Enigmatic guitar shredder Buckethead shows off his technique from the Aztec stage. Credit: Mike McMahan Taking the stage sporting his trademark Michael Myers mask and, well, a KFC bucket on his head, ...

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Buckethead has been diagnosed with a chronic heart arrhythmia that he says nearly caused a stroke. "It’s been doing it for a long time, but recently it just really ...

It always makes for fascinating viewing when musicians interview one another, but what happens when you put two of the most outlandish figures in the game in a room together? Better still, what ...

Where: Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Tickets: $47-72; bingcrosbytheater.evenue.net There are many guitar virtuosos in the music world, but a strong argument can be made for Buckethead being ...

What secret shame binds the heart of Buckethead? What private disgrace compelled guitar virtuoso Brian Carroll to forsake his Christian name and perform under a Michael Myers-esque kabuki mask and ...

Buckethead, however, is different. For one, he doesn’t take himself too seriously. Exhibit A: the mask and signature Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. Goofy as shit, right? He thinks so, too!

Without a live band, Buckethead kept the packed Music Box of hardcore fans salivating over his axe handling. A souped-up guitar capable of making you breakfast and doing the dishes, buzzed, ripped, ...

Buckethead, one of underground rock’s most eccentric and highly acclaimed avant-garde guitarists, has been lighting up the world of hyper-speed shred metal since the early 1990s. Starting out as the ...

Buckethead has been called "one of the most bizarre and enigmatic figures in American underground and experimental music since Parliament Funkadelic" by Allmusic.com. Ranked No. 8 on Guitar World's ...

Brian Patrick Carroll may be just as famous for playing with a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head as much as his guitar skills. Carroll, 49, better known by his stage name as Buckethead, will ...

The anonymous, mostly mute guitarist Buckethead is one of the more over-the-top, mysterious figures in rock. Sporting a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head and a white mask over his face, the ...