Sliders

Landreth, Lindley kick off “The Magic & Mystery of the Slide Guitar” – 'It's a completely different beast' Sonny Landreth is a little perplexed why more people don't play slide guitar. It has a mesmerizing effect on Landreth, who admits he is intrigued every day he plays his own slide guitar or listens to someone else. “It's very soulful, ” he says. “It's like having another voice singing.” It is that allure that finds slides used around the world on a variety of stringed instruments. The techniques used worldwide are as varied as the styles of music or the differences in the sound of human voices. “The Magic & Mystery of the Slide Guitar,” with Sonny Landreth and David Lindley When: Saturday, 7 p.m. Where: Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad Tickets: Sold out Some musicians use bones or glass bottlenecks as a... [read full story]