Archive for September 2024 - Page 7

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are gearing up for a European tour, but unfortunately, bassist Martyn Casey will not be on hand. The band made a statement on the situation while announcing Colin Greenwood as his stand-in.

Bergantino has upgraded its Forté HP bass amp line with the new Forté HP2X, which they say is “back and better than ever.” Central to the redesign is a new custom output transformer.

Lao Tizer assembled an impressive lineup for his new album, “Amplify.” Here’s “The Labyrinth,” with Anthony Crawford on bass.

Pianist Robert Glasper is one of the leading figures bringing hip-hop into a jazz context. His new album, “Code Derivation,” puts them more side by side.

This month’s Groove podcast guest is Brian F. Wright, an Assistant Professor of Music History at the University of North Texas, and author of “The Bastard Instrument – A Cultural History of the Electric Bass.”

Gilad Ephrat sent us another impressive video, where he pays tribute to François Rabbath, Renaud Garcia Fons, and Edgar Meyer.

Last year, Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood joined Nick Cave on his solo tour of North America. Now the bassist is featured on the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album, “Wild God.”

Meet David Cohen, a bassist residing in Mission Viejo, California who has been playing bass for 46 years. David is this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story...

Lake Street Dive and Lawrence released albums on the same day, so celebrated together to jam. Here’s one of the videos, with the combined bands performing LSD’s “Good Together,” the title track from their new album.

Audio and music technology innovator Keith McMillen has passed away at the age of 67. The news was shared on his website.

Orange Amplification has upgraded their AD200 bass head and speaker cabinets for 2025. Their flagship bass rig has been used for decades and some new updates show they’re planning to have bassists use it for decades more to come.

Aston “Family Man” Barrett kept The Wailers going the rest of his life and they still continue today under the leadership of his son, Aston Barrett, Jr. They’ve just released their new album, “Evolution.”