Posted on November 15, 2008 »
tagged: Roscoe Beck »
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Last night I got an invite to see Leonard Cohen at the O2 arena in London. He might be in his mid 70’s, but he still gave a performance with more standing ovations than I could count. He had a great band behind him, but obviously I was watching the bassist carefully.
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Posted on September 29, 2008 »
tagged: Kev Cooke, Seth Horan »
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Not literally you understand, but in the metaphorical sense! US Bass readers may have noticed something missing - its Seth, he’s run over to the UK. If you haven’t come across Seth before, checking out his music is a definite must for any bass player (Seth here on reverbnation - click to listen), he is [...]
Posted on July 15, 2008 »
tagged: bass, bassguitar, iTunes, koko »
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I had the opportunity to see Lightspeed Champion last week, at KoKo in London, as part of the iTunes festival. I’ve bee a long time fan, since bumping into them (well, lead Dev Hynes) on a plane last year. However, this was the first time I’d seem them live.
It was a great set (and a good [...]
Posted on June 7, 2008 »
tagged: bass, darbucka, Steve Lawson »
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Premier UK solobassist Steve Lawson pulled together an excellent evening at Darbucka in London. First up, hello to all of you who were at the gig - it turned out to be a bit of a social media fest, with a major part of the on-line UK Bass and social media community there. Sharing the [...]
Posted on June 2, 2008 »
tagged: bass, bassguitar, Steve Lawson »
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For anyone who went along to London Solo Bass Night or who missed it and wished they were there, you’ll want to that Steve and Lobelia will be performing as a duo (congratulations Mr and Mrs Lawson!) - you can get a taster of the material in Steve and Lobelia’s YouTube videos.
Posted on March 5, 2008 »
tagged: bass, bassguitar, darbucka, Steve Lawson, toddjohnson, zon »
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Last night saw a special evening for hard core bass fans in and around London. Yolanda Charles, Steve Lawson and Todd Johnson took to the stage for a spectacular evening of solo bass.
Todd was out with the crowd before the show, sharing his passion for bass and showing off his rather nice signature Zon Bass. [...]