Throwback Suburbia on West Coast Tour

Power-pop rockers Throwback Suburbia are gearing up to bring their brand of classic, hook laden music to the masses and Canadian guitar manufacturer Eastwood Guitars has offered up their support.

Neutral Uke Hotel Visits Eastwood Lounge

On his way to NXNE this spring, long time Eastwood customer Shawn Fogel and some members of his two bands dropped by Eastwood for a visit. Shawn’s most recent project – Neutral UKE Hotel – covers the classic indie pop album “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” in its entirety. But with Ukulele’s? Can you make awesome, awesomer? I think so. We asked him to give us a sneak peek, so they pressed a couple of AIRLINE Electric Ukuleles into action in the Eastwood Lounge.

I Fight Dragons Cover the Legend of Zelda Theme Song

Howdy folks. I saw this video today, and I just had to share it. This post does not pertain to vintage guitars or rare guitars – or really even guitars for that matter. This post is about a band that covered the Legend of Zelda video game theme song, and that’s about it.

Joe Price & Vickie Price at the Eastwood Players Lounge

On their way to the Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival last week, Joe and Vickie Price dropped in for a visit at the Eastwood Guitars Players Lounge. Joe has been a big fan of Eastwood guitars for some time and wanted to show us his modded Airline Map guitar.

Two Guitar Bands

There is nothing quite a great two-guitar rock and roll band. By this, I don’t mean just any band where one guitar strums rhythm, while another player does the lead, but a band where the two guitars work together so symbiotically, they become almost a single great instrument in the band. When two guitar players are truly locked in, the give and take creates a tension that just doesn’t, can’t, happen when there’s only one guitar player.

The Owls from Liverpool, UK

I just returned from a 2 week trip to Ireland and UK. Most of the time was spent golfing, but we did take some time to check out the local pubs where we sampled a few pints and the local music. One band I am quite fond of is The Owls.

Eastwood Guitar Sightings on YouTube in 2009

2009 was a great year for videos of Eastwood Guitars showing up on YouTube. Here are several that I found.

We’ve Only Just Begun: My 50th Birthday

Wow. Where did the time go? OK, I’m 50. No big deal. I’m just a little surprised how fast I got here that’s all. Looking back I can’t imagine having more fun along the way and no reason to think it will get any less silly moving forward. I am blessed to be surrounded by a great family and a wide, diverse circle of friends. What else could you ask for? Sorry to bore you with the slide show, but I feel the need to document this.

On The Road With The Urinals (Sept. 2009)

It wasn’t even a tour…just a few dates in the Midwest over a long weekend. But it sounded like fun. Even a short time on the road is usually a good time, and we’d be playing with our buds from Chicago, the fabulous Mannequin Men, for all three dates. And it proved to be the great time it promised to be. If you want a cure for the blues, hot the road with the Mannequin Men for a few days. They remind me while I love rock and roll—seeing them on a good night reminds me of when I got to see the Replacements on a good one. A band that’s at once tight and loose, with great songs and killer hooks. What’s not to love?

Odd’s & End’s

Every month I get people sending in images, youtube links, songs, etc that fit the theme of My Rare Guitarticles newsletter. Here are a few samples. Feel free to send in anything you think might be of interest to our community.

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