Guitar Player Presents Monte Montgomery at

Do you want to see one of the most electrifying acoustic maestros perform an entire evening of provocative music in a solo setting via a superb sound system? Guitar Player Presents feels that such a refreshing change of pace show is worth marking Monte Montgomery’s upcoming performance at the Starry Plough as a “must see.” It’s also about time we

The Methodical Madnesss Of Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Omar Rodriguez Lopez is no pussyfooter. In the past seven years alone the 35 year-old guitarist and composer generated enough music to fill six albums by his band, the Mars Volta, and twice that many solo albums, as well as numerous collaborative projects with artists as diverse as Damo Suzuki, John Frusciante, and Lydia Lunch. During that same

Rob Balducci: The Altered Dominant Pentatonic

WHEN IT COMES TO GREAT INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC, you probably think of Steve Vai or Joe Satriani. Well, native New Yorker Rob Balducci is a player that can give these guys a run for their arpeggios. Balducci’s last two CD’s, The Color of Light and Violet Horizon were released on Steve Vai’s Favored Nations label and received great reviews

Best Buy Musical Stores Launched in NYC - Fenders

The new Best Buy on New York’s Union Square at 14th street is one of a number of the chain’s stores that carries a full line of “pro-sumer” musical instruments—including Gibson and Fender guitars. The Best Buy music-gear locations join a list of emporiums that includes Guitar Center, Matt Umanov’s, the Soho branch of Rudy’s Music Stop, and many