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Recent visitors to New Haven may have been greeted with an unusual sight: not the stressed-out Yalies, but singers from across the world uniting for the International Cabaret Conference, now in its eighth year. Run by a former club owner and taught by a who's who of cabaret superstars, it offers singers the chance to hone their craft.

Rebecca Black was looking for something when she posted a video on YouTube. But it probably wasn't instant infamy. Surprisingly, she's chosen not to be all that bothered.

After watching Encanto for the first time, I called the soundtrack "forgettable." So I went back and tried to figure out what I was missing.

The composer of the Sex and the City theme music is tackling his most ambitious project yet. Arjuna's Dilemma tells the story of a warrior prince from the Bhagavad Gita through a blend of classical Indian music, classical Western music and jazz.

Two weeks ago, Terrence Howard's mother died. In the wake of her death, he is considering his family, his music and his career. He says it was not until two weeks ago that he became a grown man.

The Merce Cunningham Dance Company will present Ocean in Minnesota's Rainbow Granite Quarry Thursday and Friday. It calls for 150 musicians to sit around the audience and has been performed only once before in its entirety.

Celebrated salsa musician is the subject of the film El Cantante. Our music critic takes a look at his career, marked by dazzling musical highs and personal lows including heroin addiction and a suicide attempt.

The five-piece band known as The National — which toured as the opening act for The Arcade Fire, a Montreal band with a thundering orchestral sound --uses lush strings, clunky old pianos and assorted brass instruments to create odd, image-rich nighttime music on its fifth album, Boxer.

Symphony orchestras typically perform repertoire from acknowledged masters of classical music. But one internationally touring multimedia concert replaces Mozart with ... Mario Bros.? When Video Games Live comes to town, the melodies — and the audiences — are different.

Guitarist, singer and songwriter Doc Watson is one of America's most revered folk musicians; he's often called the finest flat-picker in the country. This show originally aired Jan. 19, 1996; it contains material from a 1988 interview and a 1989 studio concert.