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Bassist Joseph Patrick Moore has released a new eBook for the iPad entitled Read Music: Making Sense of Music Notation. The 250-page book tackles the issue of reading for all instruments, from beginning musicians as well as seasoned pros. Moore includes audio examples, exercises, etudes and interactive self-tests to let readers get the most out of the learning experience. Chapters...

Author Rob Palmer gets into the world of one of jazz’s greatest bassists in his new book entitled Mr. P.C.: The Life and Music of Paul Chambers, which is out now from Equinox Publishing Limited. The 416-page hardback biography uses literary sources as well as family and friend interviews to capture Chambers’ story from his birth in Pittsburgh to his...

No Treble readers, like us, have enjoyed the videos of bassist Evan Marien and drummer Dana Hawkins here. The duo has just announced they’re releasing a five track EP of their work, dubbed Collection. The album contains three tracks recorded at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn last June, and two tracks recorded at The Bunker Studio in November 2011. Collection is...

After releasing their critically acclaimed seventh studio album Koi No Yokan in November, The Deftones have announced a slew of U.S. tour dates for spring 2013. The band begins the new leg of its journey on March 4th at Rochester, New York’s Main Street Armory before sweeping the East Coast and South, finishing up in Houston, Texas. The band features...

The Black Crowes will be breaking a three-year hiatus in 2013 with a Spring tour of the UK and United States. The “Lay Down With Number 13” tour kicks off at the Manchester Academy on March 24th with four more UK dates before hopping the pond to tackle New York City and the U.S. This will be the band’s first...

This is the time of year we love to look back at the great memories and favorite stories we were able to share throughout 2012 here on No Treble. Of course, at the top of our list this and every year is the connections we keep making with bass players around the world. We’re just about to hit 75,000 friends...

Simon Little has teamed up with pianist Jez Carr and saxophonist Mike Haughton to release Foreground Music, Vol. 1, an album of beautiful and freely improvised music. While its rolling textures and seemingly mind-meld moments make it sound like they’ve worked together for a lifetime, the eight track collection was recorded the second time the group had ever played together...

A new album by a new supergroup will be coming in 2013, thanks to the teaming up of bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen. “I’m really pleased with it,” Sheehan shared with Blabbermouth.net. “Richie sang his ass off and played amazingly unique stuff, and, of course Mike annihilated on drums. [It’s a] really cool, unique record.”...

This week is a big week for Rush some nerds fans as Friday’s date is December 21, 2112… or “December 21/12”, as they say. And just in time for the celebration, Mercury Records has reissued Rush’s classic 1976 album. The reissue is available in two packages: a Deluxe Edition, with CD + Audio Blu-Ray or CD + Audio DVD formats...

Rock/fusion power trio The Aristocrats have followed up their debut with a new live release, Boing, We’ll Do It Live! The release captures the live performance of bassist Bryan Beller, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Marco Minnemann over two nights at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro, CA in June of 2012. The release is being offered in two formats: a...

After being nominated for two Grammy awards earlier this month, Muse has announced further tour dates for the remainder of 2012 and a good portion of 2013. The band released The 2nd Law in October and has concerts lined up across the globe through July of next year in support of the album. Newly announced shows include a third night...

In what has to be one of the more bizarre stories of the year, Paul McCartney is taking the stage with the surviving members of Nirvana for tonight’s 12-12-12 concert. Sir Paul is filling in for the late Kurt Cobain as part of the event to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. McCartney will be joining Dave Grohl,...