Join us for this special solo performance featuring Eric Tessmer An American blues guitarist residing in Austin, Texas. The Austin Chronicle named Eric Tessmer the best guitarist in the city for 2017–2018, based on their annual poll. A Richland Center, Wisconsin native, Tessmer developed his love affair with music through a kind of familial osmosis. He cut his teeth playing residencies in clubs and bars, shared stages with everyone from Gary Clark, Jr.