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Many photos of Keanu Reeves playing bass have been floating around the internet for years, and now there will be more. The movie star and bassist’s band, Dogstar, just released their first new song in 20 years.

With the conclusion of Dead & Company’s final tour, Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir has announced he’ll be hitting the road once again this fall with his band Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, with Don Was on bass.

In the latest of big farewells, The Eagles have announced their final tour with “The Long Goodbye.” The “Hotel California” rockers will be spending nearly two years on the road.

Lettuce has a few festival dates for the summer left to go, but they’re keeping the party going through the year. The band, anchored by bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes, has announced new fall dates.

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade has added more dates to their “Hunt for Green October” tour. The band is wrapping up their “Summer of Green” tour and has announced an expanded repertoire for the shows.

Stu Hamm has returned with a new solo album, Hold Fast, which is his most prog-leaning effort to date. The bass icon says that the music came in its own time.

Bassist Max Gerl has announced that his next album will be a self-titled, 11-song collection and will explore the entirety of the bass. With that in mind, he brought in the legendary Stanley Clarke as its producer.

Funk queen Ida Nielsen has just dropped a new album of tasty grooves called “More Sauce, Please!,” marking her sixth effort as a leader.

The Winery Dogs released their latest album, “III,” earlier this year, and they’ve been steadily touring the world to share it with fans. Now Billy Sheehan and the gang will be heading to Europe for the fourth “paw” of their “202III World Tour”.

Eminence and Orange have teamed up to release the Kristian Kohle Bass IR Pack featuring 20 impulse responses that simulate four different bass cabs. The IRs can help your bass fit into a mix when a live cabinet isn’t used.

More tracks from Frank Zappa’s archive have come to see the light of day in a new album called “Funky Nothingness.” The album features 25 rare and previously unreleased tracks.

Billy Gibbons revealed that ZZ Top is working on a new studio album, and that both Dusty Hill and Elwood Francis will be featured on the record.