The second annual Nashville Amp Expo is coming up on August 21-22. I couldn't make last year's show, but I heard that it was a lot of fun. A long list of exhibitors have signed up to show off their goods for this year's show. I'm glad to see these types of shows starting to gain popularity. This looks like a great opportunity to hear a lot of musical equipment that isn't … [Read more...]
Hamilton Loomis Interview
I recently had the opportunity to ask guitarist Hamilton Loomis a few questions. If you're not familiar with Loomis, he is a Texas-based guitarist who plays a mixture of blues, rock, funk, and soul-influenced music. His most recent album is a live album called Live in England. Loomis has the distinction of being given a Gretsch Bo Diddley guitar directly from Bo Diddley … [Read more...]
Electrified: The Guitar Revolution
I recently received an e-mail letting me know about an upcoming guitar documentary called Electrified: The Guitar Revolution that will be showing on the Smithsonian Channel on August 15. Prior to the television airing, they are offering a streaming version of the documentary on their website, which I've embedded below. It's a very interesting history of the electric guitar … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi with Herbie Hancock on Letterman
I recently linked to a studio video of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi playing on Herbie Hancock's song "Space Captain" from his latest album the Imagine Project. Trucks and Tedeschi performed the song with Hancock this past week on the Late Show with David Letterman. Check out the performance below: … [Read more...]
Blue Noize Contest
Jon at Guitar Noize is launching another excellent contest, this time a blues solo competition he's calling Blue Noize. There are some great prizes to be had, including a PRS 25th Anniversay SE Custom guitar, a Big Muff Pi pedal, a Suhr Riot pedal, a POG2 pedal, Dunlop Max Grip picks, and BMF leather straps. If you think you've got the chops, check out the rules of the contest … [Read more...]