Veteran American blues guitarist Walter Trout is globally respected in both the guitar and blues music community. As one of the still living blues players who has endured and survived a variety of setbacks including some self-inflicted damage over the years, he most recently dodged death through the generous luck of a donated liver that enabled a successful transplant operation.
Hard rock band Black Star Riders grew from the potential of a new Thin Lizzy album from the bulk of the latter band’s line-up in 2012.
Belgian rock band Triggerfinger have been powering along nicely since 1998. Their sound continues to evolve whilst appealing to fans of hard rock, stoner rock, blues, and indie rock with dashes of Americana or even the wild abandon of alternative rock that only a three piece can conjure up.
American slide guitar legend Sonny Landreth is hailed worldwide as one of, if not the best living slide guitarist today. Given the high praise his names regularly invokes, it is interesting to note that he is quietly spoken, has a great sense of humility and readily shares his remarkable playing techniques with those willing to listen and his attitude is something that can be applied to all music genres.
Support: Lord Manning Bar, Sydney UniversitySaturday, 24th June 2017 English power metal band DragonForce are renowned for putting on a live show that takes their over the top, hyper fast musicianship up a notch with tongue in cheek antics. Tonight’s show is a headlining tour which hasn’t been the case in almost a decade due
American guitarist Bruce Kulick is a regular visitor to our shores and ever when his days in Kiss were upended in 1996 by the make-up era reunion, Australian fans have continually welcomed the amiable guitar legend.
Ayreon is an evolving musical project by the incredibly talented Dutch musician Arjen Lucassen who has taken the next chapter of his works back into the science fiction realm.
Latest Album: Tres Caballeros. Bryan Beller, bassist, with Marco Minneman drums and Guthrie Govan on guitar. A lot of stuff going on there on that album and certainly not going to be accused of chasing radio play. You’ve all got a lot going on with various projects and commitments. How do you make the time
Scottish band Big Country have never toured Australia in a performing capacity. The band had major radio play internationally, toured with huge names during their heyday and produced a solid batch of albums before their fortunes changed leading the band to persevere until an inevitable break up followed by the death of a core band member in 2001 led fans and the remaining members to believe things had run their course.
American guitarist Zakk Wylde is not unfairly described as a workhorse. Whilst out on the road with the Generation Axe tour which constitutes playing alongside a list of fellow guitar wizard luminaries, the man has made time to discuss his recent and long awaited sequel solo album release Book of Shadows II. The fact that