Greg Hawkes has gone down the rabbit hole. Over the past few years, Hawkes — best known as the keyboardist in The Cars, the Boston new wave band that exploded in the late 1970s and ‘80s ...

Greg Hawkes’ keyboards drove the sound of The Cars, the Boston quintet who were responsible for some of the most artful and popular mainstream music of the late ’70s and early ’80s.

Explore Long Island's deep connection with new wave music, featuring iconic bands like Simple Minds, The Cars and Wang Chung.

Greg Hawkes saw the Beatles play the Baltimore Civic Center on Sept. 13, 1964. He was 11. That night something joyous exploded in his head. Already taking piano and clarinet lessons, he began to ...

It was during this time that Ocasek and Orr brought in keyboardist Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton and drummer David Robinson (a member of proto-punkers The Modern Lovers). Easton recounts ...

Cars guitarist Elliot Easton wished his friends and followers a 'great summer' with a spoof of the 'Candy-O' album cover.

When musician Greg Hawkes’ wife, Elaine, gave him a ukulele for Valentine’s Day eight years ago, it was the beginning of something that might be called destiny. Hawkes is now a virtuoso on the ...

In fact, they`re practically bumper to bumper behind him, with keyboard player Greg Hawkes, guitarist Elliot Easton and singer-bassist Ben Orr all lending their talents to Ocasek`s second solo ...

Deal comes less than a year after Primary Wave struck a ‘multi-million-dollar’ partnership with the estate of The Cars’ Ric ...

Billy Corgan and his new band playing Smashing Pumpkins’ classics, Greg Hawkes of The Cars, 311 and more are coming to venues near you.