Every night before going to bed, Ela Minus shuts off her phone. Oftentimes, the Colombian artist-producer won’t even turn it back on until the following afternoon. One day, in mid-September, when ...

She was born in 1957 in Oakland (California) and, like many outstanding musicians, studied at the famous Berklee College of Music, where she even received an honorary doctorate! In the Escovedo family ...

Our current Spotlight Artist, Brian Andres and the Afro-Cuban Cartel, brings a wide variety of drummers into the forefront of the musical experience. Each song on their creative album, Drummers Speak, ...

Rose Live Music, the dance club/venue behind that glowing sign on Williamsburg’s Grand Street, has been running a Tuesday night series of drummer-led bands for a couple weeks now. Past editions have ...

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