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Virtuoso Sculpture

Virtuoso Sculpture

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

Armed with experts, psychics, and equipment, singer-songwriter Kesha went ghost hunting in one of America's most haunted places.

Why a Popstar Wanted to Go Ghost Hunting

Haunted places have a lot to tell us about ourselves.

Kesha October 27, 2022

Guitars and vintage punk posters

Vancouver, Washington

Briz Loan & Guitar

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.

Drums from around the world are exhibited.

Miyamoto-Unosuke Drum Museum

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.

Podcast: Kalakuta Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team October 6, 2022

Framed items.

Brooklyn, New York

BAM Hamm Archives

A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

One Street: Fremont Neighborhood, Seattle

Sponsored by Visit Seattle

Male white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) sing to defend breeding territory. Scientists are not yet sure how pandemic-induced changes to their songs will affect the birds.

Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic

We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again.

Shoshi Parks September 2, 2022

Instruments at Dusty Strings

Seattle, Washington

Dusty Strings

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

Podcast: The Guy Who Sings

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 16, 2022

Birmingham, England

Black Sabbath Bridge

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Video: A Legendary Texas Music Community

In this town located 15 minutes outside of Fredericksburg, musical performances are hosted 363 days a year. Grab a beer and kick back under 300-year-old oak trees that have heard some of the best country musicians of all time.

Sponsored by Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau

Franklin Avenue.

New York, New York

Aretha Franklin Subway Tributes

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

Foy & Gibson Factory

Melbourne, Australia

Foy & Gibson Factory

The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.

Many of the musicians on the circuit, such as Tina Turner, right, became superstars later in their careers.

Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers

It's where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.

Adrian Miller June 28, 2022

Sports presenter and musician Selema Masekela is obsessed with amapiano, a genre of South African genre of house music.

The Genre-Bending World of Amapiano, South Africa’s Township House Music

You can’t not dance when amapiano comes on.

Selema Masekela June 15, 2022

This jukebox has been known to play on its own, playing music throughout the space.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan Sound

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.

Bessie Jones (with tambourine) felt a “call to teach" and to share the rich Black musical tradition she grew up with.

The Woman Who Made Black Traditions a Vital Part of Music Education

Singer Bessie Jones is the reason so many American children know the folk songs of African and Gullah cultures.

Sara Mellas June 3, 2022