BEIRUT, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A Lebanese hospital brought music and medicine together on Friday in a concert for cancer patients. "Music has healing power, it gives hope," said Laura Lahoud from the ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HEAD OF MARKETING AT FACTORY PEOPLE THAT OWNS AHM AND THE GRAND FACTORY NIGHTCLUBS, SAMER MAKAREM, SAYING: "At midnight on Saturdays, the club would be full, our Saturday parties ...

As you may have noticed, we made a few changes around here over the weekend. Did some redecorating, if you will. Naturally, with that sort of thing comes a little bit of stress for your humble UPROXX ...

Seems like most indie music fans had no idea that the Balkan’s had their own unique brand of folk music before Zach Condon started mining that territory for sonic gold under his Beirut moniker.

Beirut (aka Zach Condon and his band) has announced a new album, A Study of Losses, recorded for a Swedish circus, and shared a new song from it, “Guericke’s Unicorn,” via a music video. A Study of ...

When you talk about Beirut, you’re really talking about Zach Condon. The 25-year-old is the lead singer, sole songwriter and main musical force behind the critically acclaimed six-member outfit that ...

Unconventional, orchestral indie band Beirut takes the road less traveled in both a musical and physical sense in the new music video for their song “Gilbraltar.” Accompanied by a strong, steady hand ...

Rock ’n’ roll has always been dominated by instruments that sound like consonants. The click of a pick against guitar strings, the pop of fingers against keys or bass or the snap of sticks against ...

Originally the solo project of high school dropout and Sante Fe native Zach Condon, Beirut has developed into an immensely popular six-man collective since its first full-length release in 2006 ...

August 28, 2015; Washington, DC – The 2015 fall calendar is unusually rich with album releases, and NPR Music is kicking off the season with live performances of anticipated new music. In the second ...

Walking into the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (7/5), I realized that I knew nothing about WOOM, the opening act, but I was pleasantly surprised by their set (erratic sound quality aside). The ...

Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival is a borough-wide celebration of Brooklyn’s musical talent, comprising mainstage events at BAM (performances by Beirut, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kaki King, and ...