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Hot F’in Tuna
Still on cloud nine two weeks post-Fur Peace Ranch camp. Here’s some Hot Tuna for you to help roll-in the spring season. Catch the “Ice Age” at 25:04. It’s 7 minutes long…its worth it. Be careful though…Jorma’s guitar is very hot during the jam. It could burn your eyebrows off too. Mine are just starting to… Read more
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I Found the Epicenter of Cool in Ohio: Jorma and the Fur Peace Ranch
Within hours of guitar camp kicking off on a windy and wet April afternoon, I find myself sitting in a circle with 6 other guitarists including the great Jorma Kaukonen. We are in the rear of the beautifully echoing Fur Peace Station theatre on-site at Jorma’s Fur Peace Ranch just outside of Athens, OH in Meirge County.… Read more
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Drive-By Truckers Mired by Bad Sound at Terminal 5 in NYC
I am one of the biggest Drive-by Truckers fans around, but must say their show Thursday night at NYC’s Terminal 5 was not good. To be fair, other critics loved the show and disagree. Mired by bad sound (shame on you Terminal 5) that included speaker shrieks, poor sound board mix (where where the drums… Read more
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Arcade Fire Ignites Fans in Bridgeport Arena
Amidst controversy surrounding the “must wear costume or formal attire” comment on their tickets for the recent Reflektor tour…the Montreal, CANADA-born Arcade Fire stormed the Webster Bank Arena stage in Bridgeport, CT on March 18, 2014 with 100 perfect confidence that the legions of 20 and 30 year old fans would partake in the neo-hipster party… Read more
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Enjoy Drive-by Truckers New Album “English Oceans” like a good book!
Rolling Stone, Relix, Paste (a cover story no less!)…here’s a link to Google search for more… the list is long and deep. Most agree that Drive-By Truckers new album “English Oceans” released the first week of March is a huge accomplishment for the band. Lisa-Marie Ferla wrote “the five piece band specializes in catchy melodies with more… Read more
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Guitar Salon in the West Village…Paul Simon shops for his gal Edie there
Sunday’s NYT was chock full of TBR-minded music stories. I loved hearing about the little vintage folk guitar (et al) shop where Paul Simon recently went shopping for his gal (Edie Brickell). The Times reports on a musical force — Beverly Maher and her Guitar Salon (website)– who since 1978 has sold unique and vintage acoustic… Read more
