Concert Preview: Jackie Greene leans on classic influences for his

January 25th, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The guitar playing on it is impeccable. The way it’s orchestrated, there’s all these guitars coming in and out of the different channels, and there are three or four guitars layered in the mix; you can hear them all clearly, and all the playing is Rest of story

Chicago Tribune - Pyro and fireworks exploded, guys not named Slash played fancy guitar solos, and the songs from “Appetite for Destruction” still sounded unbeatable. Clipse among year’s most fully realized albums November 27, 2006. Cocaine-dealing and its consequences Rest of story

Softpedia - downs, moments of pure genius and moments of extreme dullness. Well, it’s not the bout dullness that I am going to tell you about but rather the glamour of a guitar, guitar-tech and guitar-related convention held in London, this year being the 5th Rest of story

Salon - Bounce That” is a good example of what’s on the album, as rap hooks fit together with disco grooves and indie guitar riffs — there are bits in here from 2 Live Crew, Paula Abdul, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sir Mix-a-Lot and Wings. This kind of ADD dance Rest of story

Seattle Post Intelligencer - This American anti-Idol continues to look inward, her “Nerve Endings” exposed: “Nerve endings think they see pleasure coming/I know better.” Hersh’s wintry musings combine with a quietly unsettling backdrop, eerie guitar playing off of piano, cello Rest of story

Gamespot News - In the debut Retail Radar article , there were dark tidings of a PlayStation 2 Guitar Hero II game-and-guitar bundle that would sell for $89.99. The game actually saw release at an $80 price point, but with the Xbox 360 release of Guitar Hero II on Rest of story

The Twang

January 20th, 2007

Times Online - Topping the bill at Club NME, the Twang arrived on stage an hour late to play a set that lasted half that long. Certainly second song Lost My Smile made little impact, while the slower, moodier forthcoming single Wide Awake boasted a lovely guitar Continue Reading

Sun-Journal - for cello, Bach’s Cello Suite #3, arranged for guitar by David Leisner, who wrote “Rather than fight the distinction between the two instruments, the guitarist should capitalize on it and, instead of imitating the cello, should play it as a guitar Continue Reading

Tonight South Africa - Rocker Eddie Van Halen created a ‘musical instrument support’ in the 1980s, which had the appearance of a shelf strapped round the waist and was designed to help him play a guitar horizontally. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis designed a special nappy Continue Reading

Daily Princetonian - In addition to speeches, the afternoon’s festivities featured Grammy nominee Stanley Jordan ‘81, who brought the crowd to its feet with his jazz guitar riffs and ability to play guitar and piano at the same time. The musical emphasis of the event Continue Reading

Traverse City Record-Eagle - band playing for the dance to sit in for some songs was a honor for John, who has been studying the instrument for six years and soaks up as much knowledge as she can from other fiddlers. She is also learning to play the piano and starting the guitar Continue Reading

Allentown Morning Call - The group plays toga party music and band members expect a full-blown toga party whenever they play. ‘’The whole idea of the Fronted by Larry ‘’Vinny VidiVici'’ Cecio and rounded out by Victor ‘’Les Paul Vic'’ Zukow on lead guitar, Eric Lear on rhythm Continue Reading