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  •   I’m always on the hunt for a new music bio. With the large amount of these books being published today, one would think the line of great books in waiting is a long one, but that’s not always the case. This group represents a lucky period where books were practically falling off the shelves,…

  •   I love phase shifters. Unfortunately, their heyday was about forty-five years ago. So, you’ve got to find ways to fit them into your music. Or fit your music around the phase shifter sound. The early Cure comes to mind. Phase shifters aren’t subtle. Lucky for me, I am the proud single owner of one…

  • Experienced guitarist looking for bands, gigs, recording projects, session work and collaborators. I write songs and I’m good at collaborating. I teach guitar. I like to rehearse as long as the ratio of gigs to rehearsal is good. Also looking to join/form a rehearsal band. People say I play really good solos, the main reasons…

  • Saints and Sinners will bring some rocking blues and bluesy rock and soul to The Bitter End this Friday, July 12th at 8pm. We last played the venue in February and we're raring to get back in action in Greenwich Village's most historic club. We've been playing an ongoing residency at The Shrine in Harlem,…

  • We all have neighbors. For years, I had the worst – complaining all the time, and even threatening violence. It was insane! Then finally, they both died. Joy! Their son took over the apartment, and he was a Saint. He never complained. Well, times change and now I’ve got terrible neighbors again. Hence, the acquisition…

  • Hello and Happy New Year! Saints and Sinners has some good stuff planned for the beginning of the year and we thought we would share it with you. First of all, we have a residency at The Shrine, one of our favorite venues. We’re playing every other Tuesday in January and February, that is Jan…

  • Wouldn't you know? I thought I had a catchy title for my Brian Jones article but who else but Jim Morrison would seem to have gotten there first? Morrison's poem is also an ode to L.A., so there is still room for someone to write the definitive and ultimately formally correct Ode to Brian (Jim's…

  • Mad, bad and dangerous to know was the first leader of the Rolling Stones. Even though my introduction to their music came during what could be called the Jimmy Miller period, I was always curious about the charismatic blond in the foreground of early Stones pics. I loved and will always love the early Stones…

  • I don’t know if I fully understand my fascination with Lowell George. His output was somewhat limited. His band Little Feat in their heyday was a pretty zany crew and possibly due to the somewhat bizarre, hybrid style of their music, George didn’t get to throw down loads of hot slide guitar like he easily…