Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated ...

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Best known for Founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. And, husband and world traveler and general philosopher. Current city Athens, Ohio… Home of Ohio University. Really want to be in My ...

Jorma Kaukonen, the renowned guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, is closely associated with San Francisco’s music scene. But Kaukonen actually grew up in Chevy Chase DC, across the street ...

Jorma Kaukonen returned to San Francisco on Dec. 5 for a special performance honoring his 85th birthday at the Masonic Auditorium. The second-to-last show in the iconic Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna ...

"A pioneer of San Francisco psychedelia, Jorma Kaukonen is a bonafide graybeard folk swami. He mostly lays back, a master in situ, unfurling melodies and savoring every note. - Rolling Stone Magazine ...

Back in 1962, Jorma Kaukonen traveled from Ohio, where he was studying at Antioch College, to the University of Santa Clara in California. He was already an accomplished fingerstyle guitar player, ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

One band absolutely dominated the hardcore conversation this year, and they did it by working way, way harder than anyone else. Affable Boston bruisers Haywire spent 2025 playing sweaty, cathartic, ...