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Exclusive Video Premiere of Big Talk’s “The Void???
Check out this exclusive clip of Big Talk performing “The Void” for their At: Guitar Center webseries performance. Big Talk is a band fronted by the Killers’ drummer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. This performance features the group’s current drummer, August 2011 Modern Drummer cover artist…
Ilan Rubin Performs and Discusses “Smokescreen,??? from the New Regime’s Exhibit B
Nine Inch Nails/Angels and Airwaves drummer Ilan Rubin has been creating music under the New Regime banner for nearly a decade. The multi-instrumentalist recently dropped by the Guitar Center Hollywood Vintage room to play and talk about the musical process…
News: Billy Cobham to Stream Live Concert from Ronnie Scott’s
With tickets to his sold out shows in such high demand, Ronnie Scott’s has announced that it will be streaming drum legend Billy Cobham’s full performance on Friday, February 27 at 11:15 pm BST. The live web stream of Cobham…
Latin-Jazz Great Poncho Sanchez Conducts Clinic for University of Nebraska-Lincoln Students
Prior to his performance at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska earlier this month, Latin-jazz great Poncho Sanchez and Francisco Torres (trombonist/musical director in Sanchez’s band) led a lecture/demonstration with percussion students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.…
VIDEO! Aaron Comess and the Spin Doctors Live in NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQFK1e-N994 On November 23, 2013, Modern Drummer hosted a special evening with the Spin Doctors and drummer Aaron Comess at the Cutting Room in New York City. The night began with NYC radio personality Maria Milito of Q104.3 introducing a…
VIDEO - Chad Smith’s Bombastic Meatbats With Steve Lukather Play “We All Swing the Tuna??? at Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals
Check out this video of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith leading his band the Bombastic Meatbats at Guitar Center’s 2014 Drum-Off Finals, held this past January 18. The band, which also consists of guitarist Jeff Kollman, keyboard…
Jack Irons’ Earthquake Live Drum Video
“The idea behind this video,” says Jack Irons, who can be heard on the self-titled album by Arthur Channel, “was to film actual performances of a few tracks that were arranged for a live show. (I have yet to…
VIDEO - Part 3: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNGs94fOQI8 “Helter Skelter” In part three of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe Laboriel Jr. about how he balanced gigs with Sting and McCartney and what it was like playing the Concert For New York.…
VIDEO - Part 2: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inNwIUaicWc “Maybe I’m Amazed” In part two of our web exclusive interview, Modern Drummer contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. about his famous bass-playing dad, Abe Sr., and we have more with drum tech Paul Davies.…
VIDEO - Part 1: Paul McCartney Drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm6W6MDYMM “Let Me Roll It” In part one of our web exclusive interview, MD contributor Cam Patterson speaks with Abe about life on the road and growing up with different genres of music in his household, and we have an…
Vinny Appice to Conduct Free Drum Clinic and Performance
Presented by GoDpsMusic Live and ddrum, Vinny Appice will perform at the GoDpsMusic pro artist showroom Friday, August 30 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm PST. GoDpsMusic is located at 810 Lawrence Drive, Ste. 128, Newbury Park, CA 91320. Highlights…
MD Columnist John Emrich Assists Peter Erskine With Multimedia Performance for KIN
The Kellogg Innovative Network’s “Etudes for Innovation, Opus 5” event, which took place May 29, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, featured Peter Erskine with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, led by Bob Mintzer. The show’s producer, Jeffrey Ernstoff, wanted…
“Dreams in Theater??? Live Event
Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. and Axiom Music present an evening of cymbals and live performances entitled “Dreams in Theater.” This is a free event with live performances by Libor Hadrava (USA), Matias Mingote German (Spain), and Scott Pellegrom (USA).…
Mat Marucci Trio Concert in Syracuse, NY on May 12
Modern Drummer columnist Mat Marucci will be appearing with his trio at Jazz Central, at 441 E. Washington Street, in Syracuse, New York, on Sunday, May 12. The concert will begin at 7 pm and will be recorded live by…