Alison Krauss

Here's Janell on last night's Idol:It’s time to look back on American Idol. Remember when these top 7 contestants auditioned? In my notes I wrote top 6, because I was optimistic and forgot Lauren. These flashbacks and a caption are......

by Mark Silva, of Salon de Swamp Now, this may be no pillbox hat. But it's a bob. And if the fashion trend-setting "Jackie O" -- then "Jackie K" -- could get a hat thing going with women in her......

What will local television be like AL (After Linda)? In a little more than a week now, it will be possible to turn on the TV and not be immediately greeted by Linda approving a message disapproving of Chris Murphy. There is going to be such a void in...

The Grammys cast aside their celebratory vibe Sunday to pay tribute to singer Whitney Houston, whose death over the weekend hung heavy over the 54th annual awards show. Until Saturday, the pre-show drama had focused on Adele and how the six-time-...

Rock legend and American Idol judge Steven Tyler will team up with country music singer Carrie Underwood at the “CMT Crossroads” special for Super Bowl XLVI. The show will take place at the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds...

Singer-songwriter Amy Black says that when she started performing, she had no idea that what she was doing was Americana music. “I didn’t even always know the term ‘Americana,’ ” Black says, calling from a car making its...

An old country gospel number from the Carter Family that hints at the GOP answer to Obamacare: This number is on the program for our country-gospel singalong next Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Grafton Pub & Grill in Lincoln Square......

A Grammy Award-winning trumpeter, the world premiere of a song cycle based on poems by Carl Reiner’s daughter, dazzling international dance ensembles, circus arts and perhaps America’s premier storyteller will highlight the 16th season of...

After 27 years amid the brick buildings of historic downtown Bethlehem, Musikfest last year expanded to ArtsQuest's gleaming new SteelStacks arts campus on former Bethlehem Steel property in south Bethlehem. And good thing it did. Rain hit Musikfest six...

In his 30-year career, Lyle Lovett has gotten pretty much whatever he wanted. He’s played with virtually any top artist he’s sought to – touring in recent years with visionary singer/songwriter John Hiatt. He’s had a half-dozen...

Doc Watson, whose guitar style was an influence on generations of folk players, died on Tuesday near his North Carolina home. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers an appreciation....

A question for hard-core gospel fans or hymn singers in the CoS audience: Ever hear of a song titled "My Burdens Will Be Lifted"? I'm looking for the melody and lyrics in an effort to complete my "Mama's Opry" collection.......