Michael Franti occupies a unique position in the current music scene. He was a founding member of late-'80s experimental funk band the Beatnigs -- which combined noisy, industrial punk and hip-hop with hard-hitting political songs, eventually evolving into the marginally more accessible Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy.
Duncan Sheik, in tow with keyboardist Jason Hart and percussionist Doug Yowell, took time out of his tour Suzanne Vega to stop by the AG offices and perform three songs off his latest electro-acoustic album Legerdemain.
Quiles and Cloud were a long way from their home in San Francisco in 2014, when they captured the audience at FreshGrass, the early-fall festival in the Berkshire Mountains where this act took a big step onto the national scene by winning the FreshGrass duo contest. Part of their prize…
This San Francisco-based progressive bluegrass band Front Country, featuring guitarist Jacob Groopman and fronted by vocalist and guitarist Melody Walker, has won rave reviews from critics and peers alike.
Fresh from the release of her recent Uncovered, a critically acclaimed collection of cover songs, Shawn Colvin stopped by the AG studio to perform a trio of songs.
Watch Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan perform the title track from their latest album, then enjoy the writing partners' dry repartee as they attempt to describe how their guitar styles complement one another.
Rising star Jennah Bell recently stopped by the Acoustic Guitar offices to perform three of her stunning original songs. Watch the Brooklyn-based, Oakland-grown songwriter—who trained at Berklee College of Music—play “Phoenix Lights,” “Candied Daylight,” and “The Common Cold” and reveal the backstories behind her mysterious lyrics wrapped in gorgeous melodies. Bell is hard at work on her debut full-length album, so…
Break out the champagne, confetti and noisemakers—this marks the 100th entry in the Acoustic Guitar Sessions series! From the outset, it has been the mission of Sessions to capture a broad range of artists working in many different styles, from soulful singer-songwriters to fingerstyle wizards, “name” performers and rising talents.…
For this Session, Lebo eschewed his primary electric axe in favor of his preferred acoustic, a beautiful Santa Cruz Vintage Jumbo crafted by founder Richard Hoover.
Andy Powers was an independent luthier, local musician, and avid surfer, living and playing around Southern California, when Bob Taylor enlisted him as kind of a right-hand man—head luthier of Taylor Guitars.
When Bell arrived at the Acoustic Guitar studios to do an AG Sessions recently, he played a pair of guitars and sang a pair of songs that will move you to your core. Watch and weep.
The talented Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance recently stopped by the Acoustic Guitar offices to perform three songs in his hypnotic psych-folk style.
Watch the folk-country icon perform two songs from his illustrious back catalog, which often draws inspiration from his everyday experiences as a lifelong Texan.
The Wild Reeds—Kinsey Lee, Sharon Silva, and Mackenzie Howe—recently stopped by the AG offices to perform three songs in their irresistible style of dreamy California folk.
Dan Schwartz, Keith Goodwin, and Tim Arnold, stripped down to just guitar, vocals, and hand percussion and performed three songs off their recent album.
While on tour for her new album Reckless Skyline, singer-songwriter Caitlin Canty stopped byAcoustic Guitar to play three songs on her 1930s Recording King guitar and talk about her recent move to Nashville. Watch Canty, joined by pedal steel and regular guitarist Eric Heywood (Ray LaMontagne’s Pariah Dogs, Tift Merritt, The Pretenders), perform “Get Up,” “I Never,” and “Southern Man.”…
Emily Saliers and Amy Ray met in elementary school, started playing together in high school, and, 30 years later, are still making music as the Grammy-winning Indigo Girls. When the duo recently stopped by AG to do an Acoustic Guitar Sessions, they shared that the chemistry they felt when they began harmonizing and playing guitars together as teens…
