2026 lookahead: Concerts worth pencilling in, from Rush to Diana Krall

With that in mind, here are 10 pop, jazz and rock tours and concerts coming to Canada and beyond in 2026 for which advance ...
American Songwriter

This Misunderstood Track From 1966 Helped Influence All Your Favorite 1970s Rock ‘n’ Rollers

Countless rock icons of the 1970s can trace one of their first major musical moments to this Buffalo Springfield track from 1966.

How Rush ditched the prog epics, discovered The Police and reggae, and wrote the hit that reinvented them

Up until that point, Rush were best-known for their lengthy, sprawling epics, often with sci-fi lyrics. Rush guitarist Alex ...
Louder

“We made a concerted effort to move away from the long thematic songs into something shorter”: Rush were one of the proggiest bands of the 70s. Then they dis…

Up until that point, Rush were best-known for their lengthy, sprawling epics, often with sci-fi lyrics. Rush guitarist Alex ...
MusicRadar

“I truly believe this is one of the best guitars ever made when we talk about quality for the price”: Harley Benton just put a Vega-Trem on a $700 signature guitar for ...

HSS Tesla pickups with coil-split, roasted maple neck, rolled fingerboard edges, Luminlay side markers... this is on ...

This '70s Rocker Was Voted 'Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time'

If one were to put a group of random classic rock fans in a room and ask them to agree on the "best" guitarist of all time, it's unlikely that they'd ever be able to settle on an answer. Of course, ...

Rik Emmett talks Triumph’s rocky career and triumphant return as the band announces a 50th anniversary reunion tour with Phil X

Rik Emmett has never been shy about giving Triumph bandmates Gil Moore and Mike Levine credit for the vision that drove the Canadian trio to sales of more than 15 million albums worldwide. And he says ...
Consequence

Alex G Performs “June Guitar” on Fallon: Watch

Alex G made his return to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, December 1st, where he performed “June Guitar” from his latest album, Headlights. The singer/guitarist was acompanied by his ...
Auburn Tigers

Alex Golesh named Auburn Football Head Coach

AUBURN, Ala.— Widely regarded as one of the top offensive minds in college football, Alex Golesh has been named Auburn Football’s head coach, Athletics Director John Cohen announced Sunday. The 33rd ...