Today in Music History for Jan. 23: In 1893, Episcopal minister Phillips Brooks, bishop of Massachusetts and author of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," died. In 1940, country singer-songwriter Johnny ...

Opening Day … Let's get this out of the way at the top: Rankings are not the primary way you should be thinking about or ...

For over a century, rumors about Queen Victoria's affair with her servant John Brown have persisted. Now a historian says she has proof. A portrait of Queen Victoria taken in honor of her Diamond ...

The Chili Bowl Midget Nationals very much have a Big Three right now in the form of Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Logan ...

Barbara Stanwyck film festival at the Music Box, Bill Murray’s band at Thalia Hall and a Lincoln artifact exhibit are among ...

John Goodman has suffered an on-set injury while filming in the U.K. and the movie is postponed until he recovers, according to reports. A Warner Bros. spokesperson addressed the injury in a statement ...

Winter is here, and with it comes the usual conundrum of styling cute boots in volatile weather. In fact, discovering how to style brown boots with jeans for the season has become our highest priority ...

Basie's output during the fifties and the early sixties was staggering, and most of his best albums from that period remain in print, including April in Paris (Verve 2641), Basie (popularly known as ...