I know, I know. You've seen this one on "Portlandia" already. While it's not as outrageously silent as the fictional "Battle of the Gentle Bands," Portland's Quiet Music Festival encourages silence so ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with concert pianist Simone Dinnerstein about her new album, A Character of Quiet, which she recorded at home during the pandemic. Life right now is a lot of things - ...

RANT To coffee shops that used to have quiet background music so we could relax, visit, or work on our computers, but now have switched to pounding hard bass music. RAVE To all the businesses that ...