In 2025, idyllic small towns across America were interrupted by acts of violence from Mississippi to Montana, Arkansas to Washington state. The murders struck during homecoming weekends, inside ...

Dillon, Montana sits like a perfectly preserved time capsule nestled between mountain ranges, where cowboys still tip their hats to strangers and the local diner knows exactly how you like your eggs.

EXCLUSIVE: Sylvester Stewart Jr., son of famed funk artist Sly Stone, is teaming with Leslie Small to direct a doc exploring the music, mystique, and enduring cultural impact of one of America’s most ...

Gift-giving season can seem never-ending, with birthdays and holidays being a year-round presence. This can make finding unique and thoughtful gifts a challenge as you try to outdo the previous year’s ...

A new study is giving music lovers a head start on their 2026 travel lists. Researchers at Spin Genie analyzed dozens of data points—from venue density and artist communities to festival calendars, ...

Cultural critic Ted Gioia has gained a good deal of attention in recent years with his gimlet-eyed views of contemporary culture. In a typically jaundiced assessment last May he charged that “in the ...

Debbie Harry’s Blondie bandmate Chris Stein called her “Vultures” shirt, which he photographed her wearing in 1976, “a sacred relic.” It’s the inspiration for this 3.75″ ReAction Figure, which comes ...

Be the hero gift giver for the music lover in your life with our writer’s holiday wish list. Art by Patrick Higgins Now that the last of the leftover stuffing we’ve been surviving on for the past week ...

There are countless gift options for the music lover in your life, whether it’s a high-end speaker, a swanky vinyl storage solution or some quality guitar picks. Variety has curated this list of the ...

Shopping for a music fan is no easy task. It seems like it should be: Know their favorite artists? Simply buy them an album on the physical medium of their choice. But how can you be certain they ...

Dan Electro’s is nothing new, but there’s something new about Dan Electro’s. The Heights area venue has a cap space of a few hundred and the folks that pack it on any given night are the best kinds of ...