Dweezil Zappa spent some time around the Marshall booth at Guitar Summit 2025, so we caught up to discuss his early Eddie Van ...

Twenty-five years ago, I stumbled into a tiny bar show by a ferocious Los Angeles outfit called The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs.

After Michael Jeffrey's death, jazz producer Alan Douglas wound up with the proverbial keys to Hendrix's vault. His first ...

In the fifth episode of UCR’s Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Steve Vai notes that Jimi Hendrix and Axis: Bold as Love took him down a crucial path as an artist. The album was a ...

In the fourth episode of the Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Dweezil Zappa praises the diversity of Axis: Bold as Love, describing it as being like an “audio movie.” Released barely ...

The guitarist digs into "Spanish Castle Magic" and other songs on the fourth episode of UCR's ongoing video series celebrating the late legend's second album. Continue reading… ...

Hey Day Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by Brian Castillo on Friday and Kathryn Sherman on Saturday. Free. heynonny.com.

Start the evening with a laid-back set by a local favorite: EZ Pete brings his tunes to the Lafayette House, 75 Route 15, at 6 p.m., while singer-songwriter Mark Coulter delivers a solo performance at ...

Maybe it’s unfair to say that Dweezil Zappa has made a lifelong career of being the child of a legendary musician. At 55 years old, he has amassed a decent list of solo records and even won a Grammy ...

Dweezil Zappa learned of Jimi Hendrix as a kid. Of course, that was from his legendary musical genius and rock ’n’ roll madman father, Frank Zappa, who died in 1993. “While I didn’t have that many ...

Pixyish, bespectacled singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb made music history in 1994 as the first unsigned artist to score a No. 1 single with "Stay (I Miss You)," a winsome ballad featured on the soundtrack ...