Joe Bonamassa recently allowed Gibson and Guitar Center into his Nashville condo to check out the cool gear that he keeps there. Joe calls his Nashville condo "Nerdville East." In contrast to the original Nerdville, which he calls his home in LA and houses his museum-grade pieces, Nerdville East houses more of the tools that he uses since he often writes and records in … [Read more...]
Nashville Event: A Conversation with Robben Ford
If you're in or will be in the Nashville area next week, Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music is hosting "A Conversation with Robben Ford" on February 2: “A Conversation with Robben Ford” will take place at 8 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Blair School of Music’s Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall, with Jen Gunderman, assistant professor of musicology, as interviewer and … [Read more...]
Nashville’s Vinyl Boom
Nashville is currently experiencing its largest growth period since I moved here about 15 years ago. One of the areas in which Nashville is growing quietly is in vinyl record production. Local business United Record Pressing is the largest vinyl producer in the U.S. and next year will increase capacity to 60,000 records per day. The Guardian recently wrote an article about … [Read more...]
Jack Pearson Guitar Academy
Nashville guitarist Jack Pearson is not nearly as well known as he should be. He was a member of the Allman Brothers Band from 1997-1999 and has played with a host of legends, including Vince Gill, Tommy Emmanuel, Earl Scruggs, Lee Roy Parnell, Jimmy Buffett, Keb Mo', and many more. I had the pleasure of seeing Pearson perform with Double Trouble a few years and really enjoyed … [Read more...]