Ready To Rock?

So are you starting to get bored with summer? Are you looking for something new? Need something different to listen to? From time to time we all need that change of pace. Something to give us all a kick start. Through some careful internet digging over numerous websites here's a short list of upcoming miscellaneous music that you might just enjoy. As follows (release date in paranthesis)....

AC DC/Black Ice (Sept or Oct)
Beyonce/No Title (Nov)
Brad Paisley/Play (4 Nov)
Casting Crowns/Peace On Earth (7 Oct)
Chickenfoot/No Title (Sept Or Oct)
Chris Tomlin/Hello Love (2 Sept)
Darius Rucker/Learn To Live (16 Sept)
Decyfer Down/Crash (16 Sept)
DePeche Mode/No Title (Spring 2009)
Jim Brickman/Unspoken (9 Sept)
Kenny Chesney/Lucky Old Sun (10 Oct)
LL Cool J/Exit 13 (9 Sept)
Metallica/Death Magnetic (9 Sept)
Plain White T's/Big Bad World (23 Sept)
Rush Of Fools/Wonder Of The World (16 Sept)
Saliva/Monster (Late Fall)
Sonicflood/Heart Like Yours (9 Sept)
Ten Shekel Shirt/Jubilee (19 Aug)
This Beautiful Republic/Perceptions (19 Aug)
Toby Keith/No Title (28 Oct)
U2/No Title (Oct or Nov)

Know of any others that may have been left out? Would love to know.

Sounds Of Summer

Looking for something to do? Summer is often the time to get out and definately enjoy the sun. Found a few scheduled events that cut across the musical agenda. So if you need any ideas here's a small place to start here in the along the Wasatch Front. Be sure to check out their authorized website and/or the respective concert venue for more information. As follows...


19 July The Police (Usana)
19 July PBR Bull Riding (Energy Solutions)
19 July Flogging Molly (Salt Air)
21 July John Mayer (Usana)
29 July Cruefest (Usana)
30 July Steve Miller Band (Usana)
1 August Martina McBride (Usana)
4 August James Taylor (Usana)
15 August Cinderella/Warrant/Lynch Mob (Usana)
18 August Jack Johnson (Usana)
19 August Boz Scaggs (Deer Valley)
25 August Sheryl Crow (Usana)
27 August Dave Matthew Band (Usana)
30 August Dwight Yoakam (Deer Valley)
31 August Bob Dylan (Deer Valley)
10 September Marshall Tucker Band (Utah State Fair/ FREE)
20 September Toby Keith (Usana)

Six Strings

Earlier in the day there was a discussion of who the best guitarist is. I believe that depends on many factors which includs (criteria, technical, genera, etc). Everyone has their own personal favorites so I decided to include mine as well. Yours might not agree completely with mine but hey this is my blog. In the process I tried to factor in different musical genera's across the board and that they must be living. They are as follows and NOT in any particular order:



Gary Hoey/Rock
Eric Johnson/Rock
Armik/New Age
Eddie Van Halen/Rock
Ottmar Liebert/Flamenco
Neil Zaza/Rock
Christopher Parkening/Classical
Joe Satriani/Rock
Govi/New Age
Eric Clapton/Blues

....would love to hear your thoughts or who would be on your list of top 10 living guitarists.