If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Though a snare is familiar to every drummer behind the ...

It’s no secret that marching bands at HBCUs are iconic! The captivating routines embedded in Black culture and music have resonated with massive crowds in endless ways since the 19th century. From the ...

Dutchtown High School’s Dutchtown Sound made its strongest showing yet in the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands State Championship, held recently at Cajun Field at the University of Louisiana at ...

NORWALK — As the heat rises in shimmering waves from the sticky, black pavement, the sounds of trumpets and drums waft across the parking lot. It’s the second week of band camp for the Norwalk High ...

Here’s as good a Britten sampler as you’ll find, opening with a truly terrifying account of the early Sinfonia da Requiem. Commissioned by the Japanese government in 1939 to mark 2,600 years since the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Marching bands across the state are ready to hit (hopefully) all the right notes starting tonight as the 2024 season gets underway. In Section III, East Syracuse Minoa gets things ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The 2023 marching band competitive season is set to roll out this weekend. East Syracuse Minoa and Jordan-Elbridge are Section III sites that are holding New York State Field Band ...

Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" featured an array of experimental sounds that led it to have one of the best drum solos of all time.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — They’re the sound of this city. The celebrated Marching Cobras Drill Team has been making music at local parades, celebrations and parties for 50 years. Its directors estimate 1,300 ...

Dr. Kenneth Ruff, director of North Carolina A&T State University's Blue and Gold Marching Machine, is retiring after 23 ...