According to The Advocate’s John Wirt, although Watson was 86 years old, he demonstrated “masterful flat picking and finger ...

The author of 'Living in the Present with John Prine' describes how his book grew out of working with the late songwriter and ...

The Echo may not seem a place for a book party, much less a pajama party, but last night it served as both those things. Writer Willy Vlautin came to town from Portland to launch his fourth novel, The ...

Even allowing for the fact that authors don't always get to choose their titles, Nancy Spada's new "Beyond the Handsomeness: A Biography of Thomas Schippers" (Universal Music) hits a sour note. Her ...

Ross Reynolds talks with author Holly George-Warren about her new biography of musician Alex Chilton, "A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton, From Box Tops to Big Star to ...

Bruce Hampton made one of the most dramatic exits in rock ‘n’ roll history — and rock ‘n’ roll is full of dramatic exits. His onstage departure at his 70th birthday party concert, in front of a packed ...

A cultured, musical family from Puerto Rico settled in Rutherford in the mid-1920s. The family patriarch was Fernando Callejo Ferrer, a cultural icon whose legacy will be celebrated this year in his ...

Sinatra: The Life, by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan. Alfred A. Knopf, 576 pages, $26.95. I believe, based on a lifetime of consideration, that Frank Sinatra was the greatest interpretive musician ...

The closest thing to watching an actual Beatles concert will be “In My Life — A Musical Theatre Tribute” to the Beatles at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell on Oct. 20 at 7:30 pm. The Milpitas High ...