Like a lot of guitar players, Jack Rose died too young. He was 38 when his heart gave out in 2009, ending the life of a guy whose acoustic-guitar playing reminded listeners that you don’t need pedals, effects and volume to dazzle. A box of wood, six steel strings, fleet… Read More →
There’s no mystery in what you’re going to get from Josh Flagg. “I like a lot of power pop,” Flagg told The Listening Room. “I like short songs. I don’t like a lot of guitar solos and things like that. I sort of come from Big Star, Posies, you know,... Read More →
Bob Mould could rightfully be called the Godfather of Grunge, fashioning the “wall of guitar” sound that defined early alternative rock and laid the musical foundation for the grunge wave that came out of Seattle in the late 1980s. Out of that wave came Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees,... Read More →
There’s a lot to like about Louisiana – the food, the culture, New Orleans. It’s all there for Mardi Gras. But what would it all be without the music? There are only a handful of cities in the country that can lay claim to being a music capital – Austin,... Read More →