Who can forget the homemade musical instruments they made as children – the rubber band guitars, shakers with beans, or the simple wax paper over a comb kazoos? But homemade instruments aren’t just a ...

Empty cigar boxes are like mini treasure chests waiting to be transformed into something new. Even if you only have one lying around the house, there is a lot of potential for what it could be. Cigar ...

Shane Speal, whose Snake Oil Band headlines the first New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival on Saturday, started out playing something with a little more firepower. “In the ’80s, I was a bass player ...

Attend the 12th Annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival, today, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, noon-9 p.m. Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville, free to attend ($2 suggested donation for parking). With nine acts ...