I’ve heard people call this a variation on Gibson’s Crest model because of the rosewood body, but it’s very much its own thing. The Crest was built more like an ES-330 with Johnny Smith pickups, but ...

Tony Mottola, 86, an Emmy-winning composer and guitarist who played with Frank Sinatra and on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” over the course of a 50-year career, died Monday of complications from a stroke ...

When it rains all day after a heavy snow and fog settles in, there's only one thing to do: reach for a bit of what used to be called “easy listening." But in fairness, to call Tony Mottola easy ...

The University of Texas' Butler School of Music will announce Wednesday that it has commissioned an opera by acclaimed Mexican composer Daniel Catán in honor of Austin philanthropists Sarah and Ernest ...