Gary Porter

Age: ?? Bands: Tides of Man Essential Album: Young and Courageous by Tides of Man Spencer Gill, the lead guitarist for Tides of Man, is fierce and innovative in his writing and melodicism. I first heard his guitar playing on Tides of Man's Dreamhouse album. The first song on that album, Not My Love 2, is epic. The guitar parts feel orchestral, with so much power and sweeping movement. Then, when the vocals kick in, the guitar suddenly becomes atmospheric, and it uplifts t

A Galilee boat with sail I’m definitely not a scholar of the Hebrew language or of any language…or of anything really, now that I think...

“ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  2  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the...

Let's go! Let's get some good old-fashioned Appalachianish bluegrass/folk stringers on this list. Billy Strings Age: 31 Bands: Billy...

This group of young guitarists are not necessarily shredders, though they perhaps could be, instead they focus on creating beautiful...

Ok. This is an interesting group. Sometimes, a band has two great guitarists and they maximize the talents of both, each player taking...

Dominick LaRocca Age: 28ish? Bands: SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Nuvolascura Essential Album: "Nuvolascura" by Nuvolascura Dominick LaRocca is a...

Kai Slater Age: 19? Bands: Lifeguard, Sharp Pins, A Towering Raven, Dwaal Troupe Essential Album: "Crowd Can Talk" by Lifeguard Kai...

Gilad Hekselman Age: 40 Essential Album: Far Star by Gilad Hekselman Gilad Hekselman, an Israeli jazz guitarsmith who lives in New York,...

Age: 33 Bands: Merchant Ships, Midwest Pen Pals, Park Jefferson, Canadian Wedding Essential Album: For Cameron by Merchant Ships You...