Lake Street Dive: Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts
Lake Street Dive is back with another live performance of a tune from their new album, Free Yourself Up. Here’s “Baby Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts”, once again featuring the great bass lines by Bridget Kearney.
Evan Marien x Dana Hawkins: Cali
It is exciting to see the videos coming regularly from one of our favorite duos. Filmed during their masterclass at Musicmaker in May, here’s Evan Marien and Dana Hawkins playing “Cali.”
Marcus Miller: B’s River
Marcus Miller has a new album out, but today’s video features a tune from his last one, Afrodeezia. I was so intrigued by this 2015 performance at North Sea Jazz, thanks in large part to the instrumentation. Marcus describes the instrument – and the inspiration for the song – in the video description: “My wife, Brenda, traveled to Ndola, Zambia...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (May 2018)
Once again, it is time to enjoy a roundup of some great bass-focused videos. Here are the top 10 reader favorite videos we shared in May. Thanks for watching, commenting, and sharing. 1. Billy Sheehan with Rush: 1990 Soundcheck While not *technically* a video, this month’s most popular clip came to us from Billy Sheehan. Back in 1990, Geddy Lee...
YYNOT: No One at the Bridge
YYNOT performed another concert in Melbourne, Florida last week. Here’s an excellent clip of them digging deep into Rush’s catalog. From 1975’s Caress Of Steel’s “Fountain Of Lamneth,” here’s their performance of “No One at the Bridge.” As always, Tim Starace nails the bass lines, and vocalist Rocky Kuner is absolutely amazing.
Jonah Nilsson with Richard Bona: Coffee Break
You’ll probably recognize Jonah Nilsson thanks to his work with Dirty Loops. Jonah released a new solo single a few days ago for his tune “Coffee Break,” and he had an exciting guest on the track: Richard Bona. “It’s my biggest pleasure to have such a great musician/artist and long time inspiration on this song!” Jonah shared. The track is...
Mohini Dey & Steve Vai: Live
Last year, Steve Vai’s band was one of the headlining acts at NH7 Shillong 2017, India’s largest multi-genre music festival. Vai brought on a special guest Mohini Dey during the show, who lived up to the spotlight in this performance. Vai’s intro says it all.
Reader Spotlight: Chris Davison
Meet Chris Davison, a bassist who got his start at the age of 10, thanks to his parents who bought him a Fender Precision for Christmas. Chris is a busy bassist (and cellist) working with a couple of bands and doing freelance work. He’s this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m a bassist of...
The Fearless Flyers: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
The Fearless Flyers are back with another video, and this one is high octane! Joined by guests Blake Mills on slide guitar and Sandra Crouch on tambourine, the band rips through Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.” As always, Joe Dart lays down the low end on the track, which appears on the band’s self-titled debut album.
Franklin Peredo: Lord Of The Rhinos
Franklin Peredo is back with a new composition and another demonstration of his incredible technique. “Here’s a new tune of mine called ‘Lord Of The Rhinos’ with my Fodera Monarch (AKA Brown Mantis),” Franklin shared. “I hope you like it.” We do!
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in May 2018
We love bass gear. You love bass gear. And each month, we love looking back at the gear stories we’ve covered, and sort them by your responses. Here is the reader favorite top 10 bass gear list for the month of May 2018. Thanks for reading, commenting, and sharing! 1. ENKI AMG-2 Electric Bass Guitar Case ENKI has gotten into...
Victor Wooten: Bass Night
MusicForce shared this video of a February 2018 solo bass performance by Victor Wooten. Vic utilizes several layers with his looper to build quite a soundscape and soloing over top of it all while getting the crowd going in response.