The "Load Out"

The "Load Out"

Last night's load out -Spokane, WA. Shout out to the hard working crews and drivers and all behind the scenes that make these tours all go smoothly. #loadout @realdarylhall @elviscostello #music #touring...
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Gigs

Gigs

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Playing around the state...
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30 Mojo Rhythms You Must Know!

30 Mojo Rhythms You Must Know!

Whether gigging, recording or jamming, guitarists spend 90% of their time playing rhythm guitar parts behind vocalists and other soloists. Having command of a wide range of chord voicings and rhythmic variations is...
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25 Fave Records- Then and Now

25 Fave Records- Then and Now

Updated
Here's a list (in no particular order) of 25 recordings that were either influential, uplifting or stirred some kind of memorable emotion both when I first heard them and even today!  I could have easily kept going but...
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new band project/record- video premiere this coming Friday April 30th!

new band project/record- video premiere this coming Friday April 30th!

Ebunctions is a new "super group" based in Los Angeles and made up of Jeff Babko- keys Woody Mankowski- vocals/sax Steve Ferrone- drums Ethan Farmer- bass and yours truly on guitar.  Funky R and B, with a touch of 80's...
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Working Journeyman

Working Journeyman

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Mark and Bob and Gary and Yravis!...
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Bayou Degradable Trio

Bayou Degradable Trio

July 02, 2021, 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM PDT
Jul2
Bayou Degradable Trio featuring Shane Theriot- guitar/vocals Joel Tayor (Allan Holdsworth, Andy Summers etc..) DRUMS, Travis Carlton (Larry Carlton, Mike Landau) BASS $10 cover  1181 CLUB 1881 E Washington Blvd...
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La. Jukebox TV show- live set 2001

La. Jukebox TV show- live set 2001

This was a live 3 song set I did in 2001 for a TV show called La. Jukebox. I think besides the regular host Aaron Neville was co-hosting this episode at the time. The tunes we did are "Ain't my Fault", "Bayou Chicken" and...
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The Orpheum

The Orpheum

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Not Daryl and Todd...but a Snarky group at a beautiful location....
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Starfish (Bayou Degradable Live)

Starfish (Bayou Degradable Live)

Recorded Live in Los Angeles Jun 2021 Joel Taylor-drums Travis Carlton-bass Matt Rhode-keys...
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Baritone Jam

Baritone Jam

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Some of my Hamer guitars

Some of my Hamer guitars

Back in the early 2000's I endorsed Hamer guitars, some of which I still play to this very day. (The green guitar I play alot is a Hamer Daytona strat style guitar. ) I thought it might be interesting to show you some of...
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rehearsing with Robben Ford

rehearsing with Robben Ford

Here's a little clip of Robben Ford and myself rehearsing his tune "Go" from his new record before his livestream on June 12th....
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Playing Mike Stern's guitar though his stereo rig

Playing Mike Stern's guitar though his stereo rig

During the time I lived in NYC I had an apartment right around the corner from Mike and Leni Stern and used to go over quite often to jam and play tunes. (I've been friends with his wife Leni for almost 20 years and have...
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Funky Riff

Funky Riff

I still work on trying to make things groove and "feel" right. This is just an example of a riff of mine that uses some open strings and is a little tricky to play. It's from a song called "You'd Rather Forget" but makes a...
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Dirty Power Trio with Kirk Covington and Ben Sheppard

Dirty Power Trio with Kirk Covington and Ben Sheppard

This footage is from my performance at the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Montana a few years ago. I performed with my trio featuring Kirk Covington (Tribal Tech) on drums and Ben Sheppard on bass. ...
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Mobile Recording Rig (On-Tour Hotel Room Version)

Mobile Recording Rig (On-Tour Hotel Room Version)

Here’s a small but really powerful recording rig that I travel with when I’m on tour. We have so many off days on these Hall and Oates tours so it’s nice to stay productive and keep the creative juices flowing. ...
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With Robben Ford

June 12, 2021 - 05:00 PM CDT
Jun12
With Robben Ford, Shane Theriot (guitars) Doug Belote (drums) and Steve Mackey- (bass) The Five Spot 1006 Forrest Ave Nashville, TN 37206 ...
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Inner Flame (with Mark Egan and Arjun Bruggeman)

Inner Flame (with Mark Egan and Arjun Bruggeman)

In 2018 legendary bassist Mark Egan asked me to contribute some guitar and lap steel to a project he was working on with a great percussionist named Arjun Bruggeman. This resulted in the recording entitled "Dreaming Spirits"....
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Outro improv solo on "Kiss on my List" with Daryl Hall and John Oates

Outro improv solo on "Kiss on my List" with Daryl Hall and John Oates

Live in Paris, France 2019- a little moment at the segue from "Kiss is on my list" to "Private Eyes" where I stretch out for a few bars. I apologize to the kind Parisians in the front row that bore the full wrath of a Soldano...
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