Archive for May 2020 - Page 2
Quarantine Comes Alive Online Festival Announced for May 30th
Live for Live Music is presenting a one-day virtual music festival on Saturday, May 30th. The line-up includes some terrific bassists, including George Porter Jr., Mononeon, Erick "Jesus" Coomes, Tony Hall, Nick Daniels III, and Pete Shand.
Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten to Host Free Webinar with Justin Chancellor, Mike Gordon, Stefan Lessard, and Mike Inez
Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten are continuing their Zoom webinar series this week with a roundtable of rock legends. The free event takes place tomorrow and will feature Justin Chancellor, Mike Gordon, Stefan Lessard, and Mike Inez.
13 Cordas Duo: Ócios do Ofício
When you do the math, it doesn’t seem like the 13 Cordas duo adds up. A mandolin and a bass should have twelve strings. However, Rafael Marques plays a 10-string mandolin and bassist Walter Areia plays a three-string upright. Here’s their video for “Ócios do Ofício.”
Doom Flamingo Releases Debut EP
After forming in 2018, bassist Ryan Stasik and Doom Flamingo have released their first album, simply entitled “Doom”. The synthwave rock band takes a darker turn on the album, although it still keeps things pretty upbeat.
Michael Manring Featured In New Mini-Documentary
If you’re looking for some inspiration, you need to watch this. Filmmaker Andrew Westhoff has just released a new mini-documentary on bass wizard Michael Manring called “Sound Visions”.
MonoNeon with Ghost-Note: Phat Bacc
I’m always excited to see a video from Ghost-Note hit. About a week ago, MonoNeon shared this one of the band performing “Phat Bacc” during a Sugarshack Session. So funky!
Christian “Speesy” Giesler Joins Fore
Former Kreator bassist Christian “Speesy” Giesler is now a member of Fore, the punk band featuring Jeramie Kling, Taylor Nordberg, and Brian Stephenson.
Bass of the Week: Adil Sabit Guitars P-Bass
This week we’re checking out the P-Bass Prototype #2 by Kazakhstan’s Adil Sabit Guitars. The semi-hollow body bass mixes some old school elements with some more modern features.
Chris DeAngelis, Dave Livolsi, and Adrian Tramontano: Prelude #2 in C Minor
It’s not often you hear some funky Bach, but here we are. Bassists Chris DeAngelis and Dave Livolsi play through the Baroque composer’s tricky Prelude #2 in C Minor while drummer Adrian Tramontano lays down a funk beat.
Randy Jackson Rejoins Journey
History seems to be repeating itself. After firing Steve Smith and Ross Valory earlier this year, Journey has announced that Randy Jackson and Narada Michael Walden have joined the band.
Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp Announces Rudy Sarzo Online Master Class
Despite the current pandemic, the Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is moving forward by moving online. The camp has announced a full week of master classes with some of rock’s biggest names. On June 2nd, Rudy Sarzo will dole out bass wisdom as part of the series.
Martin Gudics & the Quaranteen Gang: Teen Town
Martin Gudics got together with some friends for this virtual performance of the Jaco Pastorius tune, “Teen Town.” And they made it their own. Saxophonist/keyboardist Mate Bartok arranged the tune, and his portion of the video is hilarious.