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Michael Manring Announces Fall/Winter Tour Update and Clinics
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Michael Manring Announces Fall/Winter Tour Update and Clinics

Michael Manring is kicking off another busy fall and winter season, with several performances and clinics planned in the U.S., Finland and France through January 2012. “Manring Bass Workout” will be held in New Hampshire over the weekend of October 21st and 22nd, with hands-on instruction, performances and demonstrations. A solo masterclass is planned for France in November. Michael Manring...

Victor Wooten Releases The Music Lesson Soundtrack
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Victor Wooten Releases The Music Lesson Soundtrack

Victor Wooten has released The Music Lesson Soundtrack. The album, which is the first all-original release for his new VIX Records label, is culled from the audio version of his book of the same title and is only available digitally. Wooten describes the album as the “largest musical project [he has] ever completed to date.” The bassist recruited his brothers...

R.E.M. Announce Split
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R.E.M. Announce Split

Thirty-one years and fifteen albums after forming in Athens, Georgia, the rock icons of R.E.M. are calling it quits. The trio, whose latest album Collapse Into Now came out earlier this year, broke the news in a statement on their website explaining that they “walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all [they]...

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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 1
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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 1

Miles Davis toured Europe many times during the 1960s with some of the most legendary bands of his career. Sony/Legacy is introducing some previously unreleased footage from that era, with a new series of “bootleg” recordings. Live in Europe 1967 – The Bootleg Series Vol. 1 features Davis’ “second quintet”, including the all-star cast of Ron Carter on bass, Wayne...

Pearl Jam Twenty Debuts
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Pearl Jam Twenty Debuts

On September 1st, Pearl Jam and Columbia Records launched the “20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown”, leading up to the theatrical release of Pearl Jam Twenty, debuting today. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film features Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder, and chronicles the band’s remarkable 20 year run. Over 1,200 hours of rare and...

Tony Levin Releases New Album with David Torn and Alan White
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Tony Levin Releases New Album with David Torn and Alan White

Tony Levin is at it once again, teaming up with other powerhouse musicians on a new album that is as unique as they come. The first-time collaboration of Levin on bass and Stick, along with guitarist David Torn and drummer Alan White of Yes, has released Levin Torn White, an album the band describes as “a collaborative beatdown of original...

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Announce “Back in the UK” Tour
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Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings Announce “Back in the UK” Tour

Bill Wyman will be taking his Rhythm Kings on an extensive tour of the UK this Fall, beginning in October and wrapping in December. The “Back In the UK Tour” kicks off at the Grand Theatre in Swansea and snakes across the entire country, visiting 36 venues in all. The tour coincides with a new box set from the band,...

Anthrax Releases Worship Music
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Anthrax Releases Worship Music

The metal veterans in Anthrax have released Worship Music, their first studio album in eight years and the first to feature vocalist Joey Belladonna since 1990’s Persistence of Time. “Getting Joey back in as our full-time, permanent singer solidified us as a unit like we hadn’t been in years,” said guitarist Scott Ian. “All of us were on the same...

Ron Carter Releases “Great Big Band”
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Ron Carter Releases “Great Big Band”

Add one more album to the list of 2,500+ (and counting) albums for legendary bassist Ron Carter. But in one way, Carter’s newest album, Great Big Band, is a first. Surprisingly, Carter has never recorded a big band album. Carter says Great Big Band was “more accidental than intentional. Having done every conceivable recording under my name, the only project...

Furthur Announces U.S. Fall Tour
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Furthur Announces U.S. Fall Tour

Furthur will be hitting the road again this Fall with a nationwide tour of the U.S. Rooted by Phil Lesh, the group is an offshoot of bassist’s former band The Grateful Dead, and also includes guitarist/vocalist Bob Weir. The two friends recruited bandmates for this latest project in 2009, and have been touring with it since. Deadheads will be treated...

The Aristocrats Release Debut Album, Featuring Bryan Beller
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The Aristocrats Release Debut Album, Featuring Bryan Beller

The Aristocrats have released their self-titled debut album, featuring nine tracks of instrumental rock goodness. The band is made up of bassist Bryan Beller, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Marco Minnemann, who will be touring the U.S. and Canada later this month in support of the release. The three talented musicians gel well together, thanks to Beller’s underpinning groove and...

Sting Announces “Back to Bass” Tour
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Sting Announces “Back to Bass” Tour

In celebration of a 25 year solo career, former Police frontman and bassist Sting has announced the “Back to Bass” tour, where he will will take a “stripped down” 5-piece band across North America. The shows will highlight many songs that haven’t been played in years, ranging from 1985’s The Dream of Blue Turtles to last year’s Live in Berlin,...