There are plenty of bands who find early success, then, for whatever reason, see that acclaim wane. Maybe not entirely, then again other fade away for good. Here are 20 of the kind.

The band, which included the classic lineup of Tyla, Jo 'Dog' Almeida, Steve James and Bam, got going in the early 1980s and put out music through the early 2010s. There was a certainly poetic, often ...

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Mother Nature had her say and disrupted the 125th annual Mummers Parade in 2026. Officials say high winds blew around the bands' props on Thursday. The Philadelphia Mummers Parade said the String Band ...

Weather concerns have snarled Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day plans. The string band competition has been “suspended until further notice,” the Philadelphia Mummers Parade and Philadelphia String Band ...

The 1980s are often remembered for neon artifice and synthesizer excess. Beneath the glossy surface of MTV, though, lay a rich landscape of artists who defied easy categorization. While the decade’s ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It’s not just a battle on the football field this week for the University of Tennessee. The Pride of the Southland Band is also gearing up for a showdown of sound. The University of ...

In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever. By Jon Pareles The 21st century has not been kind to ...