11 string bass performance

Check out this great clip from YouTube of a performance of the Super Mario Bros theme on an 11 string bass! technorati tags: YouTube, bass

Lyric Opera of Chicago back on the radio

The Lyric Opera of Chicago musicians have just reached a new three year agreement. According to the most recent issue of the Intermezzo from the Chicago Federation of Musicians, the agreement will provide significant wage, benefit, and working condition improvements...

Freelance Life

My schedule for this past week:Sunday, October 8, 200610 a.m. lesson in Evanston1:00 p.m. lesson in Evanston2:00-3:00 p.m. drive from Evanston to Elgin3:30 p.m. Elgin Symphony Concert5:30-7:30 p.m. drive to Whitewater, Wisconsin7:30-11:30 p.m. teach at...

Standing Cat Fun

It’s a busy day here in Chicago, and this is all I’ve got for you today. It’s pretty cute, however, so check it out if you feel like some Japanese cat standing fun. More bass/music/tech news soon… technorati tags: cats, standing

This new thing called "Internet"

I’ve blogged about this video before, but it is worth another viewing even if you’ve already seen it. This is a CBC video from the late 1980s/early 1990s about this new thing called “Internet”, and it is fascinating to view it 15 years later:...