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“It sounds like a bunch of 18-year-old kids having fun. There’s something to be said about that energy”: Eric Johnson reveals a G3 live album from the 2024 reunion tour with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani is in the works

The three virtuosos are currently wading through live recordings from their recent tour as they look to compile a new record to celebrate the OG G3 reunion

Guitar World

Dallas’ city manager resigns, leaving one more major Texas city without a chief executive

City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigned amid tensions with city leaders, including Mayor Eric Johnson. Three of Texas’ major cities — Dallas, Austin and El Paso — now have vacancies at the top of their local governments.

The Texas Tribune

The minor pentatonic is the ultimate guitar scale, but it can get stale quickly. Here are 5 ways to get more from it

Plot an escape route from your routine licks with this tab and audio lesson

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Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson's Valentine's Day date dispels breakup rumors

Jessica Simpson and husband Eric Johnson were seen on a Valentine's Day date amid breakup rumors. Simpson's recent lack of wedding ring sparked speculation.

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‘Flatmates put a tenner in her card’: readers on their most memorable Valentine’s Days

Things may not always go completely to plan but love wins out in the end

The Guardian - UK

“Saying it was an honor to be up there is a wildly drastic understatement”: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai have wrapped up the G3 2024 tour – here are the biggest guest guitarists who joined them along the way

Progressive pioneers, heavy rock royalty and even Satch's son took to the stage with the G3 trailblazers at various points across the hotly anticipated tour

Guitar World

“Steve Vai and Joe Satriani’s setups are amazing examples of streamlined innovation. But with my maple neck Strat, it would be hard to do what they’re doing”: Eric Johnson on G3, profilers, and the custom pedal he “might actually put on the market”

Reunited with old friends for a new run of shows, Johnson still swears by his custom Strat and pedal – and rejects the idea that Joe Bonamassa owes him an apology

Guitar World

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“Technology is coming along. It's going to keep getting better to the point that maybe they will replace tube amps for a lot of people”: Eric Johnson has been experimenting with amp modelers, but he still isn’t fully convinced – here’s why

The gear purist branched out when he began exploring the Neural DSP Quad Cortex last year – but as things stand, he's not going to make the switch permanent just yet

Guitar World

Colts have drafted 26 Senior Bowl prospects since 2017

Every Senior Bowl prospect the Colts have drafted since 2017.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Download and stream the audio from Guitar Techniques 358

All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 358 of Guitar Techniques, to download and stream.

Guitar World

“Sounds better than ever!”: Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson and Steve Vai shred classics and jam Crossroads as the OG G3 lineup reunites for the first time in nearly 3 decades – and now fan footage has surfaced

It’s the first time the trio has embarked on a joint G3 jaunt since 2000 – and the opening show in Tucson proved to be quite the curtain-raiser

Guitar World

“I couldn’t play the Hydra and I was in a lot of pain. Then things shifted into gear. I felt like I’d reached another dimension of performing”: Steve Vai on his Inviolate tour struggles, upcoming G3 reunion and first-ever music with Joe Satriani

With his longest-ever road trip and most rewarding Vai Academy camp behind him, the virtuoso teases what to expect from the upcoming G3 and Satch/Vai tours – and gives Satch some advice on tackling Eddie Van Halen’s guitar parts

Guitar World

Petition calls for recall of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson after party switch

Johnson, formerly a Democrat, joined the Republican Party last year.

The Texas Tribune

“A lot of kids think drop-tuning is this new thing that just came out and it’s like, ‘No way, Jimi Hendrix was doing that stuff a long time ago!’” Eric Gales on the lasting influence and innovations of the ultimate electric guitar icon

Gales says he wears his Hendrix influence with pride. Here, one of today’s greatest blues-rock guitarists shares his insight on the visionary and fearless experimentalist

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Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88

The trailblazing Democrat, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area died on Sunday.

The Texas Tribune

Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 89

Johnson, the first Black woman elected to any seat in Dallas and the first Black Dallasite to serve in Congress, was a towering figure in Texas politics.

Guitar World

“Big Cliffs Of Dover vibes”: Sophie Lloyd’s shred version of The Office theme takes the classic intro song into Eric Johnson territory – and we’re blown away by it

The British guitarist manipulates the TV classic into a complex guitar instrumental, laced with soaring highs and lighting fast shred licks

USA Today Sports Media Group

Colts vs. Saints: Initial injury report for Week 8

Here's a look at the Wednesday injury report for the Colts and Saints in Week 8.

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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of September 25 – September 29.

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The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival in photos

Here’s a look back at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival through the eyes of Tribune photographers.

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Dallas mayor is third big-city mayor to switch parties since 2016

Welcome to the Wednesday, September 27, Brew.

The Independent UK

Dallas mayor says he is leaving Democratic party to become a Republican

Mayor already clashed with liberal city council before switch

The Independent UK

Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation's largest with a GOP mayor

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. with a GOP mayor

The Texas Tribune

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party

Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.

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“You’ve got to find your own sound, your own thing... Let that shine because that is what will touch people”: Eric Johnson has some sage advice for aspiring guitarists

Speaking at the Woodshed Guitar Experience, the Strat master reminded us that there is no point in learning something difficult if it's not what we want to do musically

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