Sunday, June 14, 2026

Music

James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86

A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues. Source link

After Legal Setbacks, Kennedy Center Must Soon Decide on Trump’s Name

Two courts denied the arts center’s request to suspend the Friday deadline for taking the president’s name off the building’s marble facade. Source link

Kennedy Center Appeals Order to Remove Trump’s Name

One day before a deadline to take the president’s name off its facade, the arts institution appealed a federal judge’s ruling that also temporarily blocked it from closing. Source link

100 Guitars’ Worth of Glenn Branca’s Violent Ecstasy

At Lincoln Center, the guitarist Reg Bloor, Branca’s widow, will conduct his music for the first time: “Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 Guitars.” Source link

Knicks in ’73: Revisiting the Charts From a Championship Year

Listen to tracks from War, Vicki Lawrence and other artists who had hits in May 1973. Source link

Patrick Bruel, French Singer, Is Taken Into Custody Over Sex Assault Claims

Mr. Bruel, long a beloved celebrity in France, has denied allegations raised by 13 women dating to 1997. Source link

Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Place in American Music

As he opens an expansive cultural center not far from the Jersey Shore boardwalk, the singer describes himself as “a small link in a big chain.” Source link

Kennedy Center Loses Case Against Musician Who Canceled Over Trump Naming Dispute

A federal judge sided with jazz performer Chuck Redd, who canceled a 2025 holiday concert after President Trump’s name was added to the building. Source link

Trump Says Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio Will Replace Freedom 250 Artists

The confusion surrounding the concerts planned for the National Mall highlights the partisan tensions around national celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. Source link

‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Musical That’s a Little Too Tranquilized

While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose. Source link
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