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 ...

What is it? Depends on your point of view. On one hand, it's the biggest totem of 1980s cringe there is this side of the piano-key necktie. On the other, it's a misguided, if heroic, attempt to make ...

Each week Tom Whitwell of Music Thing highlights the best of the new music gear that's coming out, as well as noteworthy vintage equipment: Williams Keytar V-1 was first shown at NAMM in January, but ...

Rumor has it that the keyboard icon that folks saw at the end of the Green Day: Rock Band demo for Rock Band 3 is not for a keyboard but a keytar. Yeah, our mouths hit the f**king floor too, and not ...

Pianos and keyboards can be huge beasts, meaning that players are often set to one side of the stage behind the front line of guitarists, bass players and vocalists. Not always though. Edgar Winter ...

Mad Catz is the official hardware partner for Rock Band 3, and their two new realistic instruments—pro guitar with 102 buttons, and the keyboard peripheral—are the closest you get to real instruments ...

Ahead of the National Association of Music Merchants show (NAMM), Alesis has announced the second generation of its legacy keytar, the Vortex Wireless 2. The MIDI keytar controller, which has 37 ...

The first-ever Denver Keytar Fest, being held this Saturday, was organized by independent concert promoter Claudia Woodman, who has been booking shows for underground bands in Denver for several years ...

The late, great musician Prince, who died Thursday morning at the age of 57, was a multi-hyphenate performer -- a Grammy and Oscar-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and iconic rock performer who ...