An ad used by Multnomah County (Ore.) Library to promote its Library Music Project. Image: Multnomah County (Ore.) Library In Portland, Oregon, the music of local freak-folk legends The Tree People is ...

Library music—aka stock or production music—was first marketed in the 1920s, to be used by "picture palaces" showing silent movies. Its golden age came during the 1960s and 1970s, when it provided off ...

For the past decade, the most sought after vintage musical rarities haven't just been old Northern Soul 45s, or original garage punk singles, or any of the kinds of music that have been compiled into ...

Exclusive library cards and a free concert show the strength of Milwaukee's local artists amid The Garage's "no-play list" ...

Submissions are being accepted through October and artists selected to be featured on Lilac City Records will receive $200.