Summer NAMM a Hit in Nashville
06/23/10 17:18, by wakitu, Categories: NAMM 2010 , Tags: all-industry drum circle, summer namm, wanna play
Summer NAMM was kicked off in Nashville on June 17 by NAMM Young Professionals (NAMM YP, for NAMM member under 40 years of age) hosting its first annual Networking Reception coinciding with NAMM’s Pre-Show Party. It ended June 20th on an optimistic note… more »
Theory! We Don't Need No Stinking Theory!
06/21/10 01:59, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: arpeggios, harmonica, keys, meditation, modes, music theory, rhythm, scales, zen
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
This is actually Part II of Are Harmonica Players Real Musicians? but the above title is so much cooler. Every time Eric and I write a new song I am just bowled over by a “We did that!” feeling. The universe is an… more »
Dear Daddy, What would you say to your Dad today if you could
06/19/10 20:12, by dang, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor , Tags: dad, daddy, fark, fark_com, father_s day, flamenco, grigor, guitar, music_ father_s day poems
The best thing my Dad ever did for me was buy me a guitar. He was kind of a mess otherwise. My folks split when I was rather young. For a while Wednesday visitation with my Dad was spent driving to the city and taking Flamenco guitar lessons. The memor… more »
C Major Augmented Cash
06/18/10 17:42, by ed.lapple, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Ed Lapple, Take It From Me, Bands , Tags: band, bfmn exclusive, c note, ed lapple, gig, profit or loss, schedule c, tax deductible
Take It From Me
by Edward Lapple
My friends, I don’t usually play a musical instrument, but when I do, I play the bass guitar. I like that because I only have to play one note at a time. Chords scare me. I know a lot less about the circle of fifths… more »
Live Oak Music Festival Good for Family, KCBX Public Radio
06/17/10 19:52, by wakitu, Categories: Music News, Festivals and Events , Tags: chicago blues reunion, fathers day, kcbx public radio, live oak music festival, rickie lee jones, santa barbara
The Live Oak Music Festival is a three day concert and camping event held every year on Father’s Day weekend in the hills above Santa Barbara, California. more »
P-Funk Guitarist Gary Shider Dead at 56
06/17/10 13:41, by wakitu, Categories: Music News , Tags: cancer, gary shider, george clinton, p-funk all-stars, parliament-funkadelic, rock and roll hall of fame
Gary Shider, one of the best-known members of George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history, died on June 16 at age 56 due to complications from brain and lung cancer.
Shider inducted into… more »
Complete Tascam Recording Package Giveaway
06/17/10 12:30, by wakitu, Categories: Studio Sound, Contest or Giveaway , Tags: all-pro sound, digital recorder, giveaway, recording studio package, tascam
Register until June 25 at All-Pro Sound for a chance to win a Tascam recording studio package valued at $969.96, including: DP-008 Portable 8-Track Digital Recorder TM-78 Studio Condenser Microphone VL-M3 Powered Stereo Monitors HP-VT1 Stereo… more »
