For recreational pianists, keyboards are smart investments. They’re cheaper than full-size pianos, require no tuning, and are way easier to carry up staircases. Plus: Connect a pair of headphones, and you can hammer away in your apartment without Gladys from upstairs complaining.
Bernie Williams will be in Syracuse for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15. The former Yankee star turned musician will perform the National Anthem at the 2:00 p.m. Syracuse Chiefs game and then play a concert at Landmark Theater in the evening to support the Syracuse-based nonprofit Signature Music.
Raised an only child, Matthew Kenney of Edgewood, Kentucky, was tasked with finding ways to entertain himself. The baby grand piano in his parents’ sitting room was his first inspiration. He began piano lessons in the third grade, but bored with the formal training, he quit after six months. Instead, he played by ear, learning everything from commercial jingles to the pop songs on his mom’s favorite radio station.
Xaphoon Pocket Sax is a tiny injection-molded sax with an incredibly big sound. The sound is described as somewhere between that of a saxophone and a clarinet, and two octaves lower than a flute of the same size. It uses standard saxophone reeds.
The DigiTech RP360XP guitar multi-effect processor is packed with a truckload of iconic amps, cabs, and stompboxes. The intuitive LCD interface makes it easy to explore and nail the perfect tone. Along with its stunning arsenal of effects, the RP360XP gives you a built-in expression pedal, a 40-second looper, 198 presets, a USB port, configurable […]
So, here I am driving my car on Cambridge Street like I do 3 times a day in my town. My radio is on and I am listening to a top 40 station outside of Boston when a song comes on that I have never heard. The man’s voice astounds me and I am transported in another way entirely. It’s such a beautiful ballad and I need to find out who is singing it.
Many musicians end up working “day jobs” to make ends meet, but Brenda Lynn Allen loves her day job just as much as she loves evening gigs performing on stage, in and around Nashville.
The Privia Pro PX-5S stage piano is packed with remarkable sounds and 88 keys in a 24-pound package. It’s easily transported and will perform flawlessly on battery power. It features Casio’s proprietary AiR sound source, which provides incredible realism, detail, and expression for award-winning grand piano sounds. PX-5S has an arsenal of newly developed sounds […]
Todd Hobin has some helpful tips and tricks that you can use at home. Watch our instructional video on how to mic an acoustic guitar whether you are in the studio or performing.
Though there are plenty of bloodline bands in the world, the Bunnell Strings are not only a family five-piece ensemble of double bass, cello, viola, and two violins, but the bonds that tie them together are much stronger than the average. Siblings—Keren, 25 years old; Kimberly, 23; Corrie, 22; Cara, 20, and Ross, 19—lost both of their parents, their father to skin cancer in 2007 and their mother of colon cancer three years later.