Joe Satriani

The Surfing With the Hydra Tour has kicked off in the U.K., with dates to follow across Europe.

Satriani had serious doubts he'd be able to do the Van Halen material justice.

Pop star Kesha turned up to help sing a David Lee Roth-era Van Halen classic.

Guitar lick from a dream helped him complete the thundering 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight.'

'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' features a guitar lick Hagar says Eddie Van Halen showed him in a dream.

It took a year to set up the initial 1996 outing, he tells UCR.

Joe Satriani tells UCR why he thinks it didn't work out.

They're coming off separate treks that paid tribute to Van Halen and King Crimson.

Guitarist says taking part in current Sammy Hagar project was a completely different deal.

Singer says other guitarists could play like Eddie Van Halen, but Satch knows where the music comes from.