Guitar Men: the men behind the upcoming Los Angeles Guitar Festival
Doug MacLeod plays the LA Guitar Festival Saturday night Last week, we took a look into Mitch Chang’s history and discovered just how his heartstrings came to be stretched across the neck of the guitar. As procurer and promoter of numerous festivals held at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, including both the Slack Key and Flamenco Festivals, Chang’s love for the six-stringed instrument led him to establish the Los Angeles Guitar Festival. This Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25, marks the second annual event. The two-day occasion is a celebration of the guitar which honors the talent and achievements of numerous nationally and internationally recognized and critically acclaimed acoustic and electric guitarists. And just as ice cream comes in anything from chocolate to bubble gum, the scheduled guitar music resounds in all flavors with a lineup that mixes together an unlikely swirl of styles. Since Chang desires the event to offer a good representation of the different guitar genres, he’s challenged with orchestrating a sensible show. He’s not just hiring some big, attractive names to throw on the bill and then tossing them on stage. Like a DJ working with live bodies instead…
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