WHEN CLINT MAEDGEN, alto saxophonist for the legendary New Orleans ensemble the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is in the market for a new instrument, he doesn’t necessarily visit a music store. Instead, ...

Behold the Sax-A-Boom. This garish beauty is a toy instrument resembling a saxophone, apparently first released in 1998, with eight buttons and a speaker, with each button triggering a synthesised ...

A tuneful trio called the Wackids is tearing up YouTube with their toy instrument covers of classic jams. Watch some of their tiny takes on Rage Against The Machine, Metallica and AC/DC below! The ...

It’s a big show of little keys! An evening of music created for teeny-tiny pianos will plink its way onto a Boerum Hill stage this month. The Uncaged Toy Piano festival, at Roulette on Dec. 13, will ...

On Mon., Jan. 19, Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley and the Feel Good Tour will be receiving a significant donation ...

“Walk This Way” took on a whole new vibe Wednesday night as Aerosmith joined Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show house band the Roots to re-imagine the song with children’s instruments. Fourteen ...

The motto was always “Build it, don’t buy it.” Richard Upchurch heard his dad say this constantly growing up. So when his beloved sixties-era Sony transistor radio broke, a young Upchurch didn’t ...

If bingo-master and compère Nadeem Khan hates the very game that he hosts once a month with a passion, just imagine the unparalleled vitriol the longtime bassist holds toward the toy instruments he ...