Atmosphere news

At just after midnight on Saturday, in a bar down an old lane in Beijing, the band suddenly stops playing. Grabbing the microphone, the manager tells everyone to remain in the venue; the police are outside threatening to escort to the nearest police station any foreigner not carrying valid documents. The atmosphere instantly sours.

Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011, in the days after the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami.

As a travel aficionado, I live in (and love) the city so I can get out of town. As the music critic and entertainment editor for The Denver Post, I often get out of town to see a band, a festival, in an atmosphere you won't find in metro Denver. ... And here are a few favorite summer getaways.

Japan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011, in the days after the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami.

'Sink or Swim' finalist Jim Castaneda brings his one man band style to the tasting room at Bloom's Winery in Langly. Bloom's room features great wine, art and atmosphere. Castaneda's cool grooves blend perfectly with a taste of wine.

It's hard to find a better atmosphere for live tunes than the Lake Erie Islands. Find out who's playing where below. read more By date (default)

A recent rehearsal of the Central Ohio Brass Band had all the flow of a rush-hour commute: The music started and stopped, started and stopped. During the breaks, director Jessica Sneeringer tried to untie the musical knots — with the tempo too fast or the drums too loud.

If you're a real deal, honest-to-goodness biker diehard, the odds are probably pretty good that you already know where to go for good food and good drink in a hog-friendly atmosphere. Bikers just know where to go. Everyone has to start somewhere, however, so for those who are just beginning to enjoy the rushing wind, the gleaming asphalt and freedom of the open road, here are five biker approved ...

Black Oxygen will play its biggest gig ever Saturday at noon in Liberty Memorial Park, when it opens Rockfest. But it won’t be the band’s only big show of the week.

SALISBURY -- Although the Salisbury Zoo is normally closed after hours on weekends, the park had a festive atmosphere Saturday night as the zoo held its annual Zoobilation event.

Atmosphere: the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth or any other celestial body; a general pervasive feeling or disposition; the prevailing tone or mood; an American hip hop group from Minneapolis in the United States.