James Carter, 61, drummer with Motown, local bands Sep 30, 2009
Without a doubt, he was one of the most phenomenal drummers I ever had the opportunity to meet, recalled Ron Downs of Milton, a bass player who jammed with Mr. Carter during the 1960s at the Midway Caf. in Jamaica Plain. (Boston Globe)
Death of musician mourned Sep 30, 2009
"Jon was probably the best bass player and one of the best guitar players around," said Erin Stagg, who played with Guthrie in the local bands Chop Top and Dirty Sanchez ancho Villas. "Jon has been playing music since he was 12 or 13 years old, and was definitely an Athens staple," said Stagg, drummer for Music Hates You. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Native Elements Sep 25, 2009
At an important show in Long Beach, I once counted off the first song and the band began to play without our bass player. He apparently disappeared to use the restroom just seconds after everyone gave the thumbs-up to start. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Them's the breaks Sep 18, 2009
Just ask Fremantle busker turned globetrotting musician John Butler, who split from long-time band members, bass player Shannon Birchall and drummer Michael Barker, earlier this year. Together, the trio played everywhere from the Big Day Out to Glastonbury and won two ARIAs for their hit album Grand National. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Live Wire coming to the Maugus in Wellesley on Sept. 18 Sep 17, 2009
Wicked Local photo by Mark Thomson Guitarist Tom Keiser, bass player Geoff Keith, and keyboard player Jenny Moriarty, of the band Live Wire, practice in the Moriarty's home on Thursday, September 3, 2009 ... My neighbor said I should start a band, and I said no because I don t have a bass player, he said ... My neighbor found a bass player, Jeff Wilkinson, who later moved on to becoming our drummer. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Old-time music born again every Tuesday at Clyde's barn Sep 15, 2009
Maness, the impresario behind this extravaganza, is a 67-year-old raconteur and upright bass player who formerly raised chickens and farmed tobacco here. Maness claims that he and the regulars have memorized several thousand traditional songs, enough material to perform nonstop for 24 hours. (News & Observer)
Upstart band takes home 'Brevard Live's' top prize Sep 15, 2009
David Songer (favorite bass player). Sammy Hill (favorite drummer). (Florida Today)
Green Day Make 2009 VMAs All About Their Fans Sep 14, 2009
00004000 Get a peek at what happened before and after their raucous performance of 'East Jesus Nowhere. " Dirnt also said that he enjoyed playing around with Jack Black's giant battle ax while frontman Billie Joe Armstrong gave the acceptance speech for Best Rock Video.After chatting briefly, he hit the stage with his bandmates and made sure to slap hands with some fans before they were given the cue to go live. What followed is what you saw on the broadcast: Green Day storming into "East Jesus... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain Win Big At BMI Awards Sep 12, 2009
Big Boi, Cee-Lo, more pay tribute to BMI Icon George Clinton. " Decked out in his trademark rhinestone-studded attire, Collins then ventured out into the crowd and, despite wearing platform shoes thicker than most phone books, began climbing over seats."Ain't no party like a George Clinton party 'cause a George Clinton party don't stop. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The aftermath of the Kennedy funeral Aug 31, 2009
Then, what would Sunday be without our snake charming bass player, Huckleberry, always playing off key. He should trade it in for a set of drums so he can keep Fred awake. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Borealis reality check Aug 29, 2009
Original members: Two, singer Mike Love (cousin to the Brian Wilson and his brothers) and bass player/vocalist Bruce Johnston, who joined the band after it ignited, but was included when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on account of his crucial contributions, like singing on "California Girls." His songwriting credits include the grammy-winning "I Write the Songs." ... Original members: Two, lead guitarist/vocalist Shaun Morgan and bass player Dale Stewart -- not bad... (Anchorage Daily News)
Peltier returns to the stage following cancer treatment Aug 29, 2009
Veteran members -- including lead guitarist Doug McCullough, drummer Mike Lashbrook and bass player Bonnie Thayer -- were as tight as ever, generating the powerful pulse that makes folks want to get up and dance. In fact some patrons took advantage of the open aisles to do just that. (Anchorage Daily News)
Musical family begets additional acts Aug 27, 2009
The Lewis Family's lead vocalist, Janis Phillips, and her son Lewis Phillips, the guitar/banjo player and featured vocalist for the group, are uniting with former Lewis Family bass player Travis Lewis and another musician. Their first engagement is Dec. 10 at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. (The Augusta Chronicle)
• Interweaving rhythms Aug 21, 2009
The band's configuration has changed a bit since then, and now consists of four marimba players (Mataruse, Rose Orskog, Zoe Kline and Dana Moffett), a mbira player (also Mataruse, who switches between this and the marimba), an electric bass player (Lonnie Welsh) and a drummer (Nick Robinson). Horns may eventually be added to mix. (Juneau Empire)
Allen Shellenberger, 39, drummer for band Lit Aug 16, 2009
brought humor and a certain calm to the band, said Baldes, the group s bass player. He was a very peaceful guy, Baldes said Friday. (Boston Globe)
Junketing Around The Junction Aug. 13 edition Aug 15, 2009
Music was provided by bass player Mark Pucci and his partner on keyboard. There were appetizers, chowder, baked potatoes, vegetables, chicken, steak tips and hamburgers. (Concord Journal, MA)
Rockin' on the river Aug 13, 2009
David Nickel, the bass player with regional rock act Bloodkin, said that although his band is associated with the Athens music community, it was important to him to return to his hometown and play in his fallen friend's honor. "My first time playing ever was an open-mike night at the Red Lion," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Exclusive: John Hughes Opens Up In Unpublished 1997 Interview Aug 8, 2009
"Every bass player took off his shirt and put his left foot forward and his right one back and they all sounded the same." But when his son played him the music of Tortoise and some other experimental Chicago bands, he got interested in music again and started going out to clubs. One of the true pleasures of the interview, though, was when Hughes talked about how the movie studio "butchered" his beloved "Sixteen Candles" over a dispute concerning the royalties they had to pay for music on the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Vanessa Hudgens, Aly Michalka Talk Rock At 'Bandslam' Premiere Aug 8, 2009
Michalka says she helped co-star stop worrying about playing guitar, adding, 'She definitely pulled it off. Vanessa Hudgens at the premiere of "Bandslam" ( Jason LaVeris/ FilmMagic ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Great night for a concert in Dover Aug 7, 2009
Elliott described his group Rick Dillon, Mike Green, Val Cabrol and Rob the bass player as playing classic rock and blues with a twist of country. The band is actually named for one of the club s hounds, Digby. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Economy shuts down Fresno bar Crossroads Aug 6, 2009
We talked to bass player Nathan Pedersen to learn more about the band. Dave Matthews Band had to deal with a tragic loss and translate stage jams to a new album. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Fair headliner cancels after stage tragedy Aug 4, 2009
A member of his band, bass player Alex Stevens, was severely injured when he was pinned under the wreckage. He is being treated at a Nashville hospital, according to CMT.com. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Silversun Pickups Win Over Metallica Fans, Make Their 'Darkest Video' Jul 30, 2009
Plus, Robert Trujillo is like the most amazing bass player ever. We were all watching him. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Things to do, July 24-30 Jul 24, 2009
He plays Saturday at Wolk Folk Garden with Scow, Brough and bass player Kevin Hill. Summer Arts finale. (Fresno Bee)
Editors notes: Saunter down the street and take your 3rd Left Jul 23, 2009
Pierce is the image of the hip bass player calmly, coolly fueling the flow. He patiently stands back as Hitchings vocals soak in the spotlight, and then he steps in and reminds the audience just why a bass is so essential to driving a band to its destination. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Local fans flock to see new 'Potter' Jul 21, 2009
Billie Brant wrote on Jul 19, 2009 7:48 PM:" I didn't go Harry. My granddaughter did and enjoyed it thoroughly. I guess she didn't see you. :-)I gotta go along with you Rotty. I don't think any movie these days could get me out at midnight. I'm more in line with going to the Rosebud Theatre and seeing a great entertainer, like Lyle Lovett in person and his "Large Band" last Wednesday. Wow what a show! It ran two hours and about forty minutes with NO intermission! All of us who attended sure got... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
• Events calendar Jul 17, 2009
The show, featuring six violinists/vocalists, drummer, bass player and guitarist, combines contemporary world music influences, layered vocal arrangements and pulsating modern beats and rhythms. Tickets are 20, 32 and 40, at , 622-2135, 888-622-2108 or at Sun Valley Recreation box office. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Heritage Music Fest Saturday at Elk Point Jul 17, 2009
Other artists include fiddler Wilbur Foss from Scotland S.D.; country singer/songwriter Frances Hahn of Mapleton, Iowa; Erv Pickhinke, "the Singing Farmer," from Sioux City; guitarist, banjo picker and singer Lee Muller from Carroll, Iowa; Charlie Groth, country singer from Florida; accordionist and bass player Perk Washenberger from Aberdeen, S.D.; singer/songwriter Wayne Longtin Sr., from Le Mars, Iowa; the Kooi Family from Inwood Iowa; the Scandinavian Dancers; Sioux Cityans Walt Petersen who... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Dover-Sherborn letters to the editor Jul 15, 2009
Some of your older readers might recall that Jack Lesberg was Louis Armstrong s bass player with the band that Louis took to Africa in 1956 an international sensation. I met Louis in person at a concert in Framingham in 1964 and will never forget talking with a giant who was as honest, big-hearted and sensitive as his music. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Somerville's Mission Church of Chirst to celebrate 35th anniversay Jul 11, 2009
Bass player for the choir, Ian Antonine, said this is his family the people who come to the church, the administration and his wife. Preston Carmichael of Lawrence found came to the church as a young man at 23 and got married in the church 25 years ago. (Somerville Journal, MA)
On the scene Jul 3, 2009
About STS9: David Murphy, bass player of STS9 (short for Sound Tribe Sector 9), describes the band's sound as "fusion music in its purist form.". It's a blend of the five members' musical influences. (USA Today)
Putting the heavy in "heavy metal" Jul 2, 2009
The rest of the lineup is bass player Leonard Davis (6-6, 353 pounds), drummer Cory Procter (6-4, 308) and guitarist Justin Chapman (who looks tiny compared to his NFL bandmates but is about 6 feet tall and 235 pounds). In a rock 'n' roll genre where bands snarl and act intimidating while playing thunderously loud guitars, this 1,200-pound band is built for face-ripping. (CowboyUpdate.com)
Charge your glass Jul 1, 2009
The so called "Canterbury Sound" of the 1960s and early 70s featured Kent-based bands such as Soft Machine, whose bass player was Hugh Hopper. The music mixed progressive rock, avant garde jazz and a very English whimsical style. (BBC News -- UK)
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats Jul 1, 2009
Needing a bass player to round out the group, Kollman contacted long time friend, bassist Kevin Chown. "I called him on the day of the first recording session," continued Kollman. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Madoff Gets Life for "Evil" Crimes Jul 1, 2009
Or Sky Saxon, the singer and bass player for the band the Seeds, who died on the same day as Fawcett and Jackson. "But if Saxon is not famous enough to qualify for the rule of three, then how sad: dead and dissed.". (Slate)
Lenka: Australian singer poised to pop globally Jul 1, 2009
At the home of Red Hot Chili Pepper bass player Flea. "We played on the slip 'n slide," Lenka recalled. (Sioux City Journal)
ENCINITAS: Concert, surf contest rocks out for homeless kids Jun 28, 2009
The bass player from The Howls rocks for the crowd Saturday at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas during the 5th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am. The band was one of several that performed through the day. (North County Times)
CMA Festival Hits All The Right Notes Jun 25, 2009
Guitarist March, 11, and singer Kell, 8, are sons of Stuart's Fabulous Superlatives bass player Paul Martin, and the boys played and sang a pair of numbers with Stuart's band, garnering a standing ovation Wednesday night from the Ryman Auditorium crowd. "You don't have steady jobs and you've got a pretty girl driving you around," Stuart said, referring to beaming mom/vocalist Jamie. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Jazz legend delights season's first Animal Crackers crowd Jun 24, 2009
"I used to dream of being good enough to play with him," bass player Brian Stahurski said. As for Ferguson's age, the band waived off notions that the legend was slowing down. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Fresno band reaching new Hype Jun 19, 2009
San Diego-based rockers Kicking K8 stop at Crossroads on Sunday, with a local connection -- bass player Johnnie Fingerz. 9 p.m. $5. (Fresno Bee)
Dave Gerard releases 'The Zoomy Trail' Jun 19, 2009
He and bass player Dave Bailey played 70 percent of the basic tracks on acoustic guitar and bass. "In the past I've done the lead vocals later. This time around I sang then as well. So live you're hearing vocals, guitar and bass; ...; the vibes were great and natural. That was exciting." Some tunes were fleshed out later, the additional meat adding to the magical quality "Like on 'Dreamland.' We had the touring drummer (Kent Reine) come in. He had great ideas for an industrial sounds. ...;... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Masters at music: Area’s top senior musicians among best in state, too Jun 6, 2009
Colin Johnson, a bass player from Central, has been a member of the Wisconsin School Music Association s honors project and will attend Valparaiso University in Indiana. Sigurd Lombardi of Logan was principal bass at Luther College s Dorian Music Festival. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
11 Things: King Khan & the Shrines May 29, 2009
Talented "Fredovitch, the organ master, was featured in Bass Player magazine in 1998 for being able to play the 'Ghostbusters' theme on slap bass.". 5. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lewis Family announces last performance May 25, 2009
Matriarch Pauline "Mom" Lewis died in 2003 at age 92; patriarch Roy "Pop" Lewis died in 2004 at 98; bass player Travis Lewis quit the group in 2004; and his father, acoustic guitar player Wallace Lewis (the group's main songwriter), died in 2007. Besides Little Roy Lewis and his sisters Polly Lewis Copsey and Miggie Lewis, the present group includes their sister, Janis Lewis Phillips, and Mrs. Phillips' son Lewis Phillips. (The Augusta Chronicle)
In New Jersey, an Iraqi heavy metal band free to pursue their dream May 24, 2009
Acrassicauda is (from left) bass player Firas al-Lateef , drummer Marwan Riyadh, and guitarist and lead singer Faisal Talal (lead guitarist Tony Aziz is not pictured), all of them Baghdadis, who fled threats against their band ... "A lot of heavy metal bands talk and sing about war and death and destruction, but they haven't experienced it," said bass player Firas al-Lateef. (Boston Globe)
Julian Lage has got his finger on the pulse May 24, 2009
It's unusual enough to find a female stand-up bass player, but Spalding is not about novelty. The youngest person ever to be hired as an instructor at the Berklee College of Music effortlessly and virtuosically bridges the worlds of jazz, Brazil, the Caribbean, pop and funk, and she sings great, too. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chuck Panozzo, Founder of Rock Band Styx, Joins GeoVax Labs, Inc. as an Advocate for Its HIV/AIDS Vaccine May 21, 2009
Chuck Panozzo (born Charles Salvatore Panozzo, on September 20, 1948, in Chicago) is a bass player. A longtime member of the rock band Styx, he founded the group with his fraternal twin brother, drummer John Panozzo. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
No Doubt, they're still a band ... coming to Fresno May 19, 2009
"We have that kind of bond and friendship. We've been through this incredible thing together, even though there are periods where I didn't see Gwen for months on end, or might not have seen Tony [Kanal, the bass player] for a month or so, we would hang out again, or we would go out to dinner or go to a bar, and it was just like brothers and sisters.". While they clicked personally, they didn't necessarily click creatively. (Fresno Bee)
Pearl Jams Bass Player Mugged May 15, 2009
Pearl Jams Bass Player Mugged ... Pearl Jams Bass Player Mugged. (KWTX.com, TX)
What a concept: Artists releasing thematic albums May 14, 2009
"The point was to be able to take the (figurative) needle to our album, drop it in the middle and still have it sound like it's part of the same album," says Green Day bass player Mike Dirnt. Drummer Tre Cool says iTunes singles have come in vogue because artists aren't delivering the thematic goods. (USA Today -- Life)
My sister's couch May 13, 2009
And we get in the car, sometimes with her husband, our own "supah stah," we call him - bass player extraordinaire Charles Moore, recently named Jazz All-Star by New Orleans Magazine (http://www. myneworleans. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Jane's Addiction Call Tourmates Nine Inch Nails 'Extended Family' May 9, 2009
We haven't worked with Eric in close to 17 years, and there's been a lot of different versions of Jane's Addiction," guitarist Dave Navarro said. "We've had amazing bass players over the years. and they've all been amazing assets to those incarnations of the band, but there's something about having the original bass player, Eric Avery, who we wrote and crafted the songs with, in place that. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Shake-up led to profound changes in Akron/Family's sound and approach to music May 9, 2009
It was, according to bass player Miles Seaton, the culmination of the band's Beatles-influenced psychedelic pop aesthetic, the album that brought everything they'd been thinking and feeling and striving for together. "In a lot of ways, we were all looking at the Beatles as this kind of beacon, or even as kind of a spirit animal," said Seaton in a recent phone interview. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Obituaries in the news May 8, 2009
(AP) - Donald "Ean" Evans, the bass player of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Wednesday. He was 48. (Anchorage Daily News)
Blues Music Awards span genre's past, present, future May 6, 2009
-based Homemade Jamz Blues Band, consisting of the Perry siblings, singer/guitarist Ryan, 17; bass player Kyle, 14; and drummer Taya, 10. Their 2008 debut album, Pay Me No Mind, is nominated in the new-artist category and features electrified Chicago- and raucous juke-joint-style songs written by their father/manager, Renaud, an ex-serviceman and amateur musician. (USA Today)
U.S. sends musicians to make overtures in war zones May 4, 2009
Within minutes, however, Lefcoski and an Iraqi bass player were working their way through Caravan, a classic by the American jazz great Duke Ellington. During the clinking of piano keys and the plucking of bass strings, Lefcoski said, they soon realized that "music was universal.". (USA Today)
Applegate named Most Beautiful Apr 30, 2009
She has an "angel" of a boyfriend, Dutch bass player Martyn Lenoble, "who loves me from head to toe." She has a cozy Malibu beach house that she calls "the best thing I've ever done for myself." And, after a very public battle with breast cancer that has given her a gratifying "feeling of purpose," Christina Applegate has a new lease on life. "I used to be really shy but I started to come into my own in my late 20s and early 30s," Applegate, 37, tells PEOPLE in the cover interview for the annual... (MSNBC -- News)
Leisure Suit Party set for May 23 Apr 28, 2009
With their former bandmates in Boogie Wonderland, Love and her bass player Bubba Stubbs won a Minnesota Music Award. They have opened for Donna Summer, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, Hall & Oats, KC & The Sunshine Band, Cheap Trick and America. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Mandy Moore Says Husband Ryan Adams Can Audition For Her Band Apr 18, 2009
" Moore 000038F4 said Adams is supporting her these days by teaching her guitar and piano, calling him her "in-home teacher" during an interview with And Moore revealed to MTV News that aside from the Ryan Adams School of Guitar and Piano, she's also learning bass. No word if Adams is also her bass teacher. "I'm learning bass right now, so I'll potentially show some bass skills off onstage, but only on the easy songs," she said, adding, "I know guitar a little bit, and I play a little bit of... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Not So Common Players present "Godspell" at Shenendehowa High School East Apr 18, 2009
The cast has 10 performers and a live band, two keyboards, a drummer and a bass player. The original off-Broadway cast made hit songs of the play's vocal numbers "Day By Day" and "By My Side". (Community News Weekly, NY)
Dinosaur Jr. has continued to thrive Apr 16, 2009
It influenced a generation of bands before losing bass player Lou Barlow in 1989 and disbanding in 1997. In 2005, the original lineup reunited to play in support of the re-release of the first three Dinosaur Jr. albums. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Web series hope viewers follow the music Apr 15, 2009
Another way to find fans: Real-life bass player and singer Amy LaVere stars in the fictional $5 Cover, premiering next month ... Brewer's offerings double that time frame, are incidentally funny and do feature attractive young women, including bass player and singer Amy LaVere. (USA Today -- Life)
Concert to benefit Grossman scholarship Apr 12, 2009
He was also the founder of the symphonette orchestra for young string players, a good guitar and bass player and started the Dixieland band, the Dixie Daddies who still perform, said his daughter Michele Grossman, who was the first artistic director of the Leo Kucinski Academy of Music. "My father was a devoted teacher who helped to inspire many students to go into music," she recalled. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
'Pig Hunt': Indie horror in California woods Apr 11, 2009
The $6 million indie, filmed in 33 days in Northern California with local actors and music by former Primus bass player Les Claypool and was co-produced by director Robert Mailer Anderson and director Jim Isaac ("Jason X"). Genre fans will find all the prerequisites: blood and guts, car chases, drugs, violence and (occasional) naked women. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
For disabled, games can save lives Apr 10, 2009
Its a place where you dont lose your social skills, says Ludwig, a top-ranked bass player in Rock Band. I have the opportunity to be a human being and not be judged by what I look like. (MSNBC -- Technology)
