MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

There's something about rivers that gets the creative juices of songwriters flowing. "The word 'river' is definitely a metaphor for life and, as such, fits well in a song," says local ...

"I like rivers, I like rivers." That's how Aesop Rock opens "By The River," his new song, and that line is not figurative. Aes, the veteran underground-rap eccentric, is getting ready to release his ...

A group of men at the 35th Annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow perform traditional drumming and singing of the Life by the River canoe song. It is performed at ceremonies, gatherings and powwows, ...

Marisa is a Senior News Author for Collider. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 after majoring in Creative Writing with a minor in Folk Studies. She grew up in Kentucky and ...

The famed “meeting of waters,” near the city of Manaus, Brazil. Rivers wind their way through American music. Beyond lyric and metaphor, what can physical rivers tell us about what makes a great song?

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...

From her graphic lyrics on songs like “Everywhere” and “Throw That Thang” to her orgy-filled music videos, Sukihana constantly pushes against puritanical standards. So it makes sense that the equally ...

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Big Blue Sky members Sophia Landis, left, Jon Stravers, Folko Landvogt and Jason McCullick perform (and Willow, the boat captain’s dog, listens) during a Sept. 13 music cruise on the Mississippi River ...