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Robi Gonzalez of A Place To Bury Strangers
Hello drum world! Robi Gonzalez here, drummer of A Place To Bury Strangers. This is my first time doing this, so bear with me. I was born in Venezuela and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, which remains my favorite place on…
Enter to Win Tickets to The Classic Albums Live at the NJPAC
This contest has expired. Thanks to those who entered. On November 11, 2012 the New Jersey Performing Arts Center is hosting Classic Albums Live Beatles Marathon. Come together for these Classic Albums Live rock recitals devoted to the Fab Four…
Memphis Drum Shop to Host 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo
On November 10, 2012, Memphis Drum Shop will host their 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo, the biggest sale of the year, both in store and online. What: Memphis Drum Shop’s 25th Annual Vendor Day Expo and Sale Event When: November…
December 2012 Issue of Modern Drummer featuring Buddy Rich!
(available on newsstands November 11, 2012) On the Cover BUDDY RICH Twenty-five years after his passing, MD reevaluates the man many still call “the World’s Greatest Drummer.” Jeff Potter tells Buddy’s life story, Steve Fidyk analyzes some classic performances, and Ken Micallef quizzes…
Weasel Walter of Behold the Arctopus
Hi. This is Weasel Walter. For the past three years I’ve played drums in the instrumental metal band Behold the Arctopus. Some people like to lump us into the vague category of “technical metal,” but I’m not sure we really…
The Hi-Hat Footby Garey Williams
BOOK/MP3s LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE $15.99 In his new book, clinician/instructor Garey Williams tackles the oft-neglected hi-hat foot, focusing on composing different beats while keeping hat-time on various parts of the bar. Essentially a four-limb coordination guide, the book doesn’t really contain…
Around the World: More Indian Rhythms for Drumset
December 2012 Around the World More Indian Rhythms for Drumset Counting Backward to the Downbeat by Pete Lockett I was quite far along in my studies of Indian music when I was shown the ideas we’re exploring this month. The…
Cale Parks of Yeasayer
I am Cale Parks, currently drumming for the band Yeasayer. Percussion began for me at age thirteen, a gateway to after-school basement bands, which led to all-state orchestras, which prompted the scholarship that got the jazz degree, then defiance of…
Greg Faucher of Animal Talk
I subconsciously make weird faces when I play the drums. Sometimes I stick my tongue out. Because of this, some photographers claim they’ve never gotten a good picture of me. I tend to sweat a lot, too. You know who…
Buffalo Killers Dig. Sow. Love. Grow.
CD Buffalo Killers aren’t the only band today with little apparent interest in music made after 1975. But they are one of the best. On the Cincinnati, Ohio, group’s fourth album, their Crazy Horse/Big Star/Badfinger base is built upon…
John Keefe of Boys Like Girls
Hello drummers, musicians, and other curious readers! My name is John Keefe, though some people call me Beef! I play drums in a band called Boys Like Girls, and I occasionally do some outside session work when I have the…
Drumline Live! at NJPAC
Special Offer for Modern Drummer Readers: Pay only $20 each* for tickets in Tiers 2, 3, & 4 Drumline Live! Friday, October 26, 2012 at 8:00 The big-screen Drumline dramatized the marching band tradition of historically black colleges and universities. This…
Randy Ciarlante Levon Helm’s Latter-Day Right-Hand Man
by Bob Girouard Randy Ciarlante occupied the second drum chair throughout the Band’s decade-long resurgence in the 1990s, touring with the group and playing on the critically acclaimed albums Jericho, High on the Hog, and Jubilation. Ciarlante was an…
Steve Smith and Vital Information UK & European Dates Announced
Steve Smith and Vital Information (featuring Baron Browne on bass, Tom Coster on keyboards, & Vinny Valentino on guitar) have announced dates for their 30th Anniversary Tour – Celebrating the UK & European release of their newest recording LIVE! One Great Night on the Q-rious…
