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Here's a behind the scenes look at the new stage I built in the TXBA Barn.

Several weeks ago I published a major update to how Free Lesson Friday videos were organized. Here's an overview of how the new features work.

Last year I needed some strings, but nobody made them in the exact gauges I liked. So I went out and had some custom TXBA branded string sets made.

Over the past few months I've been focusing on a style of blues called Texas Shuffle, with Pride And Joy as the focus. During that time I produced a series of courses and free lessons all based on that **Texas…

I've read this story from several sources over the years, but this has to be my favorite. As part of The Bullock Texas State History Museum's Texas Story Project, Jimmie Vaughan told the story of how a young Stevie Ray…

Last Friday I was invited to join Shane Diiorio (who runs the InTheBlues channel on YouTube) to join a livestream with several other YT'ers who are popular in the guitars & gear space.

Today the TXBA Locals program gets a little bit more "community" focused. Up until this point, members studied by themselves, alone with whatever course they were working on.

Over the past 6-8 weeks I've been producing courses related to a central theme: Boogie Blues. This wasn't by accident, it's part of a plan that I've come up with for this year. I'll be covering several "themes" this year,…

On Friday July 31st, 2009, I walked away from a 10-year career as a software engineer to run StevieSnacks (the predecessor to TXBA) as my full-time job. Walking out of the building that last day was one of the strangest…

Every holiday season, confused dads, moms, wives, husbands, brothers, sisters, girlfriends and boyfriends come to TXBA shopping for the guitar player in their life, with only a vague idea of what to shop for.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the TXBA 10 Year Anniversary Trivia contest. The answers came in faster than I expected, and almost all the prizes were claimed. Here's a video summarizing who the winners were, and also the answers…

Everything you need to know about the 10th anniversary of this strange internet guitar journey is in this video, including details about how to play TXBA 10 Year Trivia.

Today I'm announcing a big update to the TXBA Pro Player for members of our Locals program. I've been working on this for several weeks and it is the best work I've ever done. Today's update brings two major new…

Last week, Houston TX was buried under enough rain to fill the Houston Astrodome 85,000 times, an estimated 27 trillion gallons. Most of you know that I'm not actually from Texas, I try to stay nice and cool up in…

An afternoon livestream and chat with the TXBA Facebook crowd. Some good questions addressed in here.

If you're a member of TXBA Locals, or someone who's purchased Texas Blues Speed Workshop, I'm interested in getting a video testimonial from you for use on Texas Blues Alley.

For the past 6 months, I've been working on a series of courses designed to help you build speed for blues guitar. This has been a challenging process because helping people build speed is a very different problem than showing…

A live Facebook chat covering a range of topics about gear, tone, and general Q&A. This was a long one, about 1h20m.

A few weeks ago a prospective member emailed me to ask if the TXBA Pro Player would work on his Android phone. He was thinking about signing up for the Locals Program, but since he uses his phone for most…

I've been using heavy gauge strings, tuned down to E-Flat, for over 20 years. But I have never had a set of strings that matched my preferred gauges... until now. Today I'm happy to announce the availability of TXBA guitar…