music

• Maryland

Fall art season kicks off with trio of gallery exhibitions

Local art lovers will have their share of options for community galleries starting Thursday, as the Community College of Carroll County and Carroll County Arts Council open a trio of shows to the public.

• Maryland

Five Play brings jazz versions of old standards to Westminster

Five Play performs a mix of American Songbook standards and show tunes, all performed with a jazzy twist.

• Maryland

Carroll County Public Library schedules (Sept. 8-14)

The following programs will be offered through Carroll County Public Library. Registration is required only where noted. For more information, call 410-386-

• Maryland

Carroll Night Out: Carroll County honors heroes at weekend event

This weekend, Carroll County will honor those who put their lives on the line, with their weekend long Saluting Our Heroes event, held the weekend of September 11.

• Obituaries

Steven C. 'Bo' Eckard, McDaniel College music instructor, dies

Steven C. "Bo" Eckard, a member of the music faculty at McDaniel College, where he was senior lecturer of music and founder of the Electric Bass Ensemble, died Aug. 24 of undetermined causes at his Westminster home. He was 58.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Sep 7, 2016

• Maryland

The week in review: News around Carroll from the week of September 2

The Week in Review is a quick roundup of links to stories that we wrote and you clicked on this week.

• Opinion

Using the arts to help students achieve

Using the arts to help students achieve

• Food & Drink

Brothers Osborne, natives of Anne Arundel County, earn two CMA Awards nominations

Brothers Osborne, natives of Deale, Maryland, earned two Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday.

By Wesley Case

Aug 31, 2016

• Entertainment

Name to know: Joy Postell, singer/rapper/songwriter

Postell creates socially aware, outward-facing music -- a hybrid of singer/songwriter R&B with touches of soul and rap

By Wesley Case

Aug 29, 2016

• Entertainment

Name to know: Lynne Bellinger, ballerina

Lynne Bellinger didn't realize how much she loved ballet until she stopped dancing – risking her career

By Mary Carole McCauley

Aug 29, 2016

• Features

Wedded: Karen Hillsley and Jeff Meyer hit it off on the dance floor

Karen Hillsley and Jeff Meyer met at the University of Delaware; they were married in Ellicott City in May.

By John-John Williams IV

Aug 26, 2016

• Maryland

West Baltimore street renamed for former 92Q radio personality DJ Reggie Reg

On Saturday, family of former 92Q radio personality DJ Reggie Reg organized a block party to honor the former 92Q radio personality who died of congestive heart failure in February. At the event, a new red street sign was unveiled at 1800 N. Payson St., renaming it "DJ Reggie Reg Way."

By Jessica Anderson

Jul 9, 2016

• Obituaries

Deborah Davis, longtime WYPR employee, dies at 61

Deborah Davis, a longtime employee of WYPR public radio station with a passion for theatre, music and equality, died on Dec. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care after battling cancer. She was 61.

• Entertainment

Weill's 'Street Scene' offers incisive slice of urban life

Kurt Weill's "Street Scene," a blend of opera and musical, will be staged with a Baltimore twist by Peabody Opera Theatre at the Modell-Lyric Performing Arts Center.

• Vehicles

Cadillac to take another shot at small luxury sedan leaders

• Vehicles

Start Your Engines

• Vehicles

Detroit auto show signals a turnaround for the industry

• Music

UMBC alum Robin Masella talks about her role in 'Chicago' at the Hippodrome

The run of "Chicago" at the Hippodrome (now through Sunday) represents a homecoming of sorts for cast member Robin Masella, who plays Liz, the condemned prisoner who shot her husband after he popped his gum one-time-too-many.

By Chris Kaltenbach

Mar 4, 2015

• Harford

Chocolate, candy and Irish music to fill Bel Air on Saturday

This Saturday in Bel Air presents residents and visitors with a unique opportunity to, in the words of Mayor Robert Reier, "eat a lot of candy in the afternoon and go hear Irish music in the evening."

• Maryland

North Carroll Library March 4-10

• Maryland

Westminster and Finksburg libraries March 4-10

• Baltimore City Paper

Search and Enjoy: The casual exploration of HD Sunrise

• Laurel Leader

Smooth Sounds for Seniors series opens with Ethel Ennis [Senior Scene]

Laurel senior centers are offering events in March.

• Obituaries

Charlotte R. Bohn

Charlotte R. Bohn, who worked for Baltimore Child's magazine as distribution and advertising traffic manager for more than a decade and was also a talented singer and voice coach, died.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 28, 2015

• Maryland

Interest in birds takes flight through club

Carroll County Bird Club offers many activities during year, locally and out of the area

• Maryland

Student artwork to be displayed

• Food & Drink

Paul McCartney named Firefly Music Festival headliner

Paul McCartney, former Beatle and Kanye West collaborator, will headline the Dover, Delaware music festival in June.

By Wesley Case

Feb 25, 2015

• Maryland

Westminster and Finksburg libraries Feb. 25-March 3

• Features

Expose your baby to culture with these fun outings

• Baltimore City Paper

Madi Shapiro of Wet Brain starts a 7-inch label, Girl Problem Records

• Baltimore City Paper

John Carpenter cashes in his cool points on 'Lost Themes'

• Baltimore City Paper

No Trivia: Baltimore's Top 10 Most Desirable Singles! Chiffon! War On Women! Abdu Ali! Lower Dens!

• Obituaries

Aubrey Maurice Murphy

Aubrey Maurice Murphy, an acclaimed pianist, organist, conductor and vocal coach who had been a fixture on the Baltimore music scene since the 1960s, died.

By Frederick N. Rasmussen

Feb 20, 2015

• Concerts

Datebook

Anne Arundel County datebook

• Music

Live Arts Maryland delivers soaring music for 'Fiddler' performances

• Food & Drink

Ed Schrader lifts limitations off his 'Music Beat'

Ed Schrader has worked for years to establish his music, but that doesn't mean setting any kind of parameters for what his brand of humor-infused punk can be.

By Quinn Kelley

Feb 18, 2015

• Food & Drink

Is Wale ready to quit rap?

The news reads like it is a good time to be Wale, but during a frank phone conversation last week, the rapper -- who headlines Baltimore Soundstage on Friday -- sounded defeated, unhappy and uncertain about his future in music.

By Wesley Case

Feb 18, 2015

• Sports

Dan Deacon learns to finally relax on new album 'Gliss Riffer'

Dan Deacon first heard the term "stress addiction" a few years ago, and the Baltimore-based experimental-pop artist wondered aloud if it applied to his own life. Nearby, the former Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman looked back in disbelief.

By Wesley Case

Feb 18, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Philly band DRGN King pays tribute to its Baltimore roots on their new album 'Baltimore Crush'

• Baltimore City Paper

Blue Notes: Mingus Big Band, The Cold Spring Quartet, more

• Baltimore City Paper

The Short List: PRhyme, The Frozen Harbor Music Festival, and more

• Jazz

Patti Austin to bring her passion for great American songs to BSO pops program

Vocal artist Patti Austin will pay tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and "a lost tradition" in a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra pops program.

• Howard County

Young musicians take a bow at Kennedy Center [Ellicott City]

Centennial High School trumpet player Reece Updike and Burleigh Manor Middle School french horn player Keegan McCardell performed at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage in Washington as members of the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras.

• Baltimore City

The Dan Meyer Choir to perform 'Love Songs of the Presidents'

The Charles Village-based Dan Meyer Choir will perform "Love Songs of the Presidents," based on love letters and poems that presidents wrote to their wives and significant others.

• Culture

Datebook

Anne Arundel County datebook

• Howard County

Datebook

Howard County datebook

• Travel

Unlikely new Vegas musical tells 'Duck Dynasty' family tale

• Food & Drink

Trey Songz discusses R&B, Nicki Minaj and his Baltimore roots

As Trey Songz released his fifth album, "Chapter V," in August 2012, the R&B singer could feel the genre's boundaries shifting beneath his feet.

By Wesley Case

Feb 11, 2015

• Baltimore City Paper

Songs About Fucking: On the sex-positive, intersectional qualities of Bmore club

• Harford

Shi Scott continues her 'American Idol' advance

Shaina "Shi" Scott got about one hour of sleep before she and her three teammates performed a group rendition of Michael Jackson's "Pretty Young Thing" before a slate of "American Idol" judges, but she pushed through the sleep deprivation to give a successful performance and advance to the next round of the popular televised singing competition.