"Out of the Blue" by George Harrison was named the greatest classical rock instrumental song. Recorded on July 2, 1970, the ...

Not all rock bands have a dedicated organist, These four brilliant keyboardists make a great case that all bands should.

Few musical styles carry such enduring and hoary cliches as instrumental rock. The term may bring to mind Woodstock-era prog-rock groups like Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Yes charging off on extended ...

There’s classical music, and then there’s pop music. Two different styles with two different fan bases … but don’t tell that to Violectric. The instrumental group is mixing the two genres and bringing ...

The members of Nuclear Juarez have a way of playing off each other conversationally, and it’s also evident in the way their music unfolds. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Nuclear Juarez San Antonio’s Nuclear ...

From the late 1950s to the late 1970s, rock ‘n’ rollers were taking the formula for what they already knew a six-string electric could do and pushing the boundaries one notch further. Musicians were ...

Local band Ghost Island tipped off a night of pure instrumentals, beginning the set with a slow, beat-driven start. The noise fluctuated to and from an intense roar of electric drum and guitar riffs.

Warren Ellis is basking in the memory of a time, in the mid-1990s, when Dirty Three — the dirge-y and/or deafening instrumental combo the violinist had formed with guitarist Mick Turner and drummer ...

Something about grabbing a window seat at the Village Café still screams old school Richmond. Especially when you’re sitting with three nearly-giddy members from one of the city’s best instrumental ...

You don’t need vocals to connect with a crowd, and these 10 acts represent the apex of instrumental expression. When you’re talking about instrumental acts, you’ve got to include the guitar greats.