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Back on the Road With Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 1
On the Road with Peat Rains

Back on the Road With Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 1

Peat Rains and You Bred Raptors? are back on the road for the first time since the world shut down in 2020. To document this brave new world, he’s writing a new tour diary for No Treble.

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 4
On the Road with Peat Rains

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 4

Peat Rains returns with the fourth installment of his tour diary with You Bred Raptors? In this column, he covers their stops in Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

What I’m Worth vs. What I Can Get
Ask Damian Erskine

What I’m Worth vs. What I Can Get

The topic of this week’s “Ask Damian” column focuses on the topic of money. This is a frequent discussion on social media and elsewhere, and Damian dives in on the subject of “What I’m Worth vs. What I Can Get.”

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 3
On the Road with Peat Rains

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 3

Peat Rains is back with the 3rd installment of his tour diary with You Bred Raptors? In this column, he covers their stops in Austin, Texas, Monterrey, Mexico, Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 2
On the Road with Peat Rains

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 2

Peat Rains is on the road (again) with You Bred Raptors? Here is Part 2 of his 2019 road diary series.

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 1
On the Road with Peat Rains

On the Road (Again) with Peat Rains from You Bred Raptors?: Part 1

Peat Rains is on tour again with You Bred Raptors?, and he’s back with a brand-new tour diary series. Here’s part 1 of the 2019 series, with Peat sharing stories from the road.

The Lightbulb Moment: Give The Drummer Some
The Lightbulb Moment

The Lightbulb Moment: Give The Drummer Some

Ryan is back with a new “Lightbulb Moment” column, this time focusing around the solo. And not just the bass solo, but what we can also do to support the drummer (and other soloists) too.

Am I Selling Out?
Ask Damian Erskine

Am I Selling Out?

Making money making music can be a tough road. Sometimes, some of the options might feel like "selling out," which is exactly the focus (and question) for Damian's latest "Ask" column.

Mugging for the Camera on Stage
Ask Damian Erskine

Mugging for the Camera on Stage

For this week’s “Ask” column, Damian decided to do it as more of a PSA - on musicianship, serving the song, and a trend he’s seeing that is sometimes counter to those things. Check out what he calls “Mugging for the Camera on Stage”

How to Deal With Bandleaders That Change Your Part
Ask Damian Erskine

How to Deal With Bandleaders That Change Your Part

A reader is dealing with a bandleader (pianist) who is rewriting the bass parts and asking them to be played that way. He asked Damian for advice on how to cope with this situation. Check out what Damian has to say.

The Lightbulb Moment: Playing Inside The Box
The Lightbulb Moment

The Lightbulb Moment: Playing Inside The Box

Some people call it “serving the song.” In Ryan’s new “Lightbulb Moment,” she talks about playing inside - and sometimes - outside the box, including covering the literal box patterns on bass.

Notes from the Bandstand: The Bass Solo
Notes From The Bandstand

Notes from the Bandstand: The Bass Solo

Bassists abound in NYC. It’s not uncommon to get on the subway to see two other fellow bassists fighting for a spot with their low-end leviathans. And, you can be sure; these bass commuters can do it all – they can groove and solo. My first two columns have been about the former – the primary background responsibilities of the...