They’ve been touring the United States and Europe together for 47 years – about as long as the Eagles. Their fans casually compare their longevity and importance to the Rolling Stones. Yet when the ...

There were a number of bands that were important to American indie rock at the turn of the ’90s but broke up just before the alternative-rock boom. People who were too young to see the Pixies, the ...

It’s common knowledge that Beethoven, composer of some of history’s most famous music, couldn’t hear his masterpieces. Nor can Ed Chevy, Bob Hiltermann or Steve Longo hear the lively songs they play ...

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most influential and dynamic composers of his day. He helped bridge the gap between the Classical and Romantic periods alongside contemporaries like Wolfgang ...

Some day the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame may need to add a new wing - - for the Redwood City sound. It all started in 1996, when David Wish, a frustrated second-grade teacher at Hawes Elementary School ...

Ludwig van Beethoven may have been the most serious guy in all of classical music. Most of the time, that is. But there was also the occasion when Beethoven, in the midst of a personal—and odd—life ...

The name Trans-Siberian Orchestra usually elicits images of a hair metal band thrashing to the squealing rock version of holiday classics like "Carol of the Bells," Pachelbel's "Canon in D" and "O ...

Since my early days as a li’l shaver, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) has been one of my favorite groups. Combining harmonies and hooks that would melt Frosty the Snowman’s heart together with jaunty, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By any measure, the Colorado Music Festival’s series, “Beethoven Rocks!” has been a big success. All five concerts in Boulder’s 1,300- seat Chautauqua ...

SATURDAY 11/2-SUNDAY 11/3. Robinson Center. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 3 p.m. Sun. $15-$93. Remember the scene in “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” where Harrison Ford, as intrepid archaeologist Dr. Jones, ...

David Lowery holds a special place in my book of rock. The singer-songwriter was a co-founder of not just one but two of my favorite alt-rock bands. He first came to prominence with Camper Van ...