This is an exciting return to Texas for Allan who last time sold out all 3 Texas shows and even had the Fire Department show up to his Houston date concerned that the crowd was too large. There has been quite a renaissance in this amazing guitarist career as of late and he was featured on the cover of Guitar Player magazine again in April of 2008 in the feature “The Man who Changed Guitar Forever”

Allan’s prime directive has always been to avoid sounding like anyone else, and he has insured compliance by making it impossible for anyone else to sound like him. His liquid legato lines, spellbinding speed, incomprehensible intervallic leaps, confounding chord clusters, and mercurial melodies are legendary---and all but the most intrepid (foolish?) guitarist have abandoned whatever hope they may have once harbored of fathoming his trip.

That’s important. Particularly in these days of rock retreads, blues redux and homogenous jazz, when we really need musicians like Holdsworth to remind us what’s possible with unwavering dedication to one’s art. And in case you haven’t kept up with the the Yorkshire Terror and imagine that he’s passed his prime or gone to seed---don’t worry. Holdsworth’s playing is more mature, majestic, and mind-blowing than ever.


Sat, Dec 12th
AUSTIN, TX
Venue: Continental Club
1315 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Phone:               512.441.2444      
www.continentalclub.com/Austin.html


For interview inquiries contact Eric Keyes
(940) 891-1378
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Holdsworth