Watching the fingerstyle guitarist perform in a small Iowa City theater reaffirmed my belief in music’s ability to conjure ...

But when John Koeninger picks up a guitar, his brain goes into overdrive. Gears turning, he’s analyzing tension, vibration, resonance, the physics that transform energy into sound. In retirement, the ...

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Every January, NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants) converges on Anaheim, drawing more than 75,000 attendees to ...

Unconcerned With What Genre His Music Is Labeled article by Jim Trageser, published on January 29, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...

The pedal steel became central to his groundbreaking career.

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In West Africa, tiny Benin is riding a coastal building boom — but beneath the cranes and construction, new inequalities are ...

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Having invited the somewhat bewildered OAPs to sing on his protest against the indignities of ageing, “I’d Rather Be Dead” (“than wet my bed”), Nilsson has decorated the studio with balloons, handed ...

Beggar Weeds open for John Doe again, 39 years later Words by Shelton Hull “Why am I in Jacksonville? I’m not really sure,” says John Doe via telephone from Austin Texas. We know why: He’ll be ...