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Rob & Trey’s New Songbook
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Rob & Trey’s New Songbook

The Nashville-based troubadours are paring country music down to its blues and bluegrass roots on Living In A Song—a deeply personal album rife with ace musicianship and earthy introspection.

When Tom Petty Rocked the Fillmore
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When Tom Petty Rocked the Fillmore

In 1997, the songwriter and his band played a 20-night residency at the historic San Francisco venue, offering fiery concerts that celebrated and defined great American rock ’n’ roll. Now, a four-CD set and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell tell the story.

Mission of Burma’s Roger Clark Miller: Guitar Dreamscapes
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Mission of Burma’s Roger Clark Miller: Guitar Dreamscapes

The post-punk 6-string hero takes a deep dive into sonic surrealism with his new album, a loop-driven collection of riveting soundscapes called Eight Dream Interpretations for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble.

Horsegirl’s Sisterhood of Loud
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Horsegirl’s Sisterhood of Loud

Fueled by youthful bravado and an explosive retro-futuristic sound, this young punk-rock power trio blasts the lid off your expectations with their debut, Versions of Modern Performance.

Hello, Hi! Welcome to Ty Segall’s Harmonizer Studio
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Hello, Hi! Welcome to Ty Segall’s Harmonizer Studio

Segall’s new album Hello, Hi” sounds just like Southern California. A heady mix of sun-drenched folk and exuberant psych-rock, it materialized at his home-based Harmonizer Studio—a brimming lab where vintage and custom outboard gear, 2" tape, a classic top-end microphone, and plenty of coffee helped fuel his giddy return to the acoustic guitar.

Fontaines D.C.’s Poetry in Commotion
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Fontaines D.C.’s Poetry in Commotion

Expanding their sound into a raucously shoegazey and groove-driven new seam, guitar slingers Conor Curley and Carlos O’Connell take us inside the whirlwind of their latest album, Skinty Fia.

Mastodon: Brent Hinds’ and Bill Kelliher’s Catharsis and Redemption
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Mastodon: Brent Hinds’ and Bill Kelliher’s Catharsis and Redemption

With a gripping new album and a new direction in their music, the band continues to raise the stakes for what it means to be one of America’s most feverishly creative—and unreservedly beloved—heavy-rock guitar duos.

Wes Hauch’s Tectonic Shifts
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Wes Hauch’s Tectonic Shifts

After relocating to Atlanta, retooling his sound, and rebuilding his band, Hauch releases Alluvial's second album, Sarcoma, pushing progressive death metal into new realms of technical ecstasy, while celebrating everything that's dark, extreme, and unremittingly heavy about the genre.