In their heyday, washboards were instruments of laundry day drudgery. Today they're more likely to be instruments of good clean fun, as Conor Knighton now tells us: For serious players of the ...

Derived from West African hamboning and popularized in the U.S. through 20th-century jug bands, the washboard has been used as a makeshift percussion instrument for more than 100 years. By adding ...

Sonoma County has always attracted and produced musicians. Some of them are well known internationally. Others have more limited fan bases existing mainly within the Bay Area, throughout the West ...

Barry Kinder was more likely to be a performer at one of Grove East Provisions' (3101 Arsenal Street; 314-802-7090) music nights rather than its owner. An accomplished drummer, Kinder spent several ...

Playing for Change was created in 2005 to spread a message of peace through music, particularly by street musicians from around the globe. It's perhaps best known for the video for "Stand by Me." ...

Two years ago, O Brother Where Art Thou, a quirky movie loosely based on Homer's Odyssey and filled with Appalachian mountain music, created a mild stir at the box office. But its Grammy Award-winning ...

If American Idol proved one thing, it is that this country loves people who have no talent and are willing to get on stage to prove it. (The horrific auditions are the best part!) Tonight, you don’t ...

LOGAN — The last washboard manufacturer in the United States has proven as tenacious as ring-around-the-collar. The Columbus Washboard Co. probably shouldn’t have made it into the 21st century. The ...

Even when isolated in the rustic wilds of Southern Indiana, the Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band has a presence around the world. The Rev, otherwise known as vocalist-guitarist Josh Peyton, and Breezy, his ...

MIDDLETOWN — The Buttonwood Tree will be welcoming two bands concerts beginning next week, as Washboard Slim & the Bluelights and the Tempest band perform at the venue beginning next week. After 40 ...