Archive for October 2022 - Page 6

I recently had a gig in Pennsylvania at the Bedford Fall Foliage Festival. Between sets, I was pleasantly surprised to find Shaffer Guitars displaying an acoustic/electric bass guitar among the vendors.

Christian Houmann is working on a new album, and he just sent us the video for the first track, “Spring Dance.” I love what Christian is doing on the tune, and the whole band is on fire!

After The Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary “Fare Thee Well” concerts, most of the alumni (minus Phil Lesh) decided to continue on as Dead & Company. It’s been seven years since the offshoot group’s inception. Now they’ve announced their final tour.

Another hero of the bass is getting his due with the release of a new documentary. “Darryl Jones: In The Blood” is an incredible film about the bassist who has been with The Rolling Stones for the past three decades.

Steve Lawson dropped track two of his album, “TLC,” yesterday and shared that there’s a video for the first track. "'It Comes In Waves' features some of the most egregiously celebratory 'soloing' that I've ever released," Steve shared.

Back in March, we shared the news that Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo was working on his solo album. Now we’ve got more details, including the record’s first single.

Luthier Rob Elrick and Cort Guitars have teamed up to release the Elrick NJS series, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of Elrick Basses. It also marks 20 years since Cort and Elrick first introduced the Elrick eVolution Bass.

We’ve featured some killer videos by Richie Castellano’s The Band Geeks project in the past. He just dropped a new video with a big announcement: The Band Geeks are going on tour with Jon Anderson in Spring 2023! Here’s a preview.

If you’re ready to buckle down and up your jazz bass game, Katie Thiroux has you covered. She’s just announced seven new classes over October and November that will each focus on different aspects of playing.

Tim Fletcher and Troy Hughes’ epic project “Kansas: Leftoverture – The Complete Basslines” has been serialized on No Treble for the last eighteen months and is now available as a complete set.

Berklee’s “Two Track” series is wonderful. They just dropped their latest episode, with bassist/vocalist/composer Devon Gates performing three tunes with her septet.

Innovation and renewal have always been in the DNA of The Bad Plus, so it’s only fitting that they’ve once again reinvented themselves. The group, which has historically been a trio, has just released an album that marks their first as a quartet.