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Arguably the best guitarist in the world, Yngwie Malmsteen will be performing the "Star Spangled Banner" tonight in Miami, Florida, at the baseball game featuring the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays. This is the second time the Malmsteen performs at a Miami Marlins game. Malmsteen is schedule to perform at 6 PM ET. Other Malmsteen performances include:
- 6/2: San Juan, PR at Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré
- 6/7: Dubai City at Dubai Rock Festival
- 7/13: Vizovice, Czech Republic at Masters of Rock Festival
Arguably the best guitarist in the world, Yngwie Malmsteen has revealed all the details for his Spellbound tour. The massive U.S. tour will kick off on April 24 in Cleveland, Ohio. Once the tour terminates on May 26 in Tampa, Florida, Malmsteen willbring his musical arsenal to Puerto Rico, the United Arab Emirates and to the Czech Republic.
Malmsteen will be touring in support of 'Spellbound', which is Malmsteen's latest album (released in December 2012 on his own label, Rising Force Records). Malmsteen played all of the instruments on the album. Here is the official event promo:
Yngwie Malmsteen on Tour:
- 4/24: Cleveland, Ohio at House of Blues - 4/25: Detroit, MI at St. Andrews Hall - 4/26: Toronto, Canada at Phoenix Theatre - 4/27: Hartford, Connecticut at Webster Theatre - 4/28: Munhall, Pennsylvania at Carnegie Music Hall - 4/29: Boston, MA at The Wilbur Theatre - 4/30: New York City, New York at Irving Plaza - 5/3:Memphis, Tennessee at Beale Street Festival - 5/4: Chicago , Illinois at House of Blues - 5/5: St Charles, Illinois at Arcada Theatre - 5/7: Denver, Colorado at Summit Music Hall - 5/9: Anaheim, California at House of Blues - 5/10: West Hollywood, California at House of Blues - 5/11: Fresno, California at Tower Theatre - 5/12: Ventura, California at Majestic Ventura Theater - 5/13: San Francisco, California at The Regency Ballroom - 5/14: San Diego, California at House of Blues - 5/16: Dallas, Texas at Granada Theater - 5/17: San Antonio, Texas at Backstage Live-Out Doors - 5/18: Outdoors Houston Guitar Festival Houston - Headliner for Guitar Fest - 5/21: Sauget, IL at Pops - 5/23: New Orleans, LA at House of Blues - 5/24: Orlando, Florida at Plaza Theatre - 5/25: Miami, Florida at Grand Central - 5/26: Tampa, Florida at Orpheum Theatre - 6/2: San Juan, PR at Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré - 6/7: Dubai City at Dubai Rock Festival - 7/13: Vizovice, Czech Republic at Masters of Rock Festival
Recently, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci was interviewed by Music Shots Live when the band was in Colombia during their recent South American tour. Consequently, the questions, which appear as text on the screen in the video below are in Spanish. Enjoy!
- How was the experience of visiting and meeting new audiences in countries like Guatemala and El Salvador?
- The band has planned the recording of a live DVD in Argentina. (Read more about those shows here.) What are your expectations are, and why did you choose this country?
- Do you plan to record videos of other countries for inclusion in the DVD?
- Does the band plan to return to making concept albums, like Metropolis II?
- Besides working with Dream Theater, what other projects do you have for this year?
- Will the G3 tour visit Colombia?
- In the making of the album A Dramatic Turn of Events, what changed in the process of creation and recording, without Mike Portnoy in the studio?
- How has the public reception of Mike Mangini been on the world tour?
- What surprises await those attending the show in Colombia?
- What is your opinion on the declining music market as you look into the future?
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci is featured on the cover of the February 2012 issue of Guitar Player magazine. The lengthy feature includes an extended interview with Petrucci about technique, the band's NEW album 'A Dramatic Turn of Events', production, and much more. It's also accompanied by a transcription of a section of the song "Outcry," from the NEW album, and a sidebar in which Petrucci answers questions posed by students from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. But how did Petrucci achieve musical heaven?
Petrucci was born in Long Island, New York, on July 12, 1967, and picked up the guitar at the young age of 8 simply because he wanted to go to bed later. Apparently, his older sister was allowed to go to bed later since she was practicing the piano. This backfired on Petrucci, who ended up quitting playing guitar when his parents didn't allow him to stay up late to practice the guitar. Petrucci picked up the guitar again at the age of 12 when his childhood friend and future Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore invited him to join his cover band.
Once Petrucci founded Dream Theater in 1985, the band quickly became the Kings of Progressive Metal and many blame Petrucci's skills-set for this. His guitar and songwriting skills are to be reckoned with, and lets not forget that he has also produced every single Dream Theater album.
