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FRET12 Sessions: Reilly Downes

FRET12 Sessions: Reilly Downes

April 2 2024
Reilly Downes, The Sad Cowgirl of Chicago, debuts three new tracks in his FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Gabacho

FRET12 Sessions: Gabacho

February 6 2024
Gabacho brings his dreamy Latin rock to the shop in this FRET12 Session.
FRET12 Sessions: Ganser

FRET12 Sessions: Ganser

January 2 2024
Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser performs “Lucky” and “Emergency Equipment and Exits."
FRET12 Sessions: Nathan Graham

FRET12 Sessions: Nathan Graham

December 5 2023
Chicago-born singer-songwriter Nathan Graham performs three songs live at the FRET12 shop.
From the Amp Room – Aluminati Guitars

From the Amp Room – Aluminati Guitars

August 3 2023
Welcoming a new world order in the manufacture of guitars.
Happy Holidays from FRET12

Happy Holidays from FRET12

December 24 2020
We always love seeing today's artists come out with their own renditions of the holiday classics, and this year we wanted to share a few of these tunes by Mac DeMarco. So grab some hot cocoa, turn up the fire, and watch the chestnuts roast with these holiday tunes. Happy Holidays from all of us here at FRET12!
Tim Sult of Clutch : Video

Tim Sult of Clutch : Video

October 16 2018

Tim talks influences, Clutch's new record "Book Of Bad Decisions" and the state of the record business.

Video Interview: Corrosion of Conformity's Pepper Keenan

Video Interview: Corrosion of Conformity's Pepper Keenan

February 18 2018
Pepper talks about reuniting with COC after an 8 year hiatus and how coming together produced "No Cross No Crown".
FRET12 Artist Troy Stetina introduces Riff Axelerator : Video

FRET12 Artist Troy Stetina introduces Riff Axelerator : Video

November 30 2017
WHAT IS "RIFF AXELERATOR"? In the FREE lesson below, Troy Stetina teaches you the first few phra...
Jesse Hughes of EODM (w/Brent Hinds) : Video

Jesse Hughes of EODM (w/Brent Hinds) : Video

October 18 2017
Guest host Brent Hinds of Mastodon sits down with Jesse Hughes and Dave Catching of Eagles of De...
Dustin Bushnell of Dirty Heads : Video

Dustin Bushnell of Dirty Heads : Video

September 26 2017
Growing up in Southern California, playing sports, going to the beach, listening to music all cu...
Jesse Keeler of Death from Above : Video

Jesse Keeler of Death from Above : Video

September 20 2017
Jesse Keeler, bassist for Death from Above (1979), discusses his upbringing in a house full of music including having a father who was in the group Steppenwolf; along with a quick review on the new DFA record "Outage! Is Now".
Tremonti: "All I Was" LP Teaser

Tremonti: "All I Was" LP Teaser

September 17 2017
Watch the trailer for Tremonti's "All I Was" LP — coming soon.
Corey Glover of Living Colour : Video

Corey Glover of Living Colour : Video

September 6 2017
"...the world is not as narrow as you make it. The world of Rock music is not as narrow as you make it. For example, there is us, there is Fishbone, there's King's X, there's 24-7 Spyz, there are a bunch of bands that represent the diversity that is this music... This music was started by African Americans..."
Brandon Mendenhall: Overcoming the Obstacles of Cerebral Palsy : Video

Brandon Mendenhall: Overcoming the Obstacles of Cerebral Palsy : Video

August 15 2017
Brandon Mendenhall: “If you asked me why I want to be a rock star...it’s not about the fame or m...
Jean-Paul of Clutch : Video

Jean-Paul of Clutch : Video

August 9 2017
Over 30 years of just focusing on the music.
The Melvins : Video

The Melvins : Video

August 8 2017
"I don't have a sheep-like mentality like, whatever way the wind's blowing, now everybody has th...
Ernie C. of Body Count : Video

Ernie C. of Body Count : Video

July 26 2017
"I grew up in Los Angeles, California, home of the body bag...you wanna die, wear the wrong colo...
Gared O'Donnell of Planes Mistaken for Stars on Anxiety - Video

Gared O'Donnell of Planes Mistaken for Stars on Anxiety - Video

July 10 2017
Gared O'Donnell of Planes Mistaken for Stars explains his issues with anxiety, how it plagues hi...
Gared O'Donnell of Planes Mistaken for Stars : Video

Gared O'Donnell of Planes Mistaken for Stars : Video

July 6 2017
Gared O'Donnell, Singer/Guitarist for Planes Mistaken for Stars speaks to about their newest rec...
Helms Alee on Writing : Video

Helms Alee on Writing : Video

June 12 2017
"Getting up in each other's shit": Noise rock band Helms Alee talks about their unique music-making process.
Dave Heumann of Arbouretum : Video

Dave Heumann of Arbouretum : Video

May 31 2017
Bassist Dave Heumann​ talks about growing up, the beginnings of Arbouretum​, and the "richer pallet" of the band's latest record, "Song of the Rose".
Bill Kelliher & Brent Hinds: Mastodon 'The Emperor of Sand' : Video

Bill Kelliher & Brent Hinds: Mastodon 'The Emperor of Sand' : Video

May 17 2017
Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Brent Hinds give us insight about their latest record 'The Emperor of Sand' and how it came together.
J.R. Robinson & Esther Shaw of Wrekmeister Harmonies : Video

J.R. Robinson & Esther Shaw of Wrekmeister Harmonies : Video

May 15 2017
J.R. and Esther have "spent a lot of f*cking time together". They explain how the togetherness has impacted their creative process...and then some.
John Connolly: The Sound and The Story : Video

John Connolly: The Sound and The Story : Video

April 24 2017
"We did everything we could not to get signed." -Sevendust guitarist John Connolly, in aclip fro...
Scott Ian of Anthrax: Rig Tour : Video

Scott Ian of Anthrax: Rig Tour : Video

April 17 2017
Come beyond the stage and see what’s behind the amps with Scott Ian of Anthrax and his complete ...
Donald Tardy & Trevor Peres of Obituary : Video

Donald Tardy & Trevor Peres of Obituary : Video

April 12 2017
What does it take to become a legendary band in the realm of Hard Rock/Heavy Metal? Is it the mu...
Kyle & Kelley Juett, Mothership : Video

Kyle & Kelley Juett, Mothership : Video

April 5 2017
“Band of brothers” is an often thrown around term in the realm of Rock N’ Roll, isn’t it? But if...
In Memory of Blues Legend, Lonnie Brooks : Video

In Memory of Blues Legend, Lonnie Brooks : Video

April 1 2017
Lonnie Brooks (December 18th, 1933 - April 1st, 2017) With the deepest sadness, the Baker Brooks...
Ross Dolan of Immolation : Video

Ross Dolan of Immolation : Video

March 29 2017
If there ever was a musical style that can be linked to the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ credo it w...
Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour

Mike Schleibaum of Darkest Hour

March 9 2017
At this point, some 21 years into their career as one of America’s most important underground ba...
Stephen Carpenter of Deftones

Stephen Carpenter of Deftones

March 8 2017

Formed by three childhood friends from Sacramento, California, Deftones is a musical force of nature as unpredictable as the weather itself.  Within five years of forming, the band signed...

Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan

Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan

March 6 2017
Ben Weinman talks about life on the road, playing small clubs and getting his face split open, ...
Mike Spreitzer of DevilDriver

Mike Spreitzer of DevilDriver

February 24 2017
A lot of musicians will often compare being in a band to that of a marriage…to four or five peop...
Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar of Death Angel

Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar of Death Angel

February 16 2017
Born and raised smack dab in the middle of one of the most exciting musical movements of the las...