Zach Top is slated to perform his song "Guitar" at the 2025 CMA Awards, and the lyrics describe his lifelong fascination with music. Zach Top is a 28-year-old country singer-songwriter and guitarist.

It’s no secret that the guitar is the backbone of pretty much every song. Whether it’s a railing, electric solo that makes listeners want to break out their best air guitar, a stripped-down acoustic ...

A journey through cracked one-lane highways and warm autumn foliage is never complete without the perfect album or playlist. Though COVID-19 continues to keep us indoors, long drives can calm our ...

Today’s pop music is so dependent on the human voice—whether singing or rapping—that it’s hard to imagine a time when instrumentals could be mainstream hits. In fact, no instrumental has topped the ...

Jim Hilmar is the longtime host of “Frettin’ Fingers” on KSER 90.7 FM, Everett’s independent public radio station. For the past 21 years, he’s played swing, pop, jazz, blues, country, rockabilly and R ...