The first European settlement in what's now Crittenden County was known as Hopefield. Benjamin Fooy was sent there by the Spanish governor of Louisiana as an Indian agent. He built a home in 1795, and ...

South Carolina’s capital is often overshadowed by its flashier neighbors, but Columbia offers raw grit, history and a kind of beauty that only reveals itself when you lean in.

The backlash came from across the political spectrum. Historians, preservationists, local officials, and cultural critics accused Disney of trivializing slavery, glorifying war, and monetizing America ...

St. Albans City sits like a hidden jewel in northwestern Vermont, offering small-town charm with big-city amenities. When you’re looking for that perfect day trip that won’t drain your bank account ...

The house band for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has changed its name after the death of their bandleader, Cleto Escobedo. Formerly known as Cleto and the Cletones, they revealed their new name, The Cletones, ...

Cleto Escobedo III’s legacy lives on. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has honored Escobedo, the program’s house band leader who died Nov. 11 at age 59, by changing the musical group’s name. During the late night ...

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s" house band is going by a new moniker. The group, originally named "Cleto and the Cletones," revealed their new name during the late-night show’s Nov. 17 episode, which comes ...

Old Settler’s Music Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 2026 edition, set for April 17th–19th at Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, TX.

MerleFest has added Railroad Earth, The Infamous Stringdusters, Joy Oladokun, Maggie Rose, The Castellows, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, and more to its 2026 lineup.

On Friday, November 28, Railroad Earth introduced two new members into its lineup during their live performance at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pa. In the group’s setlist notes, they recorded: ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - What started in 1924 to keep high school railroad workers out of trouble is now the longest-continuously performing railroad band in the nation. The Topeka Santa Fe Band ...

We spoke with Patterson Hood about his band’s 2003 masterpiece, which just got remastered for the first time in 22 years, ...