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An Evening with Steely Dan’s Keith Carlock
An Evening with Steely Dan’s Keith Carlock will take place Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Huntington Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York. Carlock has recorded and toured with such musical luminaries as…
Al Foster Quartet to Headline Northampton Jazz Festival
The Northampton Jazz Festival has announced that the Al Foster Quartet, featuring Eric Alexander on saxophone, will headline a star-studded lineup for its third annual event. The free festival will occur on Saturday, September 7, from 11am to 9pm, in…
Philly Drum Hosts First-Annual DrumPhil Summer Workshop
Philly Drum Project, an organization dedicated to helping drummers in the city share gear, lessons, and beats, will host its first summer program, DrumPhil, a one-day drumset workshop for high school students. On Tuesday, August 13, twelve Philly-area students, who…
Radio and TV Personality Eddie Trunk Checks In With Modern Drummer Online
Hot off hosting the Bonzo Bash East Coast Invasion at New Jersey’s Bergen Performing Arts Center this past June, VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk fills us in on a few of the drummers who have been a…
Sublime 3 Ring Circus: Live at the Palace, October 21, 1995
Sublime is that rare band that enjoyed most of its success and acclaim after breaking up. Following the death by heroin overdose of vocalist and guitarist Bradley Nowell on May 25, 1996, the remaining members, drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist…
Rock Perspectives: Double Bass Workout (Part 1)
August 2013 Rock Perspectives Double Bass Workout Part 1: 16th-Note, Sextuplet, and 32nd-Note Fills by Todd Vinciguerra Welcome to the first in a series of articles focusing on double bass. In this lesson we’ll explore fill ideas where we’re mixing…
Donagh O’Brien of Sweet Jane
Hi! My name is Donagh O’Brien, and I play drums in Sweet Jane from Dublin, Ireland. This is a very exciting time for our band as we are gearing up to release our second album in September. Pat McCarthy, who’s…
Rebeats to Release The Gretsch Drum Book
The North American release of the newest Rebeats publication, The Gretsch Drum Book, by Rob Cook with John Sheridan, will take place on August 3 in New York City as part of the Gretsch 130th Anniversary Celebration Event. The event…
Claude Coleman Jr.
My name is Claude Coleman Jr. I have been the drummer for Ween for the last twenty years. I’m currently drummer for Eagles of Death Metal, as well multi-instrumentalist for my own group, Amandla, for which I’m about to record…
Product Close-Up: Taye Specialty Walnut/Mahogany Hybrid and MetalWorks Vintage Brass Snares
August 2013 Product Close-Up Taye Specialty Walnut/Mahogany Hybrid and MetalWorks Vintage Brass Snares by Michael Dawson Early in 2013, Taye introduced a duo of professional-grade snares designed to appeal to drummers looking for classic sounds at a more affordable price…
Producer/Songwriter Greg Wells Creates Drum Giveaway Program
To help foster a sense of excitement and enthusiasm in the next generation of musicians, producer/songwriter/musician Greg Wells has initiated a program where he gives away complete drumsets to deserving young players. Greg began playing drums when he was three-years-old…
Piers Hewitt of the Boxer Rebellion
Hello, Modern Drummer people. I am Piers Hewitt, and I play in a London-based band called the Boxer Rebellion. Whilst we are used to interviews, this is a nice little privilege to have some space to myself. We have been…
Bon Jovi’s Tico Torres Visits Modern Drummer Online, Part 3
For the third and final segment of Modern Drummer’s Web exclusive interview with Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres and his longtime drum tech, JD Derosz, the two talk about the transducer drum seat, playing in a band, spending time with…
World’s Fastest Drummer Contest Returns to Summer NAMM
The World’s Fastest Drummer contest is returning to the Summer NAMM Show, which is being held this week at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN. The contest, which consists of two categories: Fastest Hands and Fastest Feet, will be…
