This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John’s, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made them was retiring. The ...

Growing up, music took me to my happy place. I loved singing, but especially playing musical instruments. As soon as my parents recognized this interest, they began exposing me to everything. The ...

Stick Men is a fitting name for the power trio/progressive rock group that will play two shows on Saturday night at the Van Dyck restaurant and lounge in Schenectady. Two of its three members play ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John's, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made ...

Dave Rowe, owner of O'Brien's Music Store poses with an ugly stick: a traditional Newfoundland and Labrador percussion musical instrument, outside his shop on Water Street, St. John's, Monday, Dec. 4, ...