Concerts & Live Music

I must admit I stumbled upon this by visiting Joe Satriani’s Web Site and seeing the graphic for Chickenfoot. Huh - what the hey??? Chicken foot???

The  link said CLiCK HERE to VISIT CHICKENFOOT.US and had the names Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith… hmmm… them there are some Van Halen band names and Chad Smith turns out to be the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers. I love him!

WOW! This really did sound like a hot line up - so I clicked over andmust say I really digged the video they showed on the front page for”Sexy Little Thing” and then I watched the video for “Soap on a Rope”. Continue Reading »

Joseph “Satch” Satriani is an American guitarist and ex guitar instructor. He was born July 15, 1956 in Westbury, New York, U.S. His self-released debut album, Not of This Earth in 1986, paved the way to a world of instrumental rock music in what was then a pop-dominated world. He is heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Satriani has used his own signature guitar, the Ibanez JS Series,since 1990. This guitar is widely sold in stores. He also has a signature series amplifier, the Peavey JSX.

In 1988, Satriani was recruited by the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger as lead guitarist for Jagger’s first solo tour. Later, in 1994, Satriani was also the lead guitarist for Deep Purple. Satriani has also worked with a wide range of guitarists from many styles, including Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Patrick Rondat, Paul Gilbert, and Robert Fripp through the annual G3 Jam Concerts.

Watch Joe Satriani live performing his songs from his albums.

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