Traffic Jam! Swing: Preserving and Teaching Swing Dance Culture

Traffic Jam! Swing is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and teaching swing dance culture. They are also ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN

Sugar-Plum Swing provides a memorable evening with the Ulster Orchestra

​​When a classical music concert is billed as ‘Sugar-Plum Swing,’ it is almost certain that Tchaikovsky’s glorious music from ...
Austin American-Statesman

Still swinging: Asleep at the Wheel turns 55 with Texas pride

Multi-generational Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel turned 55 this year. The band celebrated with the release of their new album “Riding High in Texas” Friday. The collection features 10 songs ...
Rolling Stone

Joshua Hedley Goes Full Western Swing With New Album ‘All Hat’

Joshua Hedley is back with a new sound. After exploring mid-century countrypolitan on his debut Mr. Jukebox and Nineties roadhouse country on Neon Blue, the singer-songwriter and walking country music ...
The New York Times

The Rebellious Instrument That Gave Latin Music Its Swing

When life gets loud, let the rhythm get louder. By Carina del Valle Schorske Ran-kan-kan: Long before I could name the source of my excitement, my body responded to the strident signature of Latin ...
Stereogum

Billie Marten – “Swing”

I wanted it to sound like the Meat Puppets-meets-The Breeders. I think we got pretty close without sharing any influences in the studio. This one’s funny because we had Mauro Refosco (who does ...
BroadwayWorld

SWING! Comes to Servant Stage

Servant Stage will present the toe-tapping, heart-pounding Broadway musical SWING! as its summer MainStage production, bringing the infectious rhythms and exuberant energy of swing music to audiences ...
WUFT

Local swing dancing group keeps the swing scene alive in Gainesville

As a swing dancing revival occurred among young populations in the Gainesville area, many found it hard to keep the scene alive. However, one group in particular has dedicated itself to providing ...
Jazz

A New Bio On Gene Krupa, Who Made Drumming Swing

The first definitive biography of Gene Krupa, the most famous drummer on the planet, whose feverish rhythms defined the Swing Era, changed jazz music forever, spurred rock and roll, and influenced ...
Newsday

Remembering new jack swing: Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Guy dominated 'mix of everything that was great about Black culture'

At first, no one knew what to call it. The voices were warm and soulful, but the drums were hard, metallic, stuttering. It sounded something like hip-hop, but the melodies were pure pop. For a time, ...
LancasterOnline

Literature, hope and swing music inspire Servant Stage shows for 2025 season in Lancaster

Servant Stage Company will have a Dickens of a season in 2025. “We definitely have a strong literary theme running, and we’ve got even a bit of a heavy Dickens theme with two shows from works of ...