Bluegrass Boy: Inside the New Box Set Exploring Jerry Garcia’s Early Acoustic Era
In January 1961, Jerry Garcia completed a stint in the Army and returned to Northern California. Four years earlier, Wally Hedrick had introduced Garcia to the music of Big Bill…
Read more »Sons of Apollo, Featuring Ex-Members of Dream Theater, Guns N’ Roses and Journey, Announce Debut Album
For the past few months, rumors have been circulating about a new secret project including former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian. With the announcement of the debut…
Read more »Chuck Loeb: Dead at 61 Guitarist and Composer passes away. RIP
Chuck Loeb, Guitarist and Composer, Dies at 61: Versatile guitarist, composer and producer worked with Stan Getz, Steps Ahead, Fourplay and others Loeb began a solo career in 1988 with…
Read more »The Fell Premiere New Music Video for "Footprints"
The Fell are a new supergroup of sorts, featuring Billy Sheehan (Mr. Dig, Winery Dogs) on bass, Randy Cooke on drums, Mike Krompass on guitar and Anthony De La Torre…
Read more »How to Play Three of Jerry Garcia’s Most Influential Grateful Dead Riffs
In honor of the late Jerry Garcia’s would-be 75th birthday (August 1), the wonderful lads and lasses over at Reverb.com have come up with a few new lessons in honor of…
Read more »Mac DeMarco: Five Things We Learned from His New Ernie Ball ‘String Theory’ Episode
Today we bring you the premiere of the latest episode of String Theory, starring guitarist-songwriter Mac DeMarco. String Theory—brought to you by the folks at Ernie Ball—explores the sonic origins…
Read more »Nick Johnston Demos the Kemper Profiler
In this new clip from Kemper Amps, guitarist Nick Johnston demos the company’s Profiler. Johnston employs some uber-smooth blues and shred licks using an overdriven tone from the Profiler—of course,…
Read more »Uncured Premiere "Stygian Pit" Lesson Video
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a scintillating new lesson video by Uncured. The song in the clip, “Stygian Pit,” is taken from the band’s debut album, Medusa, which…
Read more »Trivium Debuts "The Sin And The Sentence" Music Video
Trivium has unveiled the music video for their new song, “The Sin and the Sentence.” The song is expected to appear on the band’s new album, due tentatively this fall…
Read more » Plastic-Free "Ocean" Guitar Unveiled in Honor of Jerry Garcia’s 75th Birthday
In honor of the late Jerry Garcia’s would-be 75th birthday (August 1), the Jerry Garcia Foundation has commissioned luthier and artist Tom Lieber to create an eco-friendly, plastic-free electric guitar….
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