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JD McPherson plays a Gretsch Billy Bo Thunderbird live onstage.

How JD McPherson took surf rock way past witching hour with vintage amps and Gretsch guitars

By Jim Beaugez published

McPherson's new LP, Nite Owls, was nearly over before it began, but an invitation to open for Alison Krauss and Robert Plant brought it back to life. The result is a work of “surf noir”… with a little bit of Depeche Mode in there, too

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Marc Ribot

“Poverty accounted for many of my choices – I had this knockoff, fake Tele I used on Rain Dogs… It was awful but also beautiful”: Marc Ribot on recording Tom Waits classics with cheap gear, and why ‘How can I destroy it?’ is one of his session mantras

By Andrew Daly published

A session legend who has recorded with Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and many more, Ribot returns with a new solo album, Connection, and, musically, anything goes

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Serra Petale (left) and Nic Crawshaw of Los Bitchos perform live on stage during Wide Awake Festival at Brockwell Park on September 03, 2021 in London

From extended blues workouts to cosmic guitar disco: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published

Press play on fantastic new tunes by Mitski, Trivium, Los Bitchos, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Gov't Mule, ERRA, and more

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Alison Krauss and Robert Plant performing live

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for star-studded new album, Raise the Roof

By Matt Owen published

The pair's first record in 14 years, which features Marc Ribot and Bill Frisell among its heavyweight guitar lineup, has been announced alongside the effort’s lead single, Can’t Let Go

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