Posted May 30, 2023 at 2:08 pm | No comments
Today’s guitar review is of the Limited Edition G5622T-140 Electromatic®, a mid-range guitar that should be a welcome addition to any guitar player’s gathering of stage ready guitars. The guitar draws design features, functional electronic and hardware components, and inspiration from such masterful Gretsch guitars as those cool Country Gentleman and White Falcon instruments, that we’ve seen in the hands of George Harrison, Gene Vincent, Brian Setzer, Michael Nesmith, Neil Young and many more legendary play
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Posted May 1, 2023 at 1:03 am | No comments
The Gruene OG-30 is very similar to an orchestra style Martin with a sound that matches and craftsmanship that’s on par. The Gruene has more bling in the form of natural abalone snowflakes, up and down the fretboard and two that accentuate the bridge. The Gruene name up top at the headstock is also real abalone, no fake stuff here…
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Posted April 19, 2023 at 12:20 pm | No comments
Lauren Calve has been undergoing a metamorphosis in her life, a massive shift. You can hear it seeping through every song, oozing out of every lyric, and feel the shedding of her skin with every note on her first full-length album, Shift, out September 1. The subtle and understated yearning in her voice, the intonation in her haunting vocals and delivery, Calve is longing for something more.
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Posted April 17, 2023 at 11:45 am | No comments
Bruce Cockburn has won 13 JUNO Awards, an induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada, among many other accolades.
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Posted April 3, 2023 at 10:41 am | No comments
On this live concert album recorded in 2017 and 2022, Stephen Wade draws from songs, melodies, and styles rooted in Southeastern folk tradition. Based on a lifetime of personal contact with exemplars of this music, his performances attest to a welcome truth: that individuals adapting a traditional tune can renew a shared repertory.
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Posted March 30, 2023 at 6:50 am | No comments
as Sandberg’s highly anticipated new trio album The Captain is out now. The album was recorded live at the legendary Doo-Bop Club, and showcases his unique blend of hard swingin’, groovy and soulful jazz with strong melodic writing, rhythmically playful improvisation
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Posted March 21, 2023 at 10:31 am | No comments
A Night At The Family Dog held on February 4, 1970, featured the brightest three lights of the Bay Area, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and Santana. These three bands would define a scene that had the whole world wondering what exactly was going on in the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco. A Night At The Family Dog starts with two iconic Santana performances before Grateful Dead covers Otis Redding.
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Posted March 7, 2023 at 6:00 am | No comments
Kate MacLeod’s long-term project of study, performance, and recordings of Jean Ritchie are coming into focus with The Jean Ritchie Experience. There are four new renditions of songs to be released as singles, and plans for more. Most will include special guest musicians on the recordings.The Utah Division of Arts and Museums has awarded a grant in support of this work.
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Posted March 6, 2023 at 12:37 pm | No comments
Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while earning high praise as a prolific, inspired songwriter and accomplished guitarist.
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Posted March 6, 2023 at 5:55 am | No comments
The new Nembrini plugin extends the possibility of the original hardware to help users further customize their tone. It offers users the choice of six different guitar cabinets and four microphone emulations with on/off axis position switch, continuous position and distance knobs.
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