Paul Gilbert

LIVE! | Mr. Big

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — September 20, 2011 at Sheperd’s Bush Empire in London, U.K. For a veteran band to keep its performances fresh and spontaneous throughout a mammoth world tour is always a challenge. To what extent is it possible not to fall into a rut? How do you keep the [...]

LIVE! MR. BIG

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer August 23, 2011 at the B. B. King Club in New York City When it comes to live music, few things make you feel more privileged than catching a monster band in a small club. But when the band is Mr. Big, you are in not just for the intimacy and the immediacy of the [...]

Amadeus Awad : Ghost Stories

by John Kindred Staff Writer The musical journey for Beirut-based Amadeus Awad has not been an easy one. Inspired by a video performance of Ritchie Blackmore with Deep Purple at the 1974 California Jam music festival, Awad’s passion to learn to play the electric guitar was ignited. Born and [...]

Eric Martin of Mr. Big

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer Fluid yet tight, sleek but full of roiling rock intensity – Mr. Big’s new record “What If” released earlier this month is perhaps the band’s most self-assured album to date. Proving that the supergroup’s 2009 reunion after 7 years apart is more about [...]

Paul Gilbert Fuzz Universe

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer It seems that finding the right balance between accessibility and intrigue has been Gilbert’s main goal on what now becomes his third instrumental record. “Fuzz Universe” – the title track of the album – is an exercise in bringing together snappy riffs, [...]

Paul Gilbert and Freddie Nelson United States

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer After several album of dense instrumental guitar extrapolations, Paul Gilbert treats us to a brand new collection of congenial retro-tingled tunes made in tandem with singer Freddie Nelson. Influences on this release span a range from the late 60s Lennon and McCartney [...]