December Featured Artist | Bo Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE
NEEDTOBREATHE is a band comprised of two brothers (Bo and Bear Rinehart), Seth Bolt and Josh Lovelace. Their release of Rivers In the Wasteland earlier this year debuted No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Album, Rock Album and No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts. For the band 2015 doesn’t seem to be slowing down either. With a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song they are continuing to show that through all the things they’ve been...
Dec 19, 2014, Artist News
My Dog Ate My Mandolin: Part II
A few weeks ago we shared the story of a dog that ate the top off his owner's mandolin. It has been finished and it was quite a process. The top had to come off completely. That left our finish expert, Ryan, to color match the existing back and sides to the brand new top. "I first had to strip the entire instrument. The back and sides had already absorbed the stain so I added brown to the top but not the back to achieve the same color," he...
Nov 19, 2014, Events
November Featured Artist | Jimmy Herman
Jimmy Herman is the multi-instrumentalist for Carrie Underwood. He is also an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Throughout his career he has found fun and unique ways to combine both passions. Weber: Where to start…you’re a multi-instrumentalist on tour with Carrie Underwood and an avid hunter but what do people not know about Jimmy Herman? Jimmy Herman: Well, here are a few randoms that a lot of people may not know. I grew up near a small town in...
Nov 17, 2014, Artist News
SHEL Selected as 2015 She Rocks Awards Opening Artist
The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) is thrilled to announce Americana band SHEL as the opening act for the 2015 She Rocks Awards. Recognizing women who stand out as role models in the music industry, the live awards event takes place on January 23, 2015 at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel during the NAMM Show. Comprised of four sisters, SHEL turns folk music upside down with infectious rhythms, hypnotic vocals and stunning musicianship. SHEL is an acronym for their names; Sarah on...
Nov 12, 2014, Artist News
New Music Video by SHEL & Gareth Dunlop from Best of Me Soundtrack
The new music video for the haunting “Hold On,” available on The Best of Me Soundtrack, from singer/songwriter’s SHEL & Gareth Dunlop is now available for fans to view. “Hold On,” a song that USA Today calls “twinkling” and “pining” appears on the soundtrack for the Nicholas Sparks penned film, The Best of Me, which hit stores on Oct. 7 via EMI Nashville in conjunction with Relativity Music. Relativity Studios’ film, The...
Nov 05, 2014, Artist News
Custom Instrument Feature: Chris Funk’s Octave
"I've been playing bouzouki with The Decemberists and Black Prairie for some time now. I had been wanting a more traditional "f style", carved top style instrument however. When I came to the Weber facility and played a Weber octave mandolin, I immediately knew I had to upgrade. I requested them taking a chance on making the G and D strings as octaves instead of chorus for the more classic Irish bouzouki sound, as well as going for a deep traditional dark, haunting stain....
Nov 03, 2014, Events