Shop – McCabe's Guitar Shop

Molly Miller Trio

Wayne Griffith — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:47:19 +0000

Sun, Jan 10th, 8:00 pm

Since Dr. Molly Miller picked up the guitar at age seven, she’s been captivating audiences with her sophisticated and raw style. She’s one of Los Angeles’s most sought-after musicians, recording and touring with artists such as Jason Mraz, Zayn Malik (One Direction), and Sin Bandera, at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, and Coachella.

Miller heads her own guitar trio, Molly Miller Trio, delivering groove-driven Americana Jazz. Their music has been showcased on NPR’s Fresh Air and their 2024 release The Ballad of Hotspur was featured in major outlets such as Guitar Player, Guitar World, Fretboard Journal, and Vintage Guitar. Molly Miller Trio has opened for Jason Mraz and Buddy Guy. They have performed at iconic spaces such as Monterey Jazz Festival, Dimitri’s Jazz Alley, Dizzy’s at Lincoln Center, and SF Jazz.

Soon after earning her Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Southern California in 2016, she became the chair of the Guitar Department at Los Angeles College of Music. She returned to her alma mater, USC, as a Professor of Studio Guitar in 2022.

MIMI ROMAN w/ The DAVE & DEKE Combo

Wayne Griffith — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:48:45 +0000

Sat, Nov 28th, 8:00 pm

The Los Angeles debut of the legendary 
“Brooklyn Cowgirl,” MIMI ROMAN. 
(Groundbreaking female music performer,
 Decca Records singing star of the 1950s, 
direct from the Grand Ole Opry 
and the Arthur Godfrey TV Show—
92 years young and still singing great!)

with
THE DAVE AND DEKE COMBO 
Los Angeles purveyors of West Coast hillbilly music

and very special guests: 
EVA MIKHAILOVNA
(Viral internet sensation, 
singing and playing the musical saw)
and
ELANOR WHITMORE (of the Mastersons;
singing and playing fiddle)
with 
KULLY STYLES 
on steel guitar

Ted Sablay (Touring Guitarist/MD, The Killers)

Wayne Griffith — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:16:33 +0000

Fri, Nov 13th, 8:00 pm

Las Vegas–based singer-songwriter Ted Sablay has been touring guitarist for The Killers since 2006 and the band's musical director since 2022. State & Motion, his second full-length album, follows 2022's You'll Be Back Here Soon. It's ten songs and 38 minutes, with Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) on drums and Whynot Jansveld (The Wallflowers) on bass. "This record is, fundamentally, about the difference between bearing something and choosing something," Sablay says. The questions behind it surfaced during the pandemic shutdown. "Who am I if I'm not onstage?" he asks. The songs took shape after an opening slot for Chris Isaak, and he wrote them to stand on their own: "Whatever I do, I want to be able to play it on an acoustic guitar and make it work." At McCabe's, that's exactly how you'll hear them. Listen to State & Motion: lnk.to/state-and-motion

A LOVE SUPREME ELECTRIC PLAYS COLTRANE AND SHARROCK

Wayne Griffith — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:49:28 +0000

Thurs, Dec 10th, 8:00 pm

Vinny Golia woodwinds

John Hanrahan drums

Henry Kaiser guitar

Wayne Peet piano

Anthony Pirog guitar

Mike Watt bass

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Back in 2020 the ALSE band recorded John Cotrane's two suites: A LOVE SUPREME and MEDITATIONS. Their album was highly acclaimed by both the critics and fans.

Their 2020 gig at McCabe's may be found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzcZqXd_J0s&list=RDPzcZqXd_J0s&start_radio=1

Now the return with a new release: THE BEAUTY AND THE TERROR, where the play the music of guitar hero SONNY SHARROCK. The first human to play free jazz on electric guitar.

A new member, Anthony Pirog from THE MESSTHETICS, has been added to the band.

Expect the unexpected with both Sharrock and Coltrane covers, and maybe some electrified Miles Davis, too.

Peter Bradley Adams

Wayne Griffith — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:33:56 +0000

Sun, Feb 7th, 8:00 pm

Peter Bradley Adams introduced himself as a member of Eastmountainsouth, the duo he put together with fellow songwriter and vocalist Kat Maslich-Bode. The demos the duo made, produced by Adams, blended pop and folk with subtle electronic touches, making it a pioneering effort in the realm of folktronica with a satisfying blend of ancient folklore and modern technology. Robbie Robertson (of The Band) signed Eastmountainsouth to DreamWorks, but a major label shake up led to the band’s demise. Adams launched his solo career with Gather Up (2006), a brooding, autumnal album recorded in his apartment. Its hushed melancholy won rave reviews and led to Leavetaking (2008), an understated folk rock album that featured the hit “The Longer I Run”, followed by Traces (2009), and Between Us (2011), collectively selling over 275,000 single downloads. Adams continues his introspective explorations of the middle ground between hope and heartache on The Mighty Storm.

Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman

Wayne Griffith — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:16:57 +0000

Thurs, Jan 7th, 8:00 pm

First brought together by Brooklyn’s tight-knit old-time music community in 2017, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman share a rich musical partnership. Nora is a banjo player, and has released 3 albums on Brooklyn based Jalopy Records. She has performed across the US, Europe, and Japan including on NPR’s Tiny Desk and TED EDU. Stephanie is a master old-time fiddler, having recorded and toured internationally with celebrated artists such as trailblazing all-women stringband Uncle Earl, Rhiannon Giddens, Watchhouse’s Andrew Marlin, and Aoife O’Donovan. In July 2023, Nora and Stephanie released their debut EP Lady of the Lake on Jalopy Records. The release was followed by a duo performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Folk Radio UK wrote that the EP “leaves you wanting more,” continuing, “There is a shrewd exuberance in the way Nora and Stephanie play together on this EP, taking turns to lead and leaving plenty of space for each other to shine. They play with consistent flair and an audible mastery of their instruments.” Nora and Stephanie previously recorded together on Nora’s 2019 album Cinnamon Tree, and have performed at such renowned venues as The Kennedy Center, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and the Cambridge Folk Festival in the UK.

Evening with Steve Poltz (Friday Show)

Wayne Griffith — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:24 +0000

Fri, Feb 12th, 8:00 pm

A dude named Steve Poltz (me) in East Nashville wakes up one morning and gets a call from another dude in East Nashville named Dex Green. Dex says, “Hey man, you live so close. You oughta come over and make some music. Maybe we’ll document it — who knows, maybe it’s a record.” Capturing me in a studio is like convincing a whirling dervish to stop spinning long enough to sign a bill into law. It’s chaos, caffeine, and accidental poetry — art colliding with microphones and commerce in a glorious mess. That’s how JoyRide happened. No seatbelts, no helmets. Just unsaturated, unadulterated art. Real humans making real noise in real time. JoyRide is my 14th solo album (not counting the Rugburns records, live things, and bootlegs floating around). I tour nonstop, so I usually have to be tricked into a studio under the guise of “just one song.”

Evening with Steve Poltz (Saturday Show)

Wayne Griffith — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:23:56 +0000

Sat, Feb 13th, 8:00 pm

Holly Near (Thursday Show)

Wayne Griffith — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:36:58 +0000

Thu, Oct 22nd, 8:00 pm

with Tammy Hall, Jan Martinelli, and Emma's Revolution

Holly Near has been singing for a more equitable world for well over 40 creative years. She is an insightful story teller through her music, committed to keeping the work rooted in contemporary activism. Respected around the world for her music and activism, Holly released her 31st album in 2018. One of the most powerful, consistent, and outspoken singers of our time, her concerts elevate spirits and inspire activism. A skilled performer, Holly is an outspoken ambassador for peace who brings to the stage a unique integration of world consciousness, spiritual discovery, and theatricality. Holly’s joy and and passion continue to inspire people to join in her celebration of the human spirit. Equally compelling at her shows and through recordings, Holly’s music fully engages listeners in the world around them —speaking to anyone who believes in peace, justice, and feminism; a wonderful spectrum of humanity.

Gill Landry / opener Kiki Cavazos

Wayne Griffith — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:48:54 +0000

Sun Dec 6th, 8:00 pm

Gill Landry is a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and former member of Old Crow Medicine Show. Over the course of six solo albums, Landry has developed a body of original work rooted in American folk, country, blues, and the darker corners of the singer-songwriter tradition, marked by outcast characters, restless travel, and a dry, unsentimental lyricism. A Louisiana native and longtime road musician, he has spent more than two decades performing across the United States and Europe. His most recent album, Cinnamon Canyon Blues, was recorded in London and released in 2024.

Kiki Cavazos is a Montana-born songwriter whose life has followed the same restless roads that run through her songs. After leaving home young, she traveled through Alaska and Mexico before landing in New Orleans, where she formed Sundown with Alynda Lee Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff and Sam Doores of The Deslondes. Her spare, deeply lived-in songs draw on heartbreak, wandering, mountains, trains and the disappearing American West, earning comparisons to Townes Van Zandt, Blaze Foley and Lucinda Williams. Cavazos has appeared at Newport Folk Festival and opened for Big Thief and The Deslondes. Her 2026 albumGoodbye Blues, produced by Doores and released by Jalopy Records, captures her at her most elemental, with little more than acoustic guitar, voice and songs that feel less written than survived.