Dave Murphy: Acoustic Country!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQWQ45L2Lv0?si=LZPo1o1bJshwsV59]
Classic Ballad Style
Country/folk/rock singer/guitarist Dave Murphy wrangled guitarist Chris Tarrow for this take on “Josephine,’ from Dave’s new album, “A Heart So Rare.”...
Samantha Fish: Slide-Blues Fury!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7CXP5qBgoc?si=I1MTRw6KFIrvnUa7]
“I'm Done Runnin’” on a D-18
VG readers know Samantha Fish is the real deal. Here, she uses a Martin D-18 Modern Deluxe on...
Keith Streng – NYC Garage-Band Legend!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmFKbHWEutE?si=3h8XZ6yCmImsF9aK]
Solo take on the Fleshtones’ “Pussy Willow”
Fleshtones guitarist Keith Streng grabbed his ’57 Gretsch Silver Jet and plugged into a mighty Marshall Micro...
Hamish Anderson: ’70s Swagger
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvI-mn69yhk?si=ki9LVaM0WYVFO0lz]
Bluesy Touch on “Pain”
Hamish Anderson sat with his ’52-reissue Fender Tele to play a laid-back take on “Pain,” one of the outstanding tracks...
The Mystery Lights: Garage Punk Meets Musicianship
Influences From the Kinks to Beefheart
The Mystery Lights’ Mike Brandon used his ’60s Silvertone 1429 plugged into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for this...
Thom Rotella’s Wes Flashback!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=066t0iSVmFs?si=FInBSXUI9a9LhaRD]
Fretboard brilliance from a studio master
Guitarist Thom Rotella is a protégé of the legendary Tommy Tedesco and lists heroes including Montgomery, Green, Benson,...
Ronnie Baker Brooks: Windy City Blues Hero
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0SFtaxXbYU?si=axN4PDNrbhgKoWsZ]
Chicago Sound, Fresh Attitude
Second-generation blues master Ronnie Baker Brooks grabbed his a custom Gibson ES-336, a Tube Screamer, and his reissue Fender Super...
Mark Farner’s Meat-and-Potatoes Rock
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAC7sb_xOcs?si=eMsBqVUf0APDkAiE]
New Solo Album – “Closer to My Home”
Live from his music room, Mark Farner plays “Real,” from “Closer to My Home,” his first...
Mark Lettieri’s funky finesse
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLvP-zcYLQk?si=f-Sc5ORc79QL2CmA]
Virtuoso take on “Greenspace”
Stepping out from his band, Snarky Puppy, Mark Lettieri exhibits the finesse, funk, and fury that make him such a...
Andy Peake – Roots Without Boundaries
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Andy Peake – Roots Without Boundaries
Andy Peake is a drummer/percussionist with a long list of accomplished-guitarist friends. For proof, take a listen to...