Posts Tagged Pedal Steel

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October 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Brötzmann/Leigh: NZ Tour (Nov/Dec 2017)

Altmusic and the Audio Foundation are proud to present a nationwide tour of renowned saxophone/pedal steel guitar duo, Brötzmann / Leigh. Peter Brötzmann is a living legend of improvised music who has embodied the leading edge of the European avant-garde for over 50 years, challenging audiences and convention alike with a relentless intensity. On pedal […]

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July 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Chuck Johnson: Balsams

Chuck Johnson Balsams Vdsq Californian-based guitarist and soundtrack composer Chuck Johnson has used the pedal steel (and other guitars) across a couple of very fine albums, but where, then, they were one component of the sound here they’re centre-stage; so much so that it’s almost as if he took the idea of Daniel Lanois’ treated […]

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November 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Susan Alcorn (November 19, Wgtn)

Susan Alcorn MEOW Wednesday, November 19 Baltimore-based Susan Alcorn has lifted the pedal steel guitar up and away from country music. You can still hear that weepy quality, that yearning in her sound. But, in fact, you hear the history of so many guitar noises in her sound – from the mythical B.B. King playing […]