2008 great year to sing blues (Timmins Daily Press)

My wife can only take so much blues music. I don't blame her I can only dig so much Barry Manilow. Having said that, I'm [...]

Audio File: Debonaires to play in Riverside (The Press-Enterprise)

The Debonaires have grown up. The ska band, which has been together for almost 14 years, has been one of the staples of the Riverside music scene.

Eric's top 10 CDs of 2008 (Creative Loafing Tampa)

By Eric Snider I've written different variations of the following caveat for years, but I think it establishes an important distinction: The following is a list of my favorite albums of 2008. This is not to be confused with what's important or hip or widely acclaimed by the critical community. If some of the titles below happen to be important or hip or widely acclaimed by the critical ...

Finding Christmas gifts with flair (Temple Daily Telegram)

Savvy Christmas shoppers know the best gifts don’t grow on trees - not even Christmas trees. Although we don’t always admit it, we know a lame present when we get one: “Oh, what a lovely calendar. Twelve months of meatloaf recipes.”

Now Showing: 9,196 Artists | 52,271 Events (POLLSTAR)

Dick Dale , the King of the Surf Guitar, has spent most of 2008 battling cancer but he tells Pollstar he’s still playing and will amp it up next year.

Guitar thief takes 'rare' Yamaha (BBC News)

Five guitars including a "rare" Yamaha electric guitar have been stolen from a property in Birmingham.