The talented Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance recently stopped by the Acoustic Guitar offices to perform three songs in his hypnotic psych-folk style. ... Read More...
Good Old War is not insulted by the words "radio friendly," a term critics ascribed to its new album Broken Into Better Shape, which marks a shift to a fuller s... Read More...
Back in the 1980s, Translator was at the forefront of San Francisco's robust post-punk and new wave scene, and a marquee member of Howie Klein's 415 Records. Th... Read More...
In honor of Lou Reed's birthday (March 2), we're delighted to share our Acoustic Guitar Sessions with Joseph Arthur. Last year, Arthur put out a strong collecti... Read More...
For almost 20 years, Oliver and Chris Wood nurtured separate musical careers: Oliver with his band King Johnson and as a Tinsley Ellis sideman, Chris with exper... Read More...
Sure, the Defibulators spell their name wrong and look like art-damaged hipsters, but who cares? The Brooklyn combo's rugged string-band music is so charged-up,... Read More...
Buzz Osborne, the wild-haired front man of the Melvins, has gone acoustic on his latest album, This Machine Kills Artists. Buzz stopped by the AG studios recent... Read More...
Whether performing a straightforward folk-rock song or experimenting with acoustic-music traditions from around the world, the Barr Brothers—guitarist Brad Barr... Read More...
Peter Case discusses the solo-acoustic inspiration he got from his blues idols Lightnin' Hopkins, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi John Hurt, which led the forme... Read More...
John Doe, the founder of the trailblazing Los Angeles punk band X as well as the influential alt-country band The Knitters, sat down with Acoustic Guitar Sessio... Read More...
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