There are far too many blues innovators to mention them all but listen to Delta pioneers Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson to appreciate the roots of the genre. What are the best online ...

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As a hard-core rocker and roller I find that my gear has to be ready to rock and/or roll at a moment’s notice. There is no telling when I’ll have to lay out a face-melter during jury duty or blast out ...

Being a guitarist requires a lot of gear, which tends to be big in size and, therefore, very hard to carry. Other than the guitar itself, there is the amp and the speakers (or a combo having both ...

The retro idea of building an amp into a guitar gets a thoroughly modern update with the addition of an iPhone dock and a 12-hour battery. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

The blues, it is universally accepted, is immortal. So, in the passing of pioneering British musician and band leader John Mayall, whose ensembles of the 1960s acted as incubators of this essentially ...

KITCHENER - After moving to Kitchener in 1993 Mike McDonald headed for the weekly jam at Pop the Gator that was led by Mel Brown. McDonald had been playing the Toronto music scene for more than 20 ...

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