The Phish guitarist goes acoustic, Robber Robber continue to ascend, and Montpelier’s Do Good Fest is feeling the ’90s.

SANTA CRUZ — During a walk more than a year ago, a friend turned to Tommy Emmanuel and told him, “Brother, you look so well. You must be living in the light.” “It was just the way he said it, I said, ...

Lady Gaga has recorded plenty of music that’s decidedly traditional in its instrumentation, most notably her two albums with the late Tony Bennett. However, her latest project, Mayhem, is not one of ...

Lately, Thom Yorke has been awfully busy with his new band the Smile; they just released Cutouts, their third album in two and a half years. Yorke also recently scored the Italian film Confidenza, and ...