About half a century ago, a handful of local teenage musicians got together and started a band. They called themselves The Counts. It was start-from-scratch, feel-your-way, hang-in-there — but the ...

is the week that band geeks love to hate -- from sunburn to bug bites to the social pecking order -- had readers drawing on their own memories. "Unless you are first chair of your instrument you will ...

A friend and I who have eight children between us who have all gone through high school have a theory about extracurricular activities. The theory is this: The best extracurricular activity at many ...