Today is Friday, July 30, the 211th day of 2010. There are 154 days left in the year.

If your kids have ever threatened to run away and join the circus, tell them they can skip that first step.

Canadian Tia McGraff began her writing and recording career at the age of 19. She released two albums and had four music videos showcased on Country Music Television (CMT) before moving to Nashville, Tenn. There, she met songwriter/producer Tommy Parham, who became her partner in life and on stage.

Rick Moody grew up in New Canaan, then wrote a hit novel that sliced the town to pieces. Now, hes got a new novel and, after that, another new direction

Soon after opening for business in Mt. Pleasant in early 2002, the Village Tavern established itself as a hot-spot for cool live music in the area. They closed down this week after a financially tough period. by T. Ballard Lesemann The Village Tavern officially closed this week. Owner Daniel Drew confirmed the news today. "We weren't even breaking even," Drew says. "I spoke with Kyle [Smoak, the ...

Shop and explore everything baby at the new Chicago Baby & Toddler Expo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 31, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, 1551 North Thoreau Drive , Schaumburg.

Fabian and Bobby Vee, Chris Isaak, We Fest

The singer/songwriter ranks up there with such names as Lucinda, Dusty and Emmylou -- and Kenny Loggins.

It's kind of hard to believe the Justin Rutledge on The Early Widows and the one on his past three albums are, well, the same Justin Rutledge. The Toronto-based singer/songwriter sounds much different on The Early Widows . That's got a lot to do with Hawksley Workman's production.

Watch out, Myrtle Beach. The brass knuckles are coming out, and you just may get hit with some raucous honky-tonk blues and a psycho swing of rock 'n' roll.

All Shook Down FestivalNorth BeachJuly 25, 2010Better Than: Getting all shook down in North Beach for the very first time.Disco dancers, cowboys, glam girls, hipsters, indie rockers, hip-...

Jim Hawkins sits up in his office chair behind a massive control center with too many knobs and sliders to count and cracks a little smile.

All aspects of songwriting tend to be personal for Tift Merritt. It's just that the stories she

A top story from this week. Entertainment Weekly's Music Mix blog premiered Lissie's song "Bully"

GUELPH Hospitable weather threw down the welcome mat for the 27th annual Hillside Festival.

ATHENS, GA. Jim Hawkins sits up in his office chair behind a massive control center with too many knobs and sliders to count and cracks a little smile.

...........It never fails....Someone will post something related to The Band......& I'm on a roll here, shuffling through my Band stuff. Be sure to read this post . EMSCEE breaks it down pretty well. I would add, or emphisize.....its impossible now to relate to how seismic Music From Big Pink was. No, not in terms of immediate sales...but in terms of influence, within the world of music... it ...

Two bands, neither with any new recorded material since 2008 and a sparse crowd on a Thursday night do not necessarily make for a high-energy rock 'n' roll show, but then again you never know. But then sometimes you do.

Margaret Atwood is probably one of the greatest Canadian writers to ever live, if not one of the greatest living writers period. She's influenced Canada and the world with her books and is still as influential as she was when she was younger.

FAIRBANKS Like many young Alaskans, singer-songwriter Emma Hill was ready to get out of the state. But even though she did and now lives in Portland, Ore., that doesnt mean Alaska isnt part of...