As Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band highlights both national and local history through the summer of 2026, one Central PA ensemble will get special attention on July 5. The Williamsport Scottish Rite Imperial Teteques Band, once the nation’s oldest Masonic band, will be honored ...
For most of the summer so far, we’ve been blessed with cool-enough temperatures to be able to enjoy some fresh air. While that may be ending — and the time of air conditioning returning — for July, it’s been a pleasant start to the summer! Here are some songs for June: As Seen in the Unseen — Dimmu Borgir Did you know that Dimmu Borgir is still releasing new music? The Norwegian black metal patriarch — formed in 1993 — is still alive and well. Their sound is somewhat foundational for me, so when there’s a new Dimmu album, I definitely get excited. I still remember ...
STATE COLLEGE – South Hills School of Business & Technology announces the fourth event of the 2026 Music Picnic Series. On Sunday, June 28, free entertainment will begin at 6 p.m. on the north lawn with “The Deacons of Dixieland.” The Deacons of Dixieland are a 7-piece traditional jazz band from Central Pennsylvania. They have been supplying lively entertainment for concerts, festivals, community parks, retirement homes, clubs and tailgate parties at Penn State football games since 1988. The Deacons play a broad range of traditional jazz music, including classic Dixieland ...
The legendary music executive Clive Davis, who has died at age 94, was known for deep, trusting relationships with the artists he represented. It was a mutual respect that allowed him to shape their careers — and them to shape his. Here’s a look at how Davis worked with some of the varied acts — from the Grateful Dead to Alicia Keys — he shepherded during a six-decade career in the music industry. Janis Joplin Davis played an important role in shaping Janis Joplin’s career, but she arguably played an even bigger role in shaping his. After Davis became president of ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Brown began writing to a pen pal not long after the comic strip “Peanuts” debuted in newspapers back in 1950. No one has gotten a look at whoever was on the other end of his letters — until now. Her name is Mia, and she’s a young girl from London of South ...
Last year’s “Superman” ended with Iggy Pop singing “Because I’m a punk rocker, yes I am” — an ironic coda for a superlatively square hero. But it rings straightforwardly true for Superman’s cousin. Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El, or Supergirl, sports not a spandex suit but a ...
