Justin Locke’s Crazy Gig Stories

I am a big fan of gig stories from classical musicians (you can read my own stories here). I had an e-mail sent to me a little while back letting me know about bassist Justin Locke and his book of classical music gig stories titled Real Men Don’t Rehearse....

Story Time with Contrabass Conversations launching this week

Ever since I got into podcasting, I have been itching to do what I’m launching this week.  My original idea for starting a podcast was something like a combination of Digital Flotsam (if you haven’t heard this show, stop what you’re doing and check...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Here’s a quick wrap-up of this week’s bass scene news, blog posts, and other activity:I released the first part of my new series called ‘This Crazy Business’. This first installment lays the groundwork for what follows in future installments. I...

Weekly Wrap-Up

This is my first real week of vacation in over six months, and it is a humongous relief to finally have come time to kick back and relax. As a result of all this discretionary time, I have made some big behind-the-scenes changes to the blog and the podcast–the...

Weekly Wrap-Up

I am wrapping up my portion of the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin this week with some fabulous performances. This is my third summer with this ensemble, and it is a great way to decompress after getting up at 4 a.m. and working until 11 p.m. for...