Protests over spiraling inflation and the plummeting value of the local currency, the rial, began with shopkeepers in Tehran ...

Alex Skolnick, born in 1968, grew up in Berkeley, California. At age nine, a fascination with the rock group Kiss led to a desire to learn guitar. At age sixteen, Alex tried out for a local band ...

The concert is part of a 5-week West Coast tour for Moezinia's Folk Element Trio.The group, which includes Emiliano Lasansky on bass and Marcello Carelli on drums, blends jazz with various folk music ...