Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music. Two sets of neurons encode absolute pitch (individual musical notes) and ...

If so, you’ll want to to mark your calendars for the evenings of Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 when The Prolifics, described by the ...

Based in a new studio, Berlin’s favourite sonic troublemakers crash the DJ-Kicks series with a shape-shifting ...

Warner Music's longtime communications officer James Steven is stepping down from his post — read his farewell letter here.

Neuroscientists are closing in on a striking idea: some brain cells appear to be tuned specifically to music, firing in ...

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2' is getting re-released as part of Blue Note Records’ Classic Vinyl series.

Catherine Russell is one of the hardest-working vocalists performing today, and she has two sets on New Year's Eve at the Regattabar in Cambridge. Ahead of the shows, she spoke with Al Davis and Va ...

Midrange definition and clarity are both very good, and the highs possess a pleasing brightness without becoming sharp or ...

Yazmin Lacey’s second album, Teal Dreams, builds on her well-received multi-genre debut, “Voice Notes” (2023). Featuring a ...

With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in ...