Steve Vai - Official News Updates http://www.vai.com All the latest Steve Vai news - direct from the source! Feeder 2.0.6(1186) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en © 1996-2009 Vai.com/Light Without Heat talk2us@vai.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:18 -0800 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:18 -0800 Vai Charity Auction Items Up For Grabs! http://www.vai.com/News/index.html Steve Vai has recently dontated items to two different charity ouctions that are on now!

First item up for grabs is a one hour guitar lesson with Steve in Los Angeles, valid for one year, based on a mutually agreeable time. All proceeds go to support the Los Angeles Youth Network. This auction ends on Tuesday 17 November 2009 at 12:21PM EST.

Click here to visit this auction!

The second item up for grabs: StarCards are auctioning a collection of signed Great Ormond Street Hospital playing cards by legendary & renowned guitar players. The 2 of Diamonds has been hand signed by Guitarist Steve Vai and is displayed with a color photo of Steve with his custom Ibanez guitar and a smaller photo of Steve holding his StarCard. The finished framed display measures 52cm wide by 46cm high and is completed with a presentation plaque. All proceeds go to the Great Ormond Street Hospital in the UK. This auction ends on November 15 at 8:03pm GMT.

Click here to visit this auction!

]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:00:11 -0800 vai-charity-auction-items-up-for-grabs Steve Vai Performing at NY Knicks Game and In-Store Signing at Borders http://www.vai.com/News/index.html Steve will be playing the National Anthem at Madison Square Garden at the NY Knicks game on November 29th, then signing copies of his new Blu-ray, DVD and CD of Live In Minneapolis - Where The Wild Things Are at Borders after the game.

BORDERS
2 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10121
212-244-1814

Signing begins at 9:30pm.

Map and Direction to Borders

Madison Square Garden Online

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:09 -0800 steve-vai-performing-at-ny-knicks-game-and-instor Reminder: Steve to appear on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show this Saturday! http://www.vai.com/News/index.html Steve will appear as a special guest on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show on Saturday November 7th at 11:00pm.

For fans outside of the USA, the show will be available to view online soon after it airs.

Check out photos of the episode filming here. Also check out Steve being interviewed on Eddie Trunk's radio show here.

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:20 -0800 reminder-steve-to-appear-on-vh1-classics-that-me Reminder: Steve Vai provides guest voice for Metalocalypse Season 3 Premiere! http://www.vai.com/News/index.html Metalocalypse begins November 8th on the Cartoon Network's [adult swim] and Steve lends his voice to the first episode where he plays an evil record company exec!]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:27 -0800 reminder-steve-vai-provides-guest-voice-for-metal A New Postcard from Steve! http://www.vai.com/AllAboutSteve/postcard_091102.html Steve has posted a new letter in the "Postcards" section!

Click here to read...

]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:52:37 -0800 a-new-postcard-from-steve Blu-ray Pre-sale Begins Today - October 29 at 5:00pm PDT! The Blu-ray pre-order for Steve's concert film Live In Minneapolis - Where The Wild Things Are will begins today at 5:00pm PDT.

The first 400 pre-orders will receive a copy of the blu-ray autographed by Steve; a bonus download album Where The Other Wild Things Are containing the other songs from the concert that didn't make it to the first CD; and a special limited edition Steve Vai "Wild Things" guitar pick.

Please Note: Only the first 400 pre-orders get the autographed blu-ray, download and pick. Once all 400 copies are sold, the blu-ray will still be available for pre-order, however it will not be autographed or come with the bonus download or guitar pick.

The bonus download album will be available for instant download in either MP3 or WAV formats as soon as your order is complete!

Please note: Items are expected to ship the week of 11/10/09 or as soon as inventory is available. Items cannot be guaranteed for delivery on 11/10.

Order your copy today from 5:00pm PDT at the Vai.com Online Store!

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:24:26 -0700 bluray-presale-begins-today-october-29-at-500 Music As Art: "For The Love Of God" Music As Art: For The Love Of God
Limited edition, high-quality print of Steve Va's hand-written guitar and sitar score for "For The Love Of God". Each print is hand signed and numbered by Steve, and professionally framed and matted in a beautiful 19 x 26 inch (48.25 x 66 cm) black frame with engraved title plaque.

On sale November 17th. $200 USD (with shipping)

In order to ensure delivery by Christmas, US orders must be placed by December 1st. Unfortunately, due to packages sometimes getting delayed in international customs, we cannot guarantee delivery by Christmas for international orders.

More information and images coming soon.

]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:23:51 -0700 music-as-art-for-the-love-of-god Steve to appear on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" Steve will appear as a special guest on VH1 Classic's That Metal Show on Saturday November 7th at 11:00pm.

For fans outside of the USA, the show will be available to view online soon after it airs.

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:33:53 -0700 steve-to-appear-on-vh1-classics-that-metal-show Think you have what it takes to jam with Steve Vai? http://www.jamlegend.com/artist/SteveVai Show us what you've got and you could win a phone call from Steve, an autographed Bad Horsie pedal, and more!

Click here to go to Jam Legend and play along to Steve's song "Juice" from the new DVD Live In Minneapolis - Where The Wild Things Are. If you can beat his score, you'll be entered to win one of many awesome Vai prizes!

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:13:25 -0700 think-you-have-what-it-takes-to-jam-with-steve-vai Steve Vai provides guest voice for Metalocalypse Season 3! http://www.vai.com/News/index.html In a recent interview with MetalSucks.net, Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small revealed that the next season of Metalocalypse will include guest voice work from Mastodon, Slash, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.

Said Small, "I have some of my guitar heroes playing parts on this season, doing voiceovers, like Satriani, Vai, and Slash. I’m a guitar nerd so I had to reach out to those guys to see if I can get them on the show. They were great too."

Season 3 of Metalocalypse begins soon on the Cartoon Network's [adult swim].

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