Chicago Symphony bassist and active blogger Michael Hovnanian just put out a post recounting a highly wacky gig that he played with other members of his orchestra. This gig (on Good Friday) happened to land on the day of a freak snow storm here in Chicago, with...
Hmmm… it’s June 17–I wonder what I’m doing right now? Probably not sitting in front of the computer (which is why I’m putting this out early and not letting the blog sit fallow for a couple of weeks): My Car Caught Fire and Exploded! –...
The submission date has now passed for the gig story raffle for the Upton bass pickup, and we’ve gotten a bunch of great gig stories as a result! I’ll put the remaining ones out this week and announce a winner (picked randomly from the stories entered) at...
Here’s the next “worst gig ever” submission in our series, this time from double bassist Deborah Lamb. Deborah is a double bassist and music education student (awesome!) at the University of Oklahoma. This story is the latest submission for the Upton...
Here’s the next “worst gig ever” submission in our series, this time from double bassist Kells Nollenberger. Currently based out of Boulder, Colorado, Kells and I know each other from DePaul University when he was living in Chicago a few years back....
