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He’s a player who anchors bands with killer monikers! Fans of LA hard rock and roll know bassist Johnny Griparic from his long association with the former Saul Hudson, more familiar to the masses as Slash, as a member of Snakepit; and the Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist’s most recent (as of 2024) incarnation […]
Anchoring an ensemble whose moniker derives from the Thai term for an airplane (hopefully not a Boeing), Laura Lee Ochoa – aka Leezy – takes an old-school doghouse / rhythm & blooze approach to the post-modernist Khruangbin trio. Renown for her on-stage attire – Leezy leisurely works a classic/vintage J style bass (SX […]
𝕋𝕠𝕞 𝕊𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕠𝕝𝕚 𝕚ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠-ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤… MY #NYC 22 March 2025: “In New York freedom looks like too many choices. In New York I found a friend to drown out the other voices. Voices on the cell phone. Voices from home. Voices of the hard sell. Voices down the stairwell in New York. Just got a […]
The Know Your Bass Player Interview by Tony Senatore Recently, one of my Facebook friends, who happens to be a fine bassist, posted that although he started his days with great optimism, after checking out his Facebook feed, he realized that either he was a substandard musician, had made bad decisions, or had any […]
By KYBP Austin Bureau Chief Robert Jenkins “Austin Underground” Thad Stevens. Thad Stevens. Thad! Stevens! Know that name. Know that bass player. Because Thad Stevens is one of the best bassists on the Austin Underground scene right now. He is a dedicated fretless player with a wide range of abilities that allows him to […]
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He’s a player who anchors bands with killer monikers! Fans of LA hard rock and roll know bassist Johnny Griparic from his long association with the former Saul Hudson, more familiar to the masses as Slash, as a member of Snakepit; and the Guns ‘n’ Roses guitarist’s most recent (as of 2024) incarnation […]
Anchoring an ensemble whose moniker derives from the Thai term for an airplane (hopefully not a Boeing), Laura Lee Ochoa – aka Leezy – takes an old-school doghouse / rhythm & blooze approach to the post-modernist Khruangbin trio. Renown for her on-stage attire – Leezy leisurely works a classic/vintage J style bass (SX […]
𝕋𝕠𝕞 𝕊𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕠𝕝𝕚 𝕚ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠-ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤… MY #NYC 22 March 2025: “In New York freedom looks like too many choices. In New York I found a friend to drown out the other voices. Voices on the cell phone. Voices from home. Voices of the hard sell. Voices down the stairwell in New York. Just got a […]
The Know Your Bass Player Interview by Tony Senatore Recently, one of my Facebook friends, who happens to be a fine bassist, posted that although he started his days with great optimism, after checking out his Facebook feed, he realized that either he was a substandard musician, had made bad decisions, or had any […]
By KYBP Austin Bureau Chief Robert Jenkins “Austin Underground” Thad Stevens. Thad Stevens. Thad! Stevens! Know that name. Know that bass player. Because Thad Stevens is one of the best bassists on the Austin Underground scene right now. He is a dedicated fretless player with a wide range of abilities that allows him to […]