Jimi Hendrix travel tips

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024.

More than a year since wildfires ravaged Maui’s western coast, including the beloved coastal town of Lāhainā, the community is still working to rebuild — one one organization is aiming to give hope to survivors and their families in an upcoming festival.

Washington’s headline act is its natural environment.

The City of Chicago and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the full lineup and programming highlights for the 2024 edition of the beloved Chicago Blues Festival, taking place June 6 – 9 as part of Millennium Park’s milestone 20th anniversary season.

When it comes to the best cities for music lovers, Seattle strikes a chord like few others. It gives travelers a taste of its obsession with music the moment they arrive at Sea-Tac airport, which has live performances from up to four different artists every day.

One of London’s quirkiest museums is the Handel Hendrix House, adjoining Georgian townhouses that two of the world’s greatest musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix, used to call home. The museum has just reopened, after a major £3 million pound renovation has given access to all of Handel’s house for the first time, with a restoration of the basement and ground floor, which until recently was a luxury goods shop. The upper floors, first opened as the museum in 2001, have also been refurbished and enhanced to really give the visitor the feeling of entering the world of musical genius.