes write about writing which can be called meta-writing. When writing fiction, you usually delve into your mind to come up with the source information used for the text. The information comes from you and what you have experienced or been exposed to in your life. In ...

On Sunday, the Jamestown Area Community Orchestra will present a free concert at 4 p.m. at the First Covenant Church in Jamestown. Guest Conductor John Cross has programmed a variety of audience-friendly music, including “William Tell Overture,” “The New World Symphony,” and the ...