After losing his mother to an overdose in June, music became a source of catharsis for Strings. Laufey was an "odd fish" in ...

The Bablers, a band that includes two brothers, their father and uncle, have become popular in the lakes area for taking popular songs and shifting them into new genres.

A ‘summit of 10 nations’ was held, not across the high tables of diplomacy, but on the lawns of a heritage club. Nine musical ensembles, from across the world, congregated last weekend to hold a live ...

Stick Men, featuring Tony Levin, with Andre Cholmondeley’s We Are Ants To Them, featuring Tom Griesgraber Apart from former San Diegan Nathan East, it’s difficult to think of another bass guitar great ...

D’Addario's task force meets weekly to strategize response to trade war impacts Company plans own free trade zone, reroutes shipments to sidestep tariffs D'Addario estimates tariff bill will triple ...

Grammy Award-winner Ben Williams has become one of the most in-demand bassists in the nation since winning first-place honors at the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition. His skill ...

An expansion of the Multitar concept, this build includes a double-neck guitar integrated with a miniature cajon drum. The project blends musical creativity with modular woodworking, designed for ...

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...

Billy Strings has officially unveiled a new partnership with C. F. Martin & Company, who have crafted two signature models designed by the artist and inspired by one of his favorite instruments.

You can’t rush a painstaking artist like Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand. Known for years in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $40,000 ...

Everything starts with tuning; and if you're a guitarist it's a burden you have to accept. Pianists? They have it easy! Set and forget. But every time you pick your guitar up to play you'll need to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of San Diego-based Taylor Guitars, the ...