For one young musician in Santa Barbara, the sound of possibility came in the form of a donated trumpet. For another, it was a violin, perfectly sized for small hands eager to learn. Once sitting ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA, February 10, 2025 – The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF), in partnership with 99.9 KTYD, proudly ...

Need a way to keep the beat that can’t be beat? These the best in-ear monitors for the stage, practice space, bedroom studio, and everything in between. By Chris Coke, Tony Ware Published Aug 25, 2025 ...

Denver’s fourth annual Neal Cassady Birthday Bash didn’t quite cross paths with the Colorado premiere of the major motion picture On the Road as originally hoped (the local opening is now scheduled ...

Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. Sometimes it beats faster and sometimes more slowly, depending on what you're doing and whether, for instance, you're all worked up about something. So ...

Octogenarian musician/musicologist David Amram’s ties to the Beats hold strong, especially in San Francisco, where jazz and poetry intersected, and in some ways, he’s one of the last grand old men of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Montgomery Public Schools is bringing awareness to chronic absenteeism with a student-led performance. MPS will present the “Keep the Beat” concert on Saturday, May 10. It’s ...