Jim Avila, a longtime correspondent for ABC News and NBC News whose coverage ranged from the White House to immigration to ...

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 ...

Singer and guitarist Jeff Hanna was a high school student in Long Beach, California, when he formed the first version of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was 1966 – the peak in popularity of the ...

Wait a minute. The biography of long-haired hippie rock-'n'-roll burnout Neil Young is a business book? Sure. He owns Lionel Trains (the company, not just a bunch of little locomotives) with a couple ...

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 ...