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Autour de Blues Meets Larry Carlton and Robben Ford DVD reviewed at Blogcritics

Blogger Richard Marcus has posted a review of the new Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, & Autour Du Blues - The Paris Concert DVD on Blogcritics.

DVD review: Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, & Autour Du Blues - The Paris Concert DVD

John McLaughlin - Meeting of the Minds DVD preview

Here is a preview of the upcoming John McLaughlin DVD Meeting of the Minds (The Making of Floating Point).

Joe Satriani to headline the London Guitar Show

Joe Satriani will be headlining the London Guitar Show main stage (part of the London International Music Show) on Sunday June 15th. This is confirmed, and is already posted on the shows website. Also, Paul Gilbert will be playing the main stage on Saturday June 14th. Kudos to Mark McGuigan for spotting this news.

Release date for new Greg Howe album

According to Greg Howe's site admin, Howe's new album has a release date of June 24th. I'll post more details as they become available.

Michael Landau - "I'm Buzzed" 4/6/08 Karlsruhe

Excellent footage of Landau from the 4/6/08 show in Karlsruhe.

Steve Lukather tour dates

Here are the dates and locations for Steve Lukather's upcoming Ever Changing Times tour. Luke's band for this tour will be:

Tony Spinner: Guitars / Vocals
Steve Weingart: Keyboards
Carlitos Del Puerto: Bass / Vocals
Eric Valentine: Drums / Vocals

20 June 2008   Tba , Soendborg (Denmark)
21 June 2008  The Train , Aarhus (Denmark)
23 June 2008  Tredgar , Göteborg (Sweden)
24 June 2008  KB's , Malmö (Sweden)
25 June 2008  Bern's , Stockholm (Sweden)
26 June 2008  Rockerfellers , Oslo (Norway)
28 June 2008  Gosef , Kolding (Denmark)
29 June 2008  The Rock , Copenhagen (Denmark)
02 July 2008  Fabrik , Hamburg (Germany)
03 July 2008  Staatstheater , Oldenburg (Germany)
04 July 2008  Rosenhof , Osnabrück (Germany)
05 July 2008  Weststadthalle , Essen (Germany)
07 July 2008  ColosSaal , Aschaffenburg (Germany)
08 July 2008  Paradiso , Amsterdam (Holland)
12 July 2008  Bospop Festival, Sportpark Boshoven , Weert (Holland)
13 July 2008  Honberg-Sommer , Tuttlingen (Germany)
15 July 2008  Z7 , Pratteln (Switzerland)
17 July 2008  Tba , Torino (Italy)
20 July 2008  Les Voix des Gaou , Toulon (France)
12 August 2008  Red Rock , Denver (USA)
17 August 2008 Greek Theatre , Los Angeles, CA (USA)
21 October 2008  Tba , Nagoya (Japan)
22 October 2008  Tba , Osaka (Japan)
24 October 2008  Tba , Tokyo (Japan)
25 October 2008  Tba , Tokyo (Japan)

via toto99.com and stevelukather.net

Oz Noy Interview on FPE-TV

Funk-jazz master Oz Noy demonstrates some of his rhythm parts for FPE-TV.

Alex Machacek on his Tonica Masterclasses

Alex Machacek discusses the concepts and ideas he passed along during his masterclasses this past February at Tónica Ciclo Internacional de Jazz GDL in Mexico.

Brett Garsed to appear on new Ioannis Anastassakis album

Greek flamenco/rock guitarist Ioannis Anastassakis has announced his upcoming electric CD will feature a guest appearance by Brett Garsed.

FYI - Garsed can also be heard on the new Doug Ross and Chris Buck albums (Holdsworth appears on the Buck album as well).

via Truth In Shredding

Michael Landau - more footage from 4/4/08 Berlin show

Another great video from Landau's 4/4/08 show in Berlin. I love the chords in this tune. Dig it...

John McLaughlin - All Out Guitar "Elevenses" interview

John McLaughlin is featured in the latest installment of All Out Guitar's Elevenses interview feature.

Adding more tags to the site

FYI - I'm going to start adding tags (categories) to all the posts on the site. I've always had the Reviews tag, but now I'll be adding Tour Dates, Interviews, player names, etc. I'm hoping this will make the site a bit easier to navigate. Stay tuned...