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00000179-cdc6-d978-adfd-cfc6d7950000KMUW brings you a month of Guitar Moments as we celebrate the centennial birthday of guitar innovator Les Paul.We'll be posting several "moments" featuring local guitarists each week throughout the month of June.

Mark Shelton: The Accidental Shredder

Mark Shelton might best be known for his epic metal stylings in the band Manilla Road but when San Francisco Bay Area label boss Mike Varney asked Shelton to turn up the shred for the compilation U.S. Metal III, Shelton was only too happy to comply with “Flaming Metal Systems.”

The guitar in its many forms and styles is featured throughout June across our music programs. For more information about the shows and their features and to listen to KMUW music shows anytime online, visit our website at kmuw.org.

Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He created and host the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in PopMatters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.