Archive for November 2021 - Page 7

Cory Wong keeps bringing the heat with music from “The Paisley Park Session”. In this video, the band performs their own take on Vulfpeck’s “Dean Town”, with Sonny T ripping it up.

Tune-Yards bassist Nate Brenner has returned with a new album from his solo project Naytronix called “Other Possibilities”. The record, which marks his fourth, was finished over four years.

Emmett Chapman, known for his musical invention the Chapman Stick, has died from cancer. He was 85 years old. The news was announced on the Stick Enterprises website.

Charles Berthoud is known for pushing the boundaries, and he sometimes gets snarky comments about his approach. One of them is obviously “you should just play piano!” So he did just that, and we absolutely love it.

If you’re into all things bass, you’ve likely run across The Bass Nerds. The podcast, hosted by Jody Miller and Marc Najjar, is one of the most entertaining and informative shows for us low-enders. Their latest episode features an interview with No Treble’s founder, Corey Brown.

We're super excited to share this month’s episode of Groove, with our guest Frank Bello. This is a great one. Enjoy the conversation...

Norm Stockton’s first season of “Grooves & Sushi” comes to a close with a truly impressive episode. This one includes Mark Lettieri, Chris Coleman, and Rob Rinderer performing Norm’s tune, “A Wristwatch On Mars”.

NFTs have been all the buzz lately, and now bass legend Lee Sklar has gotten in on the game. He’s teamed up with Cosmic Wire to release a collection of one-time-only digital NFTs that will be sold in packs similar to baseball cards.

This week in The Brown’stone, Rich Brown takes us through one of his favorite sequential patterns to play on major and minor scales. He loves this exercise because it’s so beautifully melodic and can easily be applied to any musical situation.

Last year, three members of Obscura left the band and formed a new group called Obsidious. The band is anchored by bassist Linus Klausenitzer, who wields a mighty six-string fretless. Here’s his bass playthrough of “Iconic”.

Like many musicians, multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton dreamed of recording with one of his heroes: Ron Carter. That dream came true and now we can all enjoy the reverie on the new album, “Smoke Sessions”.

G&L has added new models to the Tribute Series Kiloton Bass lineup. The series now includes a Candy Apple Red bass with a maple fingerboard and block inlays as well as a Black Frost bass with a rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block inlays.