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Ambiente Solstice has just released “Short Stories,” featuring Sean O’Bryan Smith, Michael Manring, and Vail Johnson, and co-produced by Rich Krainak.

Music history professor and bassist Brian F. Wright has written “The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass,” exploring the importance of the electric bass throughout the years.

Paolo Cattaneo (aka CATTANEO) and Andrea Lombardini have been working together since 2016, but for their latest release, they added the magic ingredient we call Tim Lefebvre. “Hypersphere” is an EP from the trio that morphs bass, guitar, and synthesizers.

Violent Femmes will be heading out on the road this fall to perform their first two albums (1983’s ”Violent Femmes” and 1984’s ”Hallowed Ground”) in full.

Rush members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reunited for a surprise performance on Thursday, May 23rd during a concert celebrating the late Gordon Lightfoot.

Gerald Veasley’s Bass BootCamp is returning for 2024! Registration for the event, which will be held August 9th through the 11th, is now open.

Back in March, longtime Styx bassist Ricky Phillips announced his departure. It was just before a tour, and the group had Terry Gowan sit in, and now they’ve made him an official member.

Soften the Glare, featuring Mudvayne bassist Ryan Martinie, has just released their third EP, aptly entitled “EP III.” The three-song collection sees Martinie, guitarist Bon Lozaga, and drummer Mitch Hull continuing their progressive songwriting with unique compositions and soundscapes.

John Ferrara’s newest project, Mono Means One, has just released its debut album, entitled “Listless Playthings of Enormous Forces.”

Grammy-winning bassist Paul Bryan has a wide musical palette that allows him to play in just about any situation. Now he’s expanded his palette even further with a new solo album called “Western Electric.”

Oteil Burbridge just announced a fall tour with his solo band, Oteil & Friends, and dropped a new single, “Love and War,” live from the 2024 Dead Ahead Festival in Cancun, Mexico.

After three decades at the helm of the WDR Big Band, John Goldsby has announced he’s retiring from the group. The jazz bassist, educator, and author will be seeing the year through before stepping down.