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Yeah, they're great aren't they. I've seen them once before and had a chat with the bassist, who I recall as a super nice chap. Turns out, having consulted the history books, that gig was a support slot for Medeski Martin & Wood at Under the Bridge in April 2014! Where does time go. Must check them out again.

Bit dusty in here all of a sudden.

I'm sure the BC massive can help fulfil this requirement I've just seen on the socials "FEMALE DOUBLE BASSISTS: looking for 7 female double Bassist. Paid gig. 7th August 2025 as part of London Open Call at Whitechapel Gallery. Rehearsal 5th Aug Performance 7th Aug This is a minimalist and durational performance art piece where the double Bassists are required to play 1 note continuously for 40/50min. Please get in touch xxx https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/london-open-live-mahsa-salali-the-call/" I'd 100% be up for that if I fit the spec better Also, not sure if it's pizz or arco (nb link contains slight nudity)

Yeah but only because Camel and Van der Graaf are there as well

I'd definitely have paid £7 to see Brand X and 801 on the same weekend (and it was one of the only three gigs 801 did) weather was appalling though, so I'd have to be beamed in by time machine bubble then magicked away again

What a great turnaround from Janek and IMA. btw everyone should go see this on Saturday night https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/baba-yagas-hut-kenji-hyakkei/ - just round the corner from the Vortex. And this is on at the Vortex Sunday evening https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/events/2024-06-01/ and a free jam session downstairs at the Vortex same evening https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/vortex-jam-session-4-2025-03-30-2025-04-13-2025-04-20-2025-04-27-2025-05-18/2025-06-01/ (I might cancel my holiday for all this now...)

Great idea. Likewise no skin in the game here, I've always been booked on holiday for June 1st. A central London bass bash would be great - take in Bass Gallery, see how many basschatters can fit in the Wunjo basement, pub crawl around all the Bass Brewery pubs etc

Official announcement at https://www.bassday.eu/

From Yolanda Charles' facebook "Bass Day Europe, set for the 1st of June, has just been postponed" https://www.facebook.com/share/16FF3NGyHH/

Looking forward to your review!

Short notice I know, and I can't make it - but Invisible Airwaves are gigging tomorrow, Saturday April 5th at the Cavern in Raynes Park in south west London, a minute or two walk from Raynes Park station.

On the offchance you've not seen it, online only Bass Magazine is (maybe was) written by folk from the US BP staff, and is usually produced to the same high quality https://bassmagazine.com/issues/

What was properly jaw-dropping was £8.35 for a pint of 3.8% Metro session IPA (despite a false start soundwise, they sorted it out pretty quickly and yeah it sounded pretty good. Much better than last time at Heaven, not as good as the Jazz Cafe)

Have a look at Whitelands. They supported Slowdive on the recent reunion tour and are headlining Gazefest sometime this year.

I've been lucky enough to play at Yolanda's jam night at the Spice of Life. Her current band were the house band for the jam, so that's how scary it was. Also hugely recommended is the No Treble podcast/interview she did, https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/03/05/groove-episode-63-yolanda-charles/

Was there a Joshua Tree?

I am also here! Being unhip up squeezed against the beer fridge and coffee machine.

Ah yes now the Bass Day EU website says CLS Conference Centre as mentioned above. CLS = City of London School btw, https://www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk/ and some of the event spaces look pretty cool https://www.cityoflondonschool.org.uk/venue-hire/

Magazine by the O2 has been mentioned before https://magazinelondon.co.uk/whats-on/

Steve Lawson has mentioned on his facebook that he's doing a (literal) coffee shop gig in Peckham in February: "London! I've got a really fun lil gig coming up in Peckham. Fri Feb 21st, with beautiful human and fabulous bassist @bassdbler. It's at @ronspeckham, starts at 7pm and tickets are PWYW on the door, but lemme know if you're coming as the place is tiny and we might have to rethink the no tickets thing if a ton of people want to be there 😂. Please spread the word. It's my first London gig since before the pandemic and it's a warm-up for another gig TBA soon. Plus you'll get to see JD and he's fabulous 💜" https://fb.watch/xu0GasRXr6/ https://ronspeckham.com/

Yolanda Charles has "Instramentals just might be doing something at the bass show this year" on her Facebook feed. (not seen much else, admittedly) https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15AVNbrs1R/

Turns out Dave is unavailable: https://www.loudersound.com/news/david-bowies-berlin-trilogy-musicians-reunite-for-european-tour Bonus points for Kevin Armstrong from the Live Aid line-up.