Seven years ago, rock bassist Steve Carter decided enough was enough. Years of blasting out high-amperage guitar rock to uninterested club crowds had worn his enthusiasm thin. Even on good nights, it ...

Steve Martin — the original wild and crazy guy — is serious. He’s talking banjo. Not banjokes — like How can you make a million bucks as a banjo player? Start with 2 million — but serious, hammer-on ...

Music trio Foggy Mountain Spaceship picked up their banjos for a cover of the Halloween theme song that’s a little country ...

What is a Cactopus? Some say it’s a cactus with eight legs, others say it’s a spine-covered octopus that lives in the desert. Turns out it’s a local psychedelic funk punk band. Cameron Beamer (vocals ...

The sounds of plucky banjo surrounded Trisha Peterson as she watched Quickdraw pluck out four-part harmonies near sunset Friday. Peterson, of Evans, had her fiddle slung around her shoulder and a ...