The Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad threw itself a birthdayparty Saturday, inviting the community to a full free day ofinteractive music-making programs and live demonstrations.

Not too long ago, Oscar Silvas was living out of his Chevy Malibu. Traveling back and forth from his hometown of Joliet, Ill., to Los Angeles became a way of life for the former construction worker.After a near-fatal accident about six years ago left him with serious injuries that prevented him from working, living in his car became an escape. Playing music was another.“After my accident, I was …

Paint intertwines with the sound of a wind symphony in a collaboration between Eastern New Mexico University and Melrose Municipal Schools. Kate Karr, Melrose school music director and ENMU voice instructor, has instituted the Art-2-Music project….

With the music industry in free fall, musicians turn to corporate advertising and product placement to promote their work. Part 2 in a series of occasional articles.

ALBANY — There’s something utterly timeless about the music of the Holmes Brothers. Perhaps it’s that oh-so-delicate balance of Saturday night blues and Sunday morning gospel. Perhaps it’s the unmistakable, often eerie falsetto voice of drummer Popsy Dixon. Or perhaps it’s simply that the music comes from way down deep in their souls.