Reviews, photos, and video footage of
the recent "Sweet 16" reunion tour
featuring Chris Duarte, John Jordan,
and Brannen Temple....

Former bandmates John Jordan and Brannen Temple joined Chris Duarte for an 8-city tour in Florida and Texas in May. The tour kicked off with an in-store performance at Guitar Center in Winter Park, Florida. The "Sweet 16" tour was in celebration of the 16th anniversary of "Texas Sugar/Strat Magik" which was released in 1994. John and Brannen recorded the album with Chris in Seattle, Washington at Heart's Bad Animals Studios and sixteen years later it still sounds fresh and kicks butt! Click HERE for some cool video footage from this tour and click HERE for some reviews and photos!

Hurry, before supplies last!

Staring At The Sun dvd

For all fans of Chris Duarte, one of the world's greatest guitarists! STARING AT THE SUN, a 2-hour dvd compilation of live concert performances, spans Chris Duarte's career from 1989 to 2009 and shows what an incredibly diverse and creative player he has always been. This is a factory-pressed, limited edition, soon to be out of print dvd that includes super-duper covers like "Drivin' South", "Screenwriter's Blues", "People Say" and CDG classics such as "Catch The Next Line", "Tailspin Headwhack", "Watch Out" and much more (with surprises along the way). STARING AT THE SUN is comprised of material sent in from fans all around the world and is a testament to the dedicated tapers and roadtrippers who have recorded the Chris Duarte Group over the years. Please get a copy or three and help support the website. Not available in any store, this dvd is recessionally priced at only $17.00 by mail or $18.00 if using PayPal and shipping is free.

Now reissued: Eleven previously out-of-print
Chris Duarte Group Fan Club releases on cd!

From 1996 through 2007 the Chris Duarte Group fan club released several cassettes and cds that are now long out of print. These releases were compiled from material that fans sent in or studio tracks from the band archives. None of it is available anywhere else and all of it has been out of print for many years. Eleven of these out-of-print fan club releases are now available on ten cds. These are copies burned from the masters as orders come in, these are not factory-pressed cds. The color artwork is also homemade. Longtime fan Bill Frey went in to the original cassette releases and meticulously cleaned up many tracks by removing hiss and adjusting speed and tone. The tracks now sound better than ever AND many of these new reissued cds also contain bonus tracks not included on the original releases! There are six cds of various radio and television appearances by the Chris Duarte Group, all three "Tape Trips" releases which were compilations of live concert performances, and a 2-cd set featuring Chris Duarte playing in a variety of bands early on in his career. These cds are a trip through time, going from 1984 up to the present, and showcase almost every song in the CDG songbook (many performed differently or acoustic). In addition to Chris Duarte's music there is a huge number of cover versions as well, stuff from Howlin' Wolf, Jimi Hendrix (16 songs!), Cream, John McLaughlin, Tommy Bolin, B.B. King, even Led Zeppelin! Also included are some rare studio outtakes. As fans of Chris Duarte and his music, you will NOT be disappointed in this series of cd releases. They are by fans and for fans and are not available in any store! Click here for more info.

photo by Brian Douglas

Chris Duarte Group Fan Club
P.O. Box 31516
Aurora, CO 80041