An unfortunate thing happened at one of the exhibitor displays during this year’s International Society of Bassists Convention. This is the kind of horror movie episode that is sure to give both bassists and luthiers nightmares… One of the shops exhibiting...
I was sharing stories of horrific double bass destructions with the students in the low string methods class I was teaching at DePaul this past spring, and I realized that I actually had two tales (not about me, luckily!) that I hadn’t yet shared on the blog:...
You’ve just gotta love this profession. No matter how many roadblocks get tossed in their path, musicians always seem to find a way around them, taking things in stride and laughing about it later with each other over either coffee or beer (depending on the hour!)....
There are always a few moments (usually in the spring) when the stark contrast between “normal life” and the wacky life of a freelance musician rear their heads. A few examples from a recent warm and sunny Saturday: I was breathing in the wonderful...
Why do I keep getting drawn back to this story? What’s my deal with it? The following story was actually my first personal narrative on the blog–I initially put it out three years ago and titled it All-Night Drives, then dusted it off two years ago as part...
