D’Angelico has released its Premier SS Bob Weir Signature guitar. Check it out. The one I linked to is just one of three price points for the guitar, which looks and sounds great. I am looking forward to trying one out for myself. I interviewed Weir’s guitar tech AJ Santella last fall whenI wrote this Guitar World cover […]
Happy anniversary Allman Brothers Band, born March 26, 1969. Thank you for all the music, memories and joy. And for the material to write One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, of course. I saw a lot of the 40th anniversary shows, and two stand out by a lot; Eric Clapton on […]
Statement from Eric Clapton website: “Due to severe bronchitis and under doctor’s advisement, Eric Clapton is rescheduling this weekend’s two shows at The Forum in Los Angeles. The Saturday March 25th show will now be held Wednesday, September 13th. The Sunday March 26th show will now be held Monday September 18th. He is very sorry […]
Among us hardcore fans, there have been a few legendary runs in the ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND‘s last stage, which lasted fromWarren Haynes’ return at the Beacon in March, 2001 until their final show at the same place on October 24, 2014. The three-night stand at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre September 24-26, 2004, part of a 35th anniversary tour, has […]
In light of Chuck Berry’s death, his record label has released a single from his upcoming album, CHUCK, which will be his first new album since 1979’s ‘Rock It.’ This is good news first of all because I wasn’t sure if the record was actually done and second because the song sounds damn good. It features […]
It’s March 19. On this day in 2009, I attended one of the handful of most exciting concerts of my life. I have often been skeptical of Eric Clapton and found him overrated, but every time I’ve seen him with someone on stage who pushed him, he’s been damned good: Steve Winwood, Jimmie Vaughan, B.B. King, […]
In honor of the 46th anniversary of the last night of the magical Fillmore East turn that produced the epic album. I present the following excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band. This is a partial, very abridged version of Chapter 8. To read the full story of the making […]
I interviewed David Gilmour in October, 2015, for a Relix cover story. Today is his birthday. Good enough reason to share the story with you. David Gilmour’s guitar sound is completely distinctive: the tone, the touch, the phrasing. Anyone with a passing familiarity with Pink Floyd – which is to say anyone who’s turned on […]
Today is the 45th anniversary of the release of Eat A Peach, the album that first hooked me on the Allman Brothers Band. In honor of this, I offer you this edited excerpt from One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band about the making of this landmark album. You can buy the paperback by […]