I'm excited to welcome Joe Bonamassa as a new sponsor of Guitar Lifestyle. They are offering Guitar Lifestyle readers a free download of "Blue and Evil" from Joe's Black Rock album. To receive the free download, all you have to do is click here or click the ad in the sidebar and then select "Free MP3 Music". … [Read more...]
20 Years of Tall Tales
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Shake Your Money Maker, the Black Crowes' debut album. To celebrate, the Crowes have arranged and recorded many of their classic songs as acoustic tracks and have released the tracks as part of the double album Croweology. As part of the 20th anniversary celebration, Chris Robinson is participating in a web series they're calling "20 … [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...]
John Mayer Backstage Tour
Earlier this week, John Mayer provided USTREAM viewers with a tour of the backstage area of the Jones Beach Amphitheater in New York. He also provides a glimpse of the upcoming John Mayer "Black Strat," which is a replica of the well-worn black strat that he regularly plays. Interestingly, the regular production model will not be relic'd, while the Custom Shop version will be … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson participating in “Guitar Masters” Acoustic Tour
This Fall Eric Johnson will be participating in an acoustic tour called "Guitar Masters," which will also feature guitarists Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino. The tour will start on October 1 in Milwaukee, WI, and will last for several weeks and then pick up again early next year. The following tour dates are listed on the Tour page of Eric Johnson's website. More tour dates … [Read more...]