Archive for 2023 - Page 2

With three albums under the belts already, the trio of Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, and Ted Nash have teamed up once again. They’ve just announced their next project, “Tell The Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols.”

Over the course of 2023, we shared over 50 new pedals and effects. Here are the top 10 reader favorites for the year.

This may be some of the most aggressive thumping and plucking you’ve ever seen. Death metal band Xoth just released this video of bassist Ben Bennett playing through their song “Battlesphere,” and he absolutely beats the music out of his bass.

Xvive has announced the G1 Butterfly Guitar Stand, a compact stand that accommodates bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and more. Designed in Germany, the stand cradles your instrument in an upright position.

Our “Bass of the Week” series debuted in 2011 and has always been popular. Kevin’s goal since the beginning was to feature “low-end instruments ranging from beautiful to bizarre.” Here are the top 10 reader-favorite BoTW’s for 2023.

Playing For Change’s epic run of videos continues with a great one. Warren Haynes takes the lead on his tune, “Soulshine,” with Duda Lima on bass.

Sad news to report today as Laura Lynch, bassist and founder of The Chicks (formerly the The Dixie Chicks), died in a car crash in Texas. She was 65 years old.

For many years, we’ve had a Christmas tradition here on No Treble, thanks to Steve Bailey and the Berklee Bass Department. The lineup is once again incredible too. Enjoy this 2023 Holiday Retrospective.

In 2023, we featured 120 new album releases. At the end of each year, we tally the stats. Here are the top 10 reader-favorite albums for 2023.

Robyn Adele Anderson is changing things up for the holidays with a great mashup of “Carol of the Bells” and AC/DC’s “Hells Bells.”

For all of us that didn’t get to attend Geddy Lee’s “My Effin’ Life” book tour, it looks like we’re in luck: Lee’s stop at Toronto’s Massey Hall was reportedly filmed for a special episode of CBC Music’s “Live at Massey Hall.”

Interviewing bassists is one of our favorite things, because we get their stories, insights, and more. Here are the top 10 reader-favorite interviews of 2023. This list includes our podcast, interviews, and Wonder Women series.