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Day 4 Bonnaroo 2009

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

I woke up on the day of our performance as excited a kid on Christmas morning ready to unwrap his presents.

Day 3 Bonnaroo 2009

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Saturday, we all decided that it was absolutely necessary for all of us to sleep in since we had been running around like Energizer bunnies

Day 2 Bonnaroo 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

The second day of Bonnaroo was jam packed with all kinds of artists all of us were anxious to see. The first band of the day on the 2nd stage, the WHICH stage, was one of bands I recently fell in love with called Gomez.

Day 1 Bonnaroo 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Flying into Nashville, Tennesee for our 2nd appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival was nothing short of exciting.

WHO’S ON YOUR TEAM?

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

While everyone acknowledges that the indie trend has gained considerable traction over the last few years

THE SAND BAND STRIKES!

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Recently a band sent me a package containing sand.

Pure Creativity

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Where does creativity come from? Why are some people more creative than others?

GUITAR & BASS ROUNDTABLE TEASER 5: MICHELLE SHOCKED

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Shocked to see Miss Shocked? Well you shouldn’t be, because this feature isn’t just about sessions men and shredders (of both sexes), it’s about a singer-songwriter’s connection to his/her guitar; except in this case, the singer-songwriter is picker-poet, Michelle Shocked. Not one to get too into the “geek” talk, we got more out of the [...]

GUITAR ROUNDTABLE TEASER 4: LEE RITENOUR

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

When I interviewed Don Randi a few months ago for our feature on the Wrecking Crew, he talked about one guitar player that blew his mind in the old days. That guy was Lee Ritenour. What a privilege it was to hear Lee take a stroll down memory lane as well as talk about his [...]

GUITAR & BASS ROUNDTABLE TEASER 3: YNGWIE EFFUN MALMSTEEN

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

We meet again! If this is the first blog of mine that you’re reading, let me bring you up to speed: