12.31.08 | Tp Endorses Epifani!
Tp is now proudly endorsing epifani products! Epifani cabinets and amplifiers are made in Brooklyn, NY. Check out www.epifani.com for details.

08.14.08 | Atlas Soul on Spanish Radio!
Atlas Soul has a 20 minute spot on a Spanish Radio station. I don't speak Spanish, but if you do, let me know!

07.09.08 | Atlas Soul video on Youtube
This is Atlas Soul performing their song Mahmouma live at the Annual New England Culturefest and Fair Trade Festival 2007.
Sax/Leader/Voice/Guitar/Writer: Jacques Pardo-France/Isreal
Trombone: Jon Simmons-US
Guitar: Alessandro Acquafredda-Italy
Vocals: Anwar Souini-Morocco
Percussion: Boujemaa Razgui-Morocco
Drum Set: Jason Kenyon-US
Bass: Tim Paul Weiner-US

06.25.08 | Sun5's Home to Darfur featured on new Darfur Documentary
Tents: The Patchwork Project is the first of three short films that will cast a glimmer of hope on the desperate situation in Darfur. Follow as the children of the Tents of Hope campaign open their hearts and minds to the people of Darfur. We see them paint one side of canvas panels that are then flown over to children living in Darfur refugee camps who paint the other side, creating a bridge between the two cultures.
The story also shows Katie-Jay Scott and Gabriel Stauring of "Stop Genocide Now" as they are caught in the crossfire of rebel and Chadian troops while waiting to return home from their humanitarian work.

It’s a hopeful and inspiring film that illustrates the vital and innate connections of humanity. A fantastic educational and entertaining tool for all your gatherings, fundraising efforts, tent-painting parties etc. and a perfect introduction to Tents of Hope, Tents: The Patchwork Project can help raise awareness and inspire more people to get involved in stopping genocide forever.

06.23.08 | Tp quote in the Boston Herald about Sun5's contribution to the Darfur CD

05.02.08 | Sun5 New Roots Album review
Metronome Magazine
Doug's Top 5 for May 2008

Sun5
New Roots

Funky, soulful and full of robust energy, Sun5 strikes pay dirt with their latest album, New Roots.
While maintaining their jangly, trademark sound, singer Thomas Kivlan, guitarist Yohei Nakamura, bassist Tim Paul Weiner and drummer Jason Kenyon manage to pull off a little country, island, funk, fusion, pop, R&B, and rock balladry with convincing results. Bobby Gallegos, Andrew Hickman and Lennie Peterson also inject soulful horn lines on the band's R&B numbers lending a hip authenticity.
Sun5 has been performing in the Boston scene for several years now and after listening to New Roots, it's easy to see why the band continues to be so successful. Best tracks include the rockin', radio-friendly,"Louisiana", the funky, "My Mind's on You", the island groove of "Dance All Night", the country bounce of "E'r Love You", the vibrato drenched "Burned By Your Love", and the infectious Africana jaunt "South of the Sunset". If you've never had the chance to experience this band, I suggest you make a point to check out the gratifying warmth of Sun5. Good Stuff.

04.14.08 | Tp featured as artist of the week!
Music lover and bass player aficionado Kerstin will feature tp as her artist of the week , starting Wednesday, April 16th. Stop by and check it out!

04.08.08 | Sun5 Metronome magazine cover story June 2008!
Sun5's new album, New Roots was selected as one of Metronome magazine's top 5 albums of May 2008 and will be reviewed in that month's issue. We were also selected to be one of the cover stories for the June 2008 issue! We're very excited as this will be Sun5's second cover story for Metronome. Metronome is a free music mag which has been in distribution in New England since 1985.

02.26.08 | Sun5 T shirts:)
The new sun5 tshirts are available. come down to a sun5 show and pick one up for $10, or send me an email! they're brown shirts with a cream colored logo and our slogan, "Funky. Nasty Rockin'." we have mens, and funky women's baby doll styles in all sizes. will post pics soon:)
Yay sun5!

02.26.08 | New Matt Chase Album in the works
Boston based singer/songwriter and good friend, Matt Chase is currently in the studio recording another album which will feature Sammy Chase on drum set, Tim Butterworth on organ and yours truly on bass. This album promises to be a little more gritty than his previous release, the acoustically driven, a Better Place.
Same great songwriting with more electric guitar and hammond organ.
Check out his website for details. We'll be playing the Paradise Lounge on Wednesday, February 27th at 11pm.

12.20.07 | Update
Happy Holidays everyone!
just a quick update:
My rootsy rock 'n roll group Sun5's new album, New Roots is done and will be available at our shows until it gets up on itunes and CDBaby. In the mean time, you can zoom over to www.sun5band.com to listen to a few tracks.
I posted a new gallery of my adventures doing a session for Bose for a week at allaire studios in woodstock, NY, which was a blast.
I played on a few tunes for Atlas Soul which they've posted on their myspace site at www.myspace.com/atlassoul. mahmouma, home (bladie), and ana wey ak. They're playing at the knitting factory in NYC on the day after christmas, sans moi, but if you're in the area, you should check 'em out!
Playing with Sun5 at Frankie D's BBQ on 12/21, and at the sgard pub on 1/5.
also playing with Matt and Sam Chase at Mount Blue in Norwell, Ma on 1/26.
check the gig page for details!

11.17.07 | Sun5 at the Asgard Pub
Sun5 will be rockin' the Asgard pub in Cambridge again on Saturday, December 17th starting at 10pm until the wee hours of the night.
The Guinness is abundant and the kitchen is open until 11 serving great Irish and American chow.
The show is free and our good buddy Matt Chase will be playing a set in between ours, so come on out and get in some pre-thanksgiving celebrating Sun5 style!

08.08.07 | Matt Chase Trio live on WERS at 2pm
The Matt Chase trio will perform 3 tunes live and be interviewed on Emerson College radio station WERS in Boston tomorrow, Wednesday, August 8th at 2pm. You can listen at 88.9 or online at www.wers.org.

08.07.07 | Marlborough Street Jazz Trio starts Sunday Jazz Brunch.
Tp's Marlborough Street Jazz Trio will be playing the Sunday Jazz Brunches at Legal Seafoods Restaurant in the Prudential Center Mall, Sundays from 10 am till 2 pm. Come in for a Bloody Mary and some great seafood and listen to the band.
The Marlborough St. Jazz Trio is tp on bass, pianist Tim Buttrworth and Jonathan Butterworth on drum set.

07.11.07 | Video of Matt Chase on Fox News Live
Video of the Matt chase trio's live performance from their Fox News Boston live performance.

go to the entertainment link

06.21.07 | Sun5 album in the mixing stages
tp's rootsy rock band, sun5 is in the mixing stages of their 2nd album as yet untitled. There new album picks up where the first one left off, while staying true to their signature sound, they've added a few other musical flovours to the melting pot-some soul ful r&b, new orleans funk, afro pop just to name a few. sun5 is looking forward to a late summer release date.

11.21.06 | Matt Chase CD Available
Singer/Songwriter, Matt Chase's new CD A Better Place is now available. Check out www.mattchasemusic.com. Matt combines acoustic guitar and vocals with influences of David Gray, Sting, Jamiroquai and Freddie King and mixes it all up with a 3 piece band featuring Sam Chase on Drum Set, Vocals , and Guitar, Paul Good on lead guitar and Tp on bass.

11.14.06 | We Are All Connected CD Released
Tp's group Sun5's song "Home to Darfur" was selected last year to be on this CD.
It's a great collection of music for a great cause.
Berklee College of Music
We Are All Connected: Berklee College of Music Reaches Out to the Women of Darfur
Also available at itunes.
You Can check it out on my Listen page!!

10.12.06 | Albums in the works!
The Matt Chase CD "A Better Place" is in the final stages of production with a projected November independent release-Check out www.mattchasemusic.com!

The new Sun5 album, as yet untitled, is going smoothly and sounding great. We're tentatively setting a Winter release date, and we're also working on a new website...check out www.sun5band.com for details.

Oregon based singer songwriter Zack Orr's new album, "Fransisco the Man" is also coming along with a scheduled April 2007 release date. The bass was recorded over the summer and the drums are being recorded in Chicago and the guitars in Boston, with Zack mixing and recording in Portland, Oregon. Truly a big undertaking! Zack is one of the most creative, intelligent and hip singer/songwriters around, and I'm very excited about this new release-a true artist. Check out www.zackorr.com.

The CD "We Are All Connected-Music for the Women of Darfur" has just been released by the Berklee Women's Network, and features a tune penned by my group Sun5 called, "Home to Darfur", with a guest appearance by the Berklee Gospel Choir, under Dennis Montgomery. It's an eclectic CD with lots of different styles, featuring lots of world-class artists and songwriters. Distribution is pending.

06.14.06 | Welcome to the new www.timpaulbass.com
Thanks for stopping by-I'm still moving in so please check back soon:)