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Subway Series: Home

emon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:04:20 +0000

14th Street. Union Square. L train platform.

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Craig Greenberg Session

emon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:27:59 +0000

Back in May I spent two afternoons with NY-based singer/songwriter Craig Greenberg. This session came out of our second meeting where Craig talked about playing guitar, writing, and performed two songs. Interview from day one will be up Monday.

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Trivium at Irving Plaza

emon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:33:08 +0000

Four-piece Central Florida metal band Trivium is currently doing a packed ‘Into the Mouth of Hell We Tour’ with openers, Dirge Within, Whitechapel, and Chimaira. Their latest album is titled, Shogun.

Band Members: Matt Heafy (guitars/vocals) + Corey Beaulieu (guitars/vocals) + Paolo Gregoletto (bass) + Travis Smith (drums)

Trivium: Site + MySpace + Facebook + YouTube + Twitter

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Video: Down From the Sky

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Chimaira at Irving Plaza

emon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:31:37 +0000

Chimaira formed 11 years ago in Cleveland, OH, by vocalist Mark Hunter and rhythm guitarist Jason Hager. Chimaira is currently on tour supporting Trivium and is promoting their latest album, the band’s 5th, The Infection.

Band Members: Mark Hunter (vocals) + Matt DeVries (rhythm guitar) + Rob Arnold (lead guitar) + Jim LaMarca (bass) + Andols Herrick (drums) + Chris Spicuzza (keyboard)

Chimaira: Site + MySpace + Facebook + YouTube + Twitter

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Video: Destroy and Dominate

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Whitechapel at Irving Plaza

emon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:59:56 +0000

Whitechapel, formed in 2006, at Knoxville, TN, is currently touring with Trivium as an opening act. Their latest album ‘This is Exile‘ debuted on Metal Blade Records.

Band: Phil Bozeman (vocals) + Zach Householder (guitars) + Ben Savage (guitars) + Alex Wade (guitars) + Kevin Lane (drums) + Gabe Crisp (bass)

Whitechapel: Site + MySpace

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Video: Eternal Refuge

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Dirge Within at Irving Plaza

emon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:39:21 +0000

Formed just two and a half years ago by guitarist Shaun Glass, vocalist Jerms Genske, and drummer Jimmy Knight, Dirge Within is currently on tour opening for Trivium and promoting a new album, Force Fed Lies.

Band Members: Jerms Genske (vocals) + Shaun Glass (guitars) + Jimmy Knight (drums) + Matt Szlachta (guitars) + Brian Paz (bass)

Dirge Within: Site + MySpace + Facebook + Twitter

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VIDEO: Forever the Martyr

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Subway Series: Crazy

emon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:49 +0000

Thought I’d turn this into a series. Idea is to bring snippets of guitar-related sounds from the subway. Could branch out into other stringed instruments once in a while, like this one from some time ago.

This was at 14th Street, uptown A train platform.

Subway Series: Crazy

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13th Floor at Gramercy Theater

emon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:47 +0000

NY Rock band 13th Floor opened for Powerman 5000 last night. Here are some of the images from the show.

13th Floor: Site + MySpace + Facebook +Twitter + Current Album + Previously on Guitarkadia

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[13th Floor Photos Full Set & Licensing Available Here]

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Gotham Rocks: September 2009

emon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:16:00 +0000

September 12, 2009. Gotham Rocks. Crash Mansion.

Charetta: Site + MySpace + Facebook + Twitter + Previously on Guitarkadia

Apache Stone: Site + MySpace + Facebook + Twitter

13th Floor: Site + MySpace + Facebook +Twitter + Previously on Guitarkadia

Shadows Lie: MySpace + Facebook + Twitter + Previously on Guitarkadia

Black Water Rising: Site + MySpace + Facebook

The Spyderz: Site + MySpace + Facebook

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A Year Later

emon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:47:52 +0000

I guess I never had the one year anniversary talk on here. It was, by the way, on October 10, 2008 that I relaunched the blog with a new theme, mission, idea and what have you.

Lot has happened since then. Detour here, going astray there, it hasn’t been easy maintaining this blog, and two others, with a full-time job in tow. But, I somehow managed to stay afloat. Met a lot of people because of the blog, got to be at places because of the blog, and ventured into areas I didn’t expect to because of the blog.

In short, the relaunch was worth it. Between May and September – I guess, all of Summer – things have not been so smooth in other aspects of my life. Things changed in August in a major/minor way and it was time to re-evaluate quite a few things I attached myself to. Lots of reflectin’, lots of thinking, and lots of re-tooling.

Anyway, all this yapping is to say that I’ve been sitting on a lot of material I’d recorded, photographed, gathered over the Summer and it’s about time I got those babies out to the world. Some stuff I’d recorded back in May only recently saw light of the day [Stephane Wrembel] [Bern & the Brights] [The Relyx].

Lotsa new stuff coming. Yes, some have been recorded or written months ago but the beauty of this approach to my blog is, they are not time sensitive. The stories and lessons bassist Melvin Gibbs shared with me, sitting on his Brooklyn apartment rooftop, will never get old. Same goes for the 2 40-minute interview (we’ll do a part 3 soon) I had with Vernon Reid last year, over Skype. The evening I spent with Eric Strom as he worked his way through creating a jingle for Guitarkadia will always be true to that moment as it unfolded in front of my camera. The lessons Craig Greenberg learned from being abroad about his own music will inspire many who struggle to find their voices. The guitar lesson or two shared by Rick Stone, or Carlos Barbosa-Lima, will always help a guitar player no matter who or where they are. Then there are two wonderful guest posts from Bill Leverty and the incredibly young and talented Yeman Al-Rawi.

I have a few things to say about this whole guitar thing too. Nothing earth shattering or revealing. But they’ll have to wait till my friends above have made their appearances.

November!

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