A look at common song forms used in rock, country, folk, and pop, and how their components function and fit together.

A toast to the failures and disappointments of 2019.

How becoming a parent helped me rediscover the joy and power of making music at home—just for kicks.

Becoming a writer is not a matter of accumulating clips and making a living with words; you have to earn your badge again and again.

Announcing the 2019 Jerry Garcia birthday tribute concerts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode island. Featuring host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers with Leslie Mendelson, Jefferson Hamer, David Surette and Steve Roy, and Ryan Fitzsimmons and Laurence Scudder.

Gillian Welch guitarist David Rawlings offers a close-up look, and an exclusive video, on his singular rhythm and lead style.

This, I’m convinced, is the essential attribute and habit of artists of every medium, more important than particular talents or skills: They pay attention.