35th Annual Dallas International Guitar Festival

The 35th annual Dallas International Guitar Festival is coming up this weekend, and every year it gets better and better. The event begins on Friday April 20th and runs through Sunday April 22nd at Dallas Market Hall. With a concert on Friday night and a jam on Saturday night, plus four different stages, there’s plenty of live music for every fan.  As always, it’s an all star lineup.  Here’s some of my favorites… Andy Timmons Eric Johnson featuring Chris Layton & Scott Nelson Jimmy Wallace & The Stratoblasters Maylee Thomas Mark Benno New Bohemians Paul Reed Smith Point Blank Rick Derringer Seymour Duncan The Shuffle Kings Van Wilks The national vendor displays and product demos are ... More on 35th Annual Dallas International Guitar Festival →

Remembering Lowell George & Little Feat

Remembering Lowell George,  (April 13, 1945 – June 29, 1979,) singer, songwriter and guitarist with Little Feat. These guys are just so great and so unique, with a super southern style of boogie that cannot be denied. Little Feat is still performing today, with tour dates continuing into next year. Here’s Lowell George on lead vocals and guitar performing “Willin” with Little Feat in 1977.

Waterloo Records celebrates 30 years in Austin

Waterloo Records just celebrated 30 years in Austin last Saturday, which is really amazing in this economy when music and record stores are struggling to stay in business. Owner John Kunz attributes the store’s success to the amazing music scene in Austin, which is a huge melting pot of genres. Founded in 1982, Waterloo Records has seen major shifts in music trends, from the advent of the CD in the early 80′s to the MP3 of today’s digital format. And by the way, Waterloo uses the full spectrum of bandwidth available for the MP3, not just the limited and compressed variety you find so ... More on Waterloo Records celebrates 30 years in Austin →
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