North London songwriter-producer embraces focus on rhythm, open tuning, Tubescreamer clones and following their instincts on ...

For Veterans Day, Mark Farner shares the story of writing Grand Funk Railroad’s breakthrough hit “Closer to Home” and what it ...

Leo Kottke is a legendary acoustic guitar virtuoso who has developed a cult following of fellow guitarists and fans over the ...

The Listening Room with Allan Combs II and Rob Henke & Rolf Sturm When: Wednesday at 7 p.m. Where: The CommUnity Zone, 328 ...

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'MUTATIONS' FESTIVAL, VARIOUS VENUES, BRIGHTON 5-9.11.24  The sixth edition of the ‘Mutations’ festival, ...

Well, they pretty much had the same color hair. But aside from that, the three men who comprised The Police couldn't have been more different. It's perhaps no surprise then that theirs was a volatile ...

“Guitar music is a little timeless,” says the 20-year-old Surrey-raised musician born Kylie Van Slyke. “If you have the heart and soul and spirit behind it, four chords and a very ... come from Van ...

Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. You can’t catch a bus in Vancouver without tripping over a struggling indie musician trying to ...

He could always write songs, but spending all those years by Tom Petty's side taught Campbell a thing or two about fronting a ...

Standing barefoot on the balcony of our suite at the Sahara hotel in Las Vegas, I stared down, dizzy with loneliness as I saw ...

the two halves of a whole," Alex ... [I said,] 'Ed, you're playing guitar. I want drums.' " The namesake of rock band Van Halen dazzled a generation of guitar fans with his flashy solos and trademark ...

Growing up in the Bronx, the shadow of the church loomed large over a young Carlos Alomar. But larger still was the shadow of a Sears and Roebuck guitar/amp combo gifted to him by his father as a teen ...