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Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet Releases “Polka Worldwide Deluxe Edition”
Polish double bassist Wojtek Mazolewski has released a new album with his Quintet called Polka Worldwide Deluxe Edition. The album contains his 2014 album Polka with a new bonus track, “Theme de Yoyo”, as well as the follow-up Track, “London.” The UK capital is also where the inspiration for his album came from. “I stumbled upon a beautiful invitation to...
Olivier Pinard Joins Cattle Decapitation
After Derek Engemann left the band in January, death metal band Cattle Decapitation has announced a new bassist plus a new guitarist. Olivier Pinard, who has also played with Cryptopsy and Neuraxis, will hold down the bottom end for the band while Belisario Dimuzio will be the new second guitarist. The band made the announcement along with the teaser for...
Boveda Introduces New Humidity Control System
Boveda has announced a new humidity control system for acoustic stringed instruments including acoustic bass and guitar, upright bass, ukulele, and more. The device prevents warping and cracking while requiring no maintenance. “The humidity control system is unique in that it responds to ambient temperature and moisture by adding OR removing humidity to regulate the pre-determined RH% engineered into each...
Jeff Berlin: Dead Note Funk
The last time we featured a video by Jeff Berlin, he focused on the use of harmonics by Jaco Pastorius. This time around, he focuses on the 16th note dead note groove in the style of the ultimate groove master, Rocco Prestia.
Cory Wong Releases “The Optimist”
Vulfpeck collaborator Cory Wong has released his sophomore album, The Optimist. As the title suggests, the album is an upbeat and funky collection of songs. “I wanted to share the part of my personality that keeps a positive and optimistic outlook on circumstances and life in general,” Wong told JamBase.com. “I felt like this collection of songs really captures that...
Ernie Ball Music Man Unveils Ball Family Reserve Bongo 6HH Bass in Grabber Green
Ernie Ball Music Man has unveiled the Ball Family Reserve series for August. The lineup for this month includes two guitars plus one bass: the Bongo 6HH in Grabber Green. “The Ernie Ball Music Man Ball Family Reserve series is a celebration of our heritage in instrument craftsmanship,” the company writes. “These rare pieces are offered in limited production runs...
Victor Wooten: Funky D (Live)
Victor Wooten visited the KNKX Public Radio studio recently, along with saxophonist Bob Franceschini. While they were missing the third part of the trio, drummer Dennis Chambers, the two put on quite a show. Here’s the duo performing “Funky D.”
Frank Bello: Next Anthrax Album Will Be Heaviest Ever
Anthrax’s Frank Bello promises their next album will be their heaviest yet. In an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, he revealed that the veteran metalheads will begin writing sessions for their twelfth studio album in January 2019. “We’re gonna go heavy — heavier than ever, I think,” he said. “That’s just the vibe. There’s an inner anger, which I...
Gov’t Mule Announces Fall Tour with Black Sabbath-Themed Halloween Show
Gov’t Mule is getting back on the road this fall with a new set of tour dates that will cover the Southeast and Midwest United States. Starting October 18th in Knoxville, Tennessee, the outing will include a special Halloween show on October 27th in Atlanta, Georgia that will apparently be Black Sabbath-themed. They posted a photo of the Paranoid album...
Zander Zon: 16 String Harp Bass
Zander Zon is back with a new video, and this time he’s bringing something quite new. “I’m playing my new 16 String Harp Bass! It has 4 bass strings and 12 harp strings and is the first of its kind,” Zander shared. The instrument is made by Barton Basses. The main melody of this arrangement is “Sound of Silence” by...
Kaveh Rastegar Releases Debut Album, Light of Love
Kneebody bassist Kaveh Rastegar has released his debut album, Light of Love, and it’s stacked with talented musicians. That’s no wonder considering the Grammy-nominated bassist has also spent his last 20 years working with some incredible talent including John Legend, Beck, Sia, Sabrina Claudio, Bruno Mars, Meshell Ndegeocello, De La Soul, and many more. “Rastegar refers to Light of Love...
Death From Above Announces “Heads Up! Is Now” Tour
Bass and drum duo Death From Above will be celebrating the re-release of their debut EP, Heads Up, with a U.S. tour. The “Heads Up! Is Now” tour will include the band performing the 2002 album in its entirety each night alongside other fan favorites. Vocalist/drummer Sebastien Grainger and bassist/keyboardist Jesse F. Keeler are currently wrapping up a European tour...