England in the summertime is the land of a thousand music festivals. Every genre and style is catered for and events range from tiny gatherings in pub beer gardens played by hobby soloists and garage bands, right up to the massive corporate cattle marke… more »

Photos and Review by Carox Scottish folk have a sense of kindred pride that lasts a lifetime, so a severe head cold and several doses of anti-cold medicine were not going to prevent me from attending an event that I could “smell” was going to be a good… more »

Baba's Jam Another in our ongoing effort to promote getting off the Internet, turning off your TV, putting your phone on vibrate and going out and playing some music with people you don’t know. It can be wildly entertaining and, as you make music, you… more »

Photos and Review by Carox The House of Blues Houston is a favorite haunt because of the superb lighting and sound you can experience there. It is also a spot I have seen some of my all time favorite bands. This night was Warbringer, Symphony X and Ice… more »

Each year, at NAMM, we look forward to viewing the latest innovations, those presenting their new products to the music industry for the first time. This year we again found the wacky, the wonderful, and some stuff that is just plain wrong. We also foun… more »

by Wakitu February 26 was a very special anniversary for Dan Grigor and me, and we decided to start the day in a very special way: clinking wine glasses over Sunday brunch at the Meritage, overlooking the vines of Callaway's Vineyard. What an exquisite… more »

by Dan Grigor My relationship with Peavey takes us back in time to the 70s. Like most local gigging musicians of the day, the first real PA I owned was a used Peavey:  a small 100 watt, old Model 120 or something with two of those classic Peavey tower… more »