Crowds pack into the Proud Galleries to see Razorlight’s lead singer play his first solo set.

Erica Corniel, drummer and vocalist for Chicago rock band the Office, used a Slingerland drum kit during a recent music video shoot. In October of 2006 the Office signed with Scratchie Records, founded in part by James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins and Wayne Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne. The Office’s first release under the Scratchie label is entitled A Night at the Ritz, and will be released on September 25, 2007. The album includes mostly reincarnations of older songs re-mastered for official release under Scratchie Records, as well as two new songs: “The Ritz” and “Paralyzed Prince.”

Baldwin Piano recently celebrated the unveiling of its new Custom line with an unforgettable performance by piano virtuosos Jim Dickinson and Henry Butler.

We just had to share with you these awesome shots from O.A.R.'s and Augustana’s August 18 concert in Columbia, Maryland

What a Weekend!: The Gibson Guitar Championship Cup Wrap-Up

Richie Ramone, Slingerland’s latest distinguished endorsee, pummeled his new Slingerland Gene Krupa Signature drum kit during a recent celebration of the 50th anniversary of the musical West Side Story at Descanso Gardens, just outside of Los Angeles, California.

Tennis champ Todd Martin took time out from the Gibson Guitar Championship Cup at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island to sign autographs for fans who lined up to view the Gibson Custom guitars at the official Gibson tent. The Gibson Guitar Champions Cup runs through Sunday, August 26, 2007.

The Starbucks/Gibson national sweepstakes invites you to win a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted Limited Edition Paul McCartney Epiphone 1964 Texan, a replica of the famous guitar that McCartney used to record “Yesterday” and that he performed with on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Just think of it: Bob Dylan and his band pounding out a furious version of “Pump It Up.”