You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King ...

The bass is rarely in the limelight. But together with the drums, the bass drives the beat of the song, at the same time ...

In the final years of his life, the musical genius behind songs like “Go All the Way” and “All by Myself” was estranged from ...

In the instrumental break, Starr is the foundation that allows George Harrison to go sprinting on one of his showiest guitar solos. Meanwhile ... rhythm of the main section into a kind of stomping ...

Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man ...

Recorded at Sound City Studios in LA and produced by boygenius, jasmine.4.t travels through the harsh truths of queerness, documenting stretches of homelessness, PTSD, and harassment. Each member of ...

After all, its creator, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, never really went away; in fact, since the release of his first record, 1995’s ...

The unlikely Cinderella story is even more confusing given the then makeup of Sum 41: four childhood friends from Ajax who ...

Joy Oladokun logged a double-duty shift Friday at a sold-out Thalia Hall. Recalling a bygone era when the likes of Bob Dylan, ...

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally ...

Taking a nostalgic tone, Whibley dedicated 2000’s Makes No Difference (Sum 41’s debut single) to “old school” fans. During Pieces, he played a stripped-down piano intro as his bandmates kicked in with ...

As ESNS draws to a close, here are five of the most exciting acts we found from the musical showcase festival.