Music legends from Bonnie Raitt to Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello were in San Francisco to honor Joan Baez.

The Chicago winter storm Wednesday might have you dreaming of summer -- or maybe, more specifically, Summerfest in Milwaukee.

For a sampling of sounds, look no further than Frequency Festival, an annual celebration of the musical avant-garde.

Of the newer country acts, Zach Top is so far the closest to a sellout. Top is a bluegrass-turned-country singer whose ...