“I was tired of seeing the bell-bottomed guy with the rainbow Afro on compilation covers. It made a mockery of what funk is.” The last time New York was privy to the backlit neon glow of Los Angeles’ ...

We can’t think of where you’d buy a new, cheap, MIDI keytar that’s just a keyboard and a handle with some pitch and mod wheels or ribbon controllers. This is a format that died in the 90s or ...

The kitschy appeal of the keytar refuses to die. Modern-boogie revivalist Dam-Funk, who plays the New Parish in Oakland next Wednesday, is a committed fan of the inspired amalgamation of guitar and ...

Keytars, almost by definition, are charmingly goofy. How could they not be? They're wearable pianos that lend themselves well to pageantry. Racks of meticulously prepped synths come with a sort of ...

Keyboard players can often only look on as their band mates get to feed off the energy of the audience at the front of the stage. If only they had an instrument they could strap on like a guitar ...