Went to see Heart perform at Harrah's Rincon last night and got our socks knocked clean off (those of us who indulge in wearing them)! The bandmembers -- Debbie Shair (keyboards, vocals and percussion), Craig Bartok (guitar) and Kristian Attard (bass)… more »

Fourteen more bands have recently been added to the three-day Download Festival line-up, June 11-13. Some of these acts will be playing on the brand new Jägermeister acoustic stage – bringing the total of stages to five. This has got to be one of the m… more »

This is a name you should remember. We met Zach Rask in 2009 when his band "Rural Oddities" played our Fourth of July JAM at the CAM. That day he was 16 years old and maybe 100 pounds soaking wet. He and the boys rocked the crowd of 400 or so within earshot… more »

You read our story about their fantastic concert at Wembley Arena, and saw the exclusive photos by our Moonshayde. Throughout their 37-year career, KISS has sold 80 million albums… more »

by Edward Lapple If you are going to record your music, you need to know the basics of proper level setting. Say that you want to record your guitar. What would the signal path be? Well, the strings vibrate over a magnetic pickup; the output… more »

Urbandale police say 38-year-old Paul Dedrick Gray, the bassist for the Grammy-winning Iowa metal band Slipknot, has been found dead in a suburban Des Moines Town Plaza Hotel room by a hotel employee. Foul play wasn't suspected and the Polk County Medica… more »

Take your shoes off and wiggle your toes a bit for this one. Because you'll need all your brain cells working... the really long ones that spread themselves all the way to your feet. Reality divides itself up into a million different pieces, and our… more »

The Fender room at NAMM is a spiritual experience for a guitar player. In that room is every kind of Fender, Gretsch, EVH, Guild, Squier and Charvel guitar made. An amazing display of some of the most popular guitars on the planet. … more »

The NAMM show is a particularly daunting show. The crowd there is made up of the cream of the crop of players and music-industry professionals. Mobility commanded the stage and owned the room with a confidence and drive that energized the morning crowd… more »

Finally he launched into my favorite song, “Rainbow in the Dark” and during the chorus Dio surprised me by bending over and grabbing my hand. His long fingers wrapped around my… more »

KISS are a band who could buy Las Vegas and show us what entertainment is really all about. Arriving in their platform boots on a platform from rock 'n roll heaven high above our heads, KISS descended onto the stage in an explosion of pyros from hell… more »

I have been trying to have a new Monday Morning blues song for you each week. This week I had a wacky Monday. Took some time to sleep, then I took a nap and an afternoon snooze, played some guitar with Frank. By the time I got to recording something for… more »

Ok! I'm going to rant and rave and complain about some technical problems the band “The Blue Monsters” has been having. I just need to get this crap out of my system before I explode. more »

Message from Wendy Dio...Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away … more »

Our Moonshayde was at Wembley Arena to see KISS and Taking Dawn, the Las Vegas band that opened for them. From what we hear... more »

The more I watch these, the more I wish I had turned a camera on and just left it on while walking around. As I think back over the sheer number of guitar players in the room I wish I had specifically collected riffs from the aisles. There were so many g… more »

Take It From Me by Edward Lapple Hey sports fans, I’m back and we are going to take another look at some potential problems with levels that may be hiding in your holes and your DAW can’t even spot them. But have no fear, I’ll let you know how… more »

Don't let that To-Do List keep you from some of the best things in life! Not surprisingly, music comes to mind, as well as camping, crafting and wandering in the outside with your shoes off!… more »

We stopped by the Hanson Guitar booth at NAMM 2010 and met John Pirruccello. He showed us the new line of 8 Hanson guitars for 2010. They are gorgeous! We also learned something. Hanson is also a pickup company. They design a… more »

For the second time in as many years Allied Garden's own Faded Natives rocks SpringFest San Diego. This year it was different. This year they opened for Mobility on the Windmill Farms main stage. They played their part and got the crowd pumped up and brought… more »

I admit it; I'm excited. If all goes according to plan, BFMN's UK photog “Moon” Saunders, owner of Moonshayde Photography, will be at Wembley Arena tomorrow with a camera in her hand and a guest reviewer at her side. From what we hear, she should be enjo… more »

Josh "Dimples" Grigor – otherwise known as Dan’s youngest son – owns and is the principle photographer for No Edit Photo in Seattle, WA. With a photo style he describes as "helping you see the music," he paints with light and shadow onto the shot. The… more »

President and CEO Joe Lamond of the National Association of Music Merchants announced today that NAMM still plans to hold its Summer trade show in Nashville June 18 to 20... BareFootMusicNews plans to … more »

I really do have the Monday Morning Blues this morning. I usually take Monday off. Today I have way too much to do. I have great stuff to get ready for you this week… more »

Hi, I've been upgrading my system all day and Eric and I have been practicing all day yesterday for the gig on Thursday, so I have nothing to say to anybody right now.  My head is spinning.  So I am giving you this to listen to.… more »

SpringFest in San Diego opened yesterday for two days of music and fun in the park. Allied Gardens was alive with the sounds of kids of all ages as Faded Natives opened the show. By the time Mobility hit the stage the beer garden was full and blankets an… more »

The Fabulous Thunderbirds have signed on to the bill for the 2010 Doheny Blues Festival, joining headliners Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Black Crowes.… more »

BareFootMusicNews was in Allied Gardens last night to see Mobility rock the Windmill Farms main stage at the 2010 Springfest Kick-Off, and rock it they did, playing three tight sets over as many hours to an appreciative audience of young and old.… more »

Mobility, a subdivision of the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, is an upbeat group of talented musicians traveling the West Coast bringing civilians and military personnel entertainment and American pride through rock, jazz and blues fav… more »

BFMN EXCLUSIVE: In this video our own Dan Grigor is seen playing some amazing Martin Guitars. He was the only player at NAMM2010 to play the double-neck and the famous 110 thousand dollar D-100. This is great! Part four opens with me actually playing t… more »

We spent a lot of time at the Martin booth at NAMM 2010. We got a great video tour with Chris Thomas; we interviewed Jorma Kaukonen and heard him play. The highlight of the day, though, was getting to play the coolest guitars in the building. Th… more »

I am the guy they wrote about in all those songs with a million and ten reasons to be miserable... or, at least, I was. more »

Bad weather has delayed the start of the Beale Street Music Festival, forcing the cancellation of the first act on each of the stages. The canceled shows are Alvin Youngblood Hart in the blues tent, Elmwood on Budweiser Stage… more »