Mike Keneally Makes the Gravy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vv2oV-M7dc&w=560&h=315]
Dig his Meaty “Celery”
The track is called “Celery,” but Mike Keneally sure makes it meaty! With a splash of distortion, chorus, and delay...
Edgy Alt-Blues from Jesse Dayton and Samantha Fish
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwVf11N8rw8]
Duo rips on “Settle For Less”
Proving that sparks can fly when regional styles collide, Texas native Jesse Dayton and Kansas City’s own Samantha...
Hints of Benson and Martino – Eric Zolan plays “D.D.L.O.D.”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1HokNcNWjE]
NYC Jazzer Brings Tasty Jazz/Blues/R&B Confection
Guitarist Eric Zolan knows jazz guitar has been cool, and his new album, “Calder’s Universe” proves it....
Damon Fowler Brings the Blues
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C406TpXTmeU]
Slow and Tasty on “Taxman”
Damon Fowler has shared stages with Dickey Betts and Butch Trucks, so it makes sense that his music is...
Austin Guitarst Eric Hisaw on “Someone Else.”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z0jtn4Ir_8]
Rockabilly Meets Punk!
Straight outta Austin, Eric Hisaw and his early-’80s import Fender Tele play a cool living-room rendition of “Someone Else,” from his...
Tomas Janzon swings on “Ascending”
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ4p8G_2Kmo]
Silky-Smooth on a vintage hollowbody
Hip as all get-out, Tomas Janzon plays some of the silkiest jazz you’ll hear this year. Here, he demonstrates...
“Monster” Mike Welch
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfEkZZvwLNI]
“Monster” Mike Welch digs deep on “Walking to You Baby”
“I was thinking about my late friend, Luther ‘Guitar Junior’ Johnson, and how his...
Reinier Voet’s double-up demo
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_5EXP4HKxU]
Gypsy jazz, direct from Amsterdam
Reinier Voet shows us bits of “Swing 49” and the solo-guitar piece “Bagatelle Nr1,” both from “Images,” the new...
Jared James Nichols’ glorious goldtop
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQO0HGhL80c]
Mods and pedals need not apply!
Watch Jared James Nichols tear it up on “Dorothy,” his ’52 Gibson Les Paul, running straight into his...
Band of Heathens’ Gordy and Ed: Low-Key and Tasty!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36jnHkqdv5U]
Austin heroes play vintage-laden twofer
Gordy Quist and Ed Jurdi use a few of their favorite things to play “Heartless Year” and “Don’t Let...