The next couple of months won’t be as busy as the last two, but there’s still plenty of stuff happening:
Fox & the Red Hares will be focusing on recording for the month of August, so the August 30th show at Pixels got moved to Sunday, September 13th. The Copycats will be back at Shady Nook in Brea on Saturday, October 3rd, and Pro-fé-cia will be back in action at the Metal Before Dishonor festival in Long Beach on October 10th.
That’s it for now, but more shows may pop up.
Last weekend, Fox & the Red Hares visited the Craft Brewing Company in Lake Elsinore to put on a show and try some beers.
All the beers were exceptional! My personal favorite was the blonde mixed with the hefeweizen, which they cleverly named a Playboy. The Mango IPA was also a favorite with the band.
Another set of back-to-back beach shows for The Copycats and Fox & the Red House. The Copycats will be returning to Surf Dogs in Huntington Beach on Friday, August 7th, while Fox & the Red Hares will be at Gallery Sev Ven the very next night!
We’ll also be at Pixels in Riverside on August 30th. We’ll be busy recording in between, so keep a lookout for new stuff on our SoundCloud, and hopefully iTunes, Amazon, and all that stuff once we’re finished!
Taking a break from the 100 Greatest list this week. Next up is the Johnny Winter version of “Highway 61 Revisited”, and I’m not a slide player, so it’s some extra work. So we’re looking at Alannah Myles’ “Black Velvet”.
This was a request from somebody on YouTube. It’s pretty straight forward, all minor pentatonic stuff. Pretty short too, so try it out.
This solo has been one of my favorites ever since I first read something in a guitar magazine about it being one of the first recorded examples of tapping.
Of course, that’s not entirely true. A) there’s only a single tapped note in the whole thing, and B) Steve Hackett had been doing much more intricate tapping licks for years by the time this record came out (hell, Emmett Chapman was already building sticks!)
In any case, that’s how I first heard of this solo, and the inaccuracy of that statement in no way lessens its awesomosity.
I was always intimidated by it, but I was surprised at how easily it came to me. I imagine that won’t be the case for everyone, as the shifting positions and general lack of traditional solo boxes can be quite foreign to most people, but it was right at home for me.
It’s a great case-study in playing to the changes as well! Carlton does a fantastic job of navigating some odd chord changes without leaning too heavily on the roots.
Anyways, here ya go:
I uploaded this one a few days ago, but forgot to share it here!
It’s really easy, but you absolutely need a whammy pedal. It’s pretty boring without it (and doesn’t sound remotely close). I used the +2 octave setting on a Boss ME-80.
So if you’ve got a whammy (or similarly capable pedal), give this one a shot.
So my guest spot for The Stillwinter has become a Fox & the Red Hares gig instead with my brother guesting on bass! We’ll be at Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside this Friday, July 3rd. We’ll be playing with Austir, The Salient Truth, and The Action Potential. Show starts at 9, we’re on at 10, $5 cover.
Fox & the Red Hares will also be making appearances at various breweries over the next several weeks. It’s something we’re calling the Red White & Brew tour. The show on the 25th will feature the debut of our own signature beer: Red Hare Lager
You can also catch the Copycats at our regular spot, Shady Nook in Brea on July 11th.
Been a long time coming with this one… nearly a month. My schedule keeps getting tighter and tighter, leaving less time at the studio for me to record these videos. I’m not bailing on the idea, but my schedule may be a little erratic going forward.
Anyway, I’ve never been a big fan of Clapton’s playing. He’s had tons of great songs that I really dig, but his guitarin’ just never grabbed me.
Lots of good stuff in this song though (which I wasn’t familiar with before). People often have a hard time using major pentatonics; their phrasing pulls towards the 6th (implying the relative minor) rather than the tonic. It’s understandable, as most pentatonic licks people learn are for the minor, but even when improvising people will often try to resolve phrases on the wrong note!
This song is a gold mine of major licks utilizing a shape people typically associate with minor. Definitely worth a try.
I will be filling in on guitar for the Stillwinter this coming Friday, July 3rd, at the one and only Mission Tobacco Lounge in Riverside.
Their songs are pretty far removed from the sort of stuff I normally play, so it should be a lot of fun (for me to play, as well as for y’all to see)
Come on by and check it out!
Not much to say that hasn’t been said already.
After this solo you go into the chorus, then start improvisin’ untils you can’t do no mores improvisin’.