by Dan Grigor My relationship with Peavey takes us back in time to the 70s. Like most local gigging musicians of the day, the first real PA I owned was a used Peavey:  a small 100 watt, old Model 120 or something with two of those classic Peavey tower… more »

by Dan Grigor There is a room at every NAMM show that isn't part of the main exhibit hall area. It is outside, all by itself near the John Lennon Stage, by the bus. It is a magical place. It is the Roland Room. Roland is one of those companies that has cr… more »

We are spring cleaning today in my home, a time for reflection, looking at the old, looking forward to the new. So I am sitting down doing the same for Barefoot, looking back. BareFootMusicNews has come a long way since then, two NAMM conventions, interviews with a lot of prominent music people, including the legendary Stanley Clarke. more »

Her fingers flitted across the keys like a hummingbird's wings, and the crowd moved in time; she captured them as she has so many times before. Sunnie Paxson, one of the first four artists on Stanley Clarke's new Roxboro Entertainment label, first reac… more »

You could see the excitement in his eyes. The young man had been playing music since he was a boy at his guitarist father's knee. He was a touring musician at 16, and his music had earned him a full scholarship to Berklee School of Music. He'd been playi… more »

The heart beats and the lungs breath and music exists outside in some place you cannot touch. It has to do with the fabric of the universe, the very essence of everything. And in my mystical travels I wanted to know, you know... more »

This is my commentary on Dan Grigor's interview of Stanley Clarke. It is about a week overdue, but it has to be done. I was so impressed that Dan went to Stanley Clarke's home and spoke to the man and played with him. I usually write these things afte… more »