The annual music festival once again attracted music enthusiasts from all 50 states and over a dozen foreign countries to the birth home of rock-n-roll and blues music.

Javi Garcia, one of New Braunfels, TX’s best-known young artists, recently played a terrific set at the Gibson Austin Showroom.

The Les Paul: The Wizard of Waukesha opened this weekend at the Waukesha County Museum Waukesha County Museum. The opening day was June 9, which would have been the guitar great’s 98th birthday.

Gibson is supporting this year's participation of Luxembourg at the Venice Biennale in providing 15 Gibson Explorer guitars for artist Catherine Lorent's multi- media installation.

Singer-songwriter Brandy Zdan played the first Gibson Austin Backroom Bootleg gig recently. She’s a singer, a songwriter and a fine backup musician from time to tim. About to step into the spotlight with her solo debut The Lone Hunter (an EP produced with Texas Hill Country roots music aficionado George Reiff), she’s made waves before as a member of up-and-coming folk band The Trishas.

On Saturday, April 27, The Santa Fe University of Art & Design presented its second annual Artists for Positive Social Change concert featuring Ozomatli.

The Sundance London film and music festival is a partnership between Robert Redford, Sundance Enterprises, Sundance Institute and AEG Europe. The second Sundance London took place from 25-28 April, 2013 at The O2 Arena, London and hosted the international and UK premieres of films fresh from the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, U.S.A., as well as live music performances, panels and events. Gibson had ‘Official Provider’ status at this event and co-hosted the music activity with ASCAP in the Festival Hub.

Gibson gave excusive musical instrument support to this year’s of the world famous Byron Bay Bluesfest held at Byron Bay, NSW Australia.

Gibson hosted a panel discussion at the Gibson Beverly Hills Showroom discussion featuring 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Chuck D of Public Enemy.

The Gibson/Onkyo room at Xing’s new Karaoke facility in Tokyo Japan is now open to the public.