Jack Anthony Interviews

More than two decades ago, Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero were playing in a heavy metal band in Mexico City. Frustrated by a dead-end music scene, they packed up their acoustic guitars, moved to Europe, and spent years busking on the streets of Dublin just to get by.Now, twenty years and a Grammy win later, they are  international headliners, and undisputed masters of acoustic rock fusion. Pushing the boundaries of what two guitars can do, and they are currently touring the world in support

I first interviewed Kenny Wayne Shepherd when he was about 19 years old. That was about the time the original Ledbetter Heights album came out. This skinny kid walked into my studio with a guitar and wanted to play, so of course I Iet him. What came out of that guitar left me speechless. 30 years later, here we are again talking about Ledbetter Heights. This time, it's been re-recorded by a nearly 50 year old who has the miles and experience to inhabit the music.

Ben Watkins Jr. was the Director of the Lancaster High School Band in Lancaster, SC from 1948-1981. During that time, he was also an active member of the Charlotte Symphony and regularly commuted weeknights for rehearsals with the symphony while also managing rehearsals for the Lancaster High School Band. Watkins left behind extensive archives of his life which his son, Ben Watkins III, now possesses. In February, 2026, Ben III started a blog called Ben's Boogie, named after a song his father

moe. celebrates 35 years as a band. Vinnie Amico has been the venerable jam band's drummer for nearly 30 of those years.

Adeem the Artist opens the Rooted Rhythm concert series at the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, Sc 8/16/24. Ticket information at http://ascgreenway.org