Though steel drum or "pan" drum bands play an assortment of music from across the lyrical spectrum, the roots of the instrument are firmly in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.

“I was sitting in my interview at DPS, and the supervisor of music and arts asked me about my goals,” Wetzel said. “I told him I saw a steel drum band play years before and thought that was ...

This course is designed for beginning musicians who wish to understand the fundamentals of music and performance through the performance of steel drums. The instructor/band director will instruct ...

Waterfront Wednesdays continued with a performance by the Wheeling Park High School Variety Band. Attendees could listen to ...

Many of these band have either pioneered ... heard in hardcore and punk music. Napalm Death is also credited with helping pioneer the “blast beat” — a drum groove that’s utilized ...

Kailey Filben is a new teacher at Wheeling Middle School that hopes to continue her father’s teaching legacy through ...

Designed to match your style and sound preference, the Sony LinkBuds Fit are impressive sports buds that could benefit from ...

Just one hour after the flag raising, local high schools and organizations marched down Main Street for the annual Columbus ...

At age eleven, country music star Barbara Mandrell was known as “The Princess of Steel” – not ... picked up the drums; soon they had a family band. By age 14, Barbara was touring as a ...

Blanche looks back on her first carnival fondly, calling it exhilarating. “My mom and I made the costumes ourselves. We ...

Ringo Starr will release the new album 'Look Up,' a country-tinged project produced by T Bone Burnett, in January.

Binghamton's annual Columbus Day parade and Italian Festival returns Monday, a tradition that has taken over the streets of downtown for 64 years. The festivities will begin at 9 a.m. Monday with ...