Archive for September 2024 - Page 5

Death By Audio has expanded its lineup of bass effects with the Bass War, a fuzz pedal they call a sibling to their Fuzz War pedal.

The highly anticipated BEAT tour began on Thursday in San Jose, California. Here’s the quartet of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey performing “Sleepless” from “Three of a Perfect Pair.”

In April, Dream Theater announced they would embark on a worldwide 40th anniversary tour with the classic lineup including James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy. With those dates beginning in Europe in late October, the prog rock titans have revealed the North American leg of the run.

Fender has unveiled a new artist signature instrument with the Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Jazz Bass. The bassist worked with the company to modify the Player Plus Jazz to reflect her style and playing.

I saw this video on Cort Guitar India’s Instagram and immediately looked for it on YouTube. Nilanjana Gosh Dastidar absolutely knocked me out with her performance of “Chromatic Fantasy.”

Oftentimes, bands tighten up their live show as a tour progresses. If that’s the case, then Janek Gwizdala’s trio must have been airtight in 2022. The bassist/bandleader has just released “Live in London,” which was captured on the first night of his European tour.

The Beat tour kicks off today, so we're thrilled to have this interview with Tony Levin, who talks about the band, his latest album, and more.

Leonid Vorobyev and his band Leonid & Friends have been on tour, so we haven’t seen many videos. That changed a few days ago when they dropped a new one. Here’s their cover of Chicago’s “Baby, What a Big Surprise.”

Dave Matthews Band has announced a six-night fall outing. The group will be riding high during the tour as it comes just a month after their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Let's learn one of the quintessential funk bass riffs that every great bass player uses. Inspired by some of the greats, including Leroy Hodges (Al Green), Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin), and Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson and Billy Preston), this is an easy funk bass fill to add to almost any song.

KNKX hosted Richard Bona in their Seattle studios in October 2023. They just released this video of his performance of “Calm Down.”

The Bad Plus recently announced their upcoming album Complex Emotions will drop on November 8th. The quartet, featuring the magical rhythm section of Dave King and Reid Anderson, has now unveiled a set of winter tour dates to support it.