One goal of the alternative rock guitarist is to avoid rock clichés. And one of rock’s biggest clichés is the guitar solo.

They’ve forged a close friendship over the years, but getting Slowhand to play an “insane” solo on his record wasn’t easy ...

On October 19th, 20026, Phantogram hit the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for a sold-out show on the penultimate stop of ...

Memphis guitarist Joe Restivo's “A Beautiful Friendship” is a jazz-organ record featuring keyboardist Charlie Wood and ...

The Father of Make Believe is another immersive long-form trip into the world of Coheed and Cambria’s fictional world.

The man can make a guitar sing. Damn, he was good. The notes rose from the guitar in his hands, filling the room and ...

The vinyl resurgence has turned jazz and blues reissues into a serious thrill for collectors, and Craft Recordings, Bluesville, and our friend Chad at Acoustic Sounds have been steering the ship. They ...

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the band Kiss, passed away on October 16, 2025, at the age of 74 due to ...

A resolute fan of 1950s rock and roll, he never got along with hard rock — despite his love for the guitarist who paved the ...

Hurry Up is the debut full-length album from the crew of A-list New Orleans-based veteran sidemen known as Captain Buckles.

The 1970s gave us some of the greatest blues-rock music ever recorded, but not every masterpiece got the attention it ...

R&B legend Chris Jasper died on Feb. 24. He was 73. His family announced the news on his Facebook, noting that he was ...