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.

The only thing as smooth as butter is, well, Butter. On their new EP, Nicotine, the Portland trio churns out glossy pop anthems, each shimmering with pastel-colored, feel-good vibes. But tucked ...

You don’t have to stick to one music or podcast app. With the Sonos app and a Wi-Fi connection, your speaker can connect to dozens of services with just a few taps. I’ve contributed to PCMag since ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re of a certain age or non-Southern origin, you might be confused about the term “beach music.” Maybe you’ve been baffled by the omnipresence of the song “Carolina Girls” at your office’s ...

“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.