RIP Jon Blank

Jon Blank, bassist for Wino and other bands, died this past weekend of a suspected drug overdose. (See story here.) I am not familiar with his other projects, but evidently he was quite the musician. His work on Wino’s Punctuated Equilibrium was perfect – solid, supportive, supple. When I interviewed Wino recently, he praised Blank’s tone, both sonically and personally. Punctuated Equilibrium is one of my favorite records this year. I will be listening to the low end Blank laid down for a while. As Lemmy said, “Stay clean.”

Wino – Release Me