In mid-September the Legislative Lawn in front of the state capital building comes alive with music, food, children's laughter and native dance groups for Mexican Independence Day.

On a recent day at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains, a group of students were playing and singing 'Rock You Like a Hurricane' by the Scorpions.

Through the years, MTV has faced accusations that its signature event, the Video Music Awards, has devolved from a celebration of rock 'n' roll rebellion to a parade of celebrity train wrecks.

An audience of about 450 listen as Jeff Miller of Missoula performs at the Caras Park Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Miller is one of about two dozen musicians participating in a Native American flute workshop this week at the Tarkio River Lodge.

The Internet is a chameleon, and e-retailers who don’t change their colors once in a while won’t last. At least, that’s the theory Tim Reiland, chairman and CEO of Musicnotes.com, had when he purchased a guitar music web site and started giving musi