Elvis Costello’s motiviations, in this moment, appear to be punctuated by a want to bring more people into the circus tent that is music. These are, of course, commercial endeavors, but there’s a ...

Pablo Villegas performs Thursday (June 2) at Brooklyn venue National Sawdust. After that, he'll be part of a huge tribute to Placido Domingo at Madrid's 80,000-capacity soccer stadium, presented by… ...

On his PBS special "Nights of Fire," guitarist Benise (pronounced Buh-ness-say) pours out intoxicating Spanish flamenco-inspired riffs with the intensity of a rock player. He plucks out improvised ...

As a teen living on a small farm in the Midwest, Roni Benise fantasized about being a rock star. “When you’re growing up in the cornfields of Nebraska, you’re always dreaming of exotic places,” Benise ...

Daniel Pepin is making a name for himself with his Spanish guitar. He plays a musical style of guitar he’s dubbed as Spanish shred. “Most guitar players don’t play Spanish guitar. They play steel ...

Campbell-based Fine Fretted Stringed Instruments owner Randy Osborne claims to have the largest selection of Spanish handmade classical and Flamenco guitars in the Bay Area. Who knew? Musicians would ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The strum of a guitar, Spanish singing, and banging and shaking of percussion instruments filled ...

Roni Benise left his Nebraska home to make it in Los Angeles, played in several rock bands and even got a gig at the famed Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard, but it was listening to a smooth jazz ...