It’s already shaping up to be an epic spring and summer at Outlaw Field in Boise. With more concerts still to be revealed, two additional shows have been plugged into the schedule at the Idaho ...

When we reach for songs to slow the blood, we find a lot of recurring themes. It's not just calming washes of amorphous, ambient tones. These are songs with something your brain can hold on to, with ...

Attention is a cognitive ability essential to our daily lives and one of the key productive factors in the modern economy. It is a way of prioritizing information. Our capacity to acquire and process ...

With October just around the corner, it also means the official kickoff of "spooky season." This is a time when a person could read scary stories, watch scary movies or just even revel in the mood ...

“These are the 10 best songs to help you relax according to science!” Have you seen that? On Facebook or LinkedIn? Wow, that is some statement, right? But what if I don’t like those songs? What if ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Here are the 10 best instrumental metal albums since 2010, ranked by Intervals' Aaron Marshall. So, when he has some recommendations about the modern era of instrumental metal (instru-metal?), you're ...

The Texan trio’s vibes have spawned countless imitators, but their magic isn’t so easy to replicate. By Ryan Bradley Ryan Bradley is a writer based in Los Angeles. I worry that the word “vibes” is ...

As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...