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Three-Part Eric Johnson Video Interview for Musician's Friend

Spotted this on Truth In Shredding: Great three-part Musician's Friend interview with Eric Johnson regarding his new album Up Close.

Eric Johnson Interview - Up Close at Saucer Studios - Part 1

Eric Johnson Interview - Songs From Up Close Album - Part 2

Eric Johnson Interview - Guitars Amp Effects On Up Close Album - Part 3

Eric Johnson Discusses "Up Close" with Guitar International

Writer / photographer Rob Cavuoto has a new interview up with Eric Johnson at Guitar International. Johnson discusses his new album Up Close, and more.

Guitar International - Eric Johnson: The Up Close Interview

Video: Eric Johnson Discusses His Jimi Hendrix Experience Tour Gear

Cool video from MusicRadar.com. Eric Johnson gives a run down of his Jimi Hendrix Experience Tour gear.

New Eric Johnson Interviews

Two new interviews with Eric Johnson have popped up on the radar - A video interview for Gibson.com (thanks JP!), and an audio interview for the Focus on Metal podcast. See links below.

The Gibson Video Interview: Eric Johnson

Focus on Metal Podcast: Ep 5 - To Metal or Not To Metal

New Eric Johnson Interview with Jas Obrecht

Esteemed guitar journalist Jas Obrecht has posted an extensive new interview with Eric Johnson on his website. The piece also includes questions submitted by Strat-O-Blogster's own JP Holesworth. Johnson discusses a wide varity of topics, including his upcoming album Up Close.

Eric Johnson Up Close: The 2010 Interview

 

New Eric Johnson Album To Be Released November 9th

Kudos to JP over at Strat-O-Blogster for staying on top of this: Eric Johnson's new album Up Close will be released on November 9th. The album is now available for pre-order throuh Amazon. I'll post more details as they become available.

Amazon.com: Pre-Order Eric Johnson - Up Close

New Eric Johnson Interview at Guitar International

Matt Warnock has published a great new interview with Eric Johnson over at Guitar International. The main topic of discussion is Johnson's involvement in the upcoming Guitar Masters acoustic tour.

Guitar International: Eric Johnson Interview

Eric Johnson Interview for MusicRadar

Check out the new interview with Eric Johnson over at MusicRadar. Johnson discusses his upcoming 'Guitar Masters' acoustic tour, and his soon-to-be-released album Up Close.

MusicRadar: Eric Johnson talks about the Guitar Masters tour

Guitar Masters Tour with Eric Johnson, Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino

This one slipped under my radar - Eric Johnson will take part in an acoustic tour dubbed "Guitar Masters" with fellow guitarists Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino. Thus far, they have a string of shows scheduled for this October, with more coming in early 2011. See below for exact dates and locations.

Oct 1st - Northern Lights Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Oct 2nd - Clowes Memorial Hall - Indianapolis, IN
Oct 3rd - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
Oct 6st - Stiefel Theatre - Salina, KS
Oct 7th - Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA
Oct 9th - Mayo Civic Center Theater - Rochester, MN
Oct 10th - Space - Evanston, IL
Oct 13th - Colonial Theatre - Phoenixville, PA
Oct 14th - Lebanon Opera House - Lebanon, NH
Oct 15th - Strathmore - North Bethesda, MD
Oct 16th - Westhampton Beach P.A.C. - Westhampton, NY
Oct 17th - The Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT

2011
Jan 14th - Spanos Theatre - San Luis Obispo, CA
Jan 15th - Norman P. Murray Center - Mission Viejo, CA
Jan 17th - Visalia Fox Theater - Visalia, CA
Jan 19th - Van Duzer Theater - Arcata, CA
Jan 20th - Laxson Auditorium - Chico, CA
Jan 21st - Napa Valley Opera House - Napa, CA

Eric Johnson to perform in NYC with the Les Paul Trio

From Eric Johnson's official website:

"On June 5th, 6th, and 7th, Eric will be playing 2 shows each night at the Iridium Jazz Club on 1650 Broadway in New York City with the Les Paul trio plus Anton Fig on drums.They'll play mostly Eric's material but in a jazz trio style."

Links Links Links!

During my NAMM and post-NAMM haze, many post-worthy articles/links have popped up on the radar that I haven't had time to share. Here are some links of interest that have come up recently.

Jeff Beck to release new album in April

All About Jazz review: Charlie Hunter - Gentlemen, I Neglected to Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid

Eric Johnson discusses his upcoming album

Video: Robben Ford and Michael Landau - "Spoonful" Live at Yoshi's 1/14/10

Greg Howe Premier Guitar Column: Displaced Accents and Polyrhythms

Guitar International: NAMM 2010 Coverage

Premier Guitar: NAMM 2010 Coverage

Guitar Player: NAMM 2010 Coverage

Two videos of Eric Johnson sitting in with Oz Noy

Here are a couple of videos of Eric Johnson sitting in with the Oz Noy Trio in Austin (with Anton Fig on drums, and Roscoe Beck on bass).

Schizophrenic - October 2009

Cissy Strut - June 2009