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Jimmy Buffett
The Parrot head’s appeared to be dancing and swaying before the music even started, but maybe that was because of the copious amounts of alcohol consumed on day one of KAABOO Del Mar, where a crazy San Diego week’s end demanded a touch of the tropics. Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer band were sure […]
NAMM’s Museum of Making Music Debuts New Casio Display
On Saturday, September 10, NAMM’s Museum of Making Music (MoMM) celebrated the debut of Spotlight on Casio, the latest addition to the museum’s many exhibits and musical instrument collections. Open now through January 29, 2017, the new display chronicles Casio’s 35 years of electronic music product innovations and features notable instruments including its first keyboard, […]
Gabbie Rae / A Star Is Born
It was NAMM week in SoCal and I was fortunate to be able to catch a young Phenom, Miss Gabbie Rae at The Grove. I have been following her meteoric rise in the Metal Community over the past few years and she has been making her way up the scene with her epic performances with […]
Coldspell / From the Land of Ice and Snow
NAMM week is always special and during all of the chaos we were able to catch up with my friends from Sweden, COLDSPELL. We were able to squeeze in a quick and impromptu interview to find out more about the status of their upcoming fourth album that should be released later this year. If you […]
Graham Bonnet – Since You Been Gone
GRAHAM BONNET @ MALONE’S It’s always a treat when I’m able to catch up with old friends as I was during NAMM week with Graham Bonnet. It was the opening show of his first tour in quite a while. Believe me, I didn’t know what to expect because we hadn’t seen each other nor had […]
Wathen Audiophile
Wathen Audiophile exists to provide elite products for the music industry while restoring the value and quality of American engineering. Wathen’s mission is to design, engineer and craft products that exceed expectations and give our fans the sound quality that was intended when the original recording was made. Every enclosure at Wathen is made in America, […]
Taylor Ushers in a 12-Fret Guitar Revival with New Models across the Line
Founded in 1974, Taylor Guitars is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of premium acoustic and electric guitars. Renowned for blending an innovative use of modern technology with a master craftsman’s attention to detail, Taylor guitars are widely considered the best sounding and easiest to play in the world. Many of today’s leading musicians make […]
Jessica Meuse
Jessica Meuse (also known as Jess Meuse) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Slapout, Alabama. She has been performing in public since the age of 10. In 2011, she self-released a debut album called “What’s So Hard About Bein’ A Man,” with 9 original tracks. In addition to singing, writing, and performing, Jessica […]
Mike Lull Custom Guitars – T4 / T5 Bass Guitars
Mike’s take on the classic T-Bird style bass takes “the thunder” to a whole new level! The T4 has deep and huge tones reminiscent of that 70’s grunt we all know and love but with a twist of extra sweetness and articulation. This unique tonal difference was accomplished by Mike reverse engineering a set of […]