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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They’re a bit like Guelph mirror images, this writer and his musician subject. Or maybe they’re reflections of anyone in this town finding a halting way into their craft. Guelph-born musician Jim ...

The CLEVELAND FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, Local No. 4, one of the city's oldest labor unions, had its origins as the Musicians' Mutual Protective Assn., founded 4 Dec. 1877. In 1895 the association ...