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Neil Young - Le Noise - The Film

Neil Young - Le Noise - The Film

Le Noise, the film. 39 minutes of guitar crunchiness. Lots of fiber. Just what this old rock and roller needs. Music to my ears.

 

 

Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce Live at the Continental Club

Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce
Originally uploaded by mjbarz

Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce kicked off my SXSW week at the Continental Club the night before the official start of the music festival. With her band Hot Sauce, she delivered a solid, energetic set of Mississippi-tinged blues and roots rock. Also good to catch Hot Sauce guitar player Eric Deaton in action again. I'd first seen Deaton live, playing with the legendary T Model Ford at the Nelsonville Music Festival.

McNally and band live at the Continental Club was a great way to start the week.

McNally's new album, Coldwater, was released last fall.

Links:

• Shannon McNally home page and MySpace.
• Buy Coldwater.
• Eric Deaton on MySpace.

 

Happy Birthday Rick Nielsen

Happy birthday to Rick Nielsen, one of my favorite guitarists from one of my favorite rock and roll bands. Long may you jam, Rick.

David Lindley – Mercury Blues - The Roxy, Washington DC 1988

Big-time sonic fun for your Tuesday night hootenanny.

The Jimi Hendrix of the dobro

Weekend America delivers this great feature of Jerry Douglas. A great history of his career and the dobro in modern American music.

More Web resources for guitar lessons and tutorials

The Chicago Tribune recently featured a fairly comphrensive round up and review of some of the most popular online guitar learning sites. Log on, plug in and play!

These Kids Can Rock

Guitar Hero and summer jam camps are helping kids and parents rock out together (Chicago Tribune).

For those about to rock, there's Now Play It

British site Now Play It offers comprehensive guitar lessons for beginning and advanced players. You pay only for the lessons you want.  Very cool. Check it out.

Celebrate Jeff Beck's birthday...with a $1,529.99 guitar

Jeff Beck celebrated his 64th birthday yesterday (June 24). And you can celebrate too with the Fender Artist Series Jeff Beck Stratocaster. Only $1,529.99. Sharp! But I think on my current budget, I'll just send Jeff a card.

What's your favorite Jeff Beck album?

 

Will you make guitar-lesson history?

What's more authentic that staying inside all afternoon playing Guitar Hero? How about making history as part of the "world's largest music lesson?"

Old Town School of Folk Music guitar faculty plan to break the old record at the Welles Park Gazebo on Tuesday, August 7. Check in begins at 6 p.m. The lesson starts at 7:30 p.m. 

If you live in the Chicago area and want to participate, register now. You may also win a Martin 00X1 guitar and other great prizes (but you must be present to win).