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Guitar Center has celebrated the opening of its latest retail location – a 16,000-square-foot facility in Anchorage, Alaska (2880 Seward Highway, Anchorage, AK 99503). The store offers an expansive set…
Buffet Crampon USA, North American distributor of Buffet Crampon professional, intermediate and student clarinets, recently partnered with Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas and the San Antonio Symphony to grant the…
Chuck Rainey, the studio bassist, live rhythm section member and music educator, has joined other critical bass players in choosing GR Bass Amplification, a boutique manufacturer of bass amplifiers, speaker…
The ADJ Group of Companies is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlotte Wester as its new Trade Show Manager. Based out of the group’s Los Angeles headquarters, she will…
Since emerging from bankruptcy less than a year ago, Gibson has made significant progress in the key areas that matter most to guitarists around the world. With a clear focus on quality, a new…
In a longstanding trademark dispute with Gibson Brands, Inc. over the cancellation of Gibson’s V-Shaped guitar trademark, Warwick, led by owner Hans-Peter Wilfer, successfully argued that the V-Shaped guitar cannot act…
For one month out of every year, life in French Polynesia becomes even more blissful as locals gather for Heiva, a rich and colorful celebration of ancient Polynesian customs. This May,…
Tool, comprised of Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar), and Maynard James Keenan (vocals), has been touring with a sound system supplied by Eighth Day Sound. Along…
Yamaha recently joined veteran’s group Guitars for Vets (G4V) to hold a live music performance in observance of National PTSD Awareness Day, as well as to celebrate the recent milestone…
Sam Parker describes the look he devised for Passion Pit’s just-concluded Manners 10th Anniversary Tour as resembling a “space station command pit.” Lead singer for Passion Pit Michael Angelako has never felt comfortable…
The Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre near St. Louis, Missouri seats 7,000 people under its roof, but it seats another 13,000 people on its vast lawn. However, the previous line arrays that…
The Yamaha Young Performing Artists (YYPA) program recognized the 2019 winners during its annual Celebration Weekend, held June 22-25, 2019 at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The YYPA program…
