Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include Thrasher Death Match (w/ Gorilla Biscuits & much more), Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival, Liz Phair, Eric Clapton, Martin Rev, Frankie Cosmos, Leon Bridges, and more. Continue reading… more info

Allmusic Blog — ​To mark the release of his new album, Shades, the veteran blues guitarist flashes back to his early days with Stevie Ray Vaughan, his time touring with Roger Waters, and the trade he made with Eric Clapton. more info

JamBase — Guitarist Doyle Bramhall II unveiled the official video for 'Shades' track "Everything You Need," a song which features legendary guitarist Eric Clapton. more info

USA Today Music — Otis Rush, whose passionate, jazz-tinged Chicago blues influenced Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin, has died, his longtime manager says.             more info

Consequence of Sound — The two have also written songs for Garth Brooks, Eric Clapton, and Common. more info

Reuters — London's Royal Albert Hall, which has hosted some of the biggest names in entertainment, politics and sport, is getting a Hollywood-style Walk of Fame, and those being honored range from Queen Victoria to singers Adele and Eric Clapton. more info

DJmag — ‘Jingle Bells (In Memory Of Avicii)’ pays homage to the late EDM DJ  more info

Stereogum — Eric Clapton has announced that he'll release his first-ever holiday album, Happy Xmas, in October. It's the musician's 24th album overall and his first since 2016's I Still Do. It's primarily made up of covers of holiday classics, though there's als... more info

JamBase — Guitarist Eric Clapton will soon release his first holiday album, ‘Happy Xmas.’ The post Eric Clapton Announces 1st Holiday Album ‘Happy Xmas’ appeared first on JamBase. more info

JamBase — Sunday Cinema presents videos of guitarists Eric Clapton and Doyle Bramhall II performing together over the past several years. The post Doyle Bramhall II & Eric Clapton: Two Guitarists Performing Together appeared first on JamBase. more info