Keith Alessi, a former CEO, created a one-man show after a cancer diagnosis gave him one year to live. Alessi credits his survival and happiness to his passion for learning to play the banjo. He ...

Bob Weir was the quiet linchpin of the Grateful Dead. Though he was uninterested in competing with the mythical presence of Jerry Garcia, saying fans’ deification had ultimately killed the frontman, ...

Some pop fans might have gone into 2025 anticipating a year’s worth of the shakes, suffering from Eras Tour withdrawal. But there was no need for anyone to go cold turkey on live music these past 12 ...

The Share America Foundation, Inc. announced its third 2025 Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship winner in LaFayette, Ga. The scholarship honors students excelling in the Appalachian musical arts. Pearl ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - On this installment of Florida Man Adventures, we are here in Gainesville at Hoggtowne Music where they have everything from bongos to banjos, let’s check it out. Chances ...

Division may feel permanent, but like puzzle pieces, America can fit back together when we choose co-ownership over control. America is tired. We build, we tear down, we reset. Every few years, ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I’ve tried so many guitar learning apps by now that I thought I’d seen it all. But when I found out Gibson had developed their own ...

Derek Fordjour, Transmission, 2025. Wood, steel, iron, acrylic and rhinestones, 12 1/4 x 28 3/4 x 8 inches, (31.1 x 73 x 20.3 cm). Photo: Daniel Greer, courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery “Far enough” ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

It takes a concerted effort to stay hopeful during these times. Live music is still your best entertainment value, when it comes to soul-feeding and body-rumbling. Here, in no particular ranked order, ...

Rhiannon Giddens' Biscuits & Banjos Festival is taking over downtown Durham this weekend. The festival is sold out, but if you didn't grab a ticket, don't worry, because there's plenty of free events ...