UP CLOSE AVAILABLE NOW!
Listen to samples here!
If you don't own it yet buy it here!
Up Close is also available for download on
Itunes and Amazon.

2012 Up Close And Intimate Tour Press!
Check out this article at Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles!
Also see this one from the Chicago Tribune!
The Mercury has an article here!
KickAxeMusic also posted an article here!

New Guitar World Interview
Read it here now!

Click here for 2012 UP CLOSE tour Info! Tickets on sale now!

Experience Hendrix Concert Tour
The 2012 edition of the critically acclaimed Experience Hendrix concert tour, will launch with a three week run of dates starting March 6th featuring an all-star lineup of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix. Presented by Fender Musical Instruments, this year's tour will include performances by Buddy Guy, Dweezil Zappa, Billy Cox, Robby Kreiger [The Doors], Robert Randolph, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, David Hidalgo & Cesar Rosas [Los Lobos], Keb’ Mo, Eric Johnson,  Brad Whitford [Aerosmith], Living Colour, Chris Layton [Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble],The Slide Brothers as well as other special guests tba. The announcement coincides with latest issue of Rolling Stone wherein Jimi Hendrix was, predictably, designated "The Greatest Guitarist of All Time." The tour will alight in twenty markets including Baltimore, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, , Houston, Austin, Denver and more. For more information click here.

March, 2012 Experience Hendrix Tour with Eric Johnson (additional dates tba)
14 - Wed - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock
15 - Thu - Clearwarter, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
16 - Fri - Saint Augustine, FL - Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
17 - Sat - Orange Beach, AL - Warf Amphitheatre
22 - Thu - Houston, TX Arena Theater
23 - Fri - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino
24 - Sat - Austin, TX - ACL Live @ Moody Theater 

Vintage Guitar Interview!
Click here for a recent interview posted on Vintage Guitar's website.

View Eric's Pedalboard!
Premier Guitar has posted a new gallery dedicated to showing off
pedalboard's of music's best known guitarists, including E.J.!
See it here!

New iPad App!

Eric teaches how to play "Cliffs of Dover"
On the Music Path for the iPad!
See it here!

New Premier Guitar Clip!
Check out this new Eric Johnson Rig Rundown
video clip at Premier Guitar!

Guitar World Blog
Read this review of the Minneapolis
show at Guitar World's blog!

New Up Close Live Video!
Just posted by Harmony Central.
Check it out here!

Sound+Vision Magazine
Check out the Summer Triple issue of Sound+Vision
magazine for a review of Up Close on Vinyl!
Purchase the 2 LP set here right now!

Up Close Tour Film!
See a preview of the Up Close Tour here!

Up Close in Agoura Hills!
Check out this review from the Agoura Hills show!

Eric Johnson Summer Tour!
We are pleased to announce EJ's Up Close Summer Tour.
There will be shows on the East Coast and West Coast
during July and August.
Dates are currently being posted here.

EJ Live on Q104!
Q104.3 celebrated the 10th Anniversary of Out of the Box with a special performance by Eric Johnson in the P.C. Richard & Son Theater on May 12, featuring guest musicians Will Lee and Anton Fig of the CBS Orchestra, as featured on The Late Show with David Letterman. In case you missed the live webcast, the event is still being streamed right here!

Up Close Vinyl Release!
On April 19th, Up Close will be issued on 180 gram vinyl,
and housed in a beautiful special double LP gatefold package
with printed sleeves.
Additionally, the LP was remastered specially for
this vinyl release by Jim Wilson. Click here for more info!

EJ in M Music & Musicians
Check out this article in M Music & Musicians!

2010-2011 Austin Music Awards
Eric took home the awards for Best Acoustic and Best Electric Guitar and Best Instrumental Band!
Thank you for your support!

Guitar Player and Guitar World Magazines!
The March issue of Guitar Player magazine features
Eric on the cover and is available now at newsstands everywhere!
Also check out this interview
from the February issue of Guitar World magazine!

Guitar International Names Eric Guitarist Of The Year!
Click here to read it!

New NPR Interview!
Read it here!

Fender Interviews Eric!
Check it out here!

Eric Johnson Answers Your Questions And New Ultimate Guitar Interview!
MusicRadar has posted your interview!
Check it out!
See a new Ultimate Guitar interview here!

Stratocaster Giveaway!
Fender is giving away an Eric Johnson Strat!
Read about it here!

More Up Close Reviews!
Read the AllMusic review here!
Read the Austin360 article here!
MuzikReviews.com has a nice write-up here.
Check out Neufutur Magazine's review here.

Guitar Messenger and  Rock Edition Interviews
Guitar Messenger has posted a new EJ interview. 
See it here.
Rock Edition has also posted a new EJ interview here.

New San Antonio and Houston Newspaper Interviews!
Click here to read the Houston Examiner article.
Read the San Antonio Express article here.

New Guitar International Interview
Check out the new Up Close interview from
Guitar International here!

WXRT Radio
WXRT in Chicago has chosen the new single, Austin,
as a candidate for their First Listen program here.
Please visit the site and vote for Eric!

New Youtube videos
Harmony Central and Musician's Friend have posted
a 3 part interview with Eric on youtube.
In Part One he discusses Saucer Studios, his recording studio.
In Part Two he discusses songs from Up Close
and the equipment he used.
Part Three covers Eric's Guitars, Amps and Effects.
Buy some Armor All and Check them out now!

Premier Guitar Review
Premier Guitar has just posted their review of Up Close.
Click here to read it.

MusicRadar
Want to know more about Eric's live rig on the
Experience Hendrix tour?
Check out MusicRadar's Clip at this link.

The 1st Single, "Austin", from Eric's new album has been
posted at MusicRadar.com. Click here to visit their site
and while you are there be sure to post your question for
Eric which may be used in their next EJ interview!

An Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving
Turn your Thanksgiving into a musical feast with
an Echoes Thanksgiving.
Eric Johnson, Andy McKee and Peppino D'Agostino
will set the table for two hours of
state of the art finger-style guitar.
The show will be broadcast on NPR radio stations on
Thursday, November 25th.
For more information visit the Echoes website at echoes.org.

Rockline
If you missed the Experience Hendrix tour special
you can hear the replay of the entire broadcast
at Rocklineradio.com.

Guitar Masters in Texas!
On Thursday, January 27 at 8 PM the Guitar Masters tour with
Eric Johnson, Andy McKee, and Peppino D'Agostino will be
performing a benefit concert for the Boys and Girls Club
at the Jerry Fay Wilhelm Performing Arts Center in Bastrop, TX.
Tickets are available here now.

New EJ Interviews!
Premier Guitar has posted a new interview with Eric.
See it Here.
GuitarInstructor.com has posted a preview of
Eric's new CD Up Close here!
Also check out MusicRadar.com for another preview of Up Close!
Gibson has posted a new interview with EJ. See it here.
RockMusicStar.com also has a new interview posted here.
FocusOnMetal.net ran an interview with Eric recently. 
It's available on iTunes here in podcast form.

Jas Obrecht Interview!
Eric recently sat down for an interview with Jas Obrecht. 
Read it here.

Guitar Masters Video
Check out this video promoting the Guitar Masters tour!

New interview at GuitarInternational.com
Eric talks about Guitar Masters. See it here.

New Music Radar Interview!
There is a brand new interview with Eric at MusicRadar.com.
Read all about the new EJ CD and the Guitar Masters tour here!

Guitar Masters Tour We are excited to announce the Guitar Masters tour featuring Eric Johnson, Andy McKee, and Peppino D'Agostino. Read more about it here! The tour starts on October 1st at the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, WI. Dates are still being added for 2011. Check the tour page for more information.

Check out the June Premier Guitar magazine with EJ on the cover for a Green-Room Gear Discussion with

Eric, Joe Satriani, Brad Whitford, Jonny Lang, Hubert Sumlin, Billy Cox, Ernie Isley, Vernon Reid, Susan Tedeshi, and Robert Randolph.
There is also an exclusive Podcast interview with Eric here.

See more at the Premier Guitar Website.

A Special EJ Performance

On June 5th, 6th, and 7th, Eric will be playing 2 shows each night
at the Iridium Jazz Club on 1650 Broadway in New York City
with the Les Paul trio plus Anton Fig on drums.
They'll play mostly Eric's material but in a jazz trio style. 
For more information visit the Iridium Jazz Club website here.

EJ Podcast online!

If you missed EJ's interview on Jonathan Clarke's "Out of the Box" show on New York City Radio station WAXQ Rock Q104 you can check out the podcast here.

New Interview!

For the latest word on Eric's upcoming release

Check out his recent interview at MusicRadar.com.

	Experience Hendrix Tour In March of 2010, Eric will be among the artists on the Experience Hendrix tour which also features Joe Satriani, Brad Whitford, Doyle Bramhall II, Jonny Lang, Hubert Sumlin, Billy Cox, Chris Layton, Ernie Isley, Living Colour, Susan Tedeshi, and Sacred Steel featuring Robert Randolph. Other guests will be announced. Check the tour page for more information.

Check out the new Guitar Aficionado Magazine on stands now for an in-depth discussion with Eric about his guitar collection. The article also has some amazing photographs taken by Max Crace.

GUITARIST MIKE STERN PLAYS WITH TALENTED FRIENDS IN A BIG NEIGHBORHOOD

Eric's good friend and Five-time GRAMMY® nominated guitarist, Mike Stern will have a new CD entitled "Big Neighborhood" available on August 11th! Guest artists on the new recording include Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Esperanza Spalding, Richard Bona, Randy Brecker, Medeski Martin & Wood, Cindy Blackman and others. Check out mikestern.org for more information.

There is a new interview with Eric on GuitarMessenger.com. Click here To view it.

ERIC JOHNSON’S LIVE DVD ANAHEIM NOW AVAILABLE ON VANGUARD RECORDS
Click here to order it now!
This exciting performance was shot at The Grove in Anaheim, CA on May 3, 2006 and includes three bonus tracks “The Wind Cries Mary” “Song For George” and “Song For Lynette” from a 2004 acoustic guitar and piano performance at the Galaxie Theater in Santa Ana, CA. This collection also features an interesting and candid interview segment with Eric.

Song Selections:

Summer Jam
My Back Pages
Trademark
Manic Depression
On The Way To Love
Rocktopus
S.R.V.
Little Bit Me Little Bit You
Cliffs Of Dover

Bonus Acoustic Performance:

Wind Cries Mary
Song For George
Song For Lynette

Click here to order!

From Zero to Hero: The Next Step for Guitar Hero® Fanatics

When Guitar Hero® addicts are ready to progress from being passive players to active music-makers, they now have a new way to learn: GuitarInstructor.com, a one-stop-shop for the best guitar lessons on the web. GuitarInstructor.com offers professionally filmed and easy to follow video lessons and video songs. EJ's Instructor link is right here: http://www.guitarinstructor.com/product/viewinstructor.do?biographyid=4

GuitarInstructor.com pays attention to all the details: the lighting and sound of the videos is impeccable and the visually appealing layout is easy-to-navigate. Major features of GuitarInstructor.com include legal, artist-approved tabs, a popular transcription system that makes it easy to learn where to place one’s fingers. The site offers more than 6,000 songs – including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – for download and/or print-out. Video songs feature introductory tips from the instructor, a split screen shot of the instructor’s hands and a scrolling tab that follows each measure. A wide selection of audio backing tracks lets users play along with their favorite tunes and better grasp the guitar’s role in a particular song.

KnockOutPediatricCancer.com's first project, "Keep Punching" a Texas Collection, features many prominent Texas musicians. Featured musicians include; Eric Johnson, Ian Moore, Sara Hickman, Terri Hendrix, Ruthie Foster, Shelley King, WT Greer, Beth Wood, Slaid Cleaves, Wide Awake, Andy Timmons, Jones, Kelly Brown and Rhett Butler.

The CD will be released in November, 2007. It will be gifted as special thanks for donations over $40.00 to the George Foreman "Keep Punching" Campaign. All net proceeds from this aggressive campaign will be donated to The Children's Cancer Hospital at MD Anderson.

Two time Heavyweight Champion of the World, "Big" George Foreman is coming out of retirement to join the most important fight of his life. The Champ is going to help Knock Out Pediatric Cancer. In an all-out effort to benefit Pediatric Cancer Research and MD Anderson, the world's leading cancer center, "Big" George is committed to winning this fight for life. "Keep Punching" is his message.

Donate $40.00 or more today and receive the album and a collectable T-shirt as a heart-felt thank you!

Longtime EJ Photographer Max Crace has a new website which features photos of Eric (many previously unpublished) among a long list of entertainers whose likenesses he has captured. View it here.