Just last week, Louis Meyers of the Folk Alliance stopped by and we caught up on news about the February 2015 Folk Alliance Conference, which is going to offer even more surprises than last year's great event. Louis is pictured here giving a new Collings 01 acoustic a spin.

August 23 is the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships at South Park in Lawrence, Kansas. We'll be there, watching the incredible musicians give their all for a shot at glory, plus we're sponsoring one of the stages this year. We'll also have a booth, so stop by and say hello.

Other Great Events Coming Up:
WINFIELD WARM-UP Sept. 12-14, Overland Park, KS
A special Flatpicking weekend workshop with Jim Hurst & Jeff Guernsey
WINFIELD! Sept. 17-21, Winfield, KS
ACOUSTIC MUSIC GETAWAY Nov. 7-9, Kansas City, MO
with Dan Miller, Brad Davis, Tim May & more!
Read More Mass Street Music News Here! Ticket Giveaways, New Pedals, New OM acoustic guitars & more!

STAFF PICKS - Most of the staff favored unusual or custom-made items this month, from a modded amp to a guitar made with old-school hide glue. Find out what instrument Eric M. claims he can't play, but is addicted to anyway and what guitar "about blew the barn doors off" when Mike H. played it.

Josh Baldridge – Anderson Raven Electric Guitar
The Raven is a more sleek take on the classic offset Jazzmaster body design and I for one am a big fan! READ ALL THE STAFF PICKS HERE