Led by Creative Impulse
In 2016, Fort Wayne crossed a threshold from “almost cool” to “indisputably cool” when it was announced that The Flaming Lips would perform at the inaugural...
Article Category: National Acts
Bluegrass, Hip Hop Smash
If you’ve watched an episode of the Fox drama, Justified, then you’ve heard the unique mash-up of hip hop and bluegrass that is Gangstagrass. The Brooklyn-based,...
Growing Older & Wiser
Jon Gordon Langseth Jr., alias Jonny Lang, was discovered in the late 1990s as part of a wave of blues guitar prodigies.
In the late 1990s, we loved...
Southern Rock Legends
Southern rock’s family tree can be traced to the late 1960s and early ’70s with three principal, indisputable roots: The Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd...
Noone Does It Better
Of all the UK-based bands that invaded the U.S. in the mid-1960s – think the Kinks, the Animals, and, of course, the Beatles – Herman’s Hermits are...
Carry on with New Music
With the exception of a four-year break in the early 1980s, the voice of Kansas — not to mention their iconic hits “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust...
Working for a Living
Jay Leno said he hasn’t touched a dime of his Tonight Show earnings.
That’s a lot of dimes.
Leno earned between $20 million and $30 million a year...
Living the Metal Dream
A phrase repeats several times in the FAQ section of the Black Label Society website. The phrase is simple, direct, and perhaps a little on the scolding...
Jam Band Journey
Blues Traveler have gone through three distinct phases since the band formed in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1987: underground jam band, international...
All About the Music
Political activist. NRA proponent. Hunter. Business entrepreneur. Former reality TV show star. Whatever label you give him, when Ted Nugent speaks,...