More than a little musical magic erupted at Northern Virginia’s Reston Coffee House steps away from the waters of Lake Anne, with the Ken Avis-Dave Kline Duo performing several sets of originals and cover tunes sparked by Ken’s stylish guitar work and Dave’s spins with his formidable violin action.
The Tektons have the thinnest body and thinnest neck PRS has made in standard production. This new body style was created by finding a middle ground between the PRS flagship Custom 24 and the PRS offset Vela. The Tekton shape incorporates an exaggerated scoop for easy access to the upper frets, and a comfortable belly carve
After exploding out of Rotterdam’s underground scene, Dutch artist and multi-instrumentalist ZEP has built a rapidly expanding world of precision-tuned chaos. Here, ZEP is the industrial ringmaster, the tone of his voice shifting with unpredictable urgency as he snarls, wails, and shouts.
Daniel Bachman’s new full length documentary film/album The Witness Tree, is a multimedia documentary project working with biodata sonification of historic trees in Virginia and making music using a variety of different instruments, field recordings, techniques, and human/more than human collaborators. Daniel was recently featured in The Smithsonian Magazine for his unique perspectives on music and the ecosystem of Virginia.
PRS Guitars and Guitar Center today announced that the national retailer is inducting Paul Reed Smith into the Hollywood Rockwalk, the handprint-and-signature tribute outside Guitar Center’s flagship Hollywood store on Sunset Boulevard.
Pablo Pescatore’s next book, Speed and Precision on Guitar, is scheduled to be released in October and will cover various guitar techniques such as: alternate picking, sweep picking, string skipping, tapping, and more.
Memphis-based guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jad Tariq made an unforgettable first impression in early 2025 with his debut release, Jad Tariq Sings. Effortlessly blending feel-good swing with the raw emotional power of the blues, the album quickly captured the attention of audiences and critics alike.
All these years on, Yngwie J. Malmsteen looks and sounds more determined than ever. If the music feels good to him, that’s enough – anyone else liking it is a bonus. And this is precisely the creative fortitude and single-mindedness that turned him into a household name among the guitar community.
Press Release Source: Hello Wendy PR Bruce Cockburn has spent more than five decades writing some of the most enduring songs in Canadian music, and on his new album, The Blood of Others, released October 16ththrough Sunset Boulevard Records, he turns his attention to the songs that shaped him long before he wrote a single lyric of […]
As Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Steve Vai approach the band’s upcoming activity, Terry Bozzio enters the fold behind the kit. Danny Carey remains an important part of the BEAT family, and simply his Tool commitments prevent him from being available for this upcoming run in the Fall.
