Music has put McClurg and its rollicking Monday-night jams on the map. Not just any music—Ozarks roots music, a style mostly obscure to all but those who live here, or those curious enough to seek it out.
The acoustic guitar is believed to be the first instrument heard in Cuba—it's as essential to the Cuban zeitgeist as cigars and rum, serving as the accompaniment to 500 years’ of history.
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The City of Angels has a lot to offer acoustic guitarists wanting to buy a new axe, hit up an open mic, or listen to bluegrass while chowing down on pizza.
“A friend of mine once said, ‘You’re the most egoless guitar player I’ve ever met,’” Ann says. “It’s not about me, it’s about how I fit into the band and how I can make them happy."
Founded by the Mississippi Blues Foundation, the trail’s purpose is to honor and promote Mississippi’s rich blues heritage.
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“There are at least hundreds, maybe thousands of jug bands out there. It’s amazing. I see them everywhere I go and hear some really good ones,” says guitarist and bandleader Jim Kweskin. “In every town, every village, every city, someone’s got a jug band. “It’s astounding to me.” Kweskin, the…
Dear Aunt Sarah, Thank you so much for sending me the link to your online posting of “Jambalaya.” I enjoyed all 12 verses, although not in one sitting. And let me be the first to say that those guitar lessons are really paying off, because you were able to switch…
It's one of the world’s great guitar shops—so storied that LA Weekly instituted the annual awards category, “Best Guitar Shop (That’s Not McCabe’s).” There’s no place quite like it.
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Droves of tourists flock to Nashville each year for the honky-tonks that line Lower Broadway—and you should check those out—but here are 10 must-see spots off the beaten path.
Spirit guitarist and boy genius Randy California penned “Nature’s Way” in San Francisco one afternoon while the band waited to perform at the Fillmore Auditorium.
Jimi Hendrix didn’t play a ton of acoustic guitar, so this clip of him playing his blues song “Hear My Train A Comin’” on a Zemaitis 12-string is real treat. So, put some headphones on and listen to a master at work.
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The Lone Star State has produced a size-appropriate share of bona fide singer-songwriter legends over the decades.
In June, two weeks after Frank Fairfield appeared on what should have been a career-heightening NPR Tiny Desk Concert, the old-timey musician announced he was quitting the music business forever.
Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Sarah McLachlan, Don McLean, Graham Nash, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Stills, and Dave Van Ronk all shopped there.
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