Monthly Archives: May 2015
George Van Eps and Marty Grosz Meets the Fat Babies
Marty Grosz is surely one of the last of a breed – a jazz guitarist who plays strictly rhythm and chord-style solos and...
Sheptone Announces 6T8 Humbucker
Sheptone’s 6T8 Humbucker is designed for hollow or semi-hollowbody guitars and uses a long, rough-cast Alnico V magnet wound with #42 poly wire on...
North Mississippi Allstars and Anders Osborne
Singer-songwriter Anders Osborne joins Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, and Chris Chew of the North Mississippi Allstars to create a rich Southern tapestry of...
Gibson GA-80T Vari-Tone
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, Gibson was apparently convinced the Vari-Tone switch was the way of the future, with its instant access...
Jellyfish
Jellyfish was only around for these two records, but these reissues reinforce the belief that they were as good a band as you...
George Kilby, Jr.
George Kilby, Jr.’s Six Pack is, he says, a “collection of singles” rather than an EP or album.
Kilby graduated from Princeton, where his mentor,...
Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias came to New York City from Brazil in 1981 and since then, building an impeccable reputation as a singer, songwriter, arranger,...
Gibson Firebirds
Say the words “custom color” to a collector or enthusiast and most will think of “Fender.” But Gibson had its own multicolored baby –...
Neil Barnes, Ron Thompson, and others and Bettye LaVette
Blues harpist Neil Barnes is one of the greater San Francisco area’s best-kept secrets. His 2007 CD, This Was Then, Now, is a compilation...
Eric Sardinas
Resonator/slide specialist Eric Sardinas is no blues curator. While he pays homage to the music that inspires him, Sardinas is a fiery super nova...