As promised, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker magazine, connected a pre-1500s New-World dance form to Bob Dylan – and a whole lot more. Ross certainly has the credentials to discuss classical music. He started listening to classical music as a child and started his music collection at age 10, buying his first classical LP: Anton Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony. He has been the classical music critic for The New Yorker since 1996. His first book, “The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century,” was a national bestseller and The New York Times chose it as one of the 10 best books of 2007. Ross did not discover pop music until he was 20. Still, he has become quite versed in pop

On Tuesday night, The Eagles played at Arco Arena on their "Long Road Out of Eden Tour." The Eagles formed in the early 70s in Los Angeles and have sold more than 120 million albums, had five No. 1 singles and six No. 1 albums. With an estimated 17,000-plus fans at the show, The Eagles didn’t need an opening act or flashy stage to excite the sold-out crowd. The audience seemed to be well prepared, many carrying multiple beers to their seats before the concert started. They were ready for a long set of many drunken sing-alongs. The concert opened with bright white lights on The Eagles as they opened up with an a capella of “Seven Bridges Road.” Their harmonious voices had the rowdy audien

Eagles bass player Timothy B. Schmit hit the road for his first music tour at about five years old. Schmit wasn't playing the music; he was on the road with his father, a musician active in the Northern California club scene. Schmit's father sold the family house in the Bay Area and moved them into a mobile home, driving from town to town, wherever his band had a show. After several upgrades, the family purchased an "Expando-Home" and settled in Sacramento, where Schmit began his long and winding career in music. Friday night, Schmit will play a show at the Crest Theatre to promote his latest solo album Expando, which was released in October. Americana singer-songwriter Elliot Randall wi