Liam Graham: News

Well, I got a call yesterday for my first gig since moving to Nashville (see calendar). It's with a fusion trio fronted by guitarist Andy Gurley. We'll be playing a one hour set for the grand opening of the East Nashville School of Music. It will be exciting, but a bit harrowing for two reasons. First, we've only rehearsed once, about a month ago. I'm recording some simple bass lines and sending Andy the mp3's ... the set will consist of us improvising around those lines for an hour. Second, we're playing right after Stan Lassiter, who is a monster fusion guitarist I grew up listening to. He'll be tough to follow, but fortunately, Andy's no slouch on guitar either ... ;)

An interesting thing about Andy is that his uncle is James Gurley, the guitarist from Big Brother and the Holding Company ... Janice Joplin's band. James is in the rock and roll hall of fame, and has been called "the father of psychedelic rock guitar" by Guitar Player Magazine. He was also the person who gave Andy his first guitar when he was a kid.

I've known Andy for years, but have not gotten the chance to play with him in a long time. This will be fun!

Got taped at a gig with Holly O'Reilly (formerly Figueroa) recently, playingthe title track from her new CD, "Gifts and Burdens". It was recorded on a tiny little digital camera, with the built-in mic. I'm actually shocked at how decent the sound quality is. Check it out and leave comments over at Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6tPCPUaNXI.

You can also watch it a the bottom of my main page, unless I decide to quit showing it ...

Two albums nearing completion, including one live concert recording to be released next month. Stay tuned for more soon!

Look at the 'Photos' section and check out a couple of pics from the EMP show with Holly Figueroa on 11/11/05, and Indiegrrl showcase as part of the Rockrgrl magazine conference. Great show, and the first pics I have of my playing my BSX ST-4 electric upright bass.

Holly just let me know that the show she's headlining at the Liquid Lounge at EMP on11/11 is free! No $50 conference wristband required. See the 'Calendar' section of my website for more details, plus links to more info.

Posted some new pics from a gig with Peter Spencer ...

I'm on the Eden and Roscoe websites now ...

http://www.roscoeguitars.com/own_25.htm
http://www.eden-electronics.com/funstuff/rigs/index2.asp

Cool ... ;)

I'm in the process of finalizing my home Protools studio, which will allow me to collaborate with other artists using Protools at a distance. If you use Protools and are interested in me laying down some bass tracks for you, drop me a line and let's chat!

I just discovered that Stanley Clarke wrote and recorded a tune called 'Blues for Mingus' a few years back. I guess I shoulda googled that title before using it. Anyway, I've renamed my tune to 'Midnight With Mingus' ...

Just uploaded a live recording of my solo bass piece 'Blues for Mingus'. There are some some rough edges, but overall I'm pretty happy with it.

Also new are photos from a great show this weekend, Susan Welch's CD release party.

Cheers!
Liam