If you've been following Joe Bonamassa's career for the past few years, you probably know that he has amassed a number of original Les Paul bursts in his collection. One of those is a 1959 Les Paul called Skinnerburst (#9-1951). Gibson and Bonamassa have teamed up to create a Custom Shop model based on the Skinnerburst: Of all of today’s Les Paul-wielding artists Joe Bonamassa … [Read more...]
Joe Bonamassa’s Advice
Joe Bonamassa, in a recent interview with Epiphone, gives some advice on what it takes to get to the next level in your playing: Well, you know, I've been playing 33 years of my life and every day I wake up and I'm excited about the guitar. I'm excited about playing; I'm excited about the sound of the case latches opening. I always grab for it. Even when I tour a lot and I'm … [Read more...]
Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea
I'm not really a cruise type of guy, but I know that a lot of people really enjoy them. If I were a cruise guy, I'd take a look at going on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea cruise next February 17th-21st. The cruise features Joe Bonamassa, Robben Ford, John Hiatt, Ana Popovic, Robert Randolph, and Joanne Shaw Taylor, with more artists to be announced soon. The cruise departs … [Read more...]
Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium
You may have heard that Joe Bonamassa has a funk-based side group called Rock Candy Funk Party, which also includes Tal Bergman, Ron DeJesus, Mike Merritt, and Renato Neto. The group released a debut album last year and are set to release a live set next month, on February 25. The new live set is titled Rock Candy Funk Party Takes New York: Live at the Iridium and includes … [Read more...]
Black Country Communion To Release Afterglow on October 30
Black Country Communion are set to release their third album, Afterglow, on October 30. Here's what vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes says about the new release: In terms of content, Afterglow expands upon the progression that took place between ‘BCC’ and ‘BCC2’. “It’s a deeper album, musically, than our first two albums, but it does not step away from the genre we’re in,” … [Read more...]