***UPDATE*** So in light of the somewhat failure of these videos to properly load, I am considering uploading all of these videos onto youtube.com so that I can stream them through that venue. If I get enough interest from you guys I'll do it, I want you guys to enjoy some of these videos, but if this post wasn't that awe-inspiring then I'll cut these losses and move on to my next one. So, click to vote for uploading these to youtube then posting them directly back onto this site!
Above is the lead guitarist of a new band out of San Diego called "The Tilt." Here he's playing a Fender Stratocaster, the classic rock n' roll guitar (he also played a Fender Telecaster and a mandolin throughout the night). In my humble opinion he's very good. This little solo above is only one style he played in one of the songs. I've got a few more throughout the post! They were celebrating their first album at a concert and beer fest at a nice little venue called "Belly Up," about 20 minutes north of San Diego, in Solana Beach. Here's some pics of Belly Up:
The beer fest was a neat little marketing opportunity for different brewers, and the cost of my $15 ticket got me in the tavern the whole night with ten free samples of these local and around the country micro brews (my favorite one being this one, called "Hazed and Infused." It was actually a delicious fusion of an IPA and an ale out of Boulder, Colorado. When it came time for the music, though, I got ordered up Maker's Mark straight, with some ice on the side (can't do it room temp, I do need a little bit of ice!).
This little bit has a great outlaw country sound with the deep twangy guitar. Unfortunately they don't have a huge playlist, so they played plenty of songs that weren't on their album. Two good ones I like are "Oil Man"and "The Flood" (not shown on this post). I can't emphasize enough that this girl actually sounds really great live and on the album, but my phone can't pick up these loud noises very well... Below I would describe the left video as blues and the right as some classic rock; these guys are super versatile and it was great getting to hear them live!
          |   |  Here's the rest of the pictures; you may consider this configuration lazy on my part, or you may consider me efficient. I consider myself a pioneer. |
| This guy here may look a little goofy, but he's talented and fun to watch. I love seeing a rhythm guitarist play a solo, this guy's great! | Here's my longest video of The Tilt; they sound great playing all kinds of things. If you want to hear more of their professional recordings, go here. |
Finally, here's some really nice string music; the lead guitarist is playing a mandolin and they sound great. They remind me of Yonder Mountain String Band in this one. I get excited listening to good string music, and so if you listen to the beginning here you can hear my dorky mouth yell "Aww hell yea!"
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