In an extensive chat with Dave Aftandilian, the “guitarist of a thousand sounds” reveals the secrets behind his new album, In Search of the Fantastic, and explains why “prog” is not a dirty word.

In the second part of Dave Aftandilian extended chat with “the guitarist of a thousand sounds,” Segal reveals more about the recording process for In Search of the Fantastic.

Defying Gravity (Shrapnel). Review by George Jegadesh. ,

Jim Hall & Basses (Telarc Jazz). Review by James Mann.

Does the music industry chew artists up and spit them out, or do they do it to themselves? Lee Ann Leach ponders the issue of integrity in music.

Jeff Beck at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on March 5, 2001. Concert review by James Mann. Photos by John Davisson.

When you’re the guitar prodigy son of a music legend, the pressure’s on before the first note is played. How does Dweezil Zappa handle the expectations of life in the shadow of musical genius Frank? By just having fun with it! Gail Worley shoots the breeze with the strangely named scion of the Zappa family.

The Indigo Girls, with Spearhead (Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA, June 2, 2000). Concert review by Jeff Montgomery; photos by Shannah Cahoe Montgomery.

Roi Tamkin got the blues at this year’s Music Midtown festival in Atlanta, as he caught sets from Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Jeff Healey Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and the Allman Brothers Band.

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak

Gear Review by Edward Tywoniak