The Les Paul Foundation presented the “Early Days of Multi-Tracking” with presentations by Grammy winning record producer and sound engineer Steve Rosenthal and curator Perry Margouleff. Rosenthal spent time discussing the work on Les Paul’s collection of recordings at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Rock & Roll road warrior Dave Mason will be continuing his Endangered Species Tour throughout the end of October, performing fifteen shows in fourteen cities on the west coast beginning Thursday, September 7, in Salem, Oregon. “We are looking forward to this final run of 2023. There is nothing quite like performing live. I love it! Always have and always will!” exclaims the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician, who co-founded the band Traffic.
Last night’s mesmerizing performance by The Dave Kline Band at the Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, Virginia gifted the audience with a diverse array of music brilliance by a five-star case line-up.
Canadian songwriter Christina Martin has launched new single Storm, the rousing title track off her latest album, and announced over 35 tour dates in Europe Fall 2023. This single, the fourth of the album, is a triumphant and graceful anthem…
In light of his passing, the iconic bluegrass guitarist ,Tony Rice, continues to make headlines. Paying homage to the Virginia-born guitar legend was flat-picking sensation Billy Strings. While playing Tony’s prized Martin D-28, he announced during his concert that Camp Springs Bluegrass Park would hold a two-day festival to honor Tony.
The concept of playing for free or for spare change is one for the ages. And the decisions for performing for little to no compensation is one to not take lightly, and should consider one’s level of talent, name recognition, commerciality, as well as the venue or circumstances that offer “real estate” to perform your original songs, cover songs or, most likely a mix of the two.
Today’s guitar review is of the Limited Edition G5622T-140 Electromatic®, a mid-range guitar that should be a welcome addition to any guitar player’s gathering of stage ready guitars. The guitar draws design features, functional electronic and hardware components, and inspiration from such masterful Gretsch guitars as those cool Country Gentleman and White Falcon instruments, that we’ve seen in the hands of George Harrison, Gene Vincent, Brian Setzer, Michael Nesmith, Neil Young and many more legendary play
Matchbox Twenty have quietly woven their songs into the very fabric of American popular culture. The band has sold over 40 million records worldwide, dominated charts, garnered multiple GRAMMY Award nominations, and played to millions of fans in arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums across continents. Earning hits in each of the last three decades
When Wes Montgomery, the most influential jazz guitarist of the 1960’s, introduced a new audience to his playing with the seminal jazz-pop album A Day In The Life, he received fanfare and criticism. Entering the golden age of AM radio with jazz versions of counter-culture favorites, the commercially savvy album presented jazz to a generation reared on transistor technology.
CINEMA CINEMA appeared in and contributed music to the critically acclaimed 2014 documentary Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio. The band was also included on BC35, a celebration of the 35th anniversary of BC Studio – alongside members of Swans, Sonic Youth, Alice Donut and other studio alumni; released via Bronson Recordings in 2018.
