The sisters-led Minneapolis quartet formerly known as Creeping Charlie hired veteran indie-rock producer John Agnello to oversee its new album, “Cyanotype.” This lead track evokes a long-ago Agnello ...

When it comes to the greatest classic rock debut albums of all time, it is relatively subjective—though some works do stick ...

Continuing the work of Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and others, these acoustic songs from 1971 also put the rock in folk rock.

I tried to play a 12-string guitar, and it was a completely different experience than I expected. From the thicker neck and higher string tension to the massive, shimmering sound, this video explores ...

Suzanne Brindamour, holding the guitar used in D.C.'s Acoustic Guitar Project.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein) Five songwriters from the D.C. area are set to share the fruits of their mutual challenge; they ...

Welcome to a world where less truly is more! Join us as we explore unforgettable tracks that, when stripped down to their acoustic core, reveal an emotional depth and raw musicianship that elevates ...

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

As roadies rolled a grand piano onto the stage midway through Evanescence‘s set, singer Amy Lee smiled at the fans that packed the Kia Forum for KROQ‘s 34th annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show and ...

A 12-year-old girl who was mercilessly tortured by her stepfather in the Bronx appeared in a TikTok video dancing to the song “Still Alive” despite enduring what her mother described as a “long road ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero. With an instantly identifiable tone, his guitar could sing (the “Play it, ...

Black Sabbath is dead, and Black Sabbath will never die. Both of these things are true. More than 50 years ago, the Birmingham, England-founded quartet pioneered heavy metal music with songs like “War ...