After a long temporary breather, Guitar International magazine is returning to offer our fellow music and guitar enthusiasts with news and information about acoustic and electric guitars. We will, however, broaden our coverage to include more emphasis on vintage guitars, buying and selling guitars, music careers, unique guitars, music industry challenges, innovations and personalities.
The National GUITAR Museum announced that Bonnie Raitt, one of the most accomplished guitarists of the past 50 years, will receive its annual Lifetime Achievement Award. Raitt is only the eighth recipient of the award.
Legendary rockers Styx and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are teaming up with Tesla for a summer U.S. tour that kicks off May 30 in Irvine, CA at the FivePoint Amphitheatre. Styx and Tesla will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning Wednesday, February 14 at 10 a.m. local time at StyxWorld.com and Teslatheband.com. Fans can explore VIP packages available at the time of ticket purchase and at VIPNation.com.
Recently, while at an open mic in Virginia one of the performers, Nicholas Black, pulled out his viola and played the Jay Unger and Molly Mason tune, “Ashokan Farewell”, composed in 1982. The plaintiff farewell is a beautiful instrumental that wrenches the heart, makes us ache, and was introduced to most of us by the Civil War television mini-series produced by Ken Burns.
There’s a lot of information and misinformation to be found on-line about Yamaha FG guitars when seeking out their history. And it’s often a frustrating journey trying to get authoritative specifics about any particular FG model.
From the opening piano instrumental of the first track “Worlds Unknown Part 1,” to its companion piece and album bookend “Worlds Unknown Part 2,” it is clear that Walking With Giants have created something special. Songs like “Broken Truth,” “Bound” and “Different Voice” demonstrate the musicianship that attracted Lowery, Marshall and Rose to work with Noon.
Bohemian Guitars offer a bit of originality than conventional wood guitars and what better way to create a presence for yourself than to show up to a gig with this unique guitar?
Have you been stuck on the guitar? Wondering why you are not getting better as fast as you think you should? I’d like to show you a better way — a tool’s list to help make sure you are maximizing your practice time, getting more value from your practice sessions, and freeing up more wasted time to do the things you love.
Michael Monroe is back with a new CD; Blackout States – a triumphant return to form since the release of Horns and Halos in 2013 and one of my all-time favorite CDs, Sensory Overdrive in 2011.
Leaving no stone unturned, The Brotherhood of the Guitar discovers a new generation of talent all over the world and global talent seeker, Robert M. Knight, found Lucas Péaquin in the Luberon area of France.
