NEW YORK CITY -- This small cafe in the East Village is filled with sunlight, the smell of coffee, and the soothing tunes of a jazz trio. But this trio is different. There are a saxophone and a bass, ...

In Pound for the Sound, Phoenix New Times gets technical with musicians about what gear they use to create their signature style. Jere (pronounced Jerry) Gabriel, also know as “Washboard Jere” in the ...

Inspired by the last factory in North America still making washboards every day, which calls Logan, Ohio, home, a one-of-a-kind celebration of America’s Appalachian culture and heritage takes place ...

Did you know the home of the longest remaining washboard factory is right here in Ohio?There's a festival that takes place every year in Ohio since 2000 to celebrate washboards and the music that ...

The streets in downtown Logan, located in heart of the Hocking Hills, will come alive with the annual Washboard Music Festival on June 15-17, 2017. Folks planning to attend the festival during Fathers ...

Logan, Ohio, is home to the nation’s only remaining washboard manufacturer—and to Hocking Hills State Park. You know what they say about power coming with responsibility? Well, the folks in Logan are ...

Larry Hiskett calls himself a one-man band whose mission at the Colorado State Fair is to spread joy and entertain kids and adults through his musical routine. Hiskett, known by most as Washboard ...

The Columbus Washboard Company was founded in 1895 in Columbus, Ohio. Although it almost shut down in 1999, the factory still produces thousands of washboards each year. Tucked between the hills of ...

Sonoma County has always attracted and produced musicians. Some of them are well known internationally. Others have more limited fan bases existing mainly within the Bay Area, throughout the West ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In our search for the unusual, you don't have to go far at the Big Fresno Fair. We found an entertaining guy who turns everyday items into musical instruments. Washboard Willy ...

WHO HE IS: Washboard wielder extraor­dinaire and figure­head of the annual Bywater music festival Chaz Fest, now in its seventh year. Kathy Anderson, The Times-Picayune archiveThe Truck Farm gave ...