California Guitar Trio - A Christmas Album Review by Steve Alspach There's something to be said for Christmas and tradition. Trimming the tree, eggnog, or whatever else it entails; Christmas is a time to indulge in tradition.
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California Guitar Trio - Echoes Review by Gary Hill California Guitar Trio are certainly well known for creating unique progressive rock instrumental pieces. More...
Rymo is a shortened form of Ryan Moran's name, and he's best known as the drummer for Slightly Stoopid. This solo album finds him joined by a number of musicians.
California Guitar Trio - Live @ Sinnissippi Park 7/23/05 DVD Review by Gary Hill Produced by Snapshot Music in cooperation with California Guitar Trio, this DVD captures a 2005 show from the band in Rockford, Illinois. For those who aren't familiar with California Guitar Trio's particular brand of guitar based (well, actually guitars are the only instrument) instrumental progressive rock, let's just say that it is truly amazing what three guys with guitars and a few effects can do. More...
California Guitar Trio - Live in Chicago October 26th, 2001 Review by Steve Alspach The California Guitar Trio made another stop at Martyr's in Chicago on October 26. For almost an hour and a half Paul Richards, Bert Lams, and Hideyo Moriya played a collection of music as varied as the band's origins (Utah, Belgium, and Japan), yet there was a cohesion throughout the evening's set.
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California Guitar Trio - Live in Eugene, OR, 2003 Review by Bob Cooper After many failed plans to catch the California Guitar Trio in performance, my wait was finally rewarded when they came to Eugene's WOW Hall. As some of you may know, Eugene is a college town where the "hippie era" is still thriving and alive, so I believe I picked the ultimate venue to see these three guitar virtuosos perform for my first CGT show.
California Guitar Trio - Live In Palatine, IL, 2002 Review by Gary Hill Simplicity versus complexity - it seems the two words are mutually exclusive. However, the California Guitar Trio prove that there are ways in which this is not necessarily true.
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Tom Griesgraber - Whisper in the Thunder Review by Gary Hill Featuring guest appearances by Jerry Marotta, Pat Mastelotto and the California Guitar Trio, and with the fact that Griesgraber's instrument is the Chapman Stick, one might expect this disc to sound like Tony Levin's solo material. More...
California Guitar Trio - Whitewater Review by Gary Hill The first thing that I feel compelled to say is that I love the cover of this disc. It is arguably the best album cover of the entire year.