As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...

WINNETKA — Nobody would mistake Steve Hall for Yanni. In fact, the bespectacled pianist looks a great deal like a banker--which is precisely what he was for 23 years before a midlife career change.

I relish Mike Kerrigan’s contributions (“Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time,” op-ed, Feb. 29). When I first heard the term “easy listening” applied to rock music, I couldn’t believe it. Rock is ...

The most popular record shop in town this Christmas season might be the one with the smallest inventory. Rochester radio station KNXR, that bastion of easy-listening music for the past 42 years, is ...

“Bum bum bum bum-bum-bum bum bum / Bum bum-bum-bum bum bum,” sings 2nd Grade’s Peter Gill onomatopoetically on “Beat of the Drum,” the sixth track off the five-piece band’s new album, Easy Listening.

Do you like to listen to music when you work? Pose this question at a party, and you’ll probably get some polarizing responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; ...

BEETHOVEN it’s not. But it does sound mellow and jazzy, if a little disjointed. It’s music made by translating into sound the sequences of amino acids that make up proteins. Rie Takahashi and Jeffrey ...

Tycho are back with a new song called “Easy.” It’s the first sample of a new album that’s coming later this year via Mom + Pop/Ninja Tune. Listen below, and find Tycho’s upcoming live dates as well.

Every time I put together these quick two-in-one entertainment articles, I feel happy because I’m giving you value in a single piece. Maybe others would simply separate the topics into different ...