Last month, Billboard.com featured a nice Q&A session with non-stop guitarist Warren Haynes. In the interview, he discusses recording the new Gov't Mule album and touring with Mule, the Allman Brothers, and the Dead: We did a few Mule shows prior to the Beacon with the Allman Brothers (in March), and that started out a busy year. We went straight from the Beacon to Dead … [Read more...]
Derek Trucks and Joe Bonamassa Trading Licks
Two of my favorite guitarists trading licks at the Hot August Blues festival in Maryland this past weekend. … [Read more...]
Gov’t Mule By a Thread Release Date Announced
Gov't Mule have announced a release date of October 27th for their upcoming album By a Thread. A new track titled "Broke Down on the Brazos" and featuring the guitar work of the one and only Rev. Billy F. Gibbons is playing on the band's home page. … [Read more...]
Sean Costello Retrospective Album to be Released in September
Landslide Records is going to be releasing a Sean Costello retrospective album on September 29. Unfortunately, I didn't get into Sean Costello's music until after he passed away tragically last year, so I never had a chance to see him play live. Sean's early albums were released by Landslide Records, and they are assembling some of the best studio recordings as well as a bunch … [Read more...]
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre
Rich Murray of The Guitar Channel recently posted a review of Wayne Krantz's new album Krantz Carlock Lefebvre: One of the trademarks of Krantz's live performances is the amount of group improvising that takes place. In a wise move, Krantz decided to bring that strength to the studio for Krantz Carlock Lefebvre, and the results are fantastic. I first heard about Krantz … [Read more...]