Derek Jones and I go way back—think Myspace days! We’d been in touch for quite a while before finally meeting up at the MGM Grand in...
Bassist Robert Weston… I was recently introduced to an incredible project by The Funeral Portrait called Greetings From Suffocate City, and it instantly caught my attention....
Missy Raines & Allegheny kick off an 18 date tour with the release of “Eula Dorsey,” the second single from their upcoming album Love & Trouble. Co-written by...
I have known the very versatile Joseph Patrick Moore for a very long time and I have been following his exceptional work for many years. If you’ve been...
I’ve always loved listening to Bluegrass music, and I especially enjoy chatting with their bass players. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ronnie Simpkins,...
If you are a fan of Ska/Punk/Reggae, you are eagerly awaiting the release of the Kilograms’ new album “Beliefs & Thieves”, due to be released on...
The Yellowjackets are celebrating their 50th anniversary as a band and their bassist, Dane Alderson, has been with them for almost a decade. Together, this band...
Ralfy Valencia… I am excited to have this opportunity to chat with Ralfy Valencia who currently plays bass for global sensation, Mr Worldwide, Pitbull. Ralfy Valencia’s...
I am sure a lot of Shinedown fans remember my last conversation with bassist, Eric Bass back in September 2022 when the band released their “Planet...
Last December (2024) some of our very good friends invited us to the Smith Center here in Las Vegas to check out a band I was...
I am a big fan of Brazilian music and I remember briefly meeting bassist Pops Magellan at a NAMM show years ago and knew our conversation warranted...
Just over a decade our good friend Vuyani Wakaba interviewed Chicago bassist Chuck Webb. Since then, Chuck has been super busy. One of his main occupations has been playing bass...
There is a lot of very exciting music happening in LA. Circle The Earth hails from this fair city with Mike McBay as a founding member and the...
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT Today, GRAMMY Award-winning jazz pioneers Yellowjackets announced their new album Fasten Up, out February 21 via Mack Avenue Records. Well into their fifth decade as a band, the...
We go way back with Bassist David Dyson. In our earliest years (about 17 years ago) he contributed to Bass Musician with numerous bass-relevant pieces. He...