For all of you who'd like to win the big "lotto gig in the sky," as I have playing with the Steve Miller Band for over 28 years, here are some words of advice as you embark on your fantasy performance quest.

Will Sergeant Soundchecking at Echo and the Bunnymen Concert Fox Theater, Oakland, CA October 22, 2009 By Michael Molenda I was invited to hang with guitarist Will Sergeant of Echo and the Bunnymen during his soundcheck for the October 22

I’m currently on a three country, two and a half week solo guitar tour in Europe. The method of travel is completely different from my stateside CVB and tours with our crew and a comfortable tour bus.

Last weekend I played a concert with some old friends here in LA—bassist Abraham Laborial, who I've worked with for 25 years, and drummer Gregg Bissonette who I've been working with for at least as long (he’s on my “Slingshot”

It’s a warm September night in San Francisco. Mingling with the likes of Machine Head, Death Angel and sundry Nor Cal Hells Angels, I was lucky enough to be on the guest list for the long awaited return of Alice

I had a blast this weekend at the Amp Show, which was held at the Airtel hotel in Van Nuys, CA. With over 75 companies in attendance the Show was ground zero for the boutique amp community—although Fender, Jensen, Peavey,

This week I got to play with some great drummers Kenny Aronoff, John Ferraro, and Gregg Bissonette. The week before I played with Chad Wackerman, and the week before that I played with Walfredo Reyes, Jr, the drummer in my

 test blog

 I met with Steve Cary yesterday from Fluxtone Speakers who stopped by the office to show us his variable efficiency speaker, which has an adjustable electromagnetic magnet structure that basically allows you to use the speaker itself as a master volume for your amp. Fluxtone makes lots of different kind of speakers, but...