The storms let up Friday night, making for beautiful sky and light. Grove Street, Hayes Valley Capp Street & 19th, the Mission District The Gangway, Larkin Street. A pleasant stop before mind-blowing Thai food at nearby Lers Ros. *Footage from the original ‘Friday Night in San Francisco’, an incredible guitar performance by Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola and [...]
I know this is like shooting ducks in a barrel and I know we should sympathise with anyone called upon to write puffs on the BBC website but this billing just caught my eye. It's for something called "Guitar Heroes At The BBC Part 4". Series featuring legendary guitarists treading the boards and trading licks at the BBC studios. This edition kicks off with big hits from the Rolling Stones...
Today — I think; I’m still recovering from yesterday’s closing performance, and the Wo’C calendar of sacred feast days is kind of a mess — is the natal anniversary of the Hoosier Sage, the proprietor of a blog so brilliantly written it fairly pops and explodes from the intertubes like a kind of literary ectopic [...]
Price: $5.99 Category: CDs The Guitar Trio by Paco De Lucia, Dimeola, McLaughlinArtist: Paco De LuciaRelease Date: Oct 1996Format: CDRecord Label: Verve USAGenre: Guitar, Jazz InstrumentUPC: 731453321526Product DescriptionFull performer name: Paco De LuciaAl DiMeolaJohn McL...
"The Right Time" is here and now...These are the words that drive award winning smooth jazz artist Rob Tardik. His newest album, The Right Time is a personal statement and glimpse into his life's current musical direction, further showing the world his passion for life, music and the guitar. If you enjoy instrumental music then expect Rob's smooth guitar work to soothe your soul and provide...
International News: Pic is first feature film venture of Seville's GDP -- Seville-based General de Producciones y Diseno, one of Spain's top museum, events and exhibition designers, has entered feature film production, fully financing and producing Carlos Saura's "Flamenco, Flamenco."
The Dublin-based Mexican emigre acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela represent no less than a phenomenon, a hard-driving 21st-century popular music act with transcultural roots. Expansive fusions without dilution. Really. During their 90 minutes onstage Thursday at the Electric Factory, however, the most salient points were engagingly immediate - and head-spinning fun.
Title: Mediterranean Sun Dance Artist: Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola Three guitar legends, Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola team up live in this video performance of Mediterranean Sun Dance. Di Meola and McLaughlin show off their amazing speed, as does De Lucia -- sans pick.
It can be infuriating for a young musician trying to get gigs playing original music. They are often passed over for cover band or tribute bands. If you ask any musician trying to book gigs, engage audiences, or get attention, one of the easiest gimmicks is playing covers. “When you play a cover someone has [...]
Twenty-seven years ago today, Sony introduced the CDP-101 to market: The $2,200 piece of electronics (pictured at left) was the first compact-disc player, and the company went on to sell 20,000 units over the three months following its debut. In addition to the hardware, Sony issued 50 of its titles on CD at a price that would equal between $33 and $45 in 2009 dollars ; the "first" entry...
Those of us who witnessed the emergence of this Mexican guitar duo 10 years ago knew instantly they would hit the heights. This new album acknowledges debts to Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Shakti and Paco de Lucia, but what comes over most powerfully is their own inventiveness. Sometimes their style is oddly reminiscent of Kazakh dombra playing, but their symbiotic dexterity is unique. Percussion, piano...