John Michael Montgomery had a career that spanned more than 30 years, and included four hits that will always be classics.

“Everybody Has a Story” welcomes nonfiction contributions, 1,000 words maximum, and relevant photographs. Send to [email protected] or P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666. Call “Everybody Has a ...

Jamie Wagner’s calendar is booked despite being retired for the last three years. The 69-year-old Union County native is a ...

Staring off wistfully into the middle distance, thinking, “Man, the mid-2010s were a time .” Whether or not you believe it ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

The Garden City music department has announced that 70 students were selected to participate in this year’s All-County Music Festival and 11 musicians took part in this year’s Parents, Educators and ...

L to R: Lael Neale, Miki Berenyi, Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, Geese, Tunde Adebimpe, Lily Allen, Alex G, Ellie Rowsell of Wolf ...

Christmas has always made me nostalgic, but I have come to realize, with something of a jolt— perhaps because I just turned ...

Ian Fraser Kilmister didn’t just live rock’n’roll, he was rock’n’roll. For 40 years, this roaring warlord led Motörhead on a crusade to show every other band that had ever existed up for the ...

And anything that benefits Bay Area artists — like those listed below — can’t be bad. Here are the releases that caught my ...