There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the ...

With such dedication from its members and leadership, the Aggie Pep Band is more than just background music — it’s the ...

While most 5-year-olds enjoy stomping around the playground, Keith Jacobs enjoys stepping to the beat of marching band drums.

Jim Mitchell, a former University marching band drum major who performed the national anthem before each Gophers football home game, died March 16. He was 59. Mitchell, of Minneapolis, died of an ...

The school doesn't have a pep band or cheerleaders - almost unthinkable in the HBCU basketball conference where both of those matter most. It's a distinction that is obvious to everyone all week long.

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody ... Sometimes, the snares sound ripped from an HBCU marching band; check the second half of Maajins’ “Signs” where a drum ...

The best rap beats are nerdy as hell. Every drum placement, every melody, every chopped-up sample sends me down a YouTube rabbit hole trying to piece together the way a producer contorts and ...

Honda Battle Of The Bands ... in the marching bands. And in that spirit of striving for excellence, I’m not competing with you, I’m competing with me.” The HBOB officially kicked off with sounds ...

New Orleans was entering peak drum-major season when ... heroically stylized performers from 15 Historically Black College and University marching bands. Featuring 11 large-format photographic ...