Classic Contrabass website

Michelle Fiore, the owner of Classic Contrabass in Wheeling, Illinois, recently redesigned her website, and it is really excellent. I’d encourage any bass player (in or out of the Chicago area) to check it out. It is all done in Flash with a very elegant...

Wing Park with the Elgin Symphony

Yesterday I played the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s annual free outdoor Wing Park concert. This concert is always a lot of fun. Wing Park is a 121 acre park complete with a golf course and music shell. It is a very old park (well over 100 years old) set on the...

My Recent Double Bass Links

Here are some recent double bass links I have uncovered while surfing the web. I will occasionally post this information, which is derived from the social boomarking website del.icio.us. If you also use del.icio.us, you can click on the link below to add me to your...

Stephen Colbert Gets Blocked from Wikipedia

This story is not bass or music related at all, but it is simply too good to pass up. I missed this particlar Colbert Report, but I found out about it from Corey Spring’s Newsvine page. Stephen Colbert used “Wikiality” for his “THE WORD”...

Chicago Music

Here are some interesting upcoming Chicago musical (bass-related) events. These are recent press announcements from the various ensembles:GunnelpumpersThis is a heads up for what we’re calling the BIG WEEKEND. No, Gunnelpumpersare not playing at Lollapalooza, but will...