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Kennan

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About Me

I play bass; emphasis on "play". I've played bass forever. I can play other instruments a little, but I don't. My influences have generally been bands more than bassists, but I have several favorites. Most of the places I’ve been around the world, I went to play bass. Most of the friends I have, I met because I play bass. Most of the trouble I’ve gotten into, happened because I play bass. My demons are so far behind me now that, even though they played a role in forming who I am, I don’t feel any need to relate their story. I am stronger than you think. I am harder than you’ll ever know. I am happier than I deserve to be. I am thankful every day. And I’m not nearly this serious. I play bass. Kennanshaw.com

My Interests

Duh.

I'd like to meet:


Other bassists, drummers who groove, guitarists who play rythm, and singers who understand the world and can sell it.

Music:

Live music. Sincere music.

Movies:

Yes.

Television:

Nightly. Almost.

Books:

Someday, I'll write one.

Heroes:

My wife, and my kids.

My Blog

Feast or Famine? More like&bingeing and dieting.

The life of a "professional musician" is generally a never ending hustle for gigs. This applies whether you're a Big Rock Star trying to get corporate sponsorship for a tour, or the local hero looking...
Posted by Kennan on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:47:00 PST

Radio show tonight.

Hey everybody! I'm on the radio tonight! And of course, by "radio", I mean "internet". I'll be playing with Highway One Records recording artist Natasha James on KSVY 91.3FM from Sonoma, coming to ...
Posted by Kennan on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:47:00 PST

Teach you to play

I teach bass. It’s one facet of my career as a Bass Player. I get asked a lot about what my teaching method is. Do I focus on scales and theory? Work on Sight Reading? How about Slapping? C...
Posted by Kennan on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:37:00 PST

We have a weeener!

In 1984, an up and coming actress from a famous Hollywood family was "Tapped" to play the role of Polly Deutsch, the artist/fabricator who built the Stonehenge set, to the dimensions from a cocktail n...
Posted by Kennan on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:19:00 PST

Contest Time!

Time to get rid of some ju...I mean, have a big contest! It’s simple; at 5PM, PST, I’ll post a question. First one to answer it to my email, [email protected], wins this fabulous Bl...
Posted by Kennan on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:24:00 PST

Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0hh.

I have been very remiss in keeping up on this blog, but lately not much is going on. Sorry. "Life's rich pageant" is a little on the slow side. The biggest news right now is my new amp. I know that...
Posted by Kennan on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:53:00 PST

"Throw me somethin’, Mister!"

So I started writing about our trip to Mardi Gras, and I wrote more and more  the first page was about the Waffle House in Jackson, Mississippi  and it just got more and more&boring. I didn't know y...
Posted by Kennan on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:14:00 PST

Laissez les bon temps roulette!

             I thought I'd better tie up some loose ends before heading to Mardi Gras! Fat Tuesday comes really early this year  have to pack a l...
Posted by Kennan on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:48:00 PST

New Band!

Starting a band!?! That's right, me and some guys are starting a band. What kind of band, you ask? Give me a minute and I'll try to explain. It's a Tribute Band! Well it's kind of a tribute band...
Posted by Kennan on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:59:00 PST

<sarcasm>

    You people. Look, there will be times when I'm going to say something like "You should all come out and see this gig, because it's going to be really, really good and you'll love it...
Posted by Kennan on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:59:00 PST