Why would a publishing company, in a season of economic unrest, do something as risky as launching a weekend guitar festival in a Bay Area suburb?

While digging through stuff I’ve had in storage for 20 years, I came across notes for an article musing on how audio recording technology reflects the minds of its creators. I’m no psychologist, and we’re talking tape recorders here, but

Outside Lands is becoming an annual must do as it takes root in Golden Gate park, which happens to be within walking distance of my apartment. On the same grass that legends such as Garcia, Santana, and Hendrix played many

For metal heads, a recent Monday night at the famed Warfield was a lot like going to church, just with more hellfire and much better riffs, because the godfather, Tony Iommi, was in town rocking Dio era Sabbath tunes. Anyone

I selfishly assumed that Les Paul would probably live forever. Even in his 90s, he seemed to have the energy to go the distance, and I couldn’t imagine a musical world without him. After all, when a musician