Joe Bonamassa is featured on the cover of the July 2011 issue of Guitarist Magazine. The magazine is one of the largest, if not the largest guitar magazine in Europe. The magazine should be hitting new stands in the US as well, within in the next week. Both Borders and Barnes and Noble carry the…
Black Country Communion was recently featured on Billboard.com and everyone in the band agrees that this has turned from a side project into a full blown band. It’s almost unheard of for any band these days to release two albums just nine months apart, but Glenn Hughes says that’s one of the things that makes…
The gig last night at the Royal Festival Hall was beyond great. Joe got to rock out with original Cream bassist Jack Bruce, playing original Cream classics. Here is what Joe had to say about the gig. Awesome time tonight at the Royal Festival Hall. Thank you to Jack and his wonderful band. Also a…
This has to the be the best cover of Woke Up Dreaming that I’ve ever seen. Everything is spot on. In the video above is Nikolai Neeven and he is from the Netherlands. Joe approved of the video and invited him to a sound check – how cool is that? Nikolai also has other…
Joe and Beth had recorded some material together last year. Latest update from our good friend Kevin Shirley indicates that the album is being mixed this week. Hoping for a late 2011 release. No other information is available yet, keep your eyes open!
Joe and Tal Bergman will be playing a gig this Thursday, April 14th at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles. Joe and Tal will be playing with a band named Rock Candy. The other members of the band consist of Mike Merritt, Ron DeJesus, Arlan Oscar. The venue is a very intimate Jazz Club. Tickets…
Joe Bonamassa first opened for B.B King at age 11. In fact, he wrote an essay about it in school. His teacher at the time, didn’t believe Joe’s story about opening for B.B. King. He believed him the next day, when Joe’s teacher brought in a copy of the local newspaper and asked Joe to…
On Joe Bonamassa’s new album, the title track Dust Bowl has a mysterious background voice. You’ll hear it fade in and out from time to time, as you can hear in the video above. The voice is done by Peter Van Weelden. Most of you know Peter from his amps that he makes for…
Good news for Joe’s UK fans! Pictured above is Jack Bruce, who is the original bass player of the band Cream. As a founding member of the band, Jack has also played with John Mayall’s Blues Breakers. Joe Bonamassa will be joining Jack Bruce on stage at the Royal Festival Hall on June 4th for…
Pictured above is my copy of Joe Bonamassa’s new album, Dust Bowl. The album came in the mail today and made by day to say the least. I’m honored to receive it in advance, so that I can share it with all of you. Excuse the picture quality, it was taken with my Blackberry! Let’s…
