AMT SP25B with super preamp for sale.

I had to create this page so I could put the pictures up for Talk Bass. Link to Talk Bass page up shortly.  

Chris Thomas from BB Fellowship Band plays one of the best solos I have heard.

I follow Brian Blade on Facebook and a month ago and he shared this video from a performance of the tune “King’s Highway” at the Chicago Music Exchange. I pulled it up and… Read More →

Let the pro’s lip sync…

For a little Sunday fun it’s always good to see your heroes not “selling out” to the evils of the lip synched track on live broadcast. I have watched the video of the… Read More →

A video from Steve Brown and the Alex Nauman Big Band.

My friend Steve Brown wears many hats and looks pretty darn good in all of them. Steve is a huge supporter of local music in Billings, Montana and we are glad he’s here.… Read More →

Tuff bag is tough…tuff?..tough!

I have been using my Tuff Bag about three to four days a week since I bought it from Steve at String Emporium in October. This is the new model with extra padding… Read More →

Jeff Hamilton and the most nervous/excited I have ever been. (Reflections one year later.)

Almost a year ago I was presented with one of the most frightening proposals I have ever been persuaded to consider. The famous, and around these parts infamous, Jeff Hamilton was coming to… Read More →

First full day and first time playing at SXSW (South by Southwest)

Yesterday I played with C.R. Smith at South by Southwest. I was nervous but excited to play in Austin, TX. The sheer number of bands made me feel pretty insignificant, but at the… Read More →

First night in Austin

I am going to try and document each day as they come starting today with last nights festivities: We flew into Austin around 5:00 yesterday and I quickly rushed to the baggage claim… Read More →

I’m heading to Austin tomorrow! How C.R. Smith, Paste Magazine, and HGTV’s International House Hunters made a dream come true

Dipping your hand into the honey jar, putting irons in the fire, shrimp(s) on the barbie. All things describing my musical journey. Ever since my dream of “making it” with my beloved band… Read More →

My Magic City Music Award and a smack down to my cynicism.

I recently won a local music award for best bassist. Even though the award just says bass, it insinuates that it means “Billings’ best bass player” (right?). Anywho, I wasn’t there to accept… Read More →

Deleting Facebook

The title sounds harsher than it seems once you catch my drift: I deleted the facebook app (oh my!) from my phone last week. I have to say, embarrassingly enough, that it was… Read More →

Parker Brown’s Pedalboard; refurbished by Jordan Jeffrey Steingraber

Here is Jordan’s blog check it out; he will do this for you (HE EVEN CLEANED MY PEDALS!): Parker Brown’s Pedalboard. My friend sold me his old Pedal Train board and also set up… Read More →

My early days in Big Caboose with Marco Castro and Clay Green

This was the first band that I started playing bass for about four-and-a-half-years-ago. In the process of auditioning for this band I learned a lot of what helped me become a “bass player”.… Read More →

My thoughts on the band Train.

I am comfortable saying that I don’t like the band Train. I don’t agree with what their hit songs are about; or that as musicians, they target pre-teens, teens and middle aged moms… Read More →

Bass playing with wife and baby. (Pictures are Included.)

There is a misconception out there about wives and children ruining the careers of passionate musicians and artists. I grew up thinking it was true. I had seen my dad dash his dreams… Read More →