Turn It Up

02/09/2025

In Brattleboro you can visit us and our cool, friendly neighbors!

What's behind Brattleboro's creative juju? We comb the town for answers, sampling thrift shops, pinball arcades and rock clubs housed in Victorian churches.

10/18/2024

Want to see Parker Millsap at The Stone Church in Brattleboro this Sunday 10/20? Tag a friend in comments to be entered to win tickets and a copy of his new record!

09/17/2024

Graham was our employee extraordinaire for over a decade, and we hear he's even better as a guitar teacher!

What's a music town without an excellent guitar teacher? Brattleboro doesn't have that problem! We have Graham Brooks, guitar-shredding teacher extraordinaire. Graham's studio located on Main Street, above Echo Restaurant & Lounge, is where the magic happens, or the teaching, maybe both?!

Graham Brooks is a professional guitarist, composer and educator. He has traveled the world playing guitar professionally for the past decade, performing and recording with bands such as Witch, Barishi, Ordh and with solo artists such as Sasami Ashworth. Most recently, he has toured in support of bands such as Japanese Breakfast, Mitski and Haim in both Europe and North America. Graham has performed live on KEXP, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, WXPN and at music festivals such as Levitation Fest, Desert Daze, SXSW, Winterland and many more. His playing has appeared in The New York Times, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone.

Graham has a holistic teaching style that aims to demystify the fretboard, and develop systems for truly understanding the neck. He puts an emphasis on discovering your unique voice on the instrument through improvisation. He teaches a wide variety of techniques that are useful in tackling difficult and fast passages such as sweeping, tapping, economy and swybrid picking. His teaching incorporates music theory, ear-training, application of scale systems and intervallic relationships. His goal is to help you develop a tool chest of techniques and knowledge that will allow you to express yourself, uninhibited by technical or knowledge restraints.

Follow on IG and go to winkingwizardguitar.com to learn more or signup for lessons. Big thanks to Graham for keeping Brattleboro rocking!