To write about Emily Barker and & The Red Clay Halo is to dispense with the measured use of superlatives. The band, comprising Emily Barker (guitars, lead vocals), Gill Sandell (keyboards, flute, ...

We get it: Washington is pretty weird. Since the 1900s, the state has erected a handful of quirky community gems. From a 60-foot-long squirrel bridge to a teapot-shaped gas station, Washington's ...

The Manhattan Transfer was not an overnight success, but a result of many years of dues-paying and persistence, particularly by bass singer and founder Tim Hauser. Tim's musical history goes back to a ...

A fortune teller greeted David Sassoon on his way home from synagogue one night in Baghdad and told him to leave at once for India. He would be blessed with immense riches, she said. He was the son of ...