After a frenzy of activity from its student volunteers with Youngstown State University’s Penguin Productions, Federal Frenzy will take over downtown Youngstown on Saturday. Two outdoor and three indoor stages will feature more than 20 acts over nine hours, and a wide range of activities ...
In country music, maybe more than any other genre, success is driven by radio airplay. Ian Munsick is defying that idea. The Wyoming-born singer-songwriter’s music has been streamed more than a billion times despite not having a single a top-40 country hit. It’s not that he doesn’t ...
No wonder the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is building an addition. It’s going to need room for all of the new inductees. The class of 2026 was announced this week. Counting the inductees, the early influences, musical excellence honorees and the Ahmet Ertegun Award recipient, 18 acts and individuals will be inducted on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The honorees as performers will be Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan. I imagine Mariah Carey’s manager having to make a call this week, saying, “Sorry, ...
Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Greig Leach: Past in the Present Will Be the Future” and “Cheryl Capezzuti: Some of Us,” both through May 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. ...
The New Music Guild will have a memorial concert for Gwyneth Rollin on Sunday. Rollin, who died April 2 at age 82, was a violinist, pianist and composer who taught music theory at Youngstown State University for 35 years. She earned her doctorate from Indiana University. Gwyneth Rollin and ...
The Spring 2026 Graduating BFA Exhibition opens Friday at the McDonough Museum of Art. The show features the art and design work of students graduating in the spring semester from the art department at Youngstown State University. The exhibition is an opportunity for students to share the original and innovative discoveries they have made in their artistic journeys, communicating their creative expressions of human experience to the public. Students work closely with nationally and internationally known faculty engaged in a broad range of art and design practices. It features ...
