Category: Musical Musings

• Todd Thibaud and his continuing legacy of great music.

  A few years ago I was in a store when the, generally droning, overhead music stopped me in my tracks and caused me to grab my phone in an attempt…

  

• Chicago native, Patrick Lyons, makes his mark on country music.

  At the Ian Noe/Colter Wall show in October of 2018, I missed grabbing a photo with either of the 2 headliners as they walked the grounds of Codfish Hollow but,…

  

• Legendary producer Michael Beinhorn

  I had the pleasure of interviewing acclaimed producer Michael Beinhorn to discuss his new pre-production services. It was an amazing phone call and listening to him breakdown, not only why…

  

• Andrew Trube of the Greyhounds

  When you listen to the Greyhounds, the cool thing about their sound is the variety of music they draw from when they write.  Anthony Farrell’s keyboards bring the funky, R&B,…

  

• The Conversation with John Cuniberti.

  That word, “conversation”, and it’s importance, came up a lot during my August 10th phone call with producer, recording engineer, and creator of the One Mic Series, Mr. John Cuniberti. …

  

• Nico Bereciartua.

  I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Argentinian guitar player, Nico Bereciartua play live on 2 occasions. Once at Applehead studios in Woodstock, New York, and once at Chicago’s, Metro.  Oddly…

  

• Tony Logue

  Kentucky has always been a hot bed for great music artists going back to the beginning of country’s roots.  Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Tom T Hall, and Dwight Yoakam are…

  

• Ian Noe and Colter Wall.

  In October, I attended another show at Codfish Hollow and was stunned by the music created by these two gentleman and their accompanying band mates. They are simultaneously the roots…

  

• McSwain Guitars push the boundaries of building guitars.

  One of the many aspects that I love about being a guitar player and lover of the instrument, is the crazy variety of styles, materials, and designs that go into…

  

• Ink19.com reviews

  I’ve had a couple of fun reviews post on Ink19.com lately and wanted to share those here. Elle King has a new album out called Shake your Spirit and it’s…