From the mariachi’s booming guitarron on “Cielito Lindo,” to the powerful accordeón in Los Tigres del Norte’s “Ni Parientes Somos” to even the trap drums of a Natanael Cano corrido tumbado, the sound ...

Early in his life, nobody singled out composer-musician Marcos Loya for greatness. Some of his teachers at Bell Gardens High School doubted he would even stay out of jail. “By the third grade I was ...

Wisdom from the inimitable sideman to Waits, Costello, Ginsberg and Plant When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With further albums in ...

Artists Billy Corgan says virtuosic guitar solos mean nothing in the social media age – and argues guitar influencers need to make a bigger impact on popular music Artists “I walked in… and Joni ...