Bill Callahan never needed to shout to be heard. From the tape-hiss and four-track fog of the early Smog cassettes to the ...

Here’s a sign that perhaps the 2026 shortlist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is too large: A full day after chatting with an anonymous voter, we both came to the realization ...

She had rock’s most explosive voice. She ascended to the forefront of the 1960s counterculture at Woodstock. Fifty-six years after her death, Janis Joplin still exerts a pervasive influence on female ...

The Roots Man Project will play at Vino Godfather's reopening after their winter hiatus. Photo courtesy Roots Man Project ...

Ticket sales have started for the highly anticipated lineup of the annual Humphreys Concerts By the Bay series. The iconic San Diego music venue is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, and to ...

A 1956 hit ranked among the greatest songs of all time helped define early rock and roll and became a lasting classic.

Carlos Santana is coming to Santa Barbara this September with a two-day concert as part of his Oneness Tour 2026.

After six finalists took the Brightside Ballroom stage Saturday night, Midwest Americana band Paid Leave took home the crown for the 2026 Dayton Battle of the Bands.

Don't sleep on these bands. It’s safe to say that The Red Clay Strays are one of the hottest bands on the planet right now. Between frontman Brandon Coleman’s killer vocals, the flawless blend of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and ...

These famous guitar riffs built up blues rock as a genre during its formative years, and they still inspire guitarists today.