Monthly Archives: March 2012

Alejandro Escovedo will release his 11th solo album Big Station, June 5. The album recalsl much of the music Escvovedo absorbed as it blasted out of AM and FM radios throughout the ’60s and ’70s. Largely co-written with frequent collaborator Chuck Prophet, the album’s 12 songs chronicle Escovedo’s hometown and own personal decline. ‘Big Station’ [...]

Pierre Bensusan, Chris Hillman, Country Joe MacDonald, Spencer Bohren, Laurence Juber and Frank Vignola will perform and teach this summer at Fur Peace Ranch, the guitar school Jorma Kaukonen started in southern Ohio in 1989. Referring to Fur Peace Ranch as, “a ranch that grows players,” Kaukonen welcomes both budding and seasoned musicians to immerse themselves [...]

Earl Scruggs, the man renowned for developing the three-finger banjo-picking style that bears his name, died of natural causes March 28 at a Nashville hospital. He was 88. Scruggs was born in 1924 in Shelby, North Carolina. Every member of his family played a musical instrument, but he rose to prominence after being hired by [...]

The Reverend Horton Heat announce the May 29 release of  The Reverend Horton Heat: 25 to Life, a documentary concert film. The concert footage for the film was recorded in 2010 at the legendary Fillmore Theater in San Francisco. It  includes live concert footage, band interviews, crew interviews and more. The DVD bonus package will include the film [...]

Stony Plain Records announces a May 29 release date for the new CD from multi-award-winning blues singer/guitarist Rory Block, I Belong to the Band: a Tribute to Reverend Gary Davis. The new CD is the third in what Block calls her “mentor” series saluting blues masters who greatly influenced her as a musician. It follows [...]

Benedetto Guitars has entered a licensing agreement with Bill and Mary Ann Neale as exclusive representatives for Benedetto merchandise. Products will include strings, caps, t-shirts, polish, and polishing cloths. For more information, go to benedettogear.com.

The Fender Music Foundation will partner with ReverbNation to host  Save Music Education, an online benefit concert. The concert will air on Stageit April 26 at 6 p.m. PST. Signed and unsigned musicians are invited to participate by coordinating their own online benefit concert. Proceeds will benefit The Fender Music Foundation to provide musical instruments to programs [...]

Lindsey Buckingham is gearing up for a tour May 3-21. Buckingham will perform songs from his recent album, Seeds We Sow, as well as performing a combination of favorites from his previous solo albums and Fleetwood Mac classics. “As I’ve grown as an artist, I’ve gotten more and more in touch with my center, and [...]

65amps introduces The Ventura guitar amplifier, the latest addition to its more affordable “Working Pro” Red Line. The Ventura is a compact, portable amp that can be combined with high-level, professional functionality. The Ventura uses a 2-6V6 power section and front end, the London Color channel, and SOHO Bump Circuit. It has a 12AX7 Phase inverter, [...]