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Phish have some extensive touring lined up for the summer, with legs kicking off in both June and August. With several three-night residencies at popular venues, the band will begin their trek in Massachusetts and tackle the East Coast and Midwest before heading west and wrapping up at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. It will also mark...

Job For A Cowboy has released their third studio album, Demonocracy, a nine-track record and the first full length album to feature bassist Nick Schendzielos, who says Demonocracy contains some of his best work. Schendzielos, who is also in Cephalic Carnage, joined the group last year. “It’s really invigorating that the cats in JFAC are into my style because there...

No Treble readers will likely remember composer/bassist Amanda Ruzza, who wowed us all with her performance of “Confirmation” back in 2010. The bassist has just released her debut album, This Is What Happened. Born in Brazil and currently based in New York, Ruzza brings jazz, Brazilian grooves, and hard funk together on the seven-track record to create a unique yet...

Adrenaline Mob and Kill Devil Hill are tearming up for an eight-date co-headlining tour this May. Kicking off at Cleveland, Ohio’s House of Blues, the tour will make its way through Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. Combined, the two bands consist of former members of Black Sabbath, Pantera, Dream Theater, Symphony X and Disturbed. The performances will include...

Alternative rock band fIREHOSE, anchored by bassist Mike Watt, have released a new box set featuring their work from the early ’90s. lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology (’91 – ’93) offers up 45 tracks, including both of the band’s albums on Columbia Records (Flyin’ The Flannel and Mr. Machinery Operator), as well as 15 tracks of out-of-print and previously unreleased recordings....

Janek Gwizdala has released his fourth album as a leader, the 10-song It Only Happens Once. The album features drummers Jojo Mayer and Mark Guiliana, saxophonists John Ellis and Justin Vasquez and guitarist Tim Miller. “[The album was] recorded over two days at the Bunk Studios in Brooklyn NY with no preconceived ideas about what we were going to play,”...

Progressive rock band The Mars Volta has made their return with the release of Noctourniquet, the band’s sixth studio album. Produced by guitarist/songwriter Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Noctourniquet features bassist Juan Alderete and drummer Deantoni Parks, who makes his first studio appearance with the band. This is the first album not to include long-time keyboardist Isaiah “Ikey” Owens and guitarist John Frusciante....

Phil Lesh has announced that he’s bringing back together his Phil & Friends band for four nights, to perform at the bassist’s new Terrapin Crossroads venue this month. The band, known as the Quintet (or “Q” to many), is comprised of the “longest-tenured Phil & Friends band”, including Lesh, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring, John Molo and Rob Barraco. This will...

Bassist Reggie Washington has released, Freedom, his second album, on Jammin’ colorS Records. The album fuses a ton of genres, including jazz, funk, rock, blues, classical and World music. Sometimes up front and sometimes in the background, Washington’s rich tone and undeniable grooves glue all of the different elements together to make it a cohesive and attention-grabbing album. And even...

Bassist Alberto Rigoni has teamed up once again with vocalist Irene Ermolli, to release Groovy, a new album out now and available as a free download. The duo, known as Lady & The Bass, channels electronica combined with innovative bass playing to create their own unique brand of pop. “I would say it’s pop, with electro, funky and experimental influences,...

Night Ranger bassist and vocalist Jack Blades has released his second solo album, Rock N’ Roll Ride. With a music career spanning over three decades, the Blades says the new record is a continuation of his style. “Rock N’ Roll Ride is an extension of what my music has been for the last 30 years,” Blades explained. “It has been...

On October 28, 1991, Albert Collins took the stage in Austin, Texas, performing in front of an audience for Austin City Limits. Collins and his band really tore it up that night, and 17 years later, a DVD of the performance was released. The man holding down the grooves behind the Ice Man was his long-time bassist, Johnny B. Gayden....