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From Texas Standard : As high school football season moves into playoffs, another kind of competition is taking place: the Texas University Scholastic...

Director Isaac Greggs is stepping down after nearly 40 years with the marching band at Southern University. The group's intricate, animated performances have thrilled crowds for decades.

In Iran, Hypernova faced lashings for playing rock 'n' roll. In Williamsburg, it's practically a crime not to rock. After leaving Iran, band member Raam has encouraged other musicians back home to escape to the U.S., where their art can't be controlled.

Herman's Hermits hit the American pop charts 22 times in the 1960s and early '70s. Now, a new anthology compiles 66 of the Hermits' tracks. Rock historian Ed Ward considers how the music has held up.

As men went off to combat in World War II, a group of Southern college women took to the bandstand. Meet the Darlinettes — hear their music and stories from their leader and their drummer.

Inspired by the legends and icons of yesterday, The Muñoz Brothers Band is a soul, funk, and R&B band that is the latest in a long line of musicos from San Antonio. Brothers Isaac Muñoz and Fernando Muñoz Jr have been raised and bred in the culture of the San Antonio Sound. In July 2021, the Muñoz Brothers performed for Summer Night City, a live-music series taped live at The Malú & Carlos Alvarez Theater at Texas Public Radio in downtown San Antonio.

Mosaic Records has released Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945, a seven-disc showcase for the jazz pianist and bandleader. Hines' right hand played lines in bright, clear octaves — and his left hand had a mind of its own.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Jackson State University's band director Roderick Little about the HBCU Band of the Year competition.

One-third of the Texas blues-rock mainstay ZZ Top has died. Dusty Hill, the band's bassist and one of its vocalists, was 72 years old, and according to his bandmates died at his home in Houston.

Members of BTS say they will perform their mandatory military service. The move follows a debate in South Korea about whether pop stars should be allowed to defer service.