Every time I play a show, I always love watching the other bands and artists do their soundcheck. It's suspenseful hearing the little pre-views of carefully dialed-in bass tones and guitar...

When the crowd dies down after a show's big finale, the band leaves the stage, but the fans know it’s not time to clear out of the venue yet. The faint cry of an “encore” echoes through the...

Usually, when you go to a concert, one or two artists will perform before the main event. Having an opening act, or "opener" is a tradition that touring musicians have followed for decades. But...

Here's a fun fact: setting up a concert stage takes a lot of work. Every band and crew knows what it takes to set up their gear, run lights, test sound, and then double-check it all again (just to be...

This week I was listening to The Rolling Stones iconic album, Exile on Main Street, in which Keith Richards relied on his Fifties butterscotch Fender Telecaster "Micawber". Listening to this...

Written by Rachel Clarke I love photography and I've always wondered why concerts and other music events frequently have bans on cameras. There are many photography lovers that are also music...