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Oz Noy to Release New Triple Play Album Oct. 27

Oz Noy to Release New Triple Play Album Oct. 27

Posted October 2, 2023 at 10:44 pm | No comments

For the tenth album to bear his name, guitarist, bandleader, and educator, Oz Noy, opted for the most demanding possible context: An absolutely unvarnished concert recording, capturing his trio with virtuosi Jimmy Haslip (bass) and Dennis Chambers (drums) without the benefit of overdubs or post-production sweetening.

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Superstar Joe Bonamassa Returns To His Roots With New Studio Album Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2!

Superstar Joe Bonamassa Returns To His Roots With New Studio Album Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2!

Posted September 6, 2023 at 7:55 pm | No comments

Twenty years since the release of his best-selling album ‘Blues Deluxe,’ which celebrated what the US government had declared “the year of the blues” with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs, superstar Joe Bonamassa is taking stock of how far he and the genre have come with Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, out October 6th via J&R Adventures.

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Review: Gruene OG-30 “AMELIA” All Solid Wood Guitar

Review: Gruene OG-30 “AMELIA” All Solid Wood Guitar

Posted May 1, 2023 at 1:03 am | No comments

The Gruene OG-30 is very similar to an orchestra style Martin with a sound that matches and craftsmanship that’s on par. The Gruene has more bling in the form of natural abalone snowflakes, up and down the fretboard and two that accentuate the bridge. The Gruene name up top at the headstock is also real abalone, no fake stuff here…

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Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Posted February 10, 2023 at 9:16 am | No comments

Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Today, Gibson is proud to announce the third artist model made in collaboration with multi-talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and five-time GRAMMY-Award winner, Keb’ Mo’.

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Blues Master Tal Naccarato Wins the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition (BONUS VIDEO!)

Blues Master Tal Naccarato Wins the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition (BONUS VIDEO!)

Posted October 27, 2022 at 9:27 pm | No comments

Guitarist blues master, Tal Naccarato, recently won the Long Island Blues Society’s 2022 Solo/Duo Competition and will soon be headed to Memphis, Tennessee, to show his chops to compete in The Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. The IBC is scheduled to be held January 24-28, 2023, on the legendary Beale Street.

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An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

Posted September 21, 2022 at 1:59 pm | No comments

A musical romp of a show of stunningly masterful blues guitar, storytelling and a fine array of vocals by an aficionado of guitar, Toby Walker, at the 37-year old Reston-Herndon Folk Club in Northern Virginia, kept the audience captivated, song after song, story after story. Offering up traditional old blues tunes and more contemporary blues of his own, Walker, plucked, bent and made his Huss & Dalton guitar shimmer with a full bag of tricks, honed over decades of playing the usual and unusual haunts in the States and overseas.

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Steve Earle and The Dukes on Tour with The Whitemore Sisters – Live at The Birchmere!

Steve Earle and The Dukes on Tour with The Whitemore Sisters – Live at The Birchmere!

Posted July 21, 2022 at 9:37 am | No comments

Last night at Alexandria, Virginia’s legendary Birchmere Music Hall, Steve Earle and The Dukes rolled out an evening of country roots tangled with an eclectic mix of songs welded together by Earle’s vocals immersed in grit, beautifully crafted songwriting, and his amazing band whose melodic twists and turns, and hot licks “could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch”, in the purloined words of Willie Nelson.

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Tom Principato and Powerhouse Records Release “It’s Tele Time!” Tribute to Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton

Tom Principato and Powerhouse Records Release “It’s Tele Time!” Tribute to Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton

Posted March 25, 2022 at 9:47 am | No comments

I have always thought of myself in my own way, as being part of the “Washington D.C. Telecaster tradition”. I always brought more than one guitar on a tour or to a concert, and one of them was usually a Telecaster. There would be a part of the show where I would strap on a Telecaster, joke about “it’s Tele time!”

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Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Posted March 23, 2022 at 4:00 am | No comments

Guitar International magazine is pleased to announce that Gruene (pronounced “green”) Guitars crafted in Texas is offering Guitar International magazine readers a 5% discount on their splendid line up of high end acoustic guitars to Guitar International friends.

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In Memoriam: Hilton Valentine

In Memoriam: Hilton Valentine

Posted February 6, 2021 at 8:00 am | No comments

Hilton Valentine, The Animals’ original guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, died on January 29, 2021 at his Connecticut home.  He was 77 years old.Born on May 21, 1943, near Newcastle, England, Hilton first picked up a guitar after being caught up in the skiffle craze that was spearheaded by Lonnie Donegan, whose cover of “Rock Island Line” became a Top 10 hit in both England and America. 

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