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Percussive Arts Society Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees
The Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame will induct four percussionists, Clifford Alexis, Harold Jones, Dr. Gary Olmstead, and Salvatore Rabbio, during the 39th Annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) being held November 13-16, 2013. The Hall of Fame…
Shawn Pelton Joins JD & the Straight Shot to Open for the Eagles
Blues-rock band JD & the Straight Shot have announced that they will be opening for the Eagles on the "History of the Eagles" tour this July. The tour kicks off on July 6 in Louisville, with twelve concerts scheduled through July 25. In…
Majestic Percussion Adds Audio Catalog Online
Majestic Percussion has added an online audio sample catalog to allow percussionists to experience the entire range of the sounds and timbres possible with their lineup of Prophonic snare drums at www.majesticpercussion.com. Each model in the Prophonic series features four…
Web Exclusive Interview With Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake
Web Exclusive! Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake by Dave Previ At the start of their North American tour, most of the members of Meshuggah had caught the same cold. We met up with drummer Tomas Haake before the band’s NYC show at…
Bon Jovi "Because We Can" Fall Tour Dates
Since kicking off in February, Bon Jovi’s “Because We Can: The Tour” has been selling out arenas and stadiums across the globe. In the midst of a worldwide trek, the band has announced a new round of North American dates…
Zac Brown Band’s Daniel de los Reyes Thanks MD Readers for Poll Win
Daniel de los Reyes, of the three-time Grammy-award-winning Zac Brown Band, has taken first-place in Modern Drummer’s 2013 Readers Poll Awards for percussionist of the year. Says Reyes, “I would like to thank the readers, the family, and everyone who…
Street Drum Corps Present "Lost Vegas"
Street Drum Corps present their high-energy “Lost Vegas” production opening this Saturday June 15th at Vinyl inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Opening night features special guests Jose Pasillas from Incubus & Deryck Whibley from Sum 41. “Lost Vegas”…
Leigh Howard Stevens’ 34th Summer Marimba Seminar Concerts
Several concerts will take place in conjunction with Leigh Howard Stevens’ 34th Summer Marimba Seminar. Concerts will begin at 7 pm at Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Avenue, Asbury Park, New Jersey, and last approximately forty-five minutes. Thursday, June 13 - …
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…
Summer Solstice Brings First-Ever National Music Day to the US
Communities and cities across the country offer more than 2,000 opportunities to make sweet music The longest day of the year fills with music as 25 city-wide celebrations along with smaller ones coast to coast join in the first-ever National…
Aquiles Priester Joins Mike DiMeo’s Band Midas Fate
After almost a year without any updates, Midas Fate is proud to announce that Aquiles Priester (Hangar, Freakeys, ex-Angra, Vinnie Moore, Tony Macalpine) is the new drummer. You can check out the video of the new Midas Fate song called…
Calzone/Anvil Cases Acquires Ascot Cases
Calzone/Anvil Cases announced that it acquired the assets of Ascot Superior Flight Cases on May 31, 2013. Ascot Cases was founded by Rob Cooksey thirty-two years ago in Newbury Park, CA. Cooksey began as a touring roadie and production manager…
Vic Firth Welcomes Vinnie Colaiuta
Vic Firth Company is proud to announce the signing of Vinnie Colaiuta to its family of artists. With a long resume of musical credits under his belt, Colaiuta is one of today’s first-call drummers for both live and session in…
Jefferson Airplane/Starship Drummer Joey Covington Dies
Joey Covington, who was a member of the legendary West Coast band Jefferson Airplane, died in a car crash this past Tuesday. He was sixty-seven years old. Covington became a professional drummer as a young teenager, taking gigs in, among…
