Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts, singer of the hit song "Ramblin’ Man," with a memorial highway through his hometown.

“With the sound of a baseball game and a cheering crowd, rooting for our underdog, Jackie Boy, The Immigrants blend a cool melodic, surf-rock guitar, with a catchy drum-beat and a roughness in the ...

His debut LP brought success, but fame messed with his mental health. After stepping away for three years to surf, travel, and work as a barista, the Londoner is back – and has fixed his relationship ...

Santa Cruz is of course no stranger to surfing and surf culture. Naturally, surf music is a big part of that. Jeff “Stretch” Riedle, the drummer and leader of local outfit The New Shockwaves, brings ...

The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake is a rock and roll landmark and one of the few historic ballrooms still operating today. Its legacy is closely tied to "The Day the Music Died," when Buddy Holly, ...

It’s hard to feel anything but good vibes when Jack Johnson’s in the house. Such was the case on Thursday, November 6 at his much-anticipated and quickly sold-out show at the Arlington (see story here ...

YouTube artist Mike Massé is making a music video for his acoustic guitar cover of the Don McLean classic “American Pie” on Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Surf Ballroom, and the public is invited to watch, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Last Thursday night, The Lighthouse Cafe transported people to another era. This time, to 1995 when an epic surf-rock revival gripped a Hermosa Beach audience at the once acclaimed jazz venue. “The ...

August 27, 1990 was “The Day the Music Died” in Austin. Thirty-five years ago, 35-year-old Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter that crashed into the side of a Wisconsin ski slope shortly after ...