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The Brown’stone: Beautifully Rhythmic & Melodic Major Scale Patterns
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown has a great scale exercise to help you with melody and rhythmic phrasing. This exercise is based on a simple concept that can be applied to any scale.
Jason Heath: “Chorale” Performance and Breakdown
Jason Heath shared a new video yesterday, and I was mesmerized. Jason has been working on the beautiful (and challenging) Nicholas Walker composition, “Chorale” for four years. In this clip, he performs the piece, then breaks it down.
Geddy Lee Weighs In On Primus’ Rush Tribute Tour
Primus has been paying homage to the classic Rush album A Farewell to Kings by playing it in its entirety during their “A Tribute To Kings” tour. Geddy Lee finally got to witness the show and weighed in on the performance.
Rebecca Johnson Band: I’m Tore Down
Rebecca Johnson and her band are back to gigging, which is great news for us so far away thanks to her videos of their performances. Here’s the trio swinging hard on “I’m Tore Down”.
Smashing Pumpkins Announce “Spirits On Fire” Tour with Jane’s Addiction
The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction have teamed up for the Spirits on Fire tour, which will see the bands covering North America over October and November. For each group, it will be their first outing in some years.
Bass of the Week: St. Germaine Guitars Condor 5
Luthier Geoff St. Germaine of St. Germaine Guitars shared his latest bass build on the “Support Small Bass Builders” Facebook group, and it really caught my eye. This Condor 5 built for Gerald Kebreau features a sleek walnut body with a cocobolo top complemented by wenge and maple accent layers.
Scary Pockets: Put Your Records On
Here’s a new video by Scary Pockets, which once again features the groovy bass work of Joe Ayoub. Louis Cato is the guest vocalist on this funky version of Corrine Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On” (which also includes Jacob Collier on keys).
“This Is Spinal Tap” Sequel In the Works
It’s time to crank it back up to 11 because a sequel to 1984’s “This Is Spinal Tap” is in the works. Director Rob Reiner as well as actors Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) will be returning.
Weekly Top 10: Sitar Bass “Mountain”, Remembering Howie Pyro, Finding The One, Four, Five, Chuck Rainey Receives Honorary Doctorate, and More
Time for your weekly roundup from the world of bass. Here are the most-read articles on No Treble for the week of May 7-13, 2022.
Angelique Francis: What’s Your Story
I recently discovered the music of Angelique Francis and watched many of her videos. “What’s Your Story” is a powerful tune, from the bassist’s album, “Kissed By The Blues”.
Shane Cooper & MABUTA Return with “Finish the Sun”
Shane Cooper & MABUTA have returned with their second full-length album, entitled “Finish the Sun”. The South African jazz group continues to expand their diverse sound by digging into genres from across the continent.
Michael Anthony Confirms He Was In Talks of Van Halen Tribute Tour
Last month it was revealed that Joe Satriani has been in talks with drummer Alex Van Halen about a Van Halen tribute tour. Now we’ve learned that longtime Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony has also been approached about it.