Born Lester William Polsfuss in Waukesha, Wis., Les Paul had just turned 94 in June. He died on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. Les [...]

The Alibi has spoken with plenty of humble bands. There’s a bevy of good-natured, aw-shucks groups that are happy to be where they [...]

Everybody and their mom hosts a music festival during the summer.Only a few fests deserve the spotlight. Fewer still warrant a three-hour drive [...]

We’ve all got urges. Indulge the primal rock ones with Speakeasy Tiger, Vonnegut and Violenta on Monday, Aug. 17, at Burt’s Tiki Lounge [...]

Guitarist Joel Harrison—whose compositions are typically shaped as much by rigorous intellect as by Dionysian inclinations—relaxes on Urban Myths, preferring to groove on [...]

New Orleans pianist/composer Tom McDermott has never played in a bordello (although he could once see one from his home), but he has [...]

Mr. Quintron is an inventor, organist and one-man band. Miss Pussycat is a puppeteer and musician. Together, as a married couple and an [...]

Burque’s all-woman garage-punk outfit The Roxieharts will play its final show on Saturday, Aug. 8. The Rum Fits, Denver’s Forth Yeer Freshman, Black [...]

The Wildlife West Music Festival is wheeling in Grammy-nominated folk musician John McCutcheon and more than 10 other acoustic acts. If somehow you [...]

Head–improv–headVerse/chorus–verse/chorus–bridge–verse/chorusA–B–A These are some of the “normal” ways of getting music done. But for adventurous musicians, such everyday forms—even everyday instruments—don’t always serve [...]