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An excellent video for “Time Flies,” from Porcupine Tree’s highly recommended new album, The Incident. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video]
Weezer gets wacky in this song from the new album with one of the grooviest album covers ever, Raditude. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video]
From a 2005 concert on the German Rockpalast show, Joe Bonamassa tears up a Stratocaster something fierce. [Video]
Here’s another nice track from Jimmy Wahlsteen, playing a steel string acoustic guitar called a “concert” model, which has a smaller body than the more common “dreadnought” style. Jimmy’s new album, “181st Songs” is now available at Amazon and the iTunes Store. [Video]
A couple minutes of ridiculously great acoustic guitar blues from Tommy Emmanuel, recorded at a master class in Belgrade’s Guitar Art Festival in 2007. [Video]
Just a little music from Ry Cooder’s latest groovy side, I, Flathead. (Here it is at the iTunes Store). [Video]
CandyRat Records has uploaded another great video by Swedish acoustic guitarist Jimmy Wahlsteen, from his upcoming album 181st Songs. [Video]
Some late night shreddin’ blues from Joe Bonamassa, from his album Live from Nowhere in Particular. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video]
John Hiatt and The Goners with the great slide player Sonny Landreth, rocking. [Video] (Hat tip: albusteve.)
Here’s a great acoustic guitar player from Sweden (where he’s a successful studio musician), Jimmy Wahlsteen, with a song from his upcoming album 181st Songs. [Video]
Antoine Dufour and Tommy Gauthier play “Mellow Deep Art,” from their latest album Still Strings. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video] Here’s an Amazon MP3 widget with which you can listen to samples from the rest of the album; it’s really good. [Video]
Music, Antoine Dufour, Tommy Gauthier, Acoustic Guitar, Violin, Video
Keith Jarrett almost launches into orbit in this improvisational piece from his classic DVD, Tokyo Solo. [Video]
Three newly released recordings that I highly recommend, in three very different genres. If you like what you hear, click through to Amazon to buy these albums in CD or downloadable MP3 format, and you’ll help support LGF by doing so. [Video]
An incredible solo acoustic guitar performance titled “Drifting,” from Andy McKee’s highly recommended album Art of Motion. (Here it is at the iTunes Store.) [Video]
Joe Bonamassa plays the living hell out of his BB King “Lucille” signature model guitar, in this track from his excellent new album The Ballad of John Henry. (Here is it at the iTunes Store.) [Video]
Here’s a new artist with a great voice and intriguing compositions, Mark Minelli. This tune is “Murder in the Streets,” from his debut album Gift Horse. [Video] Here’s Mark’s MySpace page, where you can listen to more of his music.
From Dire Straits’ classic album Brothers in Arms, this is the video for one of Mark Knopfler’s most moving songs. [Video]
From Tom Waits’ classic album Mule Variations, a little excursion into paranoia. [Video] Dedicated to the right wing blogosphere.
A masterful performance of “So Tender,” by the most telepathic jazz trio in history, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack Dejohnette. Keith’s intro is stunningly beautiful. This tune is on the DVD Standards in Japan. [Video]
Music, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock, Jazz, Piano, Video
Dedicated to the lovely folks at Hot Air. [Video] This is where the party ends I can’t stand here listening to you And your racist friend I know politics bore you But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you And your racist friend It was the loveliest party ...
Music, They Might Be Giants, Video, Racism, Robert Stacy McCain, Hot Air
A delightful video version of a song titled “Science is Real,” from the new kids’ album by They Might Be Giants, Here Comes Science. A big LGF thumbs-up goes to TMBG for being such strong advocates for science education. [Video]
From one of XTC’s best records, Nonsuch, this song is called “The Disappointed.” (Dedicated to the stalker blog.) [Video]
A beautiful solo acoustic guitar performance by Sergio Altamura (assisted by a Boss RC-20XL LoopStation), with a somber gravity appropriate for this day. The tune is “Dragonfly,” and it’s from Altamura’s latest album, Aria Meccanica. [Video]
A terrific duet on the jazz standard “All the Things You Are,” by Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau. [Video]
Music, Pat Metheny, Guitar, Brad Mehldau, Piano, Jazz, Video
Here’s a really talented guitar player you probably never heard of, Steffen Schackinger, with a tune called “ElectriGuitartistry.” [Vid eo]