“Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is firmly part of the culture, dictating mainstream comedy instead of throwing ...

I feel like a kid in a candy shop when I get to pick the honorees. It started with Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Rolling ...

In 1939, singer Roberta Flack was born in Asheville, N.C. She had a half-dozen ballad hits in the 1970s, including three No. 1 -- ``The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,'' ``Killing Me Softly With His ...

Local public school officials are affirming their “sanctuary” status, declaring their campuses and their records as safe ...

"I have long been a critic of shows like X Factor. Oh, I have watched them, like everyone else. But my hypocrisy aside, I ...

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. Walking to my front door, I admire the lilies ...

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at the Oakland Arena. It was part celebration of life, part ...

Joan Baez and Bob Dylan are two of the most iconic musicians of the ’60s, and while they’ve always had a devoted following, the Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown—where Monica Barbaro plays ...

Bob Dylan’s "Rough and Rowdy Ways" tour is continuing into 2025 – and the first set of dates for the year have been announced in some smaller U.S. cities. Dylan previously announced on ...

Resurrecting the 1960s Greenwich Village of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez has an undeniable glamor ... For the past several years, Mahoney’s talents have turned heads more often than they have smashed them.

Resurrecting the 1960s Greenwich Village of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez has an undeniable ... For the past several years, Mahoney’s talents have turned heads more often than they have smashed ...

The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Harry Belafonte, Marian Anderson, Mahalia Jackson, Joan Baez and ...