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DR Strings and Ray Ray Star
What do Sting, Brian May (Queen), Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), Derek Trucks (Tedeschi Trucks Band ), Jay Buchanan (RIVAL SONS), Les...
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12 minutes ago1 min read


Do Not Enter
When the sign says “DO NOT ENTER,”🎭 Clearly it means:“WELCOME, we’ve been expecting you.”#RedFlagsAreMyLoveLanguage...
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2 days ago1 min read


Rays Music Exchange
South Side of Chicago — Ray’s Music Exchange, where legends walk in and badasses walk out. Vintage soul, heavy riffs, and zero apologies....
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3 days ago1 min read


Covering the Cure
Summer got you sweatin’ like Robert Smith in a Leather Trench? Don’t worry—I got The Cure 😎☀️🎸“Daylight licked me into shape,I must...
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Jul 21 min read


Making a Racket!
🎸Here with my modded, beloved “ Marsha” head 🔥 Jacked into a Vai Legacy Cab and my Angry, Modded Gibson SG, at tonight’s rehearsal....
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Jul 11 min read


Real Music Luve is Back!
🎸 REAL MUSIC LIVE is BACK — and louder than ever. 🔥No lip syncing. No backing tracks. No BS. Just real artists playing real music with...
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Jun 271 min read


Here with Matteo Mancuso
Here with another brother from another mother… Matteo Mancuso. Future Guitar Legend and Pure Fire!. 🎸🔥 #RealMusicLive...
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Jun 251 min read


In the Studio
🎙️ Studio vibes have been 🔥 lately…Can’t wait to share what we’ve been cookin’ up behind the glass.New music is on the way — and it’s...
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Jun 201 min read


Recording at Armoury Studios
Cooking up sonic magic at The Armoury Studios—where AC/DC, Kiss, Van Halen, Queens of the Stoneage, Bon Jovi, The Cult, Joan Jett, Bruno...
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Jun 171 min read


Late Night Rehearsal
Last night’s “Death and Sons”rehearsal: part sweat, part shred, all business. 💼🎸Shoutout to Art Pohl at Charts for posting the mayhem...
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Jun 131 min read


Straight to the Top!
Hour hike straight up a steep mountain. Sweated like a pig. Questioned all my life choices. Got to the top… and yeah, the view slapped....
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Jun 121 min read


Hot Hot Rehearsal
On today’s episode of ‘Some Like It Hot!’… we rehearse in a sauna. Sooooo freakin’ hot, but this room sounds so good! Bonus: the...
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Jun 91 min read


Office Today!
🎸 Today’s office: somewhere between nowhere and everywhere. Off the grid, up in the mountains, making music with rivers and ravens....
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Jun 41 min read


1st Band - Lethal Virus
Back when we thought distortion pedals and skateboards were the peak of rebellion… 14-year-old me in the studio with my first band Lethal...
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Jun 31 min read


Big Rock
This rock’s got more stage presence than half the bands out there… had to ground myself before it stole my solo. 🤘🪨 #Rock...
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Jun 21 min read


16yrs Clean and Sober
16 years in the Pocket! 16 yrs ago, drugs and alcohol completely destroyed me for the last time. Almost erased me from this physical...
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May 301 min read


Ministry in Vancouver
Ministry put on a Killer Show in Vancouver Last night! Songs from 1981-1986. New Wave. Didn't play any of the metal hits and it was still...
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May 271 min read


Beach Jam
Where the Ocean’s Roar meets the Guitar’s Core—Waves and Strings Rock the Shore! 🌊🎵🎸 #rock #rockandroll #acoustic #ocean #pacific...
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May 231 min read


Happy BDay PeteTownshend
Happy BDay Pete Townshend! Without a doubt the biggest influence on me wanting to be in Rock Band and Blow Sh*t Up on stage as a kid!...
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May 191 min read


Between the River and the Mountains
Between the roar of the river and the whispers of the mountains, the spirit of rock and roll comes alive! #TheSongWritesItself...
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May 141 min read
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