GuitarTemple LinksHere are some cool web sites you might enjoy visiting. Please let 'em know that Guitartemple and Devil Gods sent ya! |
| www.bigjimslade.com: Home to Paducah, Kentucky natives and now-Nashville bigwigs Big Jim Slade. Heavy guitars and pristine harmonies drive the pop-savvy band's sound. These guys are on the forefront of the new Southern Rock currently emerging below the Mason-Dixon line (less red, more neck). BJS also boasts one of the best drummers on the planet, Clay Fuqua, Rob Hulsman's vintage drum soul brother. |
| www.reevesgabrels.com: Home of famed guitarist, solo artist and longtime David Bowie collaborator, Reeves Gabrels. Contains news, photos, MP3s and downloading opportunities for Reeves' excellent new CD Ulysses (Della Notta). Reeves' Roland sound programs and earlier albums are also available via this excellent site. Note: Reeves and Devil Gods' Ted and Mark plan to complete a Bloodblister CD in the future. And if you're not hip to Reeves, well, now's the time to learn about America's most inventive rock improviser since Hendrix. |
| www.JohnnyA.com: Home of guitarist extraordinaire Johnny A. Based in Boston, Johnny is a veteran performer and bandleader who has worked with Peter Wolf, Bobby Whitlock and others. He has a superb new all-instrumental solo album, Sometime Tuesday Morning. Melodic, inventive, rocking, soulful. It's highly recommended by Devil Gods' guitar section. Ordering info and gig schedule here. |
| www.mascaramusic.com: Home of inventive guitarist and gutsy singer Chris Mascara and his band Mascara. Chris is a Guitartemple favorite who has joined Devil Gods in performance on several occasions and will do so again. Get info on Chris' superb debut CD Cellar Door - a Devil Gods fave - and his upcoming shows. |
| www.radioboston.com: Home of excellent, eclectic 24-hour internet radio station that prides itself on broadcasting independent music. Tired of commercial radio, which generally sucks corporate ass? Well, this is what radio should be. Devil Gods, John Sinclair and many other independent music releases are available via their on-line store, too. |
| www.hearbox.com: Home of Hearbox Records, a label and on-line record store devoted to pop music. An outstanding, lively site. You'll find free song samples from Brian Charles, the Gentlemen, the Figgs, '80s tribute compilations and more, including Devil Gods and the underground biker flick Black & Chrome, the first feature from video artist Jeff Hudson. Run by John Horton, founder of the respected Boston-based indie label Cherrydisc, which brought you Letters To Cleo, Vision Thing, Tree and others. |
| www.sublingual.com: Home to one of country's most important developing improviser's collectives and the Sublingual label. Releases by Saturnalia, Ken Field, Daniel Carter and other great players are available here. There's also news about these artists, festivals and other worthwhile events that Sublingual and its founder, Saturnalia leader Jonathan LaMaster, are constantly producing. |
| www.traciesmart.com: Site of outstanding Boston-based singer-songwriter, Tracie Smart, whose Nina Simone-inspired vocals and lush, imaginative arrangements take folk/acoustic music into often daring terrain. Go here to listen to Tracie's music and find out about her two excellent albums, her debut Echoes in the Dark and her brand-new A World Away. |
| www.angelfire.com/music/squawk: Home to Squawk Coffeehouse, a Cambridge, Massachusetts performance space that operates on Thursday nights. Squawk supports poets, musicians and other performing artists within its wide, welcoming embrace. Learn about Squawk and its diverse history of performers (including John Sinclair) and upcoming featured artists here. |
| www.ericruben.com: Stand-up comedian and actor Eric Ruben rocks! Eric is a very funny fellow who travels the country making people laugh in exchange for money. Nice work if you can get it! You may also recognize him from his appearance in the film Next Stop Wonderland. Eric gets the Devil Gods seal of approval. Just don't get him talking about his penis. |
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If you have a web site the guitartemple community should be aware of, please let us know by e-mailing us at devilgods@guitartemple.com. Thanks! |
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