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Part 2 of Carl Verheyen interview on The Jamcast

Guitar Jam Daily has posted part two of their interview with guitarist Carl Verheyen for their Jamcast feature. Part one can be found here (looks like you'll need to register though).

Artist Interview: Carl Verheyen on The Jamcast - Session 2

Guthrie Govan video - Tone Merchants NAMM 2008

Suhr Guitars has uploaded some videos from their NAMM 2008 Tone Merchants jams. Some high-quality versions can be found here, but a couple of the Guthrie Govan vids are up on YouTube. Here is Govan playing "Wonderful Slippery Thing."

UPDATED: Govan, Kotzen, and Howe to play the London International Music show

Saw this on Mark McGuigan's site: Guitarists Guthrie Govan, Richie Kotzen, and Greg Howe will be headlining the London International Music Show at London's Excel Centre on Saturday June the 14th. Each player will do a solo set (each with a full band), before uniting for a monster jam at the end. More details can be found here on the Guthrie Govan message board. The London International Music show is comprised of four separate shows: The London Guitar Show, Drummer Live, Sound Recording Technology, and The Unplugged Music show. The entire event runs from June 12th through the 15th.

UPDATE 4/2/08: Greg Howe has said his involvement in this show was never confirmed. Read more here.

Jimmy Herring interview at Jambands.com

Jambands.com has an interview up with Jimmy Herring where the Widespread Panic guitarist answers reader-submitted questions. Jimmy talks about his work with WSP, and his upcoming solo album for Abstract Logix.

Snapshots With Jimmy Herring: A Jambands.com Reader Interview

Brett Garsed posts another live track on MySpace

Brett Garsed has added another live track from the 1/19/08 Dirty Martini show at Alva's to his MySpace page. Dirty Martini features Ric Fierabracci on bass, Joel Taylor on drum, and Garsed on guitar). The newly posted track is called "Oasis" (Garsed previously posted "Undoing" and a portion of "Sticks" from this gig).   FYI - I was in attendance at this awesome show. Check out this Picassa photo album for a few pics.

Allan Holdsworth interview for Innerviews.org

Music journalist Anil Prasad has relaunched his Innerviews.org site. One of his first new interviews is with Allan Holdsworth.

Innerviews: Allan Holdsworth interview

Steve Lukather - The Making of "Ever Changing Times"

The title says it all - this is a compilation of footage showing Lukather in the studio recording his new album Ever Changing Times.

John McLaughlin Summer European tour dates

In other John McLaughlin news, the following dates have been posted for McLaughlin's Summer European tour with his band the 4th Dimension. European dates for this Spring can be found here.

07/03/2008 Enghien - France Enghien Jazz Festival
07/04/2008 Wiesbaden - Germany Rheingau Musik Festival
07/05/2008 Duisburg - Germany tba
07/07/2008 Vienne - France Jazz à Vienne
07/09/2008 Getxo-Vizcaya - Spain Getxo Festival
07/10/2008 Collado-Villalba - Spain Villalba Festival
07/11/2008 Ludwigshafen - Germany tba
07/13/2008 Juan Les Pins - France Jazz à Juan
07/14/2008 Veneto - Italy tba
07/15/2008 Turino - Italy tba
07/16/2008 Napoli - Italy tba

Two new John McLaughlin releases coming April 28th

John McLaughlin's new album Floating Point will be released April 28th on the Abstract Logix label. Floating Point was recorded in India with Indian musicians, though McLaughlin's bassist from his 4th Dimension band, Hadrien Feraud, laid down the bass tracks for the album after the original sessions were complete. A few of the songs on Floating Point were performed last year during McLaughlin's tour with the 4th Dimension.

As a companion piece to the Floating Point CD, a
DVD chronically the making of the album will also be released on April 28th. Meeting Of The Minds - The Making Of Floating Point was filmed over a period of 5 days during the Floating Point sessions, and includes in-studio footage, plus interviews with the musicians.

Tim Miller's "Trio Vol. 2" reviewed at All About Jazz

All About Jazz has a great review up of Tim Miller's new album Trio Volume 2. I'm really digging this CD lately. It's only March, but so far this is one of my favorite albums of the year.

All About Jazz review: Tim Miller - Trio Volume 2

New Greg Howe album to be released in June

Greg Howe has posted the following update on his site:

"We are happy to announce that the new Greg Howe album is scheduled to be released in June 2008. At the moment, Greg is busy mixing his new album in New York at "Push MP" and he should have everything completed in about 1 week. To be notified of the release date in the United States please visit the Shrapnel Records website and in Europe visit Mascot Records."

via Truth In Shredding

Return To Forever reunion rehearsal video

From the ReturnToForeverTV channel on YouTube: some cool footage from the first rehearsal for the upcoming reunion tour

Liquid Tension Experiment reunion tour

In other reunion news, the prog-rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment (Mike Portnoy - drums, John Petrucci - guitar, Jordan Rudess - keyboards, and Tony Levin - bass) will embark on a short, 10th anniversary tour in June. Here are the dates and locations:

June 21 - Bethlehem, PA - NEARfest
June 23 - New York City - BB King's
June 25 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
June 27 - Downey, CA - Downey Theater
June 28 - San Francisco, CA - Bay Area Rock Fest

via Blabbermouth.net

Return To Forever tour dates announced!

Finally! Here are the announced dates and locations for the much anticipated Return To Forever reunion tour:

May 29, 2008      Paramount Theatre Austin #1       Austin, TX      
May 30, 2008     Paramount Theatre Austin #2     Austin, TX    
May 31, 2008     Verizon Wireless Arena     Houston, TX    
June 1, 2008     Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie     Dallas, TX    
June 3, 2008     Paramount Theatre Denver     Denver, CO    
June 4, 2008     Kingsbury Hall     Salt Lake City, UT
June 6, 2008     Schnitzer Concert Hall     Portland, OR     TBA    
June 7, 2008     Britt Music Festival     Medford, OR     TBA    
June 8, 2008     The Paramount - Seattle     Seattle, WA    
June 9, 2008     The Centre in Vancouver For Performing Arts    
June 11, 2008     The Grand at the Regency Center #1     San Francisco, CA
June 12, 2008     The Grand at the Regency Center #2     San Francisco, CA
June 13, 2008     Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk     Los Angeles, CA    
June 14, 2008     Dodge Theatre     Phoenix, AZ      
June 17, 2008     Fox Theatre     St. Louis, MO      
June 18, 2008     Holland Performing Arts Center     Omaha, NE    
June 19, 2008     Orpheum Theatre     Minneapolis, MN    
June 20, 2008     The Chicago Theatre     Chicago, IL         
June 21, 2008     Freedom Hill Amphitheatre     Detroit, MI    
June 22, 2008     Murat Theatre     Indianapolis, IN         
June 24, 2008     The Plain Dealer Pavilion     Cleveland, OH
June 25, 2008     Sony Centre     Toronto, ONT, Canada    
June 26, 2008     Ottawa Jazz Festival/Confederation Park     Ottawa, ONT, Canada    
June 27, 2008     Place des Arts - Pelletier Hall     Montreal, QUE, Canada    
June 28, 2008     Saratoga PAC - Freihofers's Jazz Festival     Saratoga Springs, NY    
July 2, 2008     Utenos Arena     Vilnius, Lithuania    
July 4, 2008     Congress Hall     Warsaw, Poland
July 5, 2008     Budapest Arena     Budapest, Hungary    
July 6, 2008     Belgrade Arena     Belgrade, Serbia
July 8, 2008     L'Olympia     Paris, France
July 9, 2008     Vienne Jazz Festival     Vienne, France
July 10, 2008     Via Jazz Festival     Madrid, Spain
July 11, 2008     Cap Roig Festival     Girona, Spain
July 12, 2008     Lorca Festival     Lorca, Spain
July 13, 2008     TBD Valencia, Spain     Valencia, Spain
July 16, 2008     TBD Neuhardenberg, Germany     Neuhardenberg, Germany
July 18, 2008     Montreux Jazz Festival     Montreux, Switzerland    
July 19, 2008     Grugahalle     Essen, Germany    
July 21, 2008     Indigo2     London, England    
July 23, 2008     Nice Jazz Festival     Nice, France
July 25, 2008     TBD San Sebastian, Spain     San Sebastian, Spain
July 30, 2008     The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre     Miami, FL    
July 31, 2008     Ruth Eckerd Hall     Clearwater, FL
August 1, 2008     House of Blues Orlando     Orlando, FL
August 2, 2008     Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center     Atlanta, GA    
August 4, 2008     Merriweather Post Pavilion     Columbia, MD 
August 5, 2008     Mann Center for Performing Arts  w/ the Flecktones  Philadelphia,  PA
August 6, 2008     Bank of America Pavilion w/ the Flecktones     Boston, MA    
August 7, 2008     United Palace     New York, NY

Joe Satriani Guitar Center Sessions tour

Following the release of his new album Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock on April 1st, Joe Satriani will embark on an 11-city Guitar Center Sessions clinic tour. Dates and locations are below. The clinics will feature question-and-answer segments, autograph signings, and live performances by Satriani.

April 01 - Natick (Boston), MA
April 02 - Manhattan, NY
April 03 - Plymouth Meeting (Philly), PA
April 04 - Rockville (DC), MD
April 05 - Chicago, IL
April 06 - Englewood (Denver), CO
April 07 - Phoenix, AZ
April 08 - Hollywood, CA
April 09 - San Francisco, CA
April 10 - Clackamas (Portland), OR
April 11 - Seattle, WA

via Truth In Shredding

Current listening

Here's a quick rundown of what I've been listening to lately.

NEW STUFF

Tim Miller - Trio 2

Awesome Holdsworthian jazz. Great writing. I love Miller's acoustic/electric tones.

Whoopgnash - Lack Of Education

Also Holdsworthian, but far more "out there" than Miller. Great guitar work by John Erickson.

Paul Gilbert - Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar

Gilbert's follow-up to Get Out Of My Yard. Great tones and writing.
 

OLD STUFF

Mathieson, Laboriel, Colaiuta, Landau - Live at The Baked Potato

I actually prefer the follow-up, Another Night At The Baked Potato, but this one is growing on me. Landau is awesome as usual.

Larry Carlton with Robben Ford - Live In Tokyo

Saw these guys in Chicago recently; great show. As a result I've been revisiting this disc. Well worth picking up.