My friend Anthony, owner of Texas Blues Alley, has gone through and fully updated his popular 5 Boxes Essential Licks course: Several months ago I decided it was time to use everything I've learned and improved over the past eleven years, and breath new life into this popular, but very old course. I shot new lick demonstrations, updated all the tablature, and created 12 new … [Read more...]
Things I Like: June 2018
This is a roundup of a few things I’ve been enjoying this month: 1. Pete Thorn II - The new album from Pete Thorn. In addition to being a popular YouTube demo guy, Thorn is a world-traveling side-man, having played with everyone from Melissa Etheridge to Chris Cornell to Don Henley. This is his second collection of solo material, and it's an enjoyable listen for guitar … [Read more...]
T-Shirt Survey
Hello, friends! I'm working on some t-shirt designs, and I could use your help. I'm trying to figure out some details before I get the shirts printed. If you could spare ~3 minutes to fill out a survey to help me determine common sizes to get printed print, colors, etc, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance! … [Read more...]
Things I Like: October 2017
This is a roundup of a few things I've been enjoying this month: 1. Doom Side of the Moon - This is a side project from Sword guitarist Kyle Schutt. As its name suggests, this is a tribute to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. It's a fairly faithful interpretation, while adding in some of the "Doom" elements that Sword is known for. I'm enjoying this one more than I thought … [Read more...]
EarthQuaker Day 2017
If you can't make it to see EarthQuaker Devices here in Nashville this week at Summer NAMM, you can still see them at EarthQuaker Day 2017, to be held on August 5 in EarthQuaker's hometown of Akron, Ohio. It looks like quite a party. There will be live music, clinics, workshop tours, food & drinks, games, giveaways, and prizes. There will also be a Riff Contest to win a … [Read more...]