Phil Ochs

Names like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and a young Bob Dylan are synonymous with the origins of folk music. Read More

That the description "folk" is still in circulation a decade into the 21st century is remarkable given the titanic shifts in postwar popular music. Read More

Sloan Wainright will perform Saturday at the First Encounter Coffee House in Eastham. Read More

Forty years ago this week, Seymour Hersh broke the story of the My Lai massacre, in which hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians were killed by U.S. soldiers. Read More

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village. 429 Records' new collection titled The Village--A Celebration Of The Music Of Greenwich Village spotlights the historical significance of the neighborhood's folk music scene with passionate contributions by thirteen artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Los Lobos, Bruce Hornsby, Amos Lee, Shelby Lynne, Cowboy Junkies, John Oates, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rachael Yamagata, and others. Read More

With roots in five different bands, the (International) Noise Conspiracy formed during the latter half of 1998 in Umeå, Sweden. Read More

A pianist, a comedy troupe, and some royalty will make their way to the Valentine Theatre later this month. Read More

What with a career that has spanned over 40 years and well-earned fame, we will take a concert with Murray McLauchlan any way we can get it. Read More

Western songs reflect the traditions and history of a large part of our country; the genre keeps those stories alive — stories about a type of work that used to be more prevalent and visible than it is now. Read More

The 1970 Vancouver music concert that is credited with launching the environmental activist organization Greenpeace is being released as a special double CD, featuring performances by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and the late Phil Ochs. The recording, titled Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace , will be available for purchase on Nov. 10, Greenpeace Canada announced Thursday in a news release. Read More