The Experience Hendrix Tour is gearing back up for some more shows, with this year's tour happening from October 15 and November 7. Like years past, this year's tour will include many great artists. This year's lineup includes Eric Johnson, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Eric Gales, Mato Nanji, Chris Layton, as well … [Read more...]
New Guitar Lifestyle Design!
I'm very excited to announce that the new design of Guitar Lifestyle has been launched! If you're viewing this post in an RSS reader, please visit the site to see the new design. My good friends at Purr Design did the redesign work, and I'm very happy with the result. They are very easy to work with, and they do excellent work. With the redesign, I wanted to accomplish two … [Read more...]
Jonny Lang Live at the Ryman Auditorium on 08/30/08
Jonny Lang traveled back through Nashville a couple of weeks ago, playing a concert at the legendary Ryman Auditorium on 08/30/08. I've had the pleasure of seeing Lang in concert three times now, and each time has been as good or better than the last. I was actually surprised to hear that Lang was travelling back through Nashville. My wife and I saw him when he passed … [Read more...]
Death Magnetic
If you're curious about what Metallica's new album Death Magnetic sounds like, they have offered a stream of the entire Death Magnetic album on their Web site. Surprising, given their earlier stance against Napster. I'm happy to see them trying to move past all of that. As a big fan of their earlier records, I was very curious to hear the new album, especially given the hype … [Read more...]
Nick Vail’s StagePlayer
The StagePlayer is a combination folding stool/guitar stand created by Nick Vail Designs. I use a folding stool similar to this when I play guitar, and I can see the benefit to having an attached guitar stand. Here are some of the features of the StagePlayer: no assembly required weighs only 10lbs fully padded and comfortable fits most guitars, basses, and … [Read more...]