It was the first and only time that Dennis James smacked a celebrity. During a 1999 taping of “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” Regis Philbin excitedly got up, strode over to James and reached for his ...

In this charming and fascinating book, part musicology and part cultural history, Mead (War Play) looks at how Benjamin Franklin developed his most cherished invention, the armonica—a mechanized ...

Glass-ical Musick will be coming to Redding when armonica player Dennis James performs in Redding on Jan. 7. He will perform and educate audiences about his instrument, the glass armonica, which was ...

A glass armonica, originally invented by Benjamin Franklin and revived at a recent performance at the Park Avenue Armory (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) In 1761, Benjamin Franklin invented an ...

Who’s heard of an armonica? No, not the blues harp—the armonica, sans “h.” It’s an instrument based on the water-filled-wine-glass idea, only more efficient. The brain behind the setup was none other ...

FRANKLIN -- On Sunday, Jan. 18, the Franklin Historical Museum will celebrate the birthday of our town's namesake, Benjamin Franklin, born Jan. 17, 1706. The event, from 1-4 p.m., will include a ...

I bet you’ve rubbed your finger around the edge of a wine goblet and made a musical sound. If you haven’t, be sure to try it this New Year’s Eve before you make your toast to 2010. The tone you’ll ...

Where: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (also Vancouver’s Contemporary Art Gallery on Saturday, 7 p.m.) When: Tonight 7 p.m., Friday 1 p.m. Admission: $25 ($20 for AGGV members) Back in 1970, American ...

Dean Shostak was just another musician before he discovered the magic of glass. He played some piano, was proficient on the violin, and even crossed over from classical to fiddling. “I was not your ...