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With the scene seemingly flooded with tribute bands, when is too many tribute bands too many?
Anyone else here remember playing in some garage bands in the late 60s into the 70s. I will be hitting 64 this year and it was a common thing to...
...for little or no apparent cause. Ever tried to remember "Roxy Music" and somehow "Style Council" keeps coming up? "A Flock of Seagulls" for...
hello, im writing this thread because i think playback bands are no music, they just mimetice playing music. what do yo think?
I follow a ton of bands on social media who post gig photos or videos. Many of these show a tiny, seemingly disinterested audience. I may be...
Anyone know best way to go about this? I see offers to sell you the Kit to do it. I am guessing they just do something you could do yourself....
Playing a festival in Batavia NY today. Dozens of bands and 2 stages running. The down side, 5 minutes between bands to set up... who's idea was...
This isnt really bass related but... I emcee at a bluegrass festival every year. At this year's festival one of the bands was making their very...
I've been listening to a ton of Kyuss recently and am feeling like a wasted a lot of time not listening to them earlier in favour of trying to...
Just watched all female AC/DC coverband called Hell's Belles at the Bourbon & Bacon Festival in Keystone, CO. Very good. Girl playing Angus was...
So i have found a pretty good drummer a few months ago and me and him have been searching for other band mates for some time now.We eventually...
???? I thought it would be fun to film our antics during a recording session one weekend, put it together and throw the rough mix's over it to...
If there is any success to be had in the music industry, where do most bands fail on the pathway to that success? A couple of friends and I are...
It seems we have 2 bands calling themselves Yes ... both with Yes Members Yes vs. Yes: Who Actually Owns the Band's Name?
I play bass in an 80s cover band that leans more towards the "Rock" side of the 80s as opposed to the "Pop" side (think Bon Jovi, Van Halen,...
I've recently been watching a bunch of Austin City Limits episodes, and I'm seeing a lot of semi-hollow body guitars, but most of the time the...
So I'm in 4. One is gigging once a month (down from twice a month) the other three are still in the starting stages. I'm doing this because the...
In 2004, I was in a nu-metal band and an indie folk rock band. And right now I'm in a modern country band and a metal band. A friend of mine had...
Doesn't have to be regular gigging bands, but you've played in front of other people at least once maybe... Don't count subbing for a band, don't...
It seems that, at least in USA, church bands are a big deal. Lots of posts mention "when I play I church" with lots of similar responses from...
Man those new EB's are punchy and growly, I am in total love with this bass now... This was a 50 min set that we did for a Alhzimers Benefit...
First of all, I really don't know what to call this genre, for lack of a better description I refer to it as Swamp Rock - and it certainly has...
We recently had someone come to one of our shows (friend of band leader) and was very impressed. The person wants to get us into larger venues...
There's always a lotta chatter about established musical artists being overrated... but who, in your opinion, is established yet UNDERRATED?...
Hi I will be in the Portland are the week of March 13th and am looking for suggestions of local music/artists/bands to check out while there. I'm...
I recently stumbled upon this ad on my local kijiji. It is a battle of the bands in Edmonton. The entrance fee is $200 which is quite steep but...
Hi, me and my band (indie garage) are looking for any new bands festivals in europe (we are spanish) preferably in germany, france, uk, holland or...
So, after NAMM closes its doors, there's little concerts put on at the adjacent hotels. Most of these bands/artists I have not heard of. So, if...
Hello TB Im the bassist for my band we record this track and used a video shoot we did for a local TV station for the video. Any Feedback,...
What do you think about bands that want you to not play in any other group? The band that wanted this was paying very low rates for gigs. Of...
[MEDIA] I recorded this with my D. Lakin bass (Joe Osborn model). Comments appreciated :) Mike Zabrin
As a guitarist and bass player, I've approached writing songs from both sides. Writing guitar to an already completed bassline is a unique thing,...
So I was just listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs while at work, and found myself imagining my own bass lines to go along with songs, as they don't...
i just posted a video by sweet (ballroom blitz) on a thread lipsyncing their way through the song. i was noticing that their clothes, hair and...
Hi all, I am going to experiment with bass preamp build. My bass is simple Squier afinity 5 strings. The idea is to use something like the...
[ATTACH] We played friday night at Cowboy Food and Drink in Bainbridge Ohio. We generally play at only three venues on a regular rotation, and...
Hi guys, I'm looking for bands that have music that have that classic Rick sound. I'm looking to jam to some music that would fit that particular...
I was wondering who else plays in a tribute act and what your experiences (both positive and negative) have been. I recently started my own...
We were discussing this at work this morning. Name some all instrumental songs by traditionally rock bands. The Rolling Stones - 2120 South...
For those of you in multiple bands, do the other bands come to your other bands' gigs?
