Today I am deeply saddened to hear that one of my favorite guitarists, Johnny Winter, has died. He was a huge influence on me growing up playing music. I played many of his songs in bands (even in Van Halen) and I saw him in concert many times. Thank you for the music Johnny, you […]
Journey Through the History of Rock Rehearsals
July 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson recently wrapped up rehearsals in preparation for their Journey Through the History of Rock tour that kicks off July 17 in Cadott, WI. Visit Mad Anthony’s Cafe on Facebook for lots of photos and RedRocker.com for a full list of dates.
Summer Tour Dates
April 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Michael will be doing a handful of live shows this summer with Sammy Hagar, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham!. Billed as Sammy & Friends, the foursome will be performing sets of classic Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen, Chickenfoot and Led Zeppelin tunes. Confirmed dates are as follows: July 17 Rockfest Chippewa Valley – Cadott, WI July […]
New Signature Bass – Yamaha BB2024MA
April 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Michael’s new signature Yamaha bass – the BB2024MA – has been released and is now available for purchase! The new axe boasts a bolt-on 5-piece Maple/Mahogany neck with 10″ radius, a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard, an Alder body and a 34″ scale length. It also features Split Blade Alnico V and Single Blade ceramic pickupsand comes […]
New Music Video – “Personal Jesus”
March 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The new music video for “Personal Jesus” features Sammy Hagar and his friends Neal Schon, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith tearing through a very heavy and unique version of the the Depeche Mode original. Watch it now!
NAMM Recap and Giveaway
February 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Updated March 3, 2014: We’ve got a special giveaway for those that couldn’t make it out to NAMM – autographed photos from the Peavey and Yamaha booths! Visit Mad Anthony’s Cafe on Facebook for a photo gallery from the convention weekend and your chance to win! “I’d like to thank all of you who came […]
Winter Swag Sale
January 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Winter doldrums got you down? We’ve got the solution! Drop on by Mad Anthony’s online store and save up to 50% on selected items now through the end of February! In addition, we’ve uncovered a very small number of autographed and numbered hot sauce bottles which are now available. These were part of the first […]
NAMM 2014
January 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony will be appearing at the annual The NAMM Show convention in Anaheim to meet fans and sign autographs at the end of the month! Here’s his appearance schedule: Saturday January 25 Yamaha Booth 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST Saturday January 25 Peavey Electronics Booth 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM PST We’ll see […]
Concert for Liza
January 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Anthony will be joining forces with Sammy Hagar and the Wabos, Joe Satriani, Kenny Aronoff, Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and other special guests to perform at a special benefit concert at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA on Wednesday February 12. The concert is being held to raise […]
From Brazil to San Francisco
October 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A while back, we ran a contest to win one of Mad Anthony’s autographed bass heads used during Van Halen’s 1993 Right Here, Right Now tour. One of our winners was Eduardo Pinheiro from Brazil. During a recent show on Sammy Hagar’s 4 Decades of Rock tour, Eduardo flew out to the US to collect […]
