Brandon Mitchell performs Bach Gigue from Cello Suite No. 1

This is the 100th bass video on the blog! Each one has some commentary and information about the player, hall, orchestra, piece, and the like, so have fun browsing through the bass video archives and checking out all the differences in playing styles. If you ever want...

New stories and articles starting this week

I have been working on several new gig stories and music-related articles this summer, and I will be putting out the next part in my series Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles tomorrow. I will basically be putting out a new article or story each week, and...

Crisis in American newspaper arts coverage

The Rest is Noise alerted me to a recent Wall Street Journal column by About Last Night blogger Terry Teachout. He writes: “We’re the last generation of newspaper critics, you know,” a New York drama critic told me the other day. “After us,...

Read the bass blog in jive talk

John Floeter sent me a link to an insanely funny service called Gizoogle which allows you to read my blog in glorious Snoop Dog jive talk. You can click here to read the whole site in jive (warning–lots of profanity if you try it) , or check out this version of...