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Muireann Bradley, Old Soul
Vintage Blues, Vintage L-50 Direct from Ireland, 17-year-old Muireann Bradley indulges us (and tugs at our Led Zep heartstrings) with a rendition of Memphis Minnie’s “When the Levee Breaks.” She’s using the ’34 Gibson L-50 borrowed from dad’s collection. “It’s my favorite guitar for sheer playability and has by far the most-comfortable neck profile of
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Lords of Atlantis: Cliché-Free Surf
Ivan Pongracic Lords of Atlantis includes members from a handful of high-profile surf bands, and its debut album is a collection of catchy instrumentals that steers clear of cliches. Here, Ivan Pongracic plays “Barbary Corsairs” on his ’62 Fender Strat reissue in Shoreline Gold with a Fullerton-made/AV1 reissue neck and Pure Vintage ’65 pickups running
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Steve Howell Fingerpicks “Stocking Feet Blues”
Solo acoustic homage to rural-blues great Steve Howell is a veteran of blues, rock, and jazz. Here, he fingerpicks a terrific rendition of Blind Lemon Jefferson’s “Stocking Feet Blues” using his Santa Cruz 1934 OM. The tune is from Steve’ latest album, “Gallery of Echoes,” which we review in the January issue. Read Now!
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Jeff Plankenhorn’s “Alone At Sea”
Tasty slide on a square-neck Oahu Singer/songwriter Jeff Plankenhorn’s music is a rootsy mix that embraces blues and pop while dodging categorization. Here, he and his vintage square-neck Oahu offer an exclusive take on the title track from his new album, “Alone At Sea,” produced by Colin Linden. Don’t miss our review of the album
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Andrew Synowiec’s Ebullient Tonefest
Uplifting Instrumental Rock! Check out Andrew Synowiec and his Heritage Custom Core H-150 P90 ripping through a chunk of “Lead Foot,” a track from his newest album, “Fun.” Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Andrew and review of the album in the January issue. Read Now!
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Roman Bulakhov’s Radical Stew
Ukrainian guitarist fuses…. everything Inspired by Pat Metheny, Greg Howe, Guthrie Govan and others, guitarist Roman Bulakhov fuses rock, funk, jazz, hip-hop – and everything else into a radical, acrobatic stew. Here, his D’Angelico Excel DC is running through a the Neural DSP Quad Cortex and a Vox AC30 while he plays “Kyiv Time,” from
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Graham Parker plays “We Did Nothing”
Reflective take on the world In his review of Graham Parker’s “Last Chance To Learn The Twist,” Dan Forte recalls that the singer/songwriter emerged as part of the ’70s new-wave scene, “but… grew into a mature, eclectic talent.” Here, he and his early-’90s Gibson J-200 reflect on the world today in “We Did Nothing.” Catch
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Belfast Bluesman Dom Martin
Gallagher, Buchanan Inspiration! Dom Martin grew up listening to blues-guitar legends including his Irish countryman Rory Gallagher, and has created his own sprawling musical vision. Here, he plugs his Vintage V100 Peter Green Lemon Drop (with House of Tone pickups) plugged into his Victory Super Duchess to play “Unhinged” from his latest album, “Buried in The
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Foghat’s Scott Holt And Roger Earl Go “Drivin’ On”
Latest Lick From Legends Of Boogie-Rock Foghat guitarist/frontman Scott Holt and founding drummer Roger Earl peeled off this exclusive take on “Drivin’ On,” the first single from the band’s latest album, “Sonic Mojo.” The song was sent to the band by Kim Simmonds and they touched it up to give it the Foghat feel.
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Sheryl Bailey’s “Homage”
Jazz star’s tribute to Pat Martino – “The Velvet Hammer” A leading proponent of modern jazz guitar, Sheryl Bailey has recorded with Alan Broadbent, Art Farmer, Urbie Green, Eric Kloss, Steve Kuhn, Roseanna Vitro, and others. She’s also Assistant Chair of Guitar at Berklee College of Music. Her new album, “Homage,” was recorded with her