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Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Ellnora Guitar Festival 2013 Brings It on Home

Posted September 9, 2013 at 2:29 am | One comment

A phalanx of world class musicians held their ground on the stage at the ELLNORA Guitar Festival 2013 [September 3-7] with performances of blues, roots, flamenco, rock, classical, jazz, ragas and a rich array of music that wowed the audiences at the University of Illinois, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Urbana, Illinois.

Posted in: Blues News, Guitar Events, Guitar News, Uncategorized

Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Fans Celebrate The King at The 12th European Elvis Festival 2013

Posted September 3, 2013 at 1:41 pm | No comments

It’s a fact, the King is gone, but he’s not forgotten. For about two years, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n Roll, spent a tour of duty with the Army in the town of Bad Nauheim, Germany, near Frankfurt (1958-1960).

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PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

PRS Guitars Announces the Top Ten Most Popular Guitar Finishes of the Year

Posted August 30, 2013 at 2:33 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars, an award winning Maryland based manufacturer of electric guitars, has just released this year’s new “TOP TEN” most popular Electric Guitar finishes.

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Electro-Harmonix Reissues CMOS Hot Tubes Overdrive

Electro-Harmonix Reissues CMOS Hot Tubes Overdrive

Posted August 23, 2013 at 5:02 am | No comments

Originally released in 1978, the EHX Hot Tubes was designed to replicate the organic overdrive of a vintage tube amp. The reissue Hot Tubes is a faithful re-creation of the original design, but presented in a compact nano-sized chassis.

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PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 Experience PRS Open House Event

PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 Experience PRS Open House Event

Posted August 15, 2013 at 3:56 pm | No comments

PRS Guitars Announces the Artist Lineup for the 2013 EXPERIENCE PRS Open House Event, Stevensville, Maryland, August 15, 2013 – For the seventh year in a row, Maryland manufacturer PRS Guitars will be hosting a three-day open house event called Experience PRS. This year’s event focuses on product launches in the company’s amplifier line as well as additions to the company’s Core and Private Stock/Collection guitar lines.

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Legendary Guitarist Leslie West to Release Still Climbing in October 2013

Legendary Guitarist Leslie West to Release Still Climbing in October 2013

Posted August 13, 2013 at 10:35 pm | No comments

Leslie West, the legendary guitarist, vocalist and original founding member of Mountain, will release a new studio album”Still Climbing” on October 28th via Provogue Records / Mascot Label Group.

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Sammy Hagar Premieres Knockdown Dragout Rock Collaboration Album

Sammy Hagar Premieres Knockdown Dragout Rock Collaboration Album

Posted August 9, 2013 at 8:58 am | No comments

Last week, Sammy Hagar launched a series of premieres for “Knockdown Dragout” — the anthemic lead track from his highly-anticipated upcoming rock collaborations album, “Sammy Hagar and Friends” — with a high-octane performance onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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Orange Amplification Launch New Official Merchandise Webstore

Orange Amplification Launch New Official Merchandise Webstore

Posted August 8, 2013 at 9:10 am | No comments

Following on from last years revamp of the Orange Amplification website, the company is pleased to announce the launch of the new Official Orange Webstore where a whole range of Orange Amplification accessories and merchandise are offered for purchase.

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Keith Urban Unveils Track Listing for September 10th Release of Fuse CD

Posted August 8, 2013 at 8:44 am | One comment

Keith Urban’s much-anticipated seventh studio album FUSE, set for release on September 10th, is his first in nearly three years. It will contain thirteen brand new tracks including his newest Top 10 single “Little Bit Of Everything”

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Grammy winning guitarist Earl Klugh #1 Debut – HandPicked

Grammy winning guitarist Earl Klugh #1 Debut – HandPicked

Posted August 7, 2013 at 10:31 am | No comments

On July 30, Earl Klugh released HandPicked, a soulful, sixteen-track solo/duet recording featuring special guest guitarists Vince Gill and Bill Frisell and ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro.

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