Archive for 2022 - Page 27

Revocation has returned with “Netherheaven,” an album that’s been four years in the making and digs deeper into the death metal aspects of their music. Brett Bamberger rips through the riffs with blistering bass lines.

Holeyboard Pedalboards has introduced their smallest design yet with the Holeyboard Mini. Designed to be light and compact, the board is built from 5052 series aircraft aluminum with the company’s signature holey design.

Berklee dropped a video by Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, and special guest Ambrose Akinmusire performing “Rounds.” The song is featured on the group’s album, “New Standards, Vol. 1.”

Earlier this year, technical metal band Fallujah announced a change to their lineup with vocalist Kyle Schaefer and bassist Evan Brewer joining the fold. Now the band’s latest roster has been documented with the album, “Empyrean.”

Fender’s Rumble Series of bass combo amps has expanded with its largest offering yet: the Rumble 800. Loaded with two 10-inch Eminence neodymium speakers and a compression horn, the unit is rated at 800 watts while weighing in at 29 pounds.

Pat Metheny Group’s “The First Circle” is an all-time favorite song of mine. So I was blown away by this performance of it by the Florida State University Percussion Ensemble.

We can’t think of a better way to enjoy the end of the week than with this playlist. Here are the top 10 reader favorite videos we shared in the month of August.

The Bad Plus has seen some lineup changes, but drummer Dave King and bassist Reid Anderson have been the constant. They have a new record dropping this month, so we chatted with Anderson to get the scoop on that in more.

Leonid & Friends are gearing up for another tour in the US, and they just dropped their latest video. Leonid Vorobyev and the band are back to doing their thing with a cover of Chicago’s “Alive Again.”

Dave Matthews Band is currently on tour, but they’ll be hitting the road again this fall with dates in the U.S. and Canada. DMB continues to be anchored by the great Stefan Lessard, who has been dishing out bass lines for the band since he was 16.

In this “Keep It Groovy” lesson, Ryan Madora discuss how to improvise a simple groove with just two notes. By playing a note multiple times, adding in dead notes, or creating a “note sandwich,” we can start simple and slowly add in the funk.

I love every video Cory Wong puts out, but this one might be one of my favorites. Check out Cory (and others) getting blown away by Sonny T’s work. Sonny does it all.