If you’re interested in music, guitars, fine craftsmanship or beautiful things (That list ought to cover just about everyone, right?), you might think about visiting the Met’s Guitar Heroes exhibit, which opened in February and runs though July 4. The show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York… Read More →
How about some positive piano news? The Listening Room got word today that the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains is teaming up with Faust Harrison Pianos for a new music center at the conservatory’s campus. Turns out the center, scheduled to open early this summer, will have pianos… Read More →
Everyone’s favorite holiday is just about here: Record Store Day! On Saturday, April 16, independent music stores around the country will join together and … sell records and CDs. Sounds like any other day, I know, but Record Store Day is different. Why? Because stores will offer discounts and deals,... Read More →
Bernard Butler has had the distinction of excelling on both sides of the recording studio — as a solo artist and guitarist for British rockers Suede, and as an award-winning producer for some of England’s biggest contemporary performers. But it is largely on stage where Butler first made his name,... Read More →
Timed with the release of their seventh album, Wasting Light, alternative rockers the Foo Fighters gigged in Yonkers over the weekend — part of the band’s “Garage Tour New York.” The band’s performance in the roomy Yonkers garage on Saturday has already hit the blogosphere, and is picking up hits… Read More →
Our friend Chris Bro of 107.1 The Peak has helped to unite the local music-loving community by hosting a number of happy hour gatherings in Port Chester. This time, it’s going to be for a great cause. On Tuesday, a happy hour fundraiser for the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation will take… Read More →
What do you think of Gibson’s robot guitars? Revolutionary and rad or too geeked out to be cool? The company’s latest entry, the Firebird X, tunes itself, has built-in effects, three “tog-pots,” or toggle switches that also roll like a tone or volume knob, and comes with a hoverboard. (Just… Read More →
G.E. Smith once joked that he hadn’t slept since the 1960s. Don’t laugh. That might actually be closer to the truth than you could imagine, considering that Smith has crammed in more music and more gigs with some of the world’s most notable musicians than seems humanly possible. It’s no… Read More →
Great piece by my colleague Chris Serico who interviewed Buddy Guy last week in anticipation of the blues legend’s show at Purchase College. While the show is now history, there’s some great stuff here from one of the greatest electric blues player in the genre’s history. Here’s Chris’ piece, courtesy… Read More →