Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Rolling Stones
Some people think Exile On Main Street is the best album the Rolling Stones ever recorded. Those people are wrong. And it’s certainly not...
Los Lobos
It’s been a few years since Los Lobos released original material, but Tin Can Trust is worth the wait. Its music is a mix...
Epiphone Intros 50th Anniversary 1961 Casino
Epiphone's 50th Anniversary 1961 Casino is, like the original, a true hollowbody made of five-ply maple/birch with a solid mahogany SlimTaper neck, attached using...
Mark Chesnutt
In the ’90s, Mark Chesnutt had a string of 21 Top 10 singles, eight of them topping Billboard’s country chart. He played George Jones...
Steve Howe Trio
The idea of a straight jazz album from Steve Howe might bring out the skeptic in proggers and beboppers alike, but Travelling is a...
Grant Gordy
Grant Gordy’s thing is acoustic jazz. But unlike most jazz guitarists, his axe of choice isn’t a big ol’ carved archtop, but a dreadnaught-sized...
Gretsch Intros G6120 Cochran Sig Model
Gretsch has announced the release of its G6120 Eddie Cochran Signature Hollow Body guitar. A single-cutaway instrument with western motif, its features are based...
John Jackson
Piedmont (or East Coast) blues guitarists like Brownie McGhee, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, and Mississippi John Hurt had a tremendous influence on the...
Joe Negri
A regional star, local TV luminary and jazz virtuoso even before beginning his 32-year tenure as Mister Rogers’ favorite handyman, Joe Negri (see feature...
George Cotsirilos Trio
Veteran jazz guitarist Cotsirilos’ latest record is a swinging set driven by his considerable chops and skill at composing and interpreting music. His bandmates,...