Music

Health

A lullaby really can work magic. Science tells us why and how

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Sometimes the right lullaby sends my kids off to dreamland so fast it makes me feel like I have a parenting superpower. Turns out the wonder of lullabies is confirmed by scientific research.
Foo Fighters' 'But Here We Are' is heavy, in every sense of the word

Stephen Thompson

These songs ache with loss, even as they explode in full-bore rock mayhem, and that loss extends beyond the deaths of loved ones.
Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists

Olivia Hampton

Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law.
Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend

David Bianculli

A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.
Arts & Culture

San Diego weekend arts events: Bilingual theater, a North County book fair and more

Julia Dixon Evans

This weekend in the arts: Tijuana Hace Teatro at The Old Globe; a book fair in Escondido; alt rock from Arts Fishing Club at Soda Bar; BODYTRAFFIC contemporary dance at The Conrad; a pianoforte and Bach Collegium in Pt. Loma and more.
National

Our 5 favorite exhibits from 'This Is New York' — a gritty, stylish city celebration

Jennifer Vanasco

The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial with an exhibition of NYC-inspired film, TV, music and fashion. But this is real New York, "not a love letter," says one of the curators.
'Waiting for change is not an option'

Sidney Madden

Rodney Carmichael

Sam Leeds

Mano Sundaresan

Gabby Bulgarelli

Soraya Shockley

The unwritten rules of rap unpacked in Louder's second season are held together by a scarcity principle that came to define the show itself. As it draws to a close, the team reflects on its mission.
Local

That's a wrap for San Diego Fringe 2023

Beth Accomando

Here are the award winners.
He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree

Manuela López Restrepo

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.
John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy's fearless experiment sets a new album ablaze

Nate Chinen

The recording made at NYC's Village Gate during the summer of 1961, when the John Coltrane quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy, was thought lost until it was discovered in the New York Public Library.