Doyle Dykes - Fingerstyle Guitar Music Master
Doyle Dykes is unequivocally one of today's brightest shining stars within the arena of fingerstyle acoustic guitar! In an era where indulgent, new age droning has become passé, Dykes has breathed new life into the form of contemporary acoustic fingerstyle guitar music - merging flamenco fire, sparkling harmonics, virtuosic tremolos, molten hot single note runs, and southern alternating bass notes into a form of all too rare steel string ascendancy! But he is not just another in your face technician. His compositions overflow with aggressive originality and his solo guitar arrangements of standard hymns are enough to convert even the most jaded listener! In a nutshell, Doyle draws deeply from his well of spiritual and musical influen ...
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► CHRISTMAS MUSIC: From Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" to Mannheim Steamroller's "Carol of the Bells," the American canon of Christmas music is a big part of what defines the Yuletide season in this country. But, as comfortable and inviting as that canon is, it often precludes a wider look at the constellation of Christmas music out there. To that end, here's my second annual list of alternative holiday tunage.
YU! – A Family Affair
If you haven’t yet discovered the power indie pop joy of the teenage Mexican sensation that is YU! then welcome to an amazing new sonic experience. Or, as the band might say: welcome to the family.