For a few years, guitarist extraordinaire, Yasmin Williams, caused some groundswell buzz wherever and whenever she performed in her local DC-MD-VA area, and when she’d won some awards from the Songwriters’ of Washington for her compositions and recordings. And to many it seemed, it was only a matter of time before others would “discover” her as a talent of grand proportion.
Although, many have worked hard to develop guitar instruction websites during the past two decades, one has continued to develop and sustain itself as THE go to site, one developed by Justin Sandercoe.
The hands down winner of our Guitar Book of the Year 2021 goes to Lisa S. Johnson’s beautiful book, Immortal Axes – Guitars That Rock, a tome that took significant research, miles on the road to meet with guitarists, guitar techs and other guitar gurus
Steve Vai and Favored Nations / Mascot Label Group have presented an official music video for “Little Pretty.” The composition is featured on Vai’s upcoming studio album titled Inviolate, which will be released digitally and on CD January 28, 2022.
Sam Weber’s storied exodus from his homeland of Canada to find new footing and opportunity in America resonates like a classic story of pain, loss, and rebirth. That narrative thread is woven throughout his new record, Get Free, offering a warm, intimate, and multidimensional portrait of the 28-year-old singer-songwriter.
Photographer Elliott Landy announces the launch of a Kickstarter campaign in support of his new book Photographs of Janis Joplin On the Road & On Stage. The Kickstarter campaign is running now until December 21st, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.
I am most pleased to announce Boak Bash Two that will once again be held at the beautiful and historic State Theatre in Easton, PA on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm. Before trying to purchase tickets, please read below. It will be a great night. I hope to see you there. – Dick Boak
Join legendary guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and DragonForce’s Herman Li as they talk music, guitars, touring with Rihanna and Steve Vai, and the new Extreme album. Nuno and Herman will also take viewer questions and jam together on guitar. As always with Herman Li’s livestreams, all tips and donations for this stream will go to Jason Becker to provide for his medical expenses.
“I want a sound that has never been heard before,” Les Paul famously remarked, and during his life he really delivered–as a creative guitarist who came up with fresh licks, chord sequences and fretting techniques that blew away his peers, and as the pioneering developer of the solid-body electric guitar and many recording innovations, including multi-tracking, tape delay, phasing and reverb.
November 24, 2021- U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin, Co-Founders of Music Rising, (musicrising.com) have announced Guitar Icons: A Musical Instrument Auction to Benefit Music Rising to take place December 11th, 2021, starting at 10:00 a.m. PST. Hosted by Van Eaton Galleries (vegalleries.com) in Los Angeles, the live and online auction will offer a significant collection of guitars and other music memorabilia
