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The Doobie Brothers have announced a fall 2026 leg of their “Walk This Road” tour, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of "Takin’ It to the Streets".

MonoNeon has released “Better Days Are Coming (Live),” a vibrant new recording from Sofia, Bulgaria featuring his band and an electrifying bass solo.

Tedeschi Trucks Band return with "Future Soul," a genre-blending new album featuring bassist Brandon Boone. Watch live video and see 2026 tour dates.

The Masses, a new Nashville supergroup featuring Josh Paul on bass, have released their first two singles: “Drug Lord” and a cover of Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic.”

Iron Maiden has released the first trailer for Burning Ambition, a new documentary tracing the band’s 50-year history. The film arrives in theaters on May 7, 2026.

Angine de Poitrine has expanded its 2026 tour with first-time U.S. dates in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia ahead of "Vol. II."

Steve Bailey will step down as chair of Berklee’s Bass Department on August 31, 2026, closing a major chapter in his career as a bassist, educator, and mentor.

Melissa Auf der Maur has released "Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A 90s Rock Memoir," reflecting on her years with Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, and rock’s last analog decade.

Billy Sheehan’s new band The Fell has announced its first tour dates for March 2026, with a week of shows across the Northeast and Midwest.

Bassist and educator Lorenzo Feliciati has released "Bass Geography: Geography of the Triads and Quadriads", a new instructional book designed to help players master the entire fretboard.

Cory Wong’s Syncopated Summer Camp returns August 13–16, 2026 in San Francisco with bass faculty Joe Dart, Yohannes Tona, Ian Allison, and special guest Victor Wooten.

Melissa Auf der Maur and Billy Corgan explore the role of bass in shaping the Smashing Pumpkins’ groove — and why the instrument is “the mother of them all.”