These iconic songs prove that sometimes, malfunctioning equipment is just what was needed to make the track sound right.

Tim Daisy moved here from Waukegan in 1997 and soon established himself as a go-to drummer in Chicago’s free-jazz and ...

And for the 2026–27 school year, we’re anticipating an eclectic, highly personalized trend that melds everyday items with ...

This video turns a handmade instrument project into a much bigger challenge about whether one person can take raw materials and force them into something functional. The stakes rise when every step ...

Blending minimalism, ambient and folk music in the former Czechoslovakia, the couple made pilgrim-like tours around Europe, beguiling everyone they met. Fans including the National’s Bryce Dessner exp ...

The first Canadian Sound Maps residency by U.K. arts organization Dyski gathered creatives to translate a place into music.

On April 3, musicians from Eugene, Salem and Portland perform an evening of experimental and ambient music at Cowfish. Eugene ...

That's what Sunn O))) sounds like. Only heavier. The brainchild of Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson, the band — named after ...

Gik Acoustics makes acoustic panels that don’t look like weird hunks of insulation. Its SoundBlocks system that I tried out ...

We very nearly abandoned the song. I insisted that I could write words to it and pull it together. Then Eno had an idea for a melody for the chorus, and it fell into place. It worked as a ...

Charles Joseph Smith is a beloved fixture on Chicago’s DIY scene, but the ambitious music he's been making for decades has ...

The Grateful Dead original who – in the last 30 years of his life – stepped out from Jerry Garcia’s shadow to emerge as a guitar hero in his own right ...