Charnett Moffett

May 3,2005
His stellar work on such albums as Black Codes (From the Underground) led to gigs with saxophonists Branford Marsalis and Ornette Coleman, vocalists Dianne Reeves and Harry Connick Jr., pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony More...

Robbers on High Street

May 3,2005
ROHS may be four lanky youths (Ben Troken, vocals, guitars, and keys; Steven Mercado, guitar and vocals; Morgan King, bass; Tomer Danan, drums) with short hair and a tendency toward vintage attire, but their music conjures More...

John Doe Looks For A Good Room

May 18,2005
What instruments did you bring to the album sessions?My gear included a Guild D35NT and an Aristocrat, a Gibson J-50, a ’58 Fender Princeton, and a Martin D-12 with a Sunrise system—a pickup, a Tube Interface, and a Lo-Z Box. I More...

Queens of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen Trip the Dark Fantastic

May 18,2005
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NAMM!

Mar 29,2006
Anaheim, California, home of Disneyland, is an appropriate setting for the International Music Products Association’s annual winter trade show: For gear freaks it feels like a magic kingdom. But it’s no small world after all: More...

Barry Bales Expands The Spectrum With Alison Krauss & Union Station

Mar 28,2005
Ask Barry Bales a question about himself, and the words “band” and “we” usually come up. For instance—what’s your part, Barry, in recreating Union Station’s polished studio sound onstage? “We really don’t have to worry about it More...

When it Rains It Grooves

Mar 28,2005
What makes the notes that emanate from Marcus Miller’s ’77 Jazz so appealing and attractive to the ear? One of the “secrets” is his ever-present sense of groove, born in his early New York club years, where failing to lock it More...

Gavin DeGraw Goes Deep

Mar 1,2005
GAVIN DEGRAW IS CLIMBING THE CHARTS with thoughtful lyrics, solid piano work, and lots of elbow grease. For a guy whose rising star is coming up strong, Gavin DeGraw has none of the affectations of stardom. He’s quick-witted and More...

Nate Newton

Mar 1,2005
“I don’t have crazy chops, I don’t read music, and I don’t shred,” Nate Newton says. “But those skills aren’t necessary for Converge. We’re a hardcore band, and I play strictly for the song, as any adept hardcore player would.” More...

Solo Flight

Jun 8,2005
“It’s a tradition in jazz piano that at some point you must master the solo piano language,” says Latin-jazz giant Michel Camilo. Known for his burning grooves, preternatural keyboard technique, and explosive trio work, Michel More...

Mastodon's Troy Sanders

Jun 3,2005
How do you describe Mastodon’s music?We are a band of traveling rock & roll pirates. We get tagged with our own genre of music: whalecore, mammoth metal, or elephant rock. When I strap on my bass my alter ego kicks in; I become a More...

Porcupine Tree

Feb 15,2006
“For me, the beauty of Porcupine Tree is that although it’s rock music, it’s experimental,” remarks Barbieri. “We use all different kinds of styles. There could be orchestrations on a really beautiful ballad and then complete More...

Jimmy and Joey's excellent adventure

Feb 1,2005
It’s the kind of thing any gathering of fans — whether music fans or sports — daydreams about after a few rounds: What if the godfather of the whole game shared the limelight with the young lion who’s taken it to a new level? And More...

Shape of Things to Come

Feb 1,2005
Matt Garrison is the ultimate underground bass hero. Even though he doesn’t have a record deal, radio play, manager, or membership in a famous band, he has still managed to become the Next Big Thing among bassists. Thumpers More...

Vienna Teng

Apr 5,2005
When I arrived at famous Freight & Salvage folk music venue in Berkeley, California to interview singer/songwriter/pianist Vienna Teng, I joined a handful of friends and fans listening to her warm up on a full-sized grand in the More...