Written by Jim Bille Jun 26, 2010 at 12:00 PM Eric Clapton threw another guitar party last Saturday in Bridgeview IL as he hosted the third installment of his now legendary Crossroads Guitar Festival. Starting in 2004 at Fair Park in Dallas, Clapton’s guitar festival was conceived as an event to raise money for his…

Written by Jim Bille Jun 18, 2010 at 08:00 PM Johnny Winter made an appearance at the Meridian last Saturday for one of his road shows and did not disappoint the modestly sized crowd as he displayed his legendary guitar fire with a set that featured some of his best music. Classic Johnny Winter material…

Written by Daniel Barker Jun 16, 2010 at 07:30 PM Within moments of getting the email from Mucky Duck’s owner-Rusty Andrews-announcing this date I had a check in the mail. The Carolina Chocolate Drops had been getting much press in my little news world and it had me interested. Were these guys for real or…

Written by Eddie Ferranti Jun 15, 2010 at 08:00 PM It had been too long since I got a chance to catch the cult classic band, The Cowboy Junkies. That drought ended at the House of Blues in Downtown H-Town recently for this reviewer and his better half Rosie. The Timmons clan, lead by THE…

Written by Eddie Ferranti Jun 12, 2010 at 08:00 PM Anders Osborne was born in Uddevall, Sweden but has made his niche in the bayou city of New Orleans since the mid-80’s. He planted the seeds of popularity by playing a lot in the French Quarter, which lead to his first record deal release “Doin’…

Written by Abel Carmona Jun 09, 2010 at 08:00 PM I made my way out to the Warehouse tonight to check out the Reverend Horton Heat. The Rev’s shows are always great and always pull in a mixed crowd. You get the hot rodder’s who line the streets with their old school custom cars, the…