Few people were aware of the 1994 single “Insomniac” by the rock duo Billy Pilgrim, and it quickly sank into obscurity. But a cappella groups can’t stop singing it. We set out to find an explanation.

The song is called “I Hate A Cappella,” and the joke is that it was composed and performed by an a cappella group, The Richter Scales. The group, comprised largely of Ivy League tech workers in San ...

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There’s nothing more daunting as a vocalist than having to tackle a part of a song without any musical accompaniment behind you. That said, if you can pull it off correctly, it can make for an ...

A couple weeks ago, we considered music without words, or instrumental songs. Not unexpectedly, this week's discourse will focus on songs without music, or a cappella tunes. You may recall "Pitch ...

Black to Gold, a New York City-based 6 piece a cappella group, have just released the music video for their very own medley arrangement of songs from Legally Blonde: The Musical. This video is a campy ...

Inspired by Indian spiritual guru Meher Baba, singer-songwriter Bobby McFerrin wrote the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" for his album Simple Pleasures. Meher Baba was known for the phrase, "Don't worry, ...

Riffing and harmonizing, Gaston Hall has often been filled with the sounds of beats and vocals, as the stage comes to life with an a cappella performance. Meaning “in choir style” in Italian, a ...