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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, Friday, April 12th, 2013 Reviewed by Rock NYC
Clapton’s Crossroads Festival lights up Madison Square Garden and Rock NYC’s Iman Lababedi brings us this review
By Iman Lababedi
Eric Clapton‘s “Crossroads Guitar Festival” was three and a half hours deep when the Chicago Blues giant Buddy Guy, the man who played IN HOWLING WOLF’S BAND, came on stage and blew everyone else off stage. I am not a blues fan myself, the idiom is… Read More
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Gets Underway
Clapton’s US tour culminates in two-night festival at Madison Square Garden
By Alex Baker
Eric Clapton will conclude his US tour with a two-night festival that kicks off tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Clapton will be joined by a truly dazzling array of guitar talent that includes Jeff Beck, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Gary Clark Jr., the Allman Brothers, Read More
Flashback: Eric Clapton talks about his Gibson SG and “Woman Tone” (1968)
In this very cool UK video from “Cream at the Royal Albert Hall” Eric Clapton shows in a interview the sound and use of his psychedelic Gibson SG, his wah, woman tone, and blues skill. In our humble opinion, the combination of the SG and Marshall defined the Clapton sound! We also LOVE the voice of the English narrator…”the electronic guitar is also dismissed as nothing more than a jangling noise machine, etc”…he sounds right out of a 60″s British Sci-Fi film—too much!
RIP: Alvin Lee of Ten Years After
Former Ten Years After guitarist dies suddenly after complications from routine surgery
By Alex Baker
Legendary British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, formerly of Ten Years After, passed away at the age of 68 on Wednesday. According to a statement on Lee’s official website, he “passed away early this morning after unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure.”
Lee and Ten Years After came to prominence… Read More
The Gibson Harrison-Clapton “Lucy” Les Paul : Presented By Guitar Center
Eric Clapton shares his unique background story on the Gibson Harrison-Clapton Lucy Les Paul guitar with some of his most memorable moments. In collaboration with the George Harrison Estate and Eric Clapton, this historical guitar will be limited edition of just 100 guitars worldwide, available in America EXCLUSIVELY through Guitar Center March 21, 2013. guitarcenter.com/clapton
Allman Brothers Band Announces March NYC Residency
Legendary Allman Brothers set for a 10-show stint at Beacon Theater
By Alex Baker
The Allman Brothers Band have announced that they’ll be playing a 10-show residency at New York’s Beacon Theater this March.
The residency, which has become something of a tradition in recent years, will kick off March 1st and run through… Read More
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