During the pandemic, Brian Setzer has joyfully spent more time on top of his motorcycles. Credit: Photo by Russ Harrington/Courtesy of SRO PR If you had to recreate the famous Iwo Jima banner-raising ...

It’s always about the cars and bikes for Brian Setzer. He wouldn’t have an album any other way. Still driven by the roar of the Hot Rods and motorcycles of his youth—a fascination dating back to the ...

There aren’t many musicians who can be credited with reviving one style of music thought to be long dead, let alone two. But Brian Setzer, as a member of the Stray Cats, recharged interest in ...

Car songs are a must on any Brian Setzer album. His latest, Gotta Have the Rumble, is no exception — it opens with the one-two punch of the racer’s taunt “Checkered Flag” and the noir-ish “Smash Up on ...

The Twin Cities singer-guitarist-bandleader absolutely, positively needed a break. Doctor's orders. Setzer has tinnitus, a constant ringing in his ears — the bane of any musician who likes to play ...