Allan Holdsworth

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Guitar Center ( www.guitarcenter.com ), the world's largest musical instrument retailer, continues its support of unsigned artists, announcing 21-year-old Jean-Pierre "JP" Didier Bouvet as the winner of the twenty third-annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off ( http://gc.guitarcenter.com/drum-off-2011/ ), the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer.  JP beat out over 4,500 contestants to take the nearly $50,000 grand prize.  "I'm blown away by this win," says Bouvet. Read More

Being hailed as one of the world's greatest guitarists has been a blessing and, perhaps, a curse of sorts for former Vista and Mission Hills resident Allan Holdsworth, who returns for a Friday performance at Brick By Brick in Bay Park. Read More

Alex Lifeson -- and bassist -- Geddy Lee -- choose 60 minutes' worth of the music that is closest to their hearts, essentially putting together the ultimate Rush-approved "mixed tape."Read More

Madrid, Spain—With five albums released since 2000, including the highly acclaimed 'Omphalos' (nominated for 'Best Foreign Record' by ProgAwards in 2006) and 'Ouroboros' (Winner—'Best Foreign Record' by ProgAwards in 2009), Kotebel is one of the main progressive rock acts to emerge from Spain and Latin America. Read More