Hispanic Heritage month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as a celebration of culture, art, music, and food from multiple ...

Future Perfect, Part 12 by Blue Note Portal on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz The Blue Note Portal coverage, artist features, and expert writing since 1995.

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Award-winning session player Ben Mink can’t believe he’s managed to pay the rent for over 50 years ...

Roger McGuinn, cofounder of the influential folk-rock band The Byrds, brings his “Songs and Stories” to the Lobero.

Superstar bluegrass group Punch Brothers will kick off the Evanston Folk Festival on Sept. 11. Evanston SPACE and its parent organization, 16 On Center, ...

If Duane Allman never made another record besides “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs,” he’d still be a legend. Allman’s eloquent and fiery slide guitar playing pushed Eric Clapton throughout that ...

The British singer-songwriter's fifth album is deeply personal, revealing a more assured side of the star while offering an intimate glimpse into the people and places closest to them. By Sophie ...

Designed by Patrick James Eggle, the poplar-bodied 12-string pairs twin FilterSonic humbuckers with a split through-body and through-bridge setup. Shergold has launched the Telstar Standard 12-String, ...

Swedish heavy metallers AMON AMARTH approach a new way of songwriting on their first-ever acoustic excursion "Upphaf". The song strips away the fury of modern melodic heavy metal to reveal the ancient ...

Ahead of this week's release of Confessions II, we run down Madonna's 2005 dance odyssey. By Katie Bain Released on November 9, 2005, Confessions on a Dance Floor found Madonna ready to party. “When I ...

In a 1977 interview, John Deacon of Queen was asked about whether or not songwriting came easily to him. "No, it's quite difficult actually," he replied. "It's getting a bit better as time goes on." ...