Here's some of what's going on at Mass Street Music:
The last Saturday of each month we're hosting The Elbow Room Workshops. Come to the store 9am - 10am the last Saturday of each month for a free lesson. All are welcome, as space allows, no sign up, no fees, just have a good time. Here's what we've got coming up:
FINGERSTYLE with Bill Crahan
Saturday, July 25, 9-10 am
In this workshop, we'll look at picking patterns in both 3/4 and 4/4 time as well as basic Travis style accompaniment and how to incorporate the melody into the Travis style. Beginner to intermediate.
PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS with Martha Haehl
Saturday, August 29, 9-10 am
Just in time to brush up for Winfield! Join Martha (author of the great book 'Play Well With Others: A Musicians's Guide to Jamming Like a Pro') as she takes you through the basics of joining others in a jam session. Martha's workshop here back in April was a lot of fun and we look forward to having her back again.
ADVANCED FINGERSTYLE with Bill Crahan
Saturday, September 26, 9-10 am
In this workshop, we'll look at playing in altered tunings, as well as explore how to go about learning advanced solo fingerstyle compositions for guitar.
More to be announced! Including a Mando workshop!
The great Steve Kaufman will be performing here at Mass Street Music on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at 7:30p.m. We're very excited to have this superb musician here. Steve's music covers a broad range of styles, including bluegrass, swing, Irish and Appalachian fiddle tunes and folk and country classics. He's been captivating audiences from California to Austria since 1976 and is the author of more than 100 instructional materials as well as 18 recordings to date. While in town, Steve will also be teaching two workshops - a Mandolin Workshop and a Guitar Workshop. Limited seating, so get your tickets now. (Credit card/internet/phone orders note there is a $1.50 service charge per ticket). Note: This concert was originally scheduled at Mountain Music Shoppe and all tickets previously purchased there will be honored.
The great Steve Kaufman will be leading this great "2-Day, 8-Hour, All-Level Guitar Workshop" here at Mass Street Music. It begins on Friday, April 17, from 6:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. AND runs through Saturday, April 18, 9:30a.m. to around 3:30p.m., with a break around noon. Bring your guitar! On Friday night, Steve will get to know each student, answer questions, give pointers and evaluate each student's strengths and weaknesses. Steve will then tailor the Saturday workshop for the group where he will cover core picking skills and techniques, repertoire and building blocks for growth. Space is limited. To sign up for this great Steve Kaufman Guitar Workshop, just purchase your spot here online or over the phone ($1.50 service charge per ticket) or stop by the store. NOTE: You do need to fill out and return to us the registration form - (page two) just print it out, fill in your contact info and mail it back to us -or just bring it to the workshop. We're really excited to have this master, and superb teacher at Mass Street Music and hope you can join us. This workshop was originally scheduled at Mountain Music Shoppe and all registrations paid in full will be honored.
The great Steve Kaufman will be leading this great 2 1/2 hour Mandolin Workshop for beginner/intermediate players, here at Mass Street Music on Thursday, April 16, 2009, from 6:30p.m. to 9:00p.m. Bring your mandolin! Steve will focus on back-up skills, new songs, plus right and left hand technique. This is perfect for the beginner or intermediate player. Space is limited. To sign up for this great Steve Kaufman Mandolin Workshop, just purchase your spot here online or over the phone ($1.50 service charge per ticket) or stop by the store. NOTE: You do need to fill out and return to us the registration form - (page two) just print it out, fill in your contact info and mail it back to us -or just bring it to the workshop. We're really excited to have this master, and superb teacher at Mass Street Music and hope you can join us. This workshop was originally scheduled at Mountain Music Shoppe and all registrations paid in full will be honored.
Taylor comes to Mass Street Music Oct. 23rd! Our good friends at Taylor Guitars will be bringing their great "Road Show" to our store on Thursday evening, October 23. Please join us from 6-8 p.m. as Taylor staff and luthiers bring new Taylors you can test-drive in addition to rare and one-off Taylors. There will be free schwag including, for each attendee, a one-year subscription to Premier Guitar magazine. You can also register to win a custom Taylor. So please join for this very special evening with Taylor Guitars!
Kelly Joe Phelps is in a class all his own with a truly unique hybrid of blues, jazz and gospel sounds that are as twisted as they are hauntingly beautiful. On his latest album, "Tunesmith Retrofit" Phelps delves deeper into singer/songwriter territory with astounding results. Mass Street Music is proud to join with Chris Freeman in presenting a very special evening with Kelly Joe Phelps at the historic Folly Theater in Kansas City, Missouri on Saturday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Special guest Bob Harvey opens the show.
Phelps' solo acoustic fingerstyle blues have been called captivating, mesmerizing and inspiring. Fans of Steve Earle, Charlie Parr and Nickel Creek should not miss this show. Tickets are $20 and are available at the Folly Theater (box office 816-474-4444) and Mass Street Music - on the web, by phone, and in person (credit card and web orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee). We'll all be there! We hope you can join us. This was a great show - look for photos in our April newsletter!
We're very pleased to welcome back Don Ross and Andy McKee for an evening of masterful fingerstyle music. Entertaining and inspiring, Ross and McKee are simply spectacular live and we look forward to hosting them this time at the Lawrence Community Theater, which has fantastic acoustics. Andy McKee took 3rd place in the 2001 National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition at Winfield and 1st place in the 2004 Kansas Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. Canadian sensation Don Ross is the only person to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition TWICE - 1988 and 1996. Tunes from their new album "The Thing That Came From Somewhere", and more info about McKee and Ross can be found here.
The duo will perform on Friday, March 21, 2008 @ 7:30pm at the Lawrence Community Theater, 1501 New Hampshire. Tickets are $20 and are available here at Mass Street Music - on the web, by phone, and in person (credit card and web orders - add $1.50/ticket service fee). We are thrilled to have them back and, we look forward to seeing you there! This was a great show - look for photos in our April newsletter!
