Tag: Music

In this July 17, 2010 file photo, violinist Joshua Bell plays his Stradivarius violin from 1713 at the Far Niente winery during its 125th anniversary celebration in Oakville, Calif. The Grammy-winning violinist played for spare change in a D.C. Metro station during a 2007 experiment with The Washington Post, and almost no one paid attention. Now, Bell tells the Post he is planning another public performance in the main hall at Washington's Union Station set for Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, file)

Famed violinist to play again at DC metro station

Washington Examiner · September 23, 2014 6:41 pm

Study: SXSW brings $315M economic impact in Austin

Washington Examiner · September 12, 2014 6:59 pm

A photo of Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati sits atop the coffin containing his body at the Buenos Aires City's Legislature, Argentina, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. Cerati died on Thursday, four years after a stroke put him in a coma and ended the career of one of Latin America's most influential musicians. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati dies

Washington Examiner · September 5, 2014 3:49 am

Gov. Quinn attends Garth Brooks event

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2014 9:26 pm

Beltway Confidential

ACLU celebrates the Constitution with inexplicably bizarre music video

Becket Adams · September 2, 2014 6:01 pm

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Nobody is singing Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ under Obama

Paul Bedard · August 9, 2014 10:00 am

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, Win Butler of Arcade Fire performs during their headlining set on the third day of the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin, who represents Arcade Fire, that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play for them on Pandora stations. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Pandora cuts first-ever direct deal with artists

Ryan Nakashima · August 6, 2014 4:09 pm

This product image provided by StubHub shows the company's StubHub Music app. The app, currently only for Apple iPhones, launched in San Francisco in June and expands to major cities nationwide Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. The app scans your music library and recommends upcoming shows by your favorite artist. (AP Photo/StubHub)

StubHub Music app takes on Live Nation in concerts

Ryan Nakashima · August 5, 2014 11:32 pm

In this July 17, 2014 photo, an original mouthpiece for a 19th-century saxophone built by Adolphe Sax, second from top left, sits among 3D copies on at the University of Connecticut's Depot campus in Mansfiled, Conn. UConn researchers are using CT scans and 3D printing to help study and restore antique musical instruments. (AP Photo/ Pat Eaton-Robb)

UConn makes 3-D copies of antique instrument parts

Pat EatonRobb · July 27, 2014 1:31 pm

Peter Himmelman, Bob Dylan’s Son-in-Law, Writes Song in Support of Israel

Mark Hemingway · July 25, 2014 2:37 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2010 file photo, musician Phil Collins poses for a portrait in New York. Collins was scheduled to the Alamo on Thursday June 25, 2014 to announce that he is donating his collection of artifacts from the Alamo to the former mission and Texas revolutionary fort. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)

Phil Collins donating extensive Alamo artifacts

Will Weissert · June 26, 2014 3:05 pm

In this handout photo released by Amazon Music shows Amazon new music streaming service for its Prime members, adding yet another freebie to the free-shipping plan ahead of the expected unveiling of its first smartphone next week. Starting Thursday, June 12, 2014, Amazon.com Inc. will offer more than a million tracks for streaming and downloading to its own Kindle Fire tablets as well as on its Amazon Music app for Apple and Android devices. People that pay $99-a-year for Prime can use the music for no extra cost. Amazon reached licensing deals with most of the top independent labels and major recording companies Sony and Warner Music, but failed to reach a deal with top-ranked Universal Music Group. (AP Photo/Amazon Music)

Amazon launches music streaming for Prime members

Ryan Nakashima · June 12, 2014 7:25 pm