The Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Festival kicks off every morning at 8 a.m., with a massive family-style breakfast in the Main Lodge on the banks of Flathead Lake.
It was in California that the Fur Peace Ranch first presented its “On The Road” workshops. It’s a concept that has proved successful and we enjoy spending a few weeks during the Winter in warm and beautiful surroundings bringing the spirit of Fur Peace and our award-winning classes to “On The Road” destinations.
The future of the guitar is in good hands. Today, in a big white tent in a field here at luxury dude ranch Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork Montana, 11 young semi-finalists for Lee Ritenour’s Yamaha 6-String Theory Guitar Competition duked it out to determine which six will compete in the finals this Wednesday, which will be judged by Ritenour, Sonny Landreth, Chris Hillman and Dave Grusin.
Flew from the dirty Jerz to pristine northwestern Montana today to attend the 2012 Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop & Music Festival in at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork.
Sound Mountain Sessions is a straight forward, gritty, well-polished American hard rock offering from legendary Lynch Mob, that truly captures the magic of their genre.
Making a living as a freelance guitarist is not easy. It requires flexibility, professionalism and years of hard work.
The acoustic guitar body, or “sound box,” is where the sound is perfected, enriched and enhanced. It is also the piece of guitar construction that helps suit a player’s size, sound desires, and playability.
Adler, the new band led by former Guns N Roses drummer Steven Adler has been added to the lineup for The Kiss Kruise.
Iconic Rock Band Launches a Larger-Than-Life Journey Through 40-Years of KISS, with Limited-Edition Book Of Rare Photography on August 21 at Viper Room; Unseen Photographs, The Real Story, Exclusive Material
Here they are, in no particular order. When four bands are this good, how do you rank them? You don’t, that’s what. You write a little blurb about how you aren’t ranking them.
Jack White
Yeah, the Black Keys were good on Friday night, but the bluesy rock crown definitely goes to Jack. The guy just oozes authenticity and energy. Jack White also manages to be the absolute center of attention without seeming like a guy with a huge rockstar ego. I mean, I don’t know if he does and he very well may, but from what I saw, he’s just a guy who loves to play music and rocks out with two different bands.
