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Tower of Power: Boys From The Bay
Back in 2008, Tower of Power celebrated its 40th anniversary. Taken from their 40th Anniversary DVD, here’s Rocco Prestia and the band laying down the East Bay grease on “Boys From The Bay.”
Chris Lightcap Releases “SuperBigmouth”
After releasing music with his bands Bigmouth and Superette, bassist Chris Lightcap has combined the efforts into a group called SuperBigmouth. As such the group includes two tenor saxophones, keyboard, two guitars, bass, and two drumkits.
Xotic Effects Introduces New Volume Pedals
Xotic Effects has unveiled a new line of volume pedals with two options. The XVP-250K comes in gold metallic and has a 250K pot for passive instruments while the XVP-25K comes in Hammertone red and has a 25K pot for active instruments.
How to Stay Healthy When Touring
Damian Erskine lost 72 pounds since the beginning of the year, and he did it over a time of lots of touring. A reader noticed and asked Damian to cover “How to Stay Healthy When Touring” in this new “Ask” column.
ACT: Golden Brown
Bassist and No Treble reader Chris Attwell shared his latest video with his band ACT. This is the band’s first cover, with a performance of The Stranglers’ “Golden Brown.”
Chick Corea, Brian Blade, and Christian McBride Release “Trilogy 2”
The stellar trio of Chick Corea, Brian Blade, and Christian McBride have teamed up once again to release an album. “Trilogy 2” is the followup to their 2014 release and includes twelve songs ranging from Corea’s originals to jazz standards.
Red Witch Introduces the Synthotron II Synth Pedal
Red Witch Pedals has unveiled the Synthotron II, a pedal featuring dual analog synth oscillators. Each of the oscillators has independent level, decay, and octave switching.
Brandon Brown and Joshua Young: Bass Shed
We’ve been fans of GospelChops DVDs and videos for years. Here’s a great clip from “Bass Sessionz Vol. 2” featuring Brandon Brown and Joshua Young trading solos over a chill groove.
Opeth Releases “In Cauda Venenum”
The mighty Opeth has returned with their thirteenth studio album, entitled “In Cauda Venenum.” It continues their more experimental trajectory with heavy notes of prog rock rather than their death metal origins. It is, however, still distinctly Opeth.
Hot Tuna Continues 50th Anniversary Tour Dates
The dynamic duo of Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady formed Hot Tuna in 1969 as an offshoot of Jefferson Airplane. Fifty years and fourteen albums later, they’re still going strong and have announced a new set of tour dates.
Bass of the Week: Paul Belgrado String Instruments NaNo Bass
The Guitar Summit in Mannheim took place last month and showcased loads of new instruments from luthiers around the world. Paul Belgrado was on hand with a trio of basses including his new model called the NaNo, which fuses several classic styles.
Steve Gadd Band: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
In 1989, Steve Gadd and his band took the stage in Switzerland and performed Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” The line-up was incredible, with Gadd, Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Ronnie Cuber, and Eddie Gomez.