Archive for October 2024 - Page 5

Next year marks the 25th anniversary of Disturbed’s smash hit debut album, “The Sickness.” To celebrate, the band has announced a 34-date tour in which they will play two sets each night.

Meet Craig Bannerman, a long-time bassist who made the switch from guitar many years ago. He has some super interesting gear!

It's time to celebrate some great bass with the monthly top 10 reader-favorite bass videos. Two videos with Tony Levin (spanning many years between) are kicking things off this month.

You can always count on Tedeschi Trucks Band to do something special in their live performances. From their concert at MGM Fenway in Boston earlier this month, they do their thing on Prince’s “1999.”

Canadian rock trio Metz has announced that they will go on an indefinite hiatus following their upcoming European fall tour. The Toronto-based group was formed in 2007 and released six LPs since 2012.

We’ve shared a couple of Atticus Lazenby’s incredible creations in the past, and they just keep getting better. The luthier shared his latest build, the CUTEbass 432, which he says is for himself.

SFJAZZ shared this video of Snarky Puppy performing “Pineapple” for the SFJAZZ 2024-25 season. Cowritten by trumpeter Mike “Maz” Maher and bassist/bandleader Michael League, the tune appeared on their 2022 album, “Empire Central.”

Dream Theater fans flipped out with the announcement that drummer Mike Portnoy had rejoined the fold. The group has scheduled a slew of 40th Anniversary tour dates and has been teasing a new album for some time. Now they’re letting fans in on more details about “Parasomnia.”

This week’s reader-favorite list is once again chock full of bass gear. But there's more, including a live clip of the Jaco Pastorius Trio in 1986, our reader spotlight on Lynda Kraar, part 4 of our interview with Tony Levin, our podcast episode with Alan Robert, and other bass goodness.

Filmed during the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, here’s Beck and his band, which included Tal Wilkenfeld performing The Beatles song, “A Day in the Life.”

Joni Mitchell’s archival releases have continued with Archives – Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980), which sheds light on the singer-songwriter’s jazzier phase of the last ’70s. The lineup includes bassists Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, Rob Stoner, Max Bennett, Stanley Clarke, and Eddie Gomez.

Japan’s Vola Guitars has announced the ZVA 5 Bass. The handmade five-string bass is crafted with an alder body, maple neck, and either a rosewood or maple fingerboard for a classic vibe.