Generally speaking, instrumental bands have to work harder to make an impression. Sure, instrumental music has its devotees, but then there’s that other 98 percent of the population: How do you hook ...

A Soulful Sound focuses on the traditional music of the Germans from Russia. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, thousands of German-speaking peoples established major German settlements in Russia.

How did Ludwig van Beethoven help overthrow a tsarist regime? With the establishment of the Russian Musical Society and its affiliated branches throughout the empire, Beethoven's music reached ...

In the past, we’ve used the term “post-metal” to describe the music made by Russian Circles, the instrumental power trio from Chicago. We should probably stop using it. Next month, Russian Circles ...

Russia will hold its "Intervision" music competition in September, organisers announced on Wednesday, after authorities revived the Soviet-era competition that was meant to rival Eurovision. The ...

For anyone who loves free-form avant-jazz, Hyphen Dash’s new album, Basement 626, will strike the proverbial experimental chord. Over its 17 tracks, drummer Myshko Birchenko and guitarist/loops player ...