Ben Harper[ tickets ] took up the guitar as a small boy with the guidance of his maternal grandparents at their Claremont, CA, music store, The Folk Music Center and Museum. Emulating Robert Johnson, he began playing slide guitar as a teen, a path that eventually led him to his signature instrument, the Weissenborn lap steel guitar./ Read more
The third day of the Voodoo Music Experience festival saw the cancellation of a planned appearance by N.E.R.D., but the crowd seemed unfazed by the news--not surprising with the impressive list of bands on the roster./ Read more