This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. Have you ever wondered what makes a music scene thrive? Think back to Seattle during the grunge period, or the punk movement in New York's Lower East ...

Music scenes may come and go like the tides, but some become the hidden backbones of their home cities. Not every band makes it big, but underground scenes are still crucial for building community and ...

Our favorite books this year (listed here in alphabetical order) included deep dives into groundbreaking groups like R.E.M. and De La Soul, explorations of scene’s like New York’s Greenwich Village ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new book on Austin’s music scene is coming out this fall. And while there are countless books about the “Live Music Capital of the World” and the artists that have come from it, the ...