In the summer of 1968, three years into the Grateful Dead’s existence, the band fired singer and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.

Clark Vogeler has the job that most guitarists can only dream of. As Toadies’ lead guitarist, Vogeler delivers a swelling ...

A memorial for the late Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, rests in front of the band’s former house in San ...

T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues ...

"I can assure you at all times his guitar is connected," wrote Michael Moschella in an Instagram comment on a video of Nick ...

This Weir tune took the band to the outermost edges of improvisation, and imbues the lonely work of all their touring with ...

Bob Weir's guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead. It may have been even more radical than you think.

I was outside taking a set break during a gig with my band Saturday night, when several members of the group saw the same ...

Richard Philip Henry John Benson was not a normal person. In the mid-90s, he was a hunk Italian prog guitarist in nuts-tight ...

Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets striking water, a quick burst followed by a fading ripple. University of ...

Tricky songs often hide their harmony behind voicings and inversions. This guide explains how to hear past surface complexity. It prioritizes context over individual notes. Once the structure is clear ...