Mary Schwartz spent quite a bit of time with American Songwriter in 2024, and it was all primarily at the one and only, Guitar Center.

“The growth is palpable and active,” says John Dolak of the National Association of Music Merchants. Kaye acknowledges the 300-store Guitar Center, which she calls the “epicenter of white ...

When it comes to brick-and-mortar stores, few feelings come to mind that compare to walking into a music store and being ...

Keeley Electronics and US gear retail giant Sweetwater have joined forces for an exclusive guitar effects pedal series that ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Roughly 200,000 San Diego County households get their tap water from the Sweetwater Authority. In a recent safety test, however, that water flagged a toxic chemical ...

Cypress Hill and Drive-By Truckers will help SweetWater 420 Fest celebrate its 20th anniversary next year. The big picture: Mainstay festivals including Music Midtown have said time out or peace ...

In the TikTok, @roxstar2005, who seemed to have just come from Guitar Center, showed the retailer’s parking lot. There were a handful of cars parked toward the front of the store, but other than ...

Here’s an idea for a New Year’s resolution. See a show in a theater you’ve never been to. Attend a music concert without ...

A special night of holiday music, featuring Jason Crosby and Magic ... If Crosby's name isn't immediately familiar, his keyboard / violin / guitar playing most likely is. The multi-instrumental ...

Another music brick-and-mortar chain will soon bite ... No date has yet been given for the Oregon closure. Sam Goody stores were a staple in malls throughout the U.S. and U.K. throughout the ...

may finally shutter its last remaining brick-and-mortar stores. The chain was one of the most prominent music, video, and entertainment retailers for much of the 20th century, becoming a staple in ...